Saanich North and the Islands
Saanich North and the Islands is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the northern suburbs of the provincial capital, Victoria, and includes the southern Gulf Islands.
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
Green | ||
| District created | 1990 | ||
| First contested | 1991 | ||
| Last contested | 2020 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2001) | 52,671 | ||
| Area (km²) | 462.65 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 113.8 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Southern Gulf Islands, North Saanich, Central Saanich, and Sydney | ||
Saanich North and the Islands was created by 1990 legislation dividing the previous two-member district of Saanich and the Islands which came into effect for the 1991 B.C. election.
In 2017 Adam Olsen was elected MLA for the Green Party of BC and in 2020 Olsen defeated NDP Zeb King.
Demographics
| Population, 2001 | 52,671 |
| Population Change, 1996–2001 | 3.6% |
| Area (km²) | 462.65 |
| Pop. Density | 114 |
Geography
Saanich North and the Islands consists of the Southern Gulf Islands as well as the municipalities of North Saanich, Central Saanich, and Sidney on Vancouver Island.[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
Over the district's existence, it elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia:
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35th | 1991–1996 | Clive Tanner | Liberal | |
| 36th | 1996–2001 | Murray Coell | ||
| 37th | 2001–2005 | |||
| 38th | 2005–2009 | |||
| 39th | 2009–2013 | |||
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Gary Holman | New Democratic | |
| 41st | 2017–2020 | Adam Olsen | Green | |
| 42nd | 2020-present | |||
Election results
| 2020 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Green | Adam Olsen | 17,897 | 51.97 | +10.02 | ||||
| New Democratic | Zeb King | 9,990 | 29.01 | −1.55 | ||||
| Liberal | Stephen P. Roberts | 6,547 | 19.01 | −7.45 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 34,434 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[2] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Green | Adam Olsen | 14,775 | 41.95 | +9.88 | $68,851 | |||
| New Democratic | Gary Holman | 10,764 | 30.56 | −2.71 | $70,266 | |||
| Liberal | Stephen P. Roberts | 9,321 | 26.46 | −6.30 | $71,305 | |||
| Independent | Jordan Templeman | 364 | 1.03 | – | $1,127 | |||
| Total valid votes | 35,224 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 79 | 0.22 | −0.08 | |||||
| Turnout | 35,303 | 74.14 | +4.93 | |||||
| Registered voters | 47,615 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[3][4] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Gary Holman | 10,515 | 33.27 | |||||
| Liberal | Stephen P. Roberts | 10,352 | 32.76 | |||||
| Green | Adam Olsen | 10,136 | 32.07 | |||||
| Independent | Scott McEachern | 599 | 1.90 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 31,602 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 94 | 0.30 | ||||||
| Turnout | 31,696 | 69.21 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[5] | ||||||||
| 2009 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Murray Coell | 13,120 | 44.91 | +0.9 | ||||
| New Democratic | Gary Holman | 12,875 | 44.07 | +6.9 | ||||
| Green | Tom Bradfield | 3,220 | 11.02 | −4.1 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 29,215 | |||||||
| 2005 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Murray Coell | 13,265 | 44.01 | |||||
| New Democratic | Christine Hunt | 11,265 | 37.37 | |||||
| Green | Ken Rouleau | 4,557 | 15.12 | |||||
| Democratic Reform | Ian Douglas Bruce | 1,056 | 3.50 | |||||
| 2001 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Murray Coell | 15,406 | 54.29 | |||||
| Green | Andrew Lewis | 7,211 | 25.41 | |||||
| New Democratic | Paul Sam | 5,011 | 17.66 | |||||
| Marijuana | Christina Racki | 491 | 1.73 | |||||
| Independent | Balther Johannes Jensen | 257 | 0.91 | |||||
| 1996 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Murray Coell | 13,374 | 47.57% | |||||
| New Democratic | Lynda Laushway | 10,546 | 37.51% | |||||
| Reform | Ross Imrie | 1,627 | 5.79% | |||||
| Progressive Democrat | Gary Lundy | 1,533 | 5.45% | |||||
| Green | Wally du Temple | 898 | 3.19% | |||||
| Natural Law | Paul Tessier | 72 | 0.26% | |||||
| Western Canada Concept | Zino Del Monte | 63 | 0.22% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 28,113 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 120 | 0.43% | ||||||
| Turnout | 28,233 | 77.89% | ||||||
| 1991 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Clive Tanner | 13,633 | 52.53 | |||||
| New Democratic | Elsie McMurphy | 8,745 | 33.70 | |||||
| Social Credit | Richard Holmes | 2,917 | 11.24 | |||||
| Reform | Don Hutchings | 557 | 2.15 | |||||
| Family Coalition | Thomas Aussenegg | 99 | 0.38 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 25,951 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 307 | 1.17 | ||||||
| Turnout | 26,258 | 82.31 | ||||||
External links
References
- McElroy, Justin (11 April 2017). "B.C. Votes 2017: Saanich North and the Islands riding profile". CBC News. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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