Juan de Fuca-Malahat

Juan de Fuca-Malahat
British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 		 
Dana Lajeunesse
New Democratic
District created2023
First contested2024
Last contested2024

Juan de Fuca-Malahat is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada created by the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution that will come into effect in 2024. [1] It has near-identical boundaries to the provincial electoral district of Malahat-Juan de Fuca in use from 1991 to 2009.

Geography

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The district comprises the southern tip of Vancouver Island, including the communities of Sooke, Metchosin, Malahat, Shawnigan Lake, Cobble Hill, and Mill Bay, and extending east as far as Port Renfrew. It is bounded by the Saanich Inlet and Trans-Canada Highway to the east, and the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the south.

History

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Malahat-Juan de Fuca was created prior to the 1991 election from parts of Esquimalt-Port Renfrew and Cowichan-Malahat, and it was contested from 1991 to 2009. The district was abolished in the 2008 British Columbia electoral redistribution, with its territory being allocated between Juan de Fuca and Cowichan Valley.

The riding was re-established in 2023 as one of six new electoral districts in the province following the results of the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution. It was created out of parts of Langford-Juan de Fuca, Cowichan Valley and Esquimalt-Metchosin.

Demographics

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1990s

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Population 50,126
Population Change, 1996–2001 6.3%
Area (km2) 2,116
Pop. Density (people per km2) 24

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Malahat-Juan de Fuca
Assembly Years Member Party
35th 1991–1996     Rick Kasper New Democratic
36th 1996–2001
2001–2001     Independent
37th 2001–2005     Brian Kerr Liberal
38th 2005–2009     John Horgan New Democratic
43rd 2024–present Dana Lajeunesse

Election results

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Juan de Fuca-Malahat

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2024 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Dana Lajeunesse 9,308 38.79%
Conservative Marina Sapozhnikov 9,167 38.20%
Green David Evans 5,522 23.01%
Total valid votes 23,212 –
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC
2020 provincial election redistributed results[2]
Party %
  New Democratic 52.2
  Green 33.4
  Liberal 14.0

Malahat-Juan de Fuca

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B.C. General Election 1991: Malahat-Juan de Fuca
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  NDP Rick Kasper 8,579 44.18% $50,715
Liberal Tom Morino 7,639 39.34% $8,288
Social Credit R. E. Bob Clark 2,628 13.53% – $38,891
Green Beverley A. Holden 380 1.96% – $2,481
Western Canada Concept Richard (Dick) Lewers 125 0.64% $16
     Human Race Louis J. Lesosky 68 0.35% $12
Total valid votes 19,419 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 432 2.18%
Turnout 19,851 76.82%
B.C. General Election 1996: Malahat-Juan de Fuca
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  NDP Rick Kasper 10,686 48.63% $40,758
Liberal Mike Elcock 7,556 34.39% $43,672
Reform Bill Cools 1,887 8.59% $19,769
Progressive Democrat Donna Launay 1,061 4.83% – $100
Green Beverley Holden 601 2.74% – $150
  Independent Louis James Lesosky 98 0.45% $124
Western Canada Concept Dode French 84 0.38% $100
Total valid votes 21,973 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 106 0.48%
Turnout 22,079 72.91%
B.C. General Election 2001: Malahat-Juan de Fuca
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Liberal Brian Kerr 9,676 42.26% $49,752
  Independent Rick Kasper 5,164 22.56% $31,524
  NDP Richard Hughes 3,687 16.10% $34,924
Green Stephen Bradley 3,275 14.31% – $7,152
Marijuana Ron Anderton 547 2.39% $100
Unity Julie L. M. Mander 323 1.41% $3,071
Conservative Susan Power 222 0.97%
Total valid votes 22,894 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 93 0.41%
Turnout 22,987 73.57%
2005 British Columbia general election: Malahat-Juan de Fuca
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
New Democratic John Horgan 12,460 46.09 $42,953
Liberal Cathy Basskin 10,528 38.94 $24,538
Green Steven Hurdle 2,610 9.65 $1,488
Democratic Reform Tom Morino 1,256 4.65 $2,775
Western Canada Concept Pattie O'Brien 180 0.67 $100
Total valid votes 27,034 100
Total rejected ballots 128 0.47
Turnout 27,162 69.57



References

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  1. ^ Patterson, Mike (April 20, 2023). "Electoral Boundary Changes Break Up Riding that 'Makes Sense' According to MLA Furstenau". My Cowichan Valley Now. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "Juan de Fuca-Malahat". 338Canada. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
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48°33′21″N 123°33′23″W / 48.55571°N 123.55637°W / 48.55571; -123.55637

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