Vancouver-Kensington

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Vancouver-Kensington
British Columbia electoral district
Location in Vancouver
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 		 
Mable Elmore
New Democratic
District created1991
First contested1991
Last contested2020
Demographics
Population (2011)57,790
Area (km²)8.95
Pop. density (per km²)6,457
Census division(s)Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)Vancouver

Vancouver-Kensington is a provincial electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in Canada.

Member of the Legislative Assembly[edit]

Since 2009, the district's member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) has been Mable Elmore. She represents the British Columbia New Democratic Party.

History[edit]

Vancouver-Kensington
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Vancouver-Little Mountain and Vancouver South
35th 1991–1996     Ujjal Dosanjh New Democratic
36th 1996–2001
37th 2001–2005     Patrick Wong Liberal
38th 2005–2009     David Chudnovsky New Democratic
39th 2009–2013 Mable Elmore
40th 2013–2017
41st 2017–2020
42nd 2020–present

Election results[edit]

Graph of the election results in Vancouver-Kensington (minor parties are combined into "Others")


2020 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Mable Elmore 12,481 59.97 +4.40 $6,860.33
Liberal Paul Lepage 5,255 25.25 −6.91 $8,116.84
Green Nazanin Moghadami 2,874 13.81 +2.34 $5,727.78
Independent Salvatore Vetro 202 0.97 – $5,942.50
Total valid votes 20,812 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 231 1.10 +0.09
Turnout 21,043 50.89 −8.61
Registered voters 41,346
New Democratic hold Swing +5.66
Source: Elections BC[1][2]
2017 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Mable Elmore 12,503 55.57 +4.20 $35,037
Liberal Kim Jee Chan Logan 7,236 32.16 −6.13 $64,066
Green Simon Alexander Rear 2,580 11.47 +3.88 $1,518
Your Political Party Ramanjit Kaur Dhillon 181 0.80 – $1,341
Total valid votes 22,500 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 229 1.01 −0.20
Turnout 22,729 59.50 +5.17
Registered voters 38,199
Source: Elections BC[3][4]
2013 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Mable Elmore 10,687 51.37 −1.18 $64,956
Liberal Gabby Kalaw 7,965 38.29 −2.34 $63,669
Green Chris Fjell 1,578 7.59 +0.77 $2,530
Conservative Raj Gupta 572 2.75 – $6,467
Total valid votes 20,802 100.00
Total rejected ballots 254 1.21
Turnout 21,056 54.33
Source: Elections BC[5]
2009 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
New Democratic Mable Elmore 9,930 52.55 $85,850
Liberal Syrus Lee 7,678 40.63 $39,514
Green Doug Warkentin 1,288 6.82 $780
Total valid votes 18,896 100
Total rejected ballots 210 1.1
Turnout 19,106 51.98
2005 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
New Democratic David Chudnovsky 10,573 49.97 $79,895
Liberal Patrick Wong 8,949 42.29 $106,628
Green Cody Matheson 1,273 6.02 $893
Marijuana John Patrick Gordon 266 1.26 $100
People's Front Charles Boylan 99 0.47 $103
Total 21,160 100.00
Total rejected ballots 302 1.4
Turnout 21,462 58.46
2001 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Kensington
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Liberal Patrick Wong 9,162 47.56% $37,139
  NDP Ujjal Dosanjh 7,478 38.82% $62,038
Green Betty Krawczyk 1,795 9.32% – $16,056
Marijuana John Patrick Gordon 516 2.68% $721
Unity John Francis O'Flynn 314 1.62% $1,357
Total valid votes 19,265 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 250 1.30%
Turnout 19,515 73.09%
1996 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Kensington
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  NDP Ujjal Dosanjh 9,496 50.74% $49,807
Liberal Gim Huey 7,608 40.65% $34,923
Progressive Democrat Don Seykens 537 2.87% – $100
Reform Kirk Pankey 472 2.52% $1,238
Green Kelly White 349 1.86% – $100
Social Credit Damon Wong 135 0.72% – $1,029
Family Coalition Mark Toth 119 0.64% – $487
Total valid votes 18,716 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 218 1.15%
Turnout 18,934 70.25%
1991 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Kensington
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  NDP Ujjal Dosanjh 8,323 46.85% $37,210
Liberal Ted Olynyk 4,700 26.45% $2,679
Social Credit Gim Huey 4,389 24.70% – $51,080
Green Bryan Wagman 155 0.87% –
Family Coalition John O'Flynn 151 0.85% – $500
Non-affiliated (Communist League) Colleen Levis 49 0.28% $247
Total valid votes 17,767 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 644 3.50%
Turnout 18,411 72.14%

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.

External links[edit]

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