Victoria-Beacon Hill
Victoria-Beacon Hill is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
| Provincial electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
New Democratic | ||
| First contested | 1991 | ||
| Last contested | 2020 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2001) | 49,427 | ||
| Area (km²) | 12.39 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 3,989.3 | ||
| Census division(s) | Capital | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Victoria | ||
Demographics
| Population | 49,427 |
| Population Change, 1996-2001 | -0.1% |
| Area (km²) | 12.39 |
| Pop. Density | 3,989 |
Geography
The riding comprises most of the City of Victoria, the provincial capital. It is bounded by the coastline to the south and west including the downtown core; by the Municipality of Oak Bay to the east, by Bay Street and Haultain Street to the north.
History
Victoria-Beacon Hill was created in 1989, in time for the 1991 British Columbia general election, after the abolition of the two-member district of Victoria along with all other such dual ridings. In the 2008 boundary redistribution, Victoria-Beacon Hill kept 89 per cent of its area and added nine per cent of Victoria-Hillside.
Members of Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of Legislative Assembly:
| Victoria-Beacon Hill | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| 35th | 1991–1996 | Gretchen Brewin | New Democratic | |
| 36th | 1996–2001 | |||
| 37th | 2001–2005 | Jeff Bray | Liberal | |
| 38th | 2005–2009 | Carole James | New Democratic | |
| 39th | 2009–2013 | |||
| 40th | 2013–2017 | |||
| 41st | 2017–2020 | |||
| 42nd | 2020–present | Grace Lore | ||
Election results
| 2020 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Grace Lore | 16,474 | 54.61 | +1.56 | $33,454.50 | |||
| Green | Jenn Neilson | 9,031 | 29.93 | −0.45 | $29,344.41 | |||
| Liberal | Karen Bill | 4,329 | 14.35 | −1.14 | $2,251.45 | |||
| Independent | Jordan Reichert | 335 | 1.11 | +0.65 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 30,169 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 244 | 0.80 | +0.42 | |||||
| Turnout | 30,413 | 61.46 | –2.74 | |||||
| Registered voters | 49,484 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +1.01 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[1][2] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Carole James | 16,057 | 53.05 | +4.40 | $2,272 | |||
| Green | Kalen Harris | 9,194 | 30.38 | −3.50 | $14,825 | |||
| Liberal | Karen Bill | 4,689 | 15.49 | −1.47 | $30,914 | |||
| Libertarian | Art Lowe | 190 | 0.63 | – | $225 | |||
| Independent | Jordan Reichert | 102 | 0.34 | – | $190 | |||
| Independent | David Shebib | 35 | 0.11 | – | $50 | |||
| Total valid votes | 30,267 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 115 | 0.38 | −0.11 | |||||
| Turnout | 30,382 | 64.20 | +5.53 | |||||
| Registered voters | 47,321 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[3][4] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Carole James | 12560 | 48.65 | |||||
| Green | Jane Sterk | 8747 | 33.88 | |||||
| Liberal | Karen Bill | 4378 | 16.96 | |||||
| Communist | John Shaw | 130 | 0.50 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 26010 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 128 | 0.49 | ||||||
| Turnout | 26138 | 58.67 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[5] | ||||||||
| 2009 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Carole James | 13,400 | 55.37 | −1.84 | ||||
| Liberal | Dallas Henault | 6,375 | 26.34 | −4.39 | ||||
| Green | Adam SaAB | 4,106 | 16.97 | +6.40 | ||||
| Independent | Saul Andersen | 319 | 1.32 | +1.32 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 24,200 | |||||||
| 2005 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Carole James | 15,064 | 57.21 | +20.31 | ||||
| Liberal | Jeff Bray | 8,091 | 30.73 | −6.31 | ||||
| Green | John William Miller | 2,783 | 10.57 | −11.15 | ||||
| Democratic Reform | David McCaig | 157 | 0.60 | +0.60 | ||||
| Independent | Benjamin McConchie | 121 | 0.46 | +0.46 | ||||
| Independent | Ingmar Lee | 116 | 0.44 | +0.44 | ||||
| Total | 26,332 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 2001 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | Jeff Bray | 9,297 | 37.04 | $52,485 | ||||
| New Democratic | Carole James | 9,262 | 36.90 | $44,963 | ||||
| Green | Walter Meyer zu Erpen | 5,453 | 21.72 | $8,210 | ||||
| Marijuana | Troy Tompkins | 532 | 2.12 | $70 | ||||
| Unity | Gregory Paul Michael Hartnell | 290 | 1.15 | $3,817 | ||||
| Independent | Rob Botterell | 205 | 0.82 | $911 | ||||
| Communist | Kirsten Goodacre | 64 | 0.25 | $427 | ||||
| Total Valid Votes | 25,103 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total Rejected Ballots | 153 | 0.53 | ||||||
| Turnout | 25,238 | 68.63 | ||||||
| 1996 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| New Democratic | Gretchen Brewin | 11,960 | 52.51 | $39,468 | ||||
| Liberal | Howard Markson | 7,636 | 33.52 | $25,991 | ||||
| Progressive Democrat | Richard Fahl | 1,093 | 4.80 | $1,555 | ||||
| Green | Stephen DeMeulenaere | 1,008 | 4.43 | $1,750 | ||||
| Reform | Ken Conrad | 654 | 2.87 | $6,135 | ||||
| Social Credit | Lance van Dyk | 96 | 0.42 | $3,796 | ||||
| Libertarian | Jill Kolbinson | 92 | 0.40 | $130 | ||||
| Independent | Sequoia Nathan Maxwell | 73 | 0.32 | $124 | ||||
| Natural Law | Cal Danyluk | 64 | 0.28 | $118 | ||||
| Western Canada Concept | Bob Ward | 59 | 0.26 | $227 | ||||
| Common Sense | Johnny Douglas | 43 | 0.19 | $100 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 22,778 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 194 | 0.84 | ||||||
| Turnout | 22,972 | 68.17 | ||||||
| 1991 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| New Democratic | Gretchen Brewin | 10,939 | 47.95 | $48,796 | ||||
| Liberal | Karen Bill | 7,434 | 32.59 | $4,696 | ||||
| Social Credit | Suzanne Hansen | 3,712 | 16.27 | $46,834 | ||||
| Green | Michael Timney | 728 | 3.19 | $1,300 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 22,813 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 629 | 2.68 | ||||||
| Turnout | 23,442 | 74.06 | ||||||
References
- "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Election Financing Reports". contributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- "2017 Provincial General Election — Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Election Financing Reports". contributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.