Vancouver-Quilchena

Vancouver-Quilchena is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. According to the 2006 Census, this riding is the second-wealthiest in British Columbia with an average family income of $91,822, behind West Vancouver-Capilano just across the Burrard Inlet.[1]

Vancouver-Quilchena

British Columbia electoral district
Location in Vancouver
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA	Andrew Wilkinson Liberal
First contested	1991
Last contested	2020
Demographics
Population (2001)	54,709
Area (km²)	21.48
Pop. density (per km²)	2,547
Census division(s)	Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)	Vancouver

Geography

The riding is bound in the north by W 16th Avenue from Imperial Drive in the west to Granville Street to the east. The eastern boundary is formed by Granville Street south until W 57th Avenue where it turns west until West Boulevard. The boundary turns south and follows West Boulevard and Angus Drive until reaching the Fraser River. The southern boundary is the Fraser River, turning north along the western boundary of Musqueam Indian Reservation #2 then east along SW Marine Drive until Camosun Street. The western boundary is formed by the border with Pacific Spirit Regional Park.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly	Years	Member		Party
35th	1991–1993		Art Cowie	Liberal
	1993–1996		Gordon Campbell
36th	1996–2001		Colin Hansen
37th	2001–2005
38th	2005–2008
39th	2009–2013
40th	2013–2017		Andrew Wilkinson
41st	2017–2020
42nd	2020–present

Election results

2020 British Columbia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Andrew Wilkinson	12,157	56.04	+0.08
	New Democratic	Heather McQuillan	6,197	28.56	+0.53
	Green	Michael Barkusky	3,341	15.40	+0.58
Total valid votes			21,695	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[2]

2017 British Columbia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Andrew Wilkinson	12,464	55.96	−8.36	$64,283
	New Democratic	Madeline Lalonde	6,244	28.03	+2.72	$9,017
	Green	Michael Barkusky	3,301	14.82	+7.39	$4,481
	Libertarian	William Morrison	265	1.19	–	$346
Total valid votes			22,274	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots			116	0.51	+0.03
Turnout			22,390	62.39	+2.94
Registered voters			35,878
	Liberal hold		Swing		−8.36
Source: Elections BC[3]

2013 British Columbia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Andrew Wilkinson	14,496	64.32	−5.9	$99,877
	New Democratic	Nicholas Scapillati	5,705	25.31	+4.57	$30,366
	Green	Damian Kettlewell	1,667	7.40	−1.64	$2,267
	No Affiliation	Bill Clarke	671	2.98	–	$14,738
Total valid votes			22,539	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots			108	0.48	−0.08
Turnout			22,647	59.45	+1.78
Registered Voters			38,095
	Liberal hold		Swing		5.9
Source: Elections BC[4]

B.C. General Election 2009: Vancouver-Quilchena

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Liberal	Colin Hansen	15,731	70.22	+3.06	$109,703
	New Democratic	James Young	4,646	20.74	-0.28	$12,514
	Green	Laura-Leah Shaw	2,024	9.04	-1.36	$1,837
Total valid votes			22,401	100
Total rejected ballots			127	0.56
Turnout			22,528	57.67

B.C. General Election 2005 Vancouver-Quilchena

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Liberal	Colin Hansen	16,394	67.16	–	$107,414
	NDP	Jarrah Hodge	5,131	21.02		$13,103
	Green	Lorinda Earl	2,538	10.40	–	$2,633
	Marijuana	Rhiannon Rose	175	0.72		$100
	Libertarian	Katrina Chowne	174	0.71		$100
Total valid votes			24,412	100
Total rejected ballots			128	0.52
Turnout			24,540	61.64

Popular vote by voting area in the 2001 election

B.C. General Election 2001: Vancouver-Quilchena

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Liberal	Colin Hansen	16,829	73.86	–	$34,886
	Green	Judy Johnstone	3,277	14.38	–	$360
	NDP	Gareth Charles Richmond	2,168	9.52		$6,725
	Marijuana	Katrina Chowne	351	1.54		$394
	Independent	Mike Sharp	160	0.70
Total valid votes			22,785	100.00
Total rejected ballots			96	0.42
Turnout			22,881	73.44

B.C. General Election 1996: Vancouver-Quilchena

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Liberal	Colin Hansen	15,509	68.68	–	$36,863
	NDP	Roger Boshier	4,977	22.04		$13,802
	Progressive Democrat	Richard Chave Sanderson	827	3.66	–	$300
	Green	Valerie Jerome	627	2.78	–	$459
	Reform	Jay Davison	495	2.19	–	$975
	Social Credit	Lorraine Hinton	91	0.40	–	$2,142
	Natural Law	Alan Mackenzie Brooke	57	0.25		$134
Total valid votes			22,583	100.00
Total rejected ballots			109	0.48
Turnout			22,692	75.71

B.C. General Election 1991: Vancouver-Quilchena

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Liberal	Art Cowie	11,373	49.53	–	$56,984
	NDP	Stuart P. Hertzog	6,172	26.88		$14,576
	Social Credit	Doug Mowat	5,113	22.27	–	$64,574
	Green	Valerie E. Parker	302	1.32	–	$809
Total valid votes			22,960	100.00
Total rejected ballots			309	1.33
Turnout			23,269	80.40

References

1. https://vancouversun.com/news/bc-election/Rich+ridings+lean+Liberal+poor+ridings+British+Columbia/8307309/story.html
2. "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
3. "2017 Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
4. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2020-09-21.

External links

• BC Stats - 2001
• Results of 2001 election (pdf)
• 2001 Expenditures (pdf)
• Results of 1996 election
• 1996 Expenditures
• Results of 1991 election
• 1991 Expenditures
• Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia