Comox Valley (provincial electoral district)

Comox Valley is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.

Since 1986, the riding has been a bellwether having voted consistently for a governing MLA.

Demographics

Population, 2001 55,314
Population Change 1996-2001 0.7%
Area (km²) 1,703.39
Pop. Density (people per km²) 32

Member of Legislative Assembly

Don McRae, of the Liberal Party was elected MLA in the provincial 2009 general election. He was re-elected in 2013.

Parliament Years Member Party
Comox
18th 1933-1937     Laurence Arnold Hanna Liberal
19th 1937-1941     Colin Cameron CCF
20th 1941-1945
21st 1945-1949     Herbert John Welch Coalition
22nd 1949-1952
23rd 1952-1953     William Campbell Moore CCF
24th 1953-1956
25th 1956-1960     Daniel Robert John Campbell Social Credit
26th 1960-1963
27th 1963-1966
28th 1966-1969
29th 1969-1972
30th 1972-1975     Karen Sanford NDP
31st 1975-1979
32nd 1979-1983
33rd 1983-1986
34th 1986-1991     Stan Hagen Social Credit
Comox Valley
35th 1991–1996     Margaret Lord NDP
36th 1996–2001     Evelyn Gillespie NDP
37th 2001–2005     Stan Hagen Liberal
38th 2005–2009
39th 2009–2013     Don McRae Liberal
40th 2013–2017
41st 2017–present

Election results

British Columbia general election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalDon McRae14,24844.27
New DemocraticKassandra Dycke12,48038.77
GreenChris Aikman3,71811.55
ConservativeDiane Hoffmann1,7405.41
Total valid votes 32,186100.00
Total rejected ballots 990.31
Turnout 32,28563.99
Source: Elections BC[1]
British Columbia general election, 2009
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalDon McRae13,88647$92,892
New DemocraticLeslie McNabb12,50843$123,151
GreenHazel Lennox2,5779$3,370
RefederationPaula Berard2660.9$360
People's FrontBarbara Biley1200.4$256
Total Valid Votes 29,357
Total Rejected Ballots 1410.5
Turnout 29,49861
http://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/2009GE/CMX.pdf
British Columbia general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalStan Hagen13,12045.79
New DemocraticAndrew Black12,38443.22
GreenChris Aikman2,5879.03
MarijuanaMiracle Emery1990.69
Democratic ReformDon Davis1760.61
Work LessBruce O'Hara750.26
RefederationMel Garden610.21
People's FrontBarbara Biley490.17
Total 28,651 100.00
B.C. General Election 2001: Comox Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
LiberalStan Hagen15,56956.32%$61,366
  NDP Evelyn Gillespie 5,356 19.37% $23,476
GreenPam Munroe5,17018.70%–$9,007
MarijuanaSylvain Luc Beaudoin8733.16%$80
UnityJohn William Robinson6772.45%
Total valid votes 27,645 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 57 0.21%
Turnout 27,702 74.81%
B.C. General Election 1996: Comox Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  NDP Evelyn Gillespie 13,230 42.76% $38,658
LiberalBill MacDonald10,72134.65%$47,322
ReformDelbert Doll3,45111.15%$12,385
Progressive DemocratJoe Lawlor1,0393.36%–$100
GreenMeaghan Cursons1,2964.19%–$1,766
  Independent Alicia Burns 598 1.93% $8,325
Family CoalitionJohn Krell3981.29%–$1,943
  Independent Angus Ramsey 149 0.48% $924
  Independent Hillel Alan Wright 57 0.18%
Total valid votes 30,939 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 115 0.37%
Turnout 31,054 72.86%
B.C. General Election 1991: Comox Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  NDP Margaret Lord 10,355 39.20% $40,813
LiberalAlicia Burns8,75433.14%$14,805
Social CreditStan Hagen6,73425.49%–$68,780
GreenRichard P. R. Porter4321.63%–$1,407
  Green Go Hillel A. Wright 93 0.35%
  Independent Daniel J. Downer 49 0.19% $363
Total valid votes 26,417 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 430 1.60%
Turnout 26,847 78.26%
  1. ↑ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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