Penticton (electoral district)

Penticton (2009-)
Penticton-Okanagan Valley
(2001–2009)
Okanagan-Penticton (1991–2001)
British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 		 
Dan Ashton
Liberal
District created 1991 as Okanagan-Penticton
First contested 2009
Last contested 2013
Demographics
Population (2006) 51,958
Area (km²) 1,139.78
Pop. density (per km²) 45.6
Census divisions Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, Regional District of Central Okanagan
Census subdivisions Penticton, Summerland, Peachland

Penticton is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008 Previous versions of the riding were named Penticton-Okanagan-Valley from 2001 to 2009 and it was known as Okanagan-Penticton from 1991 to 2001. It was contested for the first time in its current reiteration in the 2009 election.

History

Okanagan-Penticton was created for the 1991 election from parts of the dual member ridings of Boundary-Similkameen and Okanagan South.

1999 Redistribution

From Okanagan-Penticton and the western portion of Okanagan-Boundary to Penticton-Okanagan Valley

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly Years Member Party
Okanagan-Penticton
35th 1991–1996 Jim Beattie NDP
36th 1996–2001 Rick Thorpe Liberal
Penticton-Okanagan Valley
37th 2001–2005 Bill Barisoff Liberal
38th 2005–2009
Penticton
39th 2009–2013 Bill Barisoff Liberal
40th 2013–2017 Dan Ashton

Electoral history

Penticton

British Columbia general election, 2017: Penticton
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalDan Ashton13,67153.55
New DemocraticTarik Sayeed7,15028.01
GreenConnie Sahlmark4,70718.44
Total valid votes 25,528100.00
Source: Elections BC[1]
B.C. General Election 2013: Penticton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LiberalDan Ashton10,48945.83%+1.87%
New DemocraticRichard Cannings9,22540.30%+9.15%
ConservativeSean Upshaw2,1179.25%+0.35%
BC FirstDoug Maxwell1,0574.62%n/a
Total Valid Votes 22,888 100%
Total Rejected Ballots
Turnout
B.C. General Election 2009 - Penticton
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
LiberalBill Barisoff10,34643.96–$97,580
  NDP Cameron Phillips 7,331 31.15 $30,828
GreenJulius Bloomfield3,68515.66–$37,129
     Conservative Chris Delaney 2,095 8.90 $16,210
RefederationWendy Dion780.33–$730
Total valid votes 23,535 100
Total rejected ballots 114 0.48
Turnout 23,649 56.16

Penticton-Okanagan Valley

B.C. General Election 2005 Penticton-Okanagan Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
LiberalBill Barisoff13,65050.23%$127,216
  NDP Garry Litke 10,197 37.52% $33,019
GreenJames Patrick Cunningham2,6699.82%–$467
  Independent Jane Turnell 660 2.43% $282
Total valid votes 27,176 100%
Total rejected ballots 142 0.52%
Turnout 27,318 62.61%
B.C. General Election 2001: Penticton-Okanagan Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
LiberalBill Barisoff15,60962.73%$46,209
  NDP Naga Terada 3,887 15.62% $8,128
GreenHarry Naegel3,52414.16%$358
MarijuanaRiley Goldstone7863.16%$386
UnityWalter Ozero5532.23%$1,197
Citizens Alliance NowKal Gidda5222.10%$8,682
Total valid votes 24,881 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 73 0.29%
Turnout 24,954 68.15%

Okanagan-Penticton


  1. ↑ "2017 Provincial General Election Preliminary Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
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