Ronna-Rae Leonard
| Ronna-Rae Leonard MLA | |
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| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Courtenay-Comox | |
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Assumed office May 9, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | new district |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
Ronna-Rae Leonard is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Courtenay-Comox as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party caucus.
Initially declared elected by a margin of just nine votes over British Columbia Liberal Party candidate Jim Benninger on election day,[2] her victory was confirmed on May 24, 2017 after the count of absentee ballots widened her lead to 189 votes.[1]
Prior to her election to the legislature, Leonard was a municipal councillor in Courtenay.[3] She was the federal New Democratic Party's candidate in Vancouver Island North for the 2011 federal election, losing narrowly to John Duncan.
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2011 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | John Duncan | 27,206 | 46.11 | +0.33 | ||||
| New Democratic | Ronna-Rae Leonard | 25,379 | 43.01 | +1.58 | ||||
| Liberal | Mike Holland | 3,018 | 5.11 | +0.93 | ||||
| Green | Sue Moen | 2,995 | 5.08 | -2.90 | ||||
| Independent | Jason Draper | 304 | 0.52 | -0.11 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Frank Martin | 57 | 0.10 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 59,003 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 187 | 0.32 | ||||||
| Turnout | 59,190 | 66.39 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 89,150 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.62 | ||||||
| British Columbia general election, 2017: Courtenay-Comox | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Ronna-Rae Leonard | 10,886 | 37.36 | |||||
| Liberal | Jim Benninger | 10,697 | 36.72 | |||||
| Green | Ernie Sellentin | 5,351 | 18.37 | |||||
| Conservative | Leah Catherine McCulloch | 2,201 | 7.55 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 29,135 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[4] | ||||||||
References
- 1 2 "NDP wins final Courtenay-Comox count, securing Liberal minority in B.C.". CTV Vancouver, May 24, 2017.
- ↑ "NDP Leonard declared Courtenay-Comox winner by nine-vote margin; Benninger not conceding". Comox Valley Record, May 10, 2017.
- ↑ "NDP win in Courtenay-Comox; Clark will try to form government". Victoria Times-Colonist, May 24, 2017.
- ↑ "2017 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 24 May 2017.