Courtenay-Comox
Courtenay-Comox is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada that was created in the 2015 redistribution from parts of Comox Valley.
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
New Democratic | ||
| First contested | 2017 | ||
| Last contested | 2017 | ||
It was contested for the first time in the 2017 election. On election night, the seat was declared as won by Ronna-Rae Leonard of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, by a margin of just nine votes over Jim Benninger of the British Columbia Liberal Party. A recount, as well as the counting of absentee ballots, pushed Leonard's lead to 189 votes over Benninger when final results were announced fifteen days after the election on May 24, 2017.
History
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Part of Comox Valley prior to 2017 | ||||
| 41st | 2017–present | Ronna-Rae Leonard | New Democratic | |
Election results
| 2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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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[2] | ||||||||
External links
References
- http://bc-ebc.ca/docs/BC-EBC%5B%5D Population of Proposed Electoral Districts.pdf
- "2017 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
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