The commission is required to complete redistricting every two election cycles.[2] The final number of provincial electoral districts, and thus seats in the next legislature, will not be known until redistricting has occurred.[2] The commission is required to complete its preliminary report by October 21, 2022, and its final report six months later.[1]
In May 2021, the government introduced legislation that removed a requirement that no reduction in seats could be considered for certain rural regions.[3] Attorney General David Eby said the changes were necessary to ensure the commission was independent and had the flexibility to recommend boundaries that provide effective representation.[3][4] The legislation also permits the legislature to grow to up to 93 seats.[5]
In February 2022, the commission opened public consultations for the redistribution.[6][7] Public hearings were scheduled and public submissions were open until May 31, 2022.[7] Following the release of its initial report in October 2022, further consultations occurred.[6] Its final report was released in April 2023.[8]
Initial report
The initial report, published on October 3, 2022, proposed a total of 93 electoral districts, up from 87 districts.[9] Six new ridings were proposed for areas with rapid population growth, with an additional 71 ridings having their boundaries adjusted to accommodate for geographic, demographic, and other concerns.[10]
Burnaby–New Westminster–Tri-Cities
An additional district, Burnaby Centre, was proposed for the Burnaby–New Westminster–Tri-Cities area.
New Westminster was found to have a population too large for a single riding but too small for two ridings.[9] The initial report split the city into 5 ridings, sharing 2 electoral districts with Burnaby and 1 electoral district with Richmond.[11]
Coquitlam-Mundy Park, previously named Coquitlam-Maillardville, gained the Kwikwetlem First Nation from Port Coquitlam to ensure both Kwiketlem reserves are in the same electoral district, lost Maillardville to New Westminster-Maillardville
New Westminster-Maillardville, previously named New Westminster, lost portions to Burnaby-New Westminster, gained Maillardville from Coquitlam-Maillardville
Port Coquitlam, lost the Kwikwetlem First Nation to Coquitlam-Mundy Park to ensure both Kwiketlem reserves are in the same electoral district
Port Moody-Westwood Plateau, mostly consists of the existing Port Moody-Coquitlam
Fraser Valley–Langley–Maple Ridge
The Fraser Valley–Langley–Maple Ridge area gained an additional electoral district, Langley-Willoughby.[9]
Abbotsford-Mission, lost portions of Abbotsford, gained portions of Mission
Abbotsford South, lost portions west of Bradner Road to Langley-Aldergrove
Abbotsford West, lost portions west of Bradner Road and north of the Trans-Canada highway to Langley-Aldergrove
Chilliwack-Cultus Lake, renamed and consists mostly of portions of Chilliwack-Kent south of the Fraser River, lost District of Kent and Harrison Hot Springs to Fraser-Nicola
Chilliwack North, reorganized from Chilliwack, gained communities north of the Fraser River around Harrison Lake from Chiliwack-Cultus Lake
West Kelowna-Peachland, previously named Kelowna West, lost downtown Kelowna to Kelowna Centre, redrawn to include portions of the District of Peachland
Salmon Arm-Shuswap, lost North Shuswap Lake and Seymour Arm to Kamloops-North Shuswap
Vernon-Monashee, lost Beachcomber Bay, East Bella Vista Highlands, and Okanagan Lake to Kelowna-Lake Country
Kootenays
The commission initially considered reducing the number of ridings in the region from 4 to 3, but ultimately decided against it, citing effective representation.[9]
Kootenay Central, previously named Nelson-Creston, gained Christina Lake, lost Nakusp, New Denver, and Silverton from Kootenay West
Kootenay East, portions of Cranbrook lost to Columbia River-Revelstoke
Kootenay West, gained Christina Lake, lost Nakusp, New Denver, and Silverton to Kootenay Central
Northern BC
The commission initially considered merging the two Peace River ridings, as well as North Coast with Skeena, but ultimately decided not to in consideration of the great size of the ridings. Minor changes were made to the water boundaries of the ridings.[9]
The two Cariboo ridings were considered for merging, but adjustments to the ridings were ultimately chosen as the solution to bring each riding into the deviation. All four ridings were ultimately redrawn as a result. There was consideration of bringing the Bella Coola valley into Cariboo-North Thompson, but this was ultimately scrapped as the North Coast riding's population was already below deviation.[9]
Discussions on whether Queensborough should be transferred to a New Westminster riding gave no concerns regarding representation; only minor changes were proposed to the Richmond–Delta area.[9]
Delta North, lost portions south of 64th Avenue to Delta South
Delta South, gained portions south of 64th Avenue from Delta North
Vancouver gained an additional electoral district, Vancouver-South Granville.
Name changes were proposed due to concerns raised about the distinct identities of Vancouver's neighbourhoods, and the commission's boundaries reflect these suggestions. 5 ridings had their names changed as a result.[9]
Vancouver-Yaletown, previously named Vancouver-False Creek, lost southern False Creek to Vancouver-Little Mountain and Vancouver-South Granville, gained Gastown from Vancouver-Strathcona
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island gained an additional electoral district, Langford-Highlands.[9]
Kamloops-South Thompson and Kamloops-North Thompson significantly reorganized, resulting in the former's elimination and the creation of Kamloops Centre
Northwest Surrey: area mostly corresponding to the two existing districts of Surrey-Green Timbers and Surrey-Whalley reorganized into two replacements:
Victoria's Western communities — three new districts created in an area mostly corresponding to the two existing districts of Esquimalt-Metchosin and Langford-Juan de Fuca:
North-central Vancouver — three new districts created in an area mostly corresponding to the two existing districts of Vancouver-Fairview and Vancouver-False Creek:
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