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2020 British Columbia general election: Kelowna West
Ben Stewart
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Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Kelowna West
Westside-Kelowna (2009–2013)
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 14, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Ben Stewart 12,99149.89−6.39$25,167.49
New Democratic Spring Hawes8,85434.00+10.49$3,285.58
Green Peter Truch3,27412.57−0.10$3,191.00
Libertarian Matt Badura4741.82+1.01$0.00
Independent Magee Mitchell4461.71–$472.20
Total valid votes26,039100.00–
Total rejected ballots  
Turnout  
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC [30] [31]
British Columbia provincial by-election, February 14, 2018: Kelowna West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Ben Stewart8,40656.28−2.77$87,790
New Democratic Shelley Cook3,51123.51−1.63$49,337
Green Robert Stupka1,89312.67−1.00$54,984
Conservative Mark Thompson1,0066.73–$6,419
Libertarian Kyle Michael Ernest Geronazzo1210.81–$250
Total valid votes14,937100.00–
Total rejected ballots350.23+0.07
Turnout14,97231.55−9.29
Registered voters47,461
Liberal hold Swing −0.57
Source: Elections BC [32]
2013 British Columbia general election : Westside-Kelowna
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Ben Stewart 12,40558.07+4.75$74,230
New Democratic Carole Gordon6,58830.84+1.66$37,807
Conservative Brian Guillou2,36811.09-1.94$4,295
Total valid votes21,361100.00–
Total rejected ballots2090.97+0.42
Turnout21,57047.52+0.15
Registered voters45,389
Liberal hold Swing +1.55
Source: Elections BC [33]
B.C. General Election 2009 Westside-Kelowna
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Liberal Ben Stewart10,33453%n/a$95,251
  NDP Tish Lakes5,65629%n/a$26,122
Conservative Peter Neville1,7729%n/a$9,705
Green Robin McKim1,6178%n/a$1,075
Total Valid Votes19,379100%
Total Rejected Ballots1070.55%
Turnout19,48647%

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