Courtenay-Comox

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Courtenay-Comox
Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia electoral district
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Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 
 
Ronna-Rae Leonard
New Democratic
First contested 2017
Last contested 2020
Demographics
Population (2014)54,816
Area (km²)1,584
Pop. density (per km²)34.6

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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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.

Demographics

Population, 2014 [1] 54,816
Area (km2)1,584

History

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Part of Comox Valley prior to 2017
41st 2017–2020 Ronna-Rae Leonard New Democratic
42nd 2020–present

Election results

2017 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
New Democratic Ronna-Rae Leonard 10,88637.36$55,597
Liberal Jim Benninger10,69736.72$43,935
Green Ernie Sellentin5,35118.37$8,612
Conservative Leah Catherine McCulloch2,2017.55$14,981
Total valid votes29,135100.00
Total rejected ballots770.26
Turnout29,21266.89
Registered voters43,671
Source: Elections BC [2] [3]
2020 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Ronna-Rae Leonard 14,66350.56+13.20$50,103.50
Liberal Brennan Day8,65529.85−6.87$34,579.94
Green Gillian Anderson5,68119.59+1.22$10,595.98
Total valid votes28,999100.00
Total rejected ballots  
Turnout  
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC [4] [5]

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References

  1. http://bc-ebc.ca/docs/BC-EBC%5B%5D Population of Proposed Electoral Districts.pdf
  2. "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC . Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  3. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  4. "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  5. "Search Results: 2020 General Election Financing Results". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

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