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2020 British Columbia general election: Penticton
Dan Ashton
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Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Penticton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Dan Ashton 13,21748.19−5.36$34,620.10
New Democratic Toni Boot10,34337.71+9.70$11,650.73
Green Ted Shumaker3,15211.49−6.95$19.00
Libertarian Keith Macintyre7172.61$605.44
Total valid votes27,429100.00
Total rejected ballots  
Turnout  
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC [6] [7]
2017 British Columbia general election : Penticton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Dan Ashton 14,47052.80+6.95$48,359
New Democratic Tarik Sayeed7,87428.73−11.62$50,324
Green Connie Sahlmark5,06118.47$4,596
Total valid votes27,405100.00
Total rejected ballots1030.38
Turnout27,50860.79
Source: Elections BC [8] [9]
2013 British Columbia general election : Penticton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Dan Ashton 11,53645.85+1.86$92,981
New Democratic Richard Cannings 10,15440.35+9.20$79,882
Conservative Sean Upshaw2,2889.09+0.35$5,077
BC FirstDoug Maxwell1,1854.71$5,228
Total valid votes25,163100.00
Total rejected ballots1730.68
Turnout25,33658.27
Source: Elections BC [10]

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