Delta South

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Delta South
Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia electoral district
2023 277 Delta South.svg
Location in the Lower Mainland
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 		 
Ian Paton
Conservative
First contested 1991
Last contested 2024
Demographics
Census division(s) Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s) Delta

Delta South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.

Contents

The electoral district was created for the 1991 election from part of the dual-member Delta riding.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The current MLA for this riding is Ian Paton. The previous member was Vicki Huntington, the only Independent elected to the Assembly in the 2009 election, and was re-elected in 2013. Huntington did not seek re-election in the 2017 provincial election.

Delta South
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Delta
35th 1991–1996   Fred Gingell Liberal
36th 1996–1999
1999–2001 Val Roddick
37th 2001–2005
38th 2005–2009
39th 2009–2013   Vicki Huntington Independent
40th 2013–2017
41st 2017–2020   Ian Paton Liberal
42nd 2020–2023
2023–2024   BC United
2024–2024   Conservative
43rd 2024–present

Election results

2024 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Ian Paton 14,49155.07–$42,172.84
New Democratic Jason McCormick11,82244.93+10.4$4,990.71
Total valid votes/expense limit26,31399.62–$71,700.08
Total rejected ballots1010.38–
Turnout26,41465.04–
Registered voters40,611
Conservative notional gain from BC United Swing N/A [n 1]
Source: Elections BC [1] [2]
  1. ↑ Swing cannot be calculated as BC United did not run a candidate in this riding.
2020 provincial election redistributed results [3]
Party %
  Liberal 51.0
  New Democratic 34.5
  Green 14.5
2020 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Ian Paton 12,82851.70+7.6$41,976.94
New Democratic Bruce Reid8,40433.87+13.15$4,625.74
Green Peter van der Velden3,58114.43+5.12$0.00
Total valid votes24,813100.00–
Total rejected ballots  
Turnout  
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC [4] [5]
2017 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Ian Paton 11,12344.10+7.45$52,639
Independent Nicholas Wong6,43725.52–$14,182
New Democratic Bruce Reid5,22820.72+5.17$4,570
Green Larry Colero2,3499.31–$389
ActionErrol Edmund Sherley880.35–$0
Total valid votes25,225100.00–
Total rejected ballots680.27−0.14
Turnout25,29371.79+3.50
Registered voters35,234
Source: Elections BC [6] [7]
2013 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Independent Vicki Huntington 11,37647.80+5.17$79,284
Liberal Bruce McDonald8,72136.65−5.85$107,153
New Democratic Nic Slater3,70015.55+3.17$35,818
Total valid votes23,797100.00
Total rejected ballots970.41
Turnout23,89468.29
Source: Elections BC [8]
B.C. General Election 2009: Delta South
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
 Independent Vicki Huntington 9,97742.63%$61,113
Liberal Wally Oppal 9,94542.50% $201,544
New Democratic Dileep Athaide2,94012.38%$30,486
Green Duane Laird5552.24%–$362
 IndependentJohn Shavluk600.26%$250
Total Valid Votes23,477100%
Total Rejected Ballots690.29%
Turnout23,54668.59%
B.C. General Election 2005: Delta South
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Liberal Val Roddick 9,11237.48%?
 Independent Vicki Huntington 8,04333.08%$23,746
  NDP Dileep Joseph Anthony Athaide5,82823.97%$19,996
Green Duane Laird1,1314.65%–$1,500
Marijuana Julian Bellamy Wooldridge1390.57%$100
 IndependentGeorge Mann580.24%$9,901
Total Valid Votes24,311100%
Total Rejected Ballots880.36%
Turnout24,39970.81%
Popular vote by voting area Delta South 2001 2nd place.PNG
Popular vote by voting area
B.C. General Election 2001: Delta South
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Liberal Val Roddick 14,59667.00%$31,454
Green Rob La Belle3,65016.75%–$2,481
  NDP Ruth Mary Adams2,0539.42%$5,268
Unity Justin P. Goodrich7603.49%$500
Marijuana Mike Hansen5072.33%$721
 IndependentGeorge Mann1140.52%$2,265
 IndependentPaul Dhillon1050.49%
Total Valid Votes21,785100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots640.29%
Turnout21,84973.15%
Delta South By-election, December 7, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Liberal Val Roddick 10,57759.63%$50,518
Reform Bill Vander Zalm 5,83732.91%$56,367
Green Rob La Belle4882.75%–$1,481
  NDP Richard Tones4332.44%$14,504
 Independent Allan Warnke 1530.86%$2,398
Social Credit Greg Hodgins1370.77%$12,273
Family Coalition Jim Hessels1120.64%–$2,842
Total Valid Votes17,737100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots410.23%
Turnout17,77859.78%
B.C. General Election 1996: Delta South
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Liberal Fred Gingell 13,41558.78%$33,311
  NDP Lloyd MacDonald5,98426.22%$5,553
Reform Kevin Garvey1,3716.01%$5,249
Progressive Democrat Donna M. Tobias1,2155.32%–$288
Green Greg Dickey3331.46%–$100
Family Coalition Jim Hessels3041.33%–$4,777
Social Credit Fabian Milat2000.88%–$3,678
Total Valid Votes22,822100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots760.33%
Turnout22,89874.55%
B.C. General Election 1991: Delta South
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Liberal Fred Gingell 8,78339.82%$4,146
Social Credit John L. Savage6,71330.44%–$48,116
  NDP Brent Kennedy6,55929.74%$33,043
Total Valid Votes22,055100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots2860.33%
Turnout22,34180.85%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Statement of Votes – 43rd Provincial General Election – October 19, 2024" (PDF). Elections BC. April 17, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  2. ↑ "2024 Provincial General Election Financing Reports Available". Elections BC . Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Delta South". 338Canada. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  4. ↑ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  6. ↑ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC . Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
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