Esquimalt-Colwood

Esquimalt-Colwood

British Columbia electoral district
Location in Greater Victoria
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA	Darlene Rotchford New Democratic
District created	2021
First contested	2024
Last contested	2024
Demographics
Census division(s)	Capital
Census subdivision(s)	Colwood, Esquimalt (DM), Esquimalt (IR), New Songhees 1A, Victoria, View Royal

Esquimalt-Colwood is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Created under the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution, the riding was first contested in the 2024 British Columbia general election. ^[1] It was created out of parts of Esquimalt-Metchosin and a part of Victoria-Beacon Hill.

It has been held by Darlene Rotchford from the NDP since 2024. ^[2]

Geography

The district comprises four municipalities in an arc around Esquimalt Harbour and the Royal Roads — the city of Colwood, the town of View Royal and the township of Esquimalt — plus the neighbourhood of Victoria West in the city of Victoria.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly	Years	Member		Party
Esquimalt-Colwood Riding created from Esquimalt-Metchosin and Victoria-Beacon Hill
43rd	2024–present		Darlene Rotchford	New Democratic

Election results

v t e 2024 British Columbia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Darlene Rotchford	15,238	51.47	-7.9	$47,134.81
	Conservative	John Wilson	8,652	29.22	–	$43,079.99
	Green	Camille Currie	5,716	19.31	-4.5	$34,130.70
Total valid votes/expense limit			29,606	99.88	–	$71,700.08
Total rejected ballots			37	0.12	–
Turnout			29,643	63.34	–
Registered voters			46,799
	New Democratic notional hold		Swing		-18.6
Source: Elections BC [3] [4]

2020 provincial election redistributed results [5]
Party		%
	New Democratic	59.4
	Green	23.8
	Liberal	15.9

See also

• List of British Columbia provincial electoral districts
• Canadian provincial electoral districts

References

1. "2024 Provincial Election Maps". Elections BC. December 6, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
2. "BREAKING: NDP's Darlene Rotchford wins election in Esquimalt-Colwood". Saanich News. October 20, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
3. "Statement of Votes – 43rd Provincial General Election – October 19, 2024" (PDF). Elections BC. April 17, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
4. "2024 Provincial General Election Financing Reports Available". Elections BC . Retrieved July 6, 2025.
5. "Esquimalt-Colwood". 338Canada. Retrieved July 14, 2024.