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2024 British Columbia general election: Kelowna-Mission
Gavin Dew
MLA
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Kelowna-Mission
Assumed office
October 19, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Gavin Dew 14,07151.5%
New Democratic Harpreet Badohal8,91332.6%
N/AAshley Ramsay2,99611.0%
Green Billy Young1,3494.9%
Total valid votes27,329
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC [14]
British Columbia provincial by-election, February 2, 2016: Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Melanie Mark 5,62760.14−5.69$71,603
Green Pete Fry 2,53327.07+15.16$29,065
Liberal Gavin Dew1,05611.29−7.46$66,547
Libertarian Bonnie Boya Hu790.84$250
Your Political Party Jeremy Gustafson610.65$454
Total valid votes9,35699.53
Total rejected ballots440.47−0.51
Turnout9,40023.17−26.60
Registered voters40,561
New Democratic hold Swing −10.42

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