Juan de Fuca-Malahat

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Juan de Fuca-Malahat
Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 
 
Dana Lajeunesse
New Democratic
District created 2023
First contested 2024
Last contested 2024

Juan de Fuca-Malahat is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada, created by the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution. [1] It has near-identical boundaries to the provincial electoral district of Malahat-Juan de Fuca in use from 1991 to 2009.

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Geography

The district comprises the southern tip of Vancouver Island, including the communities of Sooke, Metchosin, Malahat, Shawnigan Lake, Cobble Hill, and Mill Bay, and extending east as far as Port Renfrew. It is bounded by the Saanich Inlet and Trans-Canada Highway to the east, and the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the south.

History

Malahat-Juan de Fuca was created prior to the 1991 election from parts of Esquimalt-Port Renfrew and Cowichan-Malahat, and it was contested from 1991 to 2009. The district was abolished in the 2008 British Columbia electoral redistribution, with its territory being allocated between Juan de Fuca and Cowichan Valley.

The riding was re-established in 2023 as one of six new electoral districts in the province following the results of the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution. It was created out of parts of Langford-Juan de Fuca, Cowichan Valley and Esquimalt-Metchosin.

Demographics

1990s

Population50,126
Population Change, 1996–20016.3%
Area (km2)2,116
Pop. Density (people per km2)24

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Juan de Fuca-Malahat
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Malahat-Juan de Fuca
35th 1991–1996   Rick Kasper New Democratic
36th 1996–2001
2001–2001   Independent
37th 2001–2005   Brian Kerr Liberal
38th 2005–2009   John Horgan New Democratic
Riding dissolved into Juan de Fuca and Cowichan Valley
Juan de Fuca-Malahat
Riding re-created from Langford-Juan de Fuca, Cowichan Valley, and Esquimalt-Metchosin
43rd 2024–present   Dana Lajeunesse New Democratic

Election results

Juan de Fuca-Malahat

2024 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Dana Lajeunesse 9,30838.79-13.4$46,931.79
Conservative Marina Sapozhnikov9,16738.20$18,521.77
Green David Evans5,52223.01-10.4$31,663.56
Total valid votes/expense limit23,99799.87$71,700.08
Total rejected ballots320.13
Turnout24,02964.81
Registered voters37,078
New Democratic notional hold Swing -25.8
Source: Elections BC [2] [3]
2020 provincial election redistributed results [4]
Party%
  New Democratic 52.2
  Green 33.4
  Liberal 14.0

Malahat-Juan de Fuca

B.C. General Election 1991: Malahat-Juan de Fuca
PartyCandidateVotes%±Expenditures
  NDP Rick Kasper 8,57944.18%$50,715
Liberal Tom Morino7,63939.34%$8,288
Social Credit R. E. Bob Clark2,62813.53%$38,891
Green Beverley A. Holden3801.96%$2,481
Western Canada Concept Richard (Dick) Lewers1250.64%$16
     Human Race Louis J. Lesosky680.35%$12
Total valid votes19,419100.00%
Total rejected ballots4322.18%
Turnout19,85176.82%
B.C. General Election 1996: Malahat-Juan de Fuca
PartyCandidateVotes%±Expenditures
  NDP Rick Kasper 10,68648.63%$40,758
Liberal Mike Elcock7,55634.39%$43,672
Reform Bill Cools1,8878.59%$19,769
Progressive Democrat Donna Launay1,0614.83%$100
Green Beverley Holden6012.74%$150
 IndependentLouis James Lesosky980.45%$124
Western Canada Concept Dode French840.38%$100
Total valid votes21,973100.00%
Total rejected ballots1060.48%
Turnout22,07972.91%
B.C. General Election 2001: Malahat-Juan de Fuca
PartyCandidateVotes%±Expenditures
Liberal Brian Kerr 9,67642.26%$49,752
 Independent Rick Kasper 5,16422.56%$31,524
  NDP Richard Hughes3,68716.10%$34,924
Green Stephen Bradley3,27514.31%$7,152
Marijuana Ron Anderton5472.39%$100
Unity Julie L. M. Mander3231.41%$3,071
Conservative Susan Power2220.97%
Total valid votes22,894100.00%
Total rejected ballots930.41%
Turnout22,98773.57%
2005 British Columbia general election : Malahat-Juan de Fuca
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
New Democratic John Horgan 12,46046.09$42,953
Liberal Cathy Basskin10,52838.94$24,538
Green Steven Hurdle2,6109.65$1,488
Democratic Reform Tom Morino1,2564.65$2,775
Western Canada Concept Pattie O'Brien1800.67$100
Total valid votes27,034100
Total rejected ballots1280.47
Turnout27,16269.57


See also

References

  1. Patterson, Mike (April 20, 2023). "Electoral Boundary Changes Break Up Riding that 'Makes Sense' According to MLA Furstenau". My Cowichan Valley Now. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  2. "Statement of Votes – 43rd Provincial General Election – October 19, 2024" (PDF). Elections BC. April 17, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  3. "2024 Provincial General Election Financing Reports Available". Elections BC . Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  4. "Juan de Fuca-Malahat". 338Canada. Retrieved September 30, 2024.

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