Langford-Highlands

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Langford-Highlands
Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia electoral district
2023 290 Langford-Highlands.svg
Location in Greater Victoria
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
District created 2023
First contested Next election

Langford-Highlands is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Created under the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution, the riding will first be contested in the 2024 British Columbia general election. [1] It was mostly created out of Langford-Juan de Fuca plus a small part of Esquimalt-Metchosin.

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Geography

The district is located in Greater Victoria's Western Communities and is coterminal with the municipal boundaries of the City of Langford and District of Highlands.

Election results

2020 provincial election redistributed results [2]
Party %
  New Democratic 67.0
  Liberal 16.5
  Green 16.0

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References

  1. "2024 Provincial Election Maps". Elections BC. 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  2. "Langford-Highlands". 338Canada. Retrieved 14 July 2024.