Mable Elmore

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2020 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Kensington
Mable Elmore
MLA
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Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives of British Columbia
In office
December 7, 2022 –November 18, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Mable Elmore 12,48159.97+4.40$6,860.33
Liberal Paul Lepage5,25525.25−6.91$8,116.84
Green Nazanin Moghadami2,87413.81+2.34$5,727.78
Independent Salvatore Vetro2020.97–$5,942.50
Total valid votes20,812100.00–
Total rejected ballots2311.10+0.09
Turnout21,04350.89−8.61
Registered voters41,346
New Democratic hold Swing +5.66
Source: Elections BC [38] [39]
2017 British Columbia general election : Vancouver-Kensington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Mable Elmore 12,50355.57+4.20$35,037
Liberal Kim Jee Chan Logan7,23632.16−6.13$64,066
Green Simon Alexander Rear2,58011.47+3.88$1,518
Your Political Party Ramanjit Kaur Dhillon1810.80–$1,341
Total valid votes22,500100.00–
Total rejected ballots2291.01−0.20
Turnout22,72959.50+5.17
Registered voters38,199
Source: Elections BC [40] [41]
2013 British Columbia general election : Vancouver-Kensington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Mable Elmore 10,68751.37−1.18$64,956
Liberal Gabby Kalaw7,96538.29−2.34$63,669
Green Chris Fjell1,5787.59+0.77$2,530
Conservative Raj Gupta5722.75–$6,467
Total valid votes20,802100.00
Total rejected ballots2541.21
Turnout21,05654.33
Source: Elections BC [42]
2009 British Columbia general election : Vancouver-Kensington
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
New Democratic Mable Elmore 9,93052.55$85,850
Liberal Syrus Lee7,67840.63$39,514
Green Doug Warkentin1,2886.82$780
Total valid votes18,896 100
Total rejected ballots210 1.1
Turnout19,106 51.98

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