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Powell River-Sunshine Coast
Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia electoral district
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Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 		 
Randene Neill
New Democratic
District created1991
First contested 1991
Last contested 2024
Demographics
Population (2001)45,406
Area (km²)39,009
Pop. density (per km²)1.2
Census division(s) Powell River, Sunshine Coast
Census subdivision(s) Gibsons, Powell River, Sechelt

Powell River-Sunshine Coast is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.

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Demographics

Population, 200145,406
Population change, 1996–20011.1%
Area (km2)39,009
Population density (people per km2)1.16

Member of the Legislative Assembly

Powell River-Sunshine Coast
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Mackenzie
35th 1991–1993   Gordon Wilson Liberal
1993–1996   Progressive Democrat
36th 1996–1999
1999–2001   New Democratic
37th 2001–2005   Harold Long Liberal
38th 2005–2009   Nicholas Simons New Democratic
39th 2009–2013
40th 2013–2017
41st 2017–2020
42nd 2020–2024
43rd 2024–present Randene Neill

Current MLA

Randene Neill was elected to represent the riding during the 2024 BC election. She is a member of the BC NDP. Prior to entering politics she was a television news journalist for Global BC for over 20 years, until her departure in 2017. [1] She was appointed Minister of Water, Land, and Resource Stewardship on November 18th 2024. [2]

Former MLA's

The first MLA to represent the riding was Gordon Wilson. Wilson was the leader of the BC Liberal party from 1987-1993. During a 1991 leaders debate he had a great performance, catapulting his party in the polls. The BC Liberals went from 0 seats in the 1986 BC election, to 17, becoming the Official Opposition. In 1993 he was caught having an affair with a fellow MLA, Judi Tyabji, and lost the Liberal leadership. Him and Tyabji left the Liberal party and went on to form the Progressive Democratic Alliance, with Wilson as leader. Wilson won re-election under the party banner, but Tybaji did not. He dissolved the party in 1999 and joined the BC NDP. As a member of the BC NDP he served in several cabinet positions and ran for its leadership in 2000, but dropped out before the vote. He lost re-election in 2001 to Harold Long. [3]

Harold Long was the former Social Credit MLA for Mackenzie, from 1986-1991, until he lost re-election to Wilson. He returned to office as a BC Liberal in 2001. He announced he would not run for re-election in 2005. He died in a plane crash in 2013. [4]

Nicholas Simons, a member of the BC NDP, won the seat in 2005. He worked as a social worker before entering politics. Simons was also one of the first openly gay men to serve in the legislature. He served for over 19 years before announcing his retirement prior to the 2024 BC election. [5] He endorsed Randene Neill to succeed him, and she went on to win the seat. During his time in office he also served as Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction from 2020-2022 [6] and ran for the BC NDP leadership in 2011, but dropped out before voting took place. [7]

Election results

2024 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Randene Neill 14,47349.6%
Conservative Chris Moore10,41035.7%
Green Chris Hergesheimer3,93013.5%
Independent Greg Reid3561.2%
Total valid votes29,169–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC [8]
2020 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Nicholas Simons 12,70150.88+0.18$36,504.80
Green Kim Darwin8,10432.47+8.30$18,011.22
Liberal Sandra Stoddart-Hansen4,15616.65−7.88$15,266.38
Total valid votes24,96199.28–
Total rejected ballots1820.72+0.43
Turnout25,14359.98–9.63
Registered voters41,921
New Democratic hold Swing –4.06
Source: Elections BC [9] [10]
2017 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Nicholas Simons 13,64650.70−4.50$42,438
Liberal Mathew Wilson6,60224.53−8.25$65,433
Green Kim Darwin6,50524.17+12.15$20,298
Cascadia Reuben Richards1600.60–$125
Total valid votes26,913100.00–
Total rejected ballots780.29−0.10
Turnout26,99169.60+6.36
Registered voters38,778
Source: Elections BC [11] [12]
2013 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Nicholas Simons 13,12055.20-3.08$66,335
Liberal Patrick Muncaster7,79232.78-1.54$41,207
Green Richard Carl Till2,85612.02+5.72$4,537
Total valid votes23,768100.00
Total rejected ballots920.39
Turnout23,86063.24
Source: Elections BC [13]
2009 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Nicholas Simons 13,27658.28+14.83$66,566
Liberal Dawn Miller7,81834.32+4.17$102,008
Green Jeff Chilton1,4366.30-19.48$350
Refederation Allen McIntyre2491.10+0.48$1,110
Total valid votes22,779100–
Total rejected ballots1020.45
Turnout22,88163.02
Registered voters
2005 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Nicholas Simons 11,09943.45+26.30$108,403
Liberal Maureen Clayton7,70230.15-12.21$102,008
Green Adriane Carr 6,58525.78-1.23$350
Refederation Allen McIntyre2490.62New$1,110
Total valid votes25,542100–
Total rejected ballots1090.43
Turnout25,65172.43
Registered voters
2001 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Harold Long 9,90442.36+24.65$63,954
New Democratic Gordon Wilson 6,34927.15-0.42$50,409
Green Adriane Carr 6,31627.01+24.66$24,821
Marijuana Dana Albert Larsen8123.48New$4,499
Total valid votes23,381100–
Total rejected ballots990.43
Turnout23,48072.43
Registered voters
1996 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Democrat Gordon Wilson 10,83349.05New$18,579
New Democratic Bill Frost6,08827.57-6.31$30,942
Liberal Cameron Reid3,91117.71-36.98$31,957
Reform Don Atkinson6773.07New$10,560
Green D. Wendy Young5182.35+1.58$834
Common SenseRoslyn Griston570.26New$272
Total valid votes22,084100–
Total rejected ballots660.30
Turnout22,15075.37
Registered voters
1991 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
Liberal Gordon Wilson 11,48654.69$42,914
New Democratic Howard White7,11733.88$56,523
Social Credit Harold Long 2,17410.35$26,527
Green Janet E. Calder1610.77$439
Common SenseRoslyn Griston660.31$200
Total valid votes21,004100
Total rejected ballots3001.41
Turnout21,30482.61
Registered voters

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References

  1. ↑ "'We have to reach out to everybody, be inclusive': BC NDP's Neill gives victory speech". Coast Reporter. October 20, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Cabinet position 'a privilege': Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA". Coast Reporter. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Gordon Wilson rejoins Liberal camp, backing Clark". The Globe and Mail. May 5, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Long leaves legacy of generosity and public service". The Peak. June 4, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  5. ↑ "After nearly two decades, MLA Simons gives his final address in BC Legislature". Coast Reporter. May 28, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  6. ↑ Landreville, Troy (November 27, 2020). "Simons named B.C.'s Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction". My Powell River Now. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  7. ↑ "NDP hopefuls both forthright and funny". The Globe and Mail. April 7, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  8. ↑ https://globalnews.ca/news/10779068/bc-election-2024-results-powell-river-sunshine-coast/
  9. ↑ Boegman, Anton (July 27, 2021). "42nd General Election Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. pp. 261–263. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  11. ↑ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC . Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.

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2. SUMMARIES OF PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS AND BY-ELECTIONS, BRITISH COLUMBIA 1928 TO 1969.By: BRITISH COLUMBIA. CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER, Published: 1969, McMaster University Government Publications.

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