Scott Fraser (politician)

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2017 British Columbia general election: Mid Island-Pacific Rim
Scott Fraser
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Fraser in 2017
Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation of British Columbia
In office
July 18, 2017 –November 26, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
New Democratic Scott Fraser 12,55649.05$30,337
Liberal Darren Frank DeLuca6,57625.69$61,004
Green Alicia La Rue5,20820.34$2,262
Conservative Julian Fell8783.43$1,818
Libertarian Robert Alexander Clarke2941.15$550
Refederation Dan Cebuliak860.34$666
Total valid votes25,598100.00
Total rejected ballots1190.46
Turnout25,71763.22
Registered voters40,677
Source: Elections BC [70] [71]
2013 British Columbia general election : Alberni-Pacific Rim
PartyCandidateVotes%
New Democratic Scott Kenneth Fraser 10,56957.55
Liberal Darren Frank DeLuca6,34134.52
Conservative Enid Mary Sangster-Kelly1,4567.93
Total valid votes18,366100.00
Total rejected ballots2001.08
Turnout18,56658.22
Source: Elections BC [72]
2009 British Columbia general election : Alberni-Pacific Rim
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
New Democratic Scott Fraser 10,48859.36$46,016
Liberal Dianne St. Jacques5,60531.73$81,099
Green Paul Musgrave1,3247.49$350
Refederation Dallas Hills2501.42$1,260
Total valid votes17,667 100
Total rejected ballots108 0.61
Turnout17,775 57.68
2005 British Columbia general election : Alberni-Qualicum
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
New Democratic Scott Fraser 13,98852.60$71,781
Liberal Gillian Trumper 9,78836.81$83,861
Green Jack Thornburgh1,9127.19$281
Marijuana Michael "Mik" Mann4011.51$100
Democratic Reform Jen Fisher-Bradley2921.10$1,777
Independent James Dominic King2090.79$180
Total valid votes26,590 100
Total rejected ballots145 0.55
Turnout26,735 69.02
2004 Canadian federal election : Nanaimo—Alberni
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative James Lunney 23,15839.06−21.55$62,241
New Democratic Scott Fraser 19,15232.30+17.78$54,710
Liberal Hira Chopra11,77019.85−0.84$29,462
Green David Wright4,3577.35–$9,530
Marijuana Michael Mann5600.94−1.20
Canadian Action Diana E. Lifton2010.33–
Marxist–Leninist Barbara Biley800.13–
Total valid votes59,278100.00  
Total rejected ballots1690.28
Turnout59,44768.26
Conservative hold Swing −19.66
Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

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