Spencer Chandra Herbert

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2024 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-West End
Spencer Chandra Herbert
MLA
Spencer Chandra Herbert, BC NDP MLA for Vancouver-West End.png
Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation British Columbia
Assumed office
July 17, 2025
Assumed office
October 29, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Spencer Chandra Herbert 13,14363.0%-0.69
Conservative Jon Ellacott5,67727.2%+7.09
Green Eoin O'Dwyer1,8939.1%-7.18
Independent Carl Turnbull1440.7%
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC [74]
2020 British Columbia general election : Vancouver-West End
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Spencer Chandra Herbert 12,43962.31+1.34$25,256.82
Liberal Jon Ellacott4,01420.11−2.89$13,290.51
Green James Marshall3,25016.28+2.38$6,243.74
Libertarian Kim McCann2591.30−0.30$123.85
Total valid votes19,962100.00
Total rejected ballots1040.52+0.13
Turnout20,06651.77–4.76
Registered voters38,762
New Democratic hold Swing +2.12
Source: Elections BC [75] [76]
2017 British Columbia general election : Vancouver-West End
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Spencer Chandra Herbert 13,42060.97+4.16$45,663
Liberal Nigel Elliott5,06423.00−5.25$43,628
Green James Marshall3,05913.90+2.51$2,132
Libertarian John Clarke3521.60−0.76$0
Independent Leon David Dunn1160.53$282
Total valid votes22,011100.00
Total rejected ballots870.39−0.20
Turnout22,09856.53+5.89
Registered voters39,094
Source: Elections BC [77]
2013 British Columbia general election : Vancouver-West End
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Spencer Chandra Herbert 10,75556.81+0.30$80,612
Liberal Scott Harrison5,34928.25−4.40$27,424
Green Jodie Emery 2,15611.39+2.38$3,295
Libertarian John Clarke4462.36+1.24$250
No AffiliationRonald Guillermo Herbert1320.70$361
Work Less Mathew David Kagis940.50$250
Total valid votes18,932100.00
Total rejected ballots1120.59+0.05
Turnout19,04450.64+0.71
Registered voters37,609
Source: Elections BC [78]
2009 British Columbia general election : Vancouver-West End
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
New Democratic Spencer Chandra Herbert 9,92656.51$65,124
Liberal Laura McDiarmid5,73532.65$43,941
Green Drina Read1,5829.01$2,742
Libertarian John Clarke1961.12$250
Sex Scarlett Lake900.51$250
Non-affiliatedMenard D. Caissy360.20$317
Total valid votes17,565100
Total rejected ballots960.54
Turnout17,66149.93
Registered voters35,370
British Columbia provincial by-election, October 29, 2008 : Vancouver-Burrard
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Spencer Herbert 6,99850.67+8.57$62,474
Liberal Arthur Griffiths 5,08936.85−5.24$91,934
Green Drina Read7415.37−7.70$2,788
Conservative Ian McLeod5994.34$2,379
Marijuana Marc Emery 3842.78$1,840
Total valid votes13,811100
Total rejected ballots260.19
Turnout13,83723.21

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