Vancouver-Mount Pleasant

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Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia electoral district
British Columbia 2015 Vancouver-Mount Pleasant.svg
Location in Vancouver
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 		 
Joan Phillip
New Democratic
First contested 1991
Last contested2023
Demographics
Population (2001)53,986
Area (km²)9.64
Pop. density (per km²)5,600.2
Census division(s) Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s) Vancouver

Vancouver-Mount Pleasant is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was one of only two electoral districts to return an NDP MLA in the 2001 election when the NDP was nearly wiped off the electoral map, and it did so by a much wider margin than Vancouver-Hastings, the other seat to return a New Democrat.

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The NDP routinely wins by over 40 points in this riding. Even during the 2001 landslide victory for the BC Liberals, the NDP won this riding by over 10 points, despite a massive province-wide turn away from the party. Vancouver-Mount Pleasant is therefore considered one of the safest NDP seats in all of British Columbia.

Under the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution the riding will be renamed Vancouver-Strathcona. [1]

Geography

This riding is located in the east end of Vancouver, running from the eastern parts of the Downtown eastward to Commercial Drive (the western parts of the downtown make up the neighbouring riding of Vancouver-False Creek). The riding consists of the part of its namesake neighbourhood of Mount Pleasant east of Main Street, all of Strathcona, Downtown Eastside and Gastown, as well as part of Chinatown, the part of Grandview-Woodland west of Commercial Drive and the part of Kensington-Cedar Cottage north of Kingsway.

Member of the Legislative Assembly

Its MLA is Joan Phillip, who was elected in a 2023 by-election to replace Melanie Mark; Mark resigned her seat in April 2023. [2]

Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Created from Vancouver Centre and Vancouver East
35th 1991–1996   Mike Harcourt New Democratic
36th 1996–2001 Jenny Kwan
37th 2001–2005
38th 2005–2009
39th 2009–2013
40th 2013–2015
2016–2017 Melanie Mark
41st 2017–2020
42nd 2020–2023
2023–present Joan Phillip

Election results

Graph of the election results in Vancouver-Mount Pleasant (minor parties are combined into "Others")
British Columbia provincial by-election, Vancouver-Mount Pleasant, June 24, 2023
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Joan Phillip 5,45967.79+0.84
United Jackie Lee1,10113.67+0.69
Green Wendy Hayko93111.56−8.51
Conservative Karin Litzcke3954.91
Communist Kimball Cariou1672.07
Total valid votes8,053
Total rejected ballots210.26
Turnout8,07417.84−30.17
Registered voters45,265
New Democratic hold Swing
Source: Elections BC [3]
2020 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Melanie Mark 14,53066.95+1.63$22,210.72
Green Kelly Tatham4,35620.07+3.14$5,570.94
Liberal George Vassilas2,81612.98−3.06$8,413.63
Total valid votes21,70299.03–
Total rejected ballots2120.97−0.07
Turnout21,91448.01−9.61
Registered voters45,644
New Democratic hold Swing −0.76
Source: Elections BC [4] [5]
2017 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Melanie Mark 15,96265.33+5.18$40,109
Green Jerry Kroll4,13616.93−10.15$68,641
Liberal Conny Lin3,91716.03+4.74$32,647
Independent Mike Hansen2120.87–$30
Communist Peter Marcus1350.55–$0
Your Political Party Shai Joseph Mor720.29−0.36$85
Total valid votes24,43498.96–
Total rejected ballots2561.04+0.57
Turnout24,69057.62+34.45
Registered voters42,848
New Democratic hold Swing +7.67
Source: Elections BC [6] [7]
British Columbia provincial by-election, February 2, 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Melanie Mark 5,62760.14−5.69$71,603
Green Pete Fry 2,53327.07+15.16$29,065
Liberal Gavin Dew1,05611.29−7.46$66,547
Libertarian Bonnie Boya Hu790.84–$250
Your Political Party Jeremy Gustafson610.65–$454
Total valid votes9,35699.53–
Total rejected ballots440.47−0.51
Turnout9,40023.17−26.60
Registered voters40,561
New Democratic hold Swing −10.42
2013 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Jenny Wai Ching Kwan 13,84565.83+1.88$78,020
Liberal Celyna Sia Sherst3,94218.74−2.06$18,622
Green Barinder Hans2,50611.92−2.36$7,727
Marijuana William Austin3491.66–$250
Independent Jeremy Gustafson2601.24–$480
Communist Peter Marcus1290.61−0.36$344
Total valid votes21,03199.03–
Total rejected ballots2070.97−0.25
Turnout21,23849.77+3.30
Registered voters42,672
New Democratic hold Swing +1.97
Source: Elections BC [8]
2009 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Jenny Kwan 11,23263.95-0.29$79,796
Liberal Sherry Darlene Wiebe3,65420.80-0.48$41,506
Green John T. Boychuck2,50714.27+4.04$7,013
Communist Peter Marcus1710.97+0.49$1,565
Total valid votes17,56498.77
Total rejected ballots2181.23-0.30
Turnout17,78246.47-3.46
Registered voters38,267
New Democratic hold Swing +0.09
2005 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Jenny Kwan 12,97464.24+19.76$98,030
Liberal Juliet Andalis4,29821.28-11.89$34,819
Green Raven Bowen2,06610.23-5.99$1,882
Marijuana Christopher Patrick Bennett3081.53-1.51$100
Independent Mike Hansen2051.02$406
Work Less Niki Westman1870.93$100
Communist Peter Marcus980.49-0.40$2,928
Democratic Reform Imtiaz Popat430.21$100
Platinum Kirk Anton Moses170.08$130
Total valid votes20,19698.48
Total rejected ballots3121.52+0.25
Turnout20,50849.93-9.43
Registered voters41,071
New Democratic hold Swing +15.83
2001 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Jenny Kwan 7,16344.48-19.57$60,582
Liberal Gail Sparrow5,34333.18+8.81$56,796
Green Dale Hofmann2,61216.22+11.86$3,276
Marijuana David Malmo-Levine4893.04$721
Unity Ken Wright1661.03$185
No AffiliationLiar Liar1480.92
Communist Kimball Cariou1420.88+0.19$332
Party of CitizensFranklin Wayne Poley420.26$331
Total valid votes16,10598.72
Total rejected ballots2081.28-0.33
Turnout16,31359.36-1.14
Registered voters27,480
New Democratic hold Swing -14.19
1996 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Jenny Kwan 11,15564.05+0.72$41,905
Liberal Anne Beer4,24324.36+4.71$32,735
Green Paul Alexander7594.36+1.65$100
Progressive Democrat John Spark5843.35$100
Reform Wayne Marsden3542.03+1.53
Communist Kimball Cariou1210.69$319
Natural Law John S.W. Kent1140.65$120
Social Credit Agnes Kokko860.49-12.93$526
Total valid votes17,41698.40
Total rejected ballots2841.60-2.02
Turnout17,70060.50-3.52
Registered voters29,255
New Democratic hold Swing -1.99
1991 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
New Democratic Mike Harcourt 10,10863.33$105,044
Liberal Todd Gnissios3,13719.65$3,341
Social Credit Randy Vannatter2,14313.43$11,663
Green Grant Watson4322.71$579
Libertarian John Wayne Marsden800.50
Interdependence Jack Latek620.39
Total valid votes15,96296.38
Total rejected ballots6003.62
Turnout16,562 64.03
Registered voters25,868

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References

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  2. ↑ Premier, Office of the (May 27, 2023). "Byelections called for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant, Langford-Juan de Fuca | BC Gov News". news.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ "2023 Vancouver-Mount Pleasant By-election Interim Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  6. ↑ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC . Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
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