Vancouver-Quilchena

Vancouver-Quilchena
British Columbia electoral district
	Location in Vancouver
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA	Kevin Falcon ; United
;
First contested	1991
Last contested	2020
Demographics
Population (2001)	54,709
Area (km²)	21.48
Pop. density (per km²)	2,547
Census division(s)	Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)	Vancouver, Musqueam 2

Last updated June 22, 2024

Vancouver-Quilchena is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. According to the 2006 census, this riding is the second-wealthiest in British Columbia with an average family income of $91,822, behind West Vancouver-Capilano just across the Burrard Inlet.^[1]

Geography

The riding is bound in the north by West 16th Avenue from Imperial Drive in the west to Granville Street to the east. The eastern boundary is formed by Granville Street south until West 57th Avenue where it turns west until West Boulevard. The boundary turns south and follows West Boulevard and Angus Drive until reaching the Fraser River. The southern boundary is the Fraser River, turning north along the western boundary of Musqueam Indian Reservation #2 then east along SW Marine Drive until Camosun Street. The western boundary is formed by the border with Pacific Spirit Regional Park.

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Vancouver-Quilchena
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
Riding created from Vancouver-Point Grey and Vancouver-Little Mountain
35th	1991–1993		Art Cowie	Liberal
35th	1993–1996		Gordon Campbell
36th	1996–2001		Colin Hansen
37th	2001–2005
38th	2005–2009
39th	2009–2013
40th	2013–2017		Andrew Wilkinson
41st	2017–2020
42nd	2020–2022
	2022–2023		Kevin Falcon
	2023–present		Kevin Falcon	United

Election results

Graph of the election results in Vancouver-Quilchena (minor parties are combined into "Others")

British Columbia provincial by-election, April 30, 2022
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Kevin Falcon	6,200	58.61	+2.57	$117,930.56
	New Democratic	Jeanette Ashe	2,590	24.48	–4.08	$75,850.61
	Green	Wendy Hayko	1,025	9.69	–5.71	$32,855.66
	Conservative	Dallas Brodie	698	6.60	–	$33,166.75
	Libertarian	Sandra Filosof-Schipper	66	0.62	–	$636.31
Total valid votes			10,579	99.95	–
Total rejected ballots			5	0.05	–0.46
Turnout			10,584	27.56	–27.56
Registered voters			38,399
	Liberal hold		Swing		+3.33
Source: Elections BC ^[2]

v t e 2020 British Columbia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Andrew Wilkinson	12,157	56.04	+0.08	$26,851.98
	New Democratic	Heather McQuillan	6,197	28.56	+0.53	$3,729.58
	Green	Michael Barkusky	3,341	15.40	+0.58	$659.92
Total valid votes			21,695	99.49	–
Total rejected ballots			112	0.51	+0.01
Turnout			21,807	56.52	–5.88
Registered voters			38,584
	Liberal hold		Swing		–0.23
Source: Elections BC ^[3]^[4]

v t e 2017 British Columbia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Andrew Wilkinson	12,464	55.96	−8.36	$64,283
	New Democratic	Madeline Lalonde	6,244	28.03	+2.72	$9,017
	Green	Michael Barkusky	3,301	14.82	+7.42	$4,481
	Libertarian	William Morrison	265	1.19	–	$346
Total valid votes			22,274	99.50	–
Total rejected ballots			112	0.50	+0.02
Turnout			22,386	62.39	+2.95
Registered voters			35,878
	Liberal hold		Swing		−5.54
Source: Elections BC ^[5]

v t e 2013 British Columbia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Andrew Wilkinson	14,496	64.32	−5.91	$99,877
	New Democratic	Nicholas Scapillati	5,705	25.31	+4.57	$30,366
	Green	Damian Kettlewell	1,667	7.40	−1.64	$2,267
	No Affiliation	Bill Clarke	671	2.98	–	$14,738
Total valid votes			22,539	99.52	–
Total rejected ballots			108	0.48	−0.09
Turnout			22,647	59.45	+1.78
Registered voters			38,095
	Liberal hold		Swing		-5.24
Source: Elections BC ^[6]

2009 British Columbia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Colin Hansen	15,731	70.22	+3.07	$109,703
	New Democratic	James Young	4,646	20.74	-0.28	$12,514
	Green	Laura-Leah Shaw	2,024	9.04	-1.36	$1,837
Total valid votes			22,401	99.44
Total rejected ballots			127	0.56	+0.04
Turnout			22,528	57.67	-3.98
Registered Voters			39,067
	Liberal hold		Swing		+1.67

2005 British Columbia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Colin Hansen	16,394	67.16	-6.70	$107,414
	New Democratic	Jarrah Hodge	5,131	21.02	+11.50	$13,103
	Green	Lorinda Earl	2,538	10.40	-3.99	$2,633
	Marijuana	Rhiannon Rose	175	0.72	-0.82	$100
	Libertarian	Katrina Chowne	174	0.71		$100
Total valid votes			24,412	99.48
Total rejected ballots			128	0.52	+0.10
Turnout			24,540	61.64	-11.80
Registered Voters			39,811
	Liberal hold		Swing		-9.10

2001 British Columbia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Colin Hansen	16,829	73.86	+5.18	$34,886
	Green	Judy Johnstone	3,277	14.38	+11.61	$360
	New Democratic	Gareth Charles Richmond	2,168	9.52	-12.52	$6,725
	Marijuana	Katrina Chowne	351	1.54		$394
	Independent	Mike Sharp	160	0.70
Total valid votes			22,785	99.58
Total rejected ballots			96	0.42	-0.06
Turnout			22,881	73.44	-2.27
Registered Voters			31,155
	Liberal hold		Swing		-3.21

1996 British Columbia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Colin Hansen	15,509	68.68	+19.14	$36,863
	New Democratic	Roger Boshier	4,977	22.04	-4.84	$13,802
	Progressive Democrat	Richard Chave Sanderson	827	3.66	–	$300
	Green	Valerie Jerome	627	2.78	+1.46	$459
	Reform	Jay Davison	495	2.19	–	$975
	Social Credit	Lorraine Hinton	91	0.40	-21.87	$2,142
	Natural Law	Alan Mackenzie Brooke	57	0.25	$134
Total valid votes			22,583	99.52
Total rejected ballots			109	0.48	-0.85
Turnout			22,692	75.71	-4.69
Registered Voters			29,973
	Liberal hold		Swing		+11.99

British Columbia provincial by-election, 1994
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Gordon Campbell	7,396	67.77	$44006.60
	Social Credit	Sonja Weissenbacher	1,536	14.07	$17445.45
	New Democratic	Fiona Wain	1,346	12.33	$10004.08
	Green	Stuart Parker	395	3.62	$4766.09
	Libertarian	Walter Boytinck	90	0.83	$400
	Family Coalition	Darren Lowe	89	0.82	$668.13
	Gnu Democratic Rhino Reform	Ronald McDonald	61	0.56	$0
Total valid votes			10,913	99.36
Total rejected ballots			70	0.64
Turnout			10,983	36.83
Registered Voters			29,820
Source: Elections BC ^[7]

1991 British Columbia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Art Cowie	11,373	49.53	$56,984
	New Democratic	Stuart P. Hertzog	6,172	26.88	$14,576
	Social Credit	Doug Mowat	5,113	22.27
	Green	Valerie E. Parker	302	1.32	$809
Total valid votes			22,960	98.67
Total rejected ballots			309	1.33
Turnout			23,269	80.40
Registered Voters			28,941
Source: Elections BC ^[8]

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References

↑ "Rich ridings lean Liberal, poor ridings NDP: census data". Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
↑ "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer: 2022 Vancouver-Quilchena and Surrey South By-elections" (PDF). Elections BC . December 20, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
↑ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
↑ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
↑ "2017 Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
↑ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. May 14, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
↑ "Report ofthe Chief Electoral Officer: By-Elections - Matsqui and Vancouver-Quilchena Electoral Districts February 17, 1994" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
↑ "Electoral History of British Columbia Supplement 1987 - 1991" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

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[1] "Rich ridings lean Liberal, poor ridings NDP: census data". Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.

[2] "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer: 2022 Vancouver-Quilchena and Surrey South By-elections" (PDF). Elections BC . December 20, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2023.

[3] "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 8, 2021.

[4] "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved March 22, 2021.

[5] "2017 Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved September 21, 2020.

[6] "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. May 14, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2020.

[7] "Report ofthe Chief Electoral Officer: By-Elections - Matsqui and Vancouver-Quilchena Electoral Districts February 17, 1994" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 29, 2024.

[8] "Electoral History of British Columbia Supplement 1987 - 1991" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

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See also	2015 British Columbia electoral redistribution List of British Columbia general elections 2017 general election 2020 general election Defunct districts