Vancouver-Strathcona

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Vancouver-Strathcona
Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia electoral district
2023 342 Vancouver-Strathcona.svg
Location in Vancouver
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 		 
Joan Phillip
New Democratic
First contested 1991
Last contested 2024
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-Strathcona is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.

Contents

The district of Vancouver-Mount Pleasant was created covering much of the same territory in 1991. The riding adopted its current name and had modest boundary adjustments from the 2024 election, which implemented the results of the 2021 redistribution. [1]

Vancouver-Strathcona is widely considered one of the safest NDP seats in all of British Columbia, with the NDP routinely winning by over 40 points. Even during the 2001 landslide victory for the BC Liberals, Vancouver-Mount Pleasant (as it was then named) was one of only two electoral districts to return an NDP MLA. In that election, despite a massive province-wide turn away from the party the NDP won the seat by over 10 points, a much wider margin than Vancouver-Hastings, the other seat to return a New Democrat.

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]

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
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
2023–2024 Joan Phillip
Vancouver-Strathcona
43rd 2024–present   Joan Phillip New Democratic

Election results

Graph of the election results in Vancouver-Mount Pleasant (minor parties are combined into "Others")
2024 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Communist Kimball Cariou
Green Simon de Weerdt
Conservative Scott Muller
New Democratic Joan Phillip
Total valid votes–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC
British Columbia provincial by-election, June 24, 2023 : Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Joan Phillip 5,45967.79+0.84$52,059.61
United Jackie Lee1,10113.67+0.69$57,476.94
Green Wendy Hayko93111.56–8.51$7,328.43
Conservative Karin Litzcke3954.91New$9,705.81
Communist Kimball Cariou1672.07New$0.00
Total valid votes/expenses limit8,053 100.00 —$69,086.25
Total rejected ballots21 0.26 –0.71
Turnout8,074 17.84 –30.17
Registered voters45,533
New Democratic hold Swing +0.08
Source: Elections BC [3] [4]
2020 British Columbia general election : Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
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 [5] [6]
2017 British Columbia general election : Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
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 [7] [8]
British Columbia provincial by-election, February 2, 2016: Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
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 Dew 1,05611.29−7.46$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 : Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
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 [9]
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 : Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
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 : Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
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

Student vote results

Student Vote Canada is a non-partisan program that holds mock elections in Canadian elementary and secondary schools alongside general elections, with the same candidates and electoral system.

2024 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Communist Kimball Cariou1139.05–
Green Simon de Weerdt41132.93–
Conservative Scott Muller19715.79–
New Democratic Joan Phillip 52742.23–
Total valid votes1,248100.0–
Source: Student Vote Canada [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, Langley in line for 4 of 6 new proposed B.C. ridings". British Columbia. April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  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. ↑ Boegman, Anton (December 20, 2023). "2023 By-Election Report" (PDF). Elections BC. pp. 25–26. Retrieved July 29, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "By-Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved July 29, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  7. ↑ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC . Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Student Vote British Columbia 2024". Student Vote. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Preceded by Constituency represented by the Premier of British Columbia
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