Vancouver-Yaletown

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Vancouver-Yaletown
Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia electoral district
2023 344 Vancouver-Yaletown.svg
Location in Vancouver
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 
 
Terry Yung
New Democratic
District created 2021
First contested 2024
Last contested 2024
Demographics
Census division(s) Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s) Vancouver

Vancouver-Yaletown is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. [1] Created under the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution, the riding was first contested in the 2024 British Columbia general election. [1] It was created out of parts of Vancouver-False Creek and Vancouver-Mount Pleasant.

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Geography

The district comprises the portions of Downtown Vancouver east of Burrard Street, taking its name from the neighbourhood of Yaletown. [2] Yaletown is the second-wealthiest neighbourhood of Vancouver, after Shaughnessy [3] [4] The riding is adjacent to Vancouver's infamous Downtown Eastside area, widely known as the poorest neighbourhood in Canada, which is located in next-door Vancouver-Strathcona.

Election results

2024 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Terry Yung 9,01849.8%
Conservative Melissa de Genova7,85843.4%
Green Dana-Lyn Mackenzie1,2486.9%
Total valid votes18,124
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC [5]
2020 provincial election redistributed results [6]
Party %
  Liberal 45.0
  New Democratic 40.2
  Green 11.2
  Conservative 2.1

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References

  1. 1 2 "2024 Provincial Election Maps". Elections BC. 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  2. "Four more provincial ridings needed for Metro Vancouver: electoral boundaries commission | Urbanized". dailyhive.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  3. "Yaletown, BC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate". www.areavibes.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  4. City of Vancouver (2020). "West Point Grey: Neighbourhood Social Indicators Profile" (PDF). Vancouver.ca. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  5. https://globalnews.ca/news/10779134/bc-election-2024-results-vancouver-yaletown/
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