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
District created 2023
First contested Next election

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 will first be 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 Vancouver's downtown peninsula east of Burrard Street, taking its name from the neighbourhood of Yaletown. [2]

Election results

2020 provincial election redistributed results [3]
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. "Vancouver-South Granville". 338Canada. Retrieved 15 May 2024.