Vancouver-Yaletown

Vancouver-Yaletown

British Columbia electoral district
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.

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

v t e 2024 British Columbia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Terry Yung	9,018	49.8%	+9.6
	Conservative	Melissa de Genova	7,858	43.4%	+41.3
	Green	Dana-Lyn Mackenzie	1,248	6.9%	-4.3
Total valid votes			18,124	–
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

See also

• List of British Columbia provincial electoral districts
• Canadian provincial electoral districts

References

1. "2024 Provincial Election Maps". Elections BC. December 6, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
2. "Four more provincial ridings needed for Metro Vancouver: electoral boundaries commission | Urbanized". dailyhive.com. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
3. "Yaletown, BC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate". www.areavibes.com. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
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/
6. "Vancouver-South Granville". 338Canada. Retrieved May 15, 2024.