Westside-Kelowna

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Westside-Kelowna
British Columbia electoral district
File:Westside-kelowna.png
Location of Westside-Kelowna
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 
 
Christy Clark
Liberal
District created 2008
First contested 2009
Last contested 2013
Demographics
Population (2006) 51,958
Electors (2013) 44,830
Area (km²) 1,139.78
Pop. density (per km²) 45.6
Census divisions Regional District of Central Okanagan
Census subdivisions Central Okanagan J, Kelowna, Tsinstikeptum 9, Tsinstikeptum 10, West Kelowna

Westside-Kelowna is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was first contested in the ensuing election. The riding was created out of parts of Okanagan-Westside, Kelowna-Lake Country and Kelowna-Mission.

Just weeks after the 2013 British Columbia election, newly re-elected MLA Ben Stewart resigned to allow Premier Christy Clark, who had lost her own seat, to run in a by-election.[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

  1. Ben Stewart, Liberal (2009–2013)[1]
  2. Christy Clark, Liberal (2013–present)

Electoral history

British Columbia provincial by-election, July 10, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Liberal Christy Clark 10,666 62.70 +4.31
New Democratic Carole Gordon 5,045 29.66 -0.87
Conservative Sean Upshaw 989 5.81 -5.27
Independent Dayleen Van Ryswyk 129 0.76
Independent John Marks 71 0.42
Vision JB Bhandari 43 0.25
Independent Silverado Brooks Socrates 43 0.25
Independent Korry Zepik 26 0.15
Total Valid Votes 17,012 100.00
Liberal hold Swing +2.59


B.C. General Election 2013: Westside-Kelowna
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ben Stewart 12,987 58.39 +5.06
New Democratic Carole Gordon 6,790 30.53 +1.34
Conservative Brian Guillou 2,466 11.09 +1.94
Total Valid Votes 22,243 100.00
Total Rejected Ballots 215 0.97
Electors on the list 44,830 [2]
Turnout 22,458 50.10 +2.75
Liberal Liberal hold Swing +4.39
B.C. General Election 2009 Westside-Kelowna
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Ben Stewart 10,334 53.34 +1.0 $95,251
     NDP Tish Lakes 5,656 29.19 -1.4 $26,122
Conservative Peter Neville 1,772 9.14 $9,705
Green Robin McKim 1,617 8.34 -3.4 $1,075
Total Valid Votes 19,379 100.00
Total Rejected Ballots 107 0.55
Turnout 19,486 47.35
Liberal Liberal notional hold Swing +1.2

^ Change based on redistributed results

References

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