Vernon-Monashee
Vernon-Monashee (name in effect from April 2009 onwards, previously Okanagan-Vernon from 1991 to 2009) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
New Democratic | ||
| District created | 1988 as Okanagan-Vernon | ||
| First contested | 1991 | ||
| Last contested | 2020 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2001) | 56,926 | ||
| Area (km²) | 5,458 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 10.4 | ||
| Census division(s) | Regional District of North Okanagan | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Vernon, Coldstream, Lumby | ||
Demographics
| Population, 2001 | 56,926 |
| Population change, 1996–2001 | 2.8% |
| Area (km2) | 5,458 |
| Population density (people per km2) | 10 |
Geography
As of the 2020 provincial election, Vernon-Monashee comprises the southwestern portion of the Regional District of North Okanagan. It is located in southern British Columbia. Communities in the electoral district consist of Vernon, Coldstream, and Lumby.[1]
History
Member of Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Vernon-Monashee | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| Okanagan-Vernon (1991–2005) | ||||
| 35th | 1991–1994 | Lyall Hanson | Social Credit | |
| 1994–1996 | Reform | |||
| 36th | 1996–2001 | April Sanders | Liberal | |
| 37th | 2001–2005 | Tom Christensen | ||
| 38th | 2005–2009 | |||
| Vernon Monashee (2009–present) | ||||
| 39th | 2009–2013 | Eric Foster | Liberal | |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | |||
| 41st | 2017–2020 | |||
| 42nd | 2020–present | Harwinder Sandhu | New Democratic | |
Election results
Graph of the election results in Vernon-Monashee (minor parties are combined into "Other")
| 2020 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Harwinder Sandhu | 10,222 | 36.56 | +7.20 | $4,746.98 | |||
| Liberal | Eric Foster | 9,798 | 35.05 | −12.82 | $30,325.57 | |||
| Green | Keli Westgate | 4,464 | 15.97 | −5.60 | $9,375.32 | |||
| Conservative | Kyle Delfing | 3,472 | 12.42 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 27,956 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 96 | 0.34 | –0.03 | |||||
| Turnout | 28,052 | 52.76 | –6.20 | |||||
| Registered voters | 53,169 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +10.01 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[2][3] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Eric Foster | 13,625 | 47.87 | +1.53 | $64,366 | |||
| New Democratic | Barry Charles Dorval | 8,355 | 29.36 | −4.86 | $22,788 | |||
| Green | Keli Westgate | 6,139 | 21.57 | +14.51 | $4,848 | |||
| Libertarian | Don Jefcoat | 341 | 1.20 | – | $468 | |||
| Total valid votes | 28,460 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 105 | 0.37 | +0.09 | |||||
| Turnout | 28,565 | 58.96 | +1.55 | |||||
| Registered voters | 48,444 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[4][5] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Eric Bailey Foster | 12,503 | 46.34 | |||||
| New Democratic | Mark Steven Olsen | 9,233 | 34.22 | |||||
| Conservative | Scott Anderson | 3,169 | 11.75 | |||||
| Green | Rebecca Helps | 1,905 | 7.06 | |||||
| Independent | Korry Zepik | 169 | 0.63 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 26,979 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 77 | 0.28 | ||||||
| Turnout | 27,056 | 57.41 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[6] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Eric Foster | 9,015 | 37.27 | n/a | $89,935 | |
| NDP | Mark Olsen | 7,698 | 31.83 | n/a | $42,427 | |
| Green | Huguette Allen | 4,029 | 16.66 | n/a | $18,783 | |
| Conservative | Dean Skoreyko | 1,972 | 8.15 | n/a | $5,617 | |
| Non-affiliated | Gordon Campbell | 1,397 | 5.78 | n/a | $250 | |
| Refederation | R.J. Busch | 76 | 0.31 | n/a | $260 | |
| Total valid votes | 24,187 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 213 | 0.9% | ||||
| Turnout | 24,400 | 54% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Tom Christensen | 11,566 | 43.20% | – | $91,684 | |
| NDP | Juliette Marie Cunningham | 8,995 | 33.59% | $24,514 | ||
| Conservative | Colin Black | 3,095 | 11.56% | $9,633 | ||
| Green | Erin Nelson | 1,867 | 6.97% | – | $356 | |
| No Affiliation | Gordon Campbell | 945 | 3.53% | $100 | ||
| Marijuana | Michael Toponce | 260 | 0.97% | $100 | ||
| Patriot | Tibor Lesley Tusnady | 48 | 0.18% | – | $100 | |
| Total valid votes | 26,776 | 100% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 307 | 1.15% | ||||
| Turnout | 27,083 | 61.10% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Tom Christensen | 13,868 | 56.51% | – | $39,988 | |
| NDP | Troy Sebastian | 3,529 | 14.38% | $12,122 | ||
| Unity | Doug MacDonald | 3,213 | 13.09% | – | $9,001 | |
| Green | Erin Nelson | 2,214 | 9.02% | – | $409 | |
| Marijuana | Michael Jones | 917 | 3.74% | $403 | ||
| Independent | Herb Wong | 562 | 2.29% | $1,061 | ||
| Independent | Kathleen (N.O.) Daniels | 157 | 0.64% | $100 | ||
| Patriot | Andrew N. Hokhold | 82 | 0.33% | – | $100 | |
| Total valid votes | 24,542 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 68 | 0.28% | ||||
| Turnout | 24,610 | 69.06% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | April Sanders | 9,776 | 39.06% | – | $41,378 | |
| NDP | Howard Brown | 7,497 | 29.95% | – | $18,338 | |
| Reform | Heinz Weiss | 5,356 | 21.40% | – | $30,326 | |
| Progressive Democrat | Geoff Jell | 1,839 | 7.35% | – | $5,768 | |
| Green | Jane Peach | 334 | 1.33% | – | $100 | |
| Social Credit | Clinton Henry | 227 | 0.91% | – | $8,350 | |
| Total valid votes | 25,029 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 82 | 0.33% | ||||
| Turnout | 25,111 | 71.03% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Credit | Lyall Hanson | 8,615 | 37.99% | – | $32,016 | |
| NDP | Gilles De Chantal | 7,720 | 34.05% | $33,069 | ||
| Liberal | Ernst Juli | 6,065 | 26.75% | – | $4,672 | |
| Independent | Kathleen (N.O.) Daniels | 275 | 1.21% | $56 | ||
| Total valid votes | 22,675 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 401 | 1.74% | ||||
| Turnout | 23,076 | 76.06% | ||||
References
- "Vernon-Monashee Electoral District" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
- "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- "FRPC". contributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
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