2005 Candidates (as received from Elections B.C.):
- Charles Boylan, People's Front
- David Chudnovsky, New Democratic Party of B.C.
- Cody Matheson, Green Party of BC
- Patrick Wong, BC Liberal Party
Districts Profile:
This central Vancouver riding is bordered on the north by the Kingsway and 16th Avenue, on the east in part by Nanaimo Street, on the south by 49th Avenue, and on the west largely by Main Street. This is an area of older neighbourhoods and pre-war housing. Manufacturing, along with accommodation and food services, are the major employers. At $51,981, this riding has the province's ninth-lowest average family income, though unemployment is 8.6 per cent – about average for B.C. The province's second-highest percentage of residents with less than a Grade 9 education (15.9 per cent) is here. As for ethnic diversity, Vancouver-Kensington is a riding of superlatives, with B.C.'s fourth-highest percentage of immigrants (57), second-highest percentage of visible minorities (71), and fourth-highest percentage of ethnic Chinese residents (48.6).
Political History:
The incumbent in Vancouver-Kensington is Liberal Patrick Wong, the minister of state for immigration and multicultural services. In 2001 he defeated premier Ujjal Dosanjh of the NDP by about 1,500 votes. Dosanjh had served here since 1991, in which year he defeated Liberal Ted Olynyk by 3,623 votes. Next to challenge Dosanjh was Gim Huey of the Liberals, falling by 1,888 votes in 1996. Before 1991 this area was in the old riding of Vancouver-Little Mountain, a two-member district. MLAs included Socreds Grace McCarthy and Leslie Peterson through the 1960s, New Democrats Phyllis Young and Roy Cummings from 1972-75, McCarthy again and fellow Socred Even Wolfe from 1975-83, and McCarthy and Socred Doug Mowatt from 1983-91.
In 2001, the voter turnout in Vancouver-Kensington was 73.1 per cent – somewhat above the provincial average.
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