2005 Candidates (as received from Elections B.C.):
- Lorinda Earl, Green Party of BC
- Colin Hansen, BC Liberal Party
- Jarrah Hodge, New Democratic Party of B.C.
Districts Profile:
This southwestern Vancouver riding is bordered on the south by the North Arm of the Fraser River, on the east largely by Granville Street and Angus Drive, on the north by 16th Avenue, and on the west mainly by Camosun Street. It includes Dunbar, Kerrisdale, Shaughnessy, Arbutus Ridge and the Musqueam Indian Reserve. Professions are the main employer here, earning the average family a staggering at $123,087 and making this B.C.'s wealthiest riding. Unemployment is a low 6.6 per cent, while education rates are the province's second highest: 45.8 per cent of residents hold a university degree. Forty-two per cent of residents are immigrants; the same percentage is ethnic Chinese – B.C.'s ninth-highest proportion.
Political History:
The incumbent in Vancouver-Quilchena is Liberal Colin Hansen, the minister of finance. In 2001 he collected nearly three-quarters of the total votes cast in this riding, beating runner-up Judy Johnstone of the Green Party by a 5-to-1 margin. Hansen has served here since 1996, when he defeated New Democrat Roger Boshier by more than 10,000 votes. In 1991 Liberal Art Cowie won here, beating Stuart Hertzog of the NDP by 5,201 votes. Cowie resigned two years later and a 1994 byelection ushered in now-Premier Gordon Campbell, who triumphed over Socred Sonja Weissenbacher by more than 5,800 votes. Before 1991 this area was part of the old Vancouver-Point Grey riding, a two-member district. MLAs included Garde Gardom (1966-86) and Pat McGeer (1962-86) – both of whom started their careers as Liberals before turning Socred in 1975 – as well as eventual Progressive Conservative Prime Minister Kim Campbell of the Socreds (1986-89), New Democrat Darlene Marzari (1986-91), and New Democrat Tom Perry (1989-91).
In 2001, the voter turnout in Vancouver-Quilchena was 73.4 per cent – somewhat above the provincial average.
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