Results, Ridings & Candidates
Comox Valley
2009 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: May. 13, 2009 1:16 AM PDT | 166/166 polls | |||
| LIB | Don McRae | 13,016 | 47.67 |
Elected |
| NDP | Leslie McNabb | 11,593 | 42.45 |
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| GRN | Hazel Lennox | 2,338 | 8.56 |
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| BCR | Paula Berard | 250 | 0.92 |
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| PF | Barbara Biley | 110 | 0.40 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections B.C.
View these results in the interactive map »STV referendum results in this riding
Question: Which electoral system should British Columbia use to elect members to the provinical Legislative Assembly?
- The existing system (First-Past-the-Post)
- The single transferable vote electorial system (BC-STV) proposed by the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform
MAJORITY 50%
11,121 votes | 41.62%
15,600 votes | 58.38%
Updated: May. 13, 2009 1:16 AM PDT
166/166 polls reporting
What it needs to win:
For the referendum to be binding, the approval level must be:
- at least 60% of the total popular vote, province-wide, AND
- more than 50% of the votes in at least 51 of the province's 85 electoral districts.
If the two thresholds are met, government is required to introduce legislation to implement BC-STV in sufficient time for it to be in place for the May 2013 General Election.
Profile
- Riding is on central-east coast of Vancouver Island on Strait of Georgia.
- It includes Cumberland, Courtenay, Comox, Campbell River, Denman and Hornby Islands as well as CFB Comox, Mount Washington ski resort and Comox IR1.
Redistribution
- Riding created in 1989 redistribution from part of Comox riding.
- In 2000 redistribution, kept most of existing riding.
- No change in 2008 redistribution.
Political History
- Comox: New Democrat Karen Sanford won in 1972, 1975, 1979 and 1983.
- In 1986, Social Credit Stan Hagan defeated Sanford by 2,271 votes; served as Minister of Advanced Education and Job Training, Minister of State for Van Island/Coast, Minister responsible for Science and Technology, Minister of Regional and Economic Development and Minister of Education.
- Comox Valley: New Democrat Margaret Lord won in 1991, Hagen was 3rd.
- New Democrat Evelyn Gillespie won in 1996; served as Minister of Women's Equality.
- She was the subject of two recall petitions in 1998 - one failed and one was withdrawn.
- In 2001, Now Liberal Hagen defeated Gillespie by 10,213 votes; appointed Minister of Sustainable Resource Management on June 5, 2001; Minister of Human Resources on January 26, 2004; Minister of Children and Family Development on September 20, 2004; Minister of Tourism, Sport and the Arts on August 15, 2006.
- In 2005, Hagen defeated New Democrat Andrew Black by 807 votes; was reappointed Minister of Children and Family Development on June 16, 2005; Minister of Agriculture and Lands on June 23, 2008.
- Hagen died of heart attack on January 20, 2009.
Overall Results
| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: May. 13, 2009, 1:16 AM PDT | ||||
| LIB | 49 | 0 | 49 | 46.02 |
| NDP | 36 | 0 | 36 | 42.06 |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 |
| CON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.11 |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.72 |
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STV referendum overall results
Question: Which electoral system should British Columbia use to elect members to the provinical Legislative Assembly?
- The existing system (First-Past-the-Post)
- The single transferable vote electorial system (BC-STV) proposed by the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform
Electoral District Vote
51 RIDINGS
Ridings 7/85
Ridings 78/85
Updated: May. 13, 2009, 1:16 AM PDT
85/85 ridings reporting
Total Popular Vote
MAJORITY 60%
560,430 votes | 38.82%
883,259 votes | 61.18%
Updated: May. 13, 2009, 1:16 AM PDT
What it needs to win:
For the referendum to be binding, the approval level must be:
- more than 50% of the votes in at least 51 of the province's 85 electoral districts, AND
- at least 60% of the total popular vote, province-wide.
If the two thresholds are met, government is required to introduce legislation to implement BC-STV in sufficient time for it to be in place for the May 2013 General Election.
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B.C. Votes Headlines
- Huntington defeats Oppal in B.C. election recount
- Independent candidate Vicki Huntington has defeated high profile B.C. Liberal cabinet minister Wally Oppal in the riding of Delta South in one of two provincial election recounts concluded on Tuesday.
- Oppal falls behind in see-saw Delta South recount
- B.C. Liberal Wally Oppal fell behind in Monday's initial recount of ballots cast in Delta South in the May 12 provincial election. Absentee votes will still need to be counted Tuesday before the final result will be announced Wednesday.
- Record low voter turnout in B.C. election
- Voter turnout in B.C.'s provincial election hit a record low on Tuesday, with only 50 per cent of eligible voters bothering to vote, a full eight percentage points less than the 58 per cent that voted in 2005.
- Oppal awaits results of recount for Delta South seat
- There will be an automatic recount in the Delta South riding after preliminary election results show star Liberal candidate Wally Oppal beat independent Vicki Huntington by a mere two votes.
- Re-elected Campbell to focus on strengthening B.C.'s economy
- Gordon Campbell says reviving the province's economy is his main task as he heads into a historic third straight term as the province's premier, but other issues — such as health care and the environment — are also on the agenda.
- Campbell wins 3rd straight term in B.C.
- B.C. Liberal Leader Gordon Campbell has won an historic third straight term as the province's premier. Preliminary results in Tuesday's B.C. election show Campbell's Liberals leading with 45.7 per cent of the popular vote, ahead of Carole James's NDP at 42.2 per cent.
- NDP defeated in B.C., but James to stay on
- The NDP has been defeated for the third straight time in B.C., but party leader Carole James has won her seat and says she had no immediate plans to step down.
- B.C. voters turn thumbs down on STV
- British Columbia's voters have soundly rejected electoral reform, defeating the proposed shift to a proportional representation system by a wide margin.
- New Democrats take three key Victoria-area ridings
- The B.C. New Democrat Party has won three key ridings in the Victoria area of Vancouver Island.
- Oppal takes Delta South by two votes
- B.C. Liberal Wally Oppal beat star Independent candidate Vicki Huntington by two votes in the restructured riding of Delta South in the tightest race of B.C.'s general election.
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