Results, Ridings & Candidates
North Coast
2009 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: May. 13, 2009 1:16 AM PDT | 67/67 polls | |||
| NDP | Gary Coons | 4,940 | 57.58 |
Elected |
| LIB | Herb Pond | 2,981 | 34.75 |
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| GRN | Lisa Girbav | 658 | 7.67 |
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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%
3,161 votes | 39.27%
4,888 votes | 60.73%
Updated: May. 13, 2009 1:16 AM PDT
65/67 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
- This riding, in Northwestern B.C. on the Pacific Ocean, has a border with Alaska as most of its northern border.
- It includes the sparsely-populated Queen Charlotte Islands, Prince Rupert in the northeast corner as well as Bella Coola and Bella Bella in the south.
- Fishing fleets operate out of Prince Rupert.
- The Queen Charlotte waters are an important source of halibut, salmon, herring, rockfish, crabs and abalone.
- In 2006 census, aboriginal population was 44.5% – the highest in the province.
Redistribution
- Created in 1989 redistribution from Prince Rupert as well as areas from the Skeena, Aitlin and Mackenzie ridings.
- In 2000 redistribution, kept all existing riding and added a small area from Bulkley Valley-Stikine.
- In 2008 redistribution, kept 90% of riding; added a small area from Cariboo South.
Political History
- Prince Rupert: New Democrat Graham Lea won in 1972, 1975, 1979 and 1983.
- In 1986, New Democrat Dan Miller defeated Social Credit Bob Long by 1,853 votes.
- North Coast: New Democrat Dan Miller won in 1991 and 1996. Served as Minister of Forests; Minister of Skills, Training and Labour; Minister of Employment & Investment; Deputy Premier; Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing; Minister of Energy, Mines and Northern Development; Premier from August 1999 to February 2000.
- In 2001, Liberal Bill Belsey defeated New Democrat Colleen Fitzpatrick by 831 votes.
- In 2006, New Democrat Gary Coons defeated Belsey by 1,660 votes.
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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