Results, Ridings & Candidates

Vernon-Monashee

2009 Results

VERNON-MONASHEE
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote Share (%)	Status
Updated: May. 13, 2009 1:16 AM PDT		176/183 polls
LIB	Eric Bailey Foster	8,495	37.71	Elected
NDP	Mark Steven Olsen	7,137	31.68
GRN	Huguette Marie Allen	3,679	16.33
CON	Dean Skoreyko	1,841	8.17
NA	Gordon Campbell	1,306	5.80
BCR	RJ Busch	72	0.32

All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections B.C.

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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

BC-STV

First-Past-the-Post

MAJORITY 50%

9,158 votes | 41.91%

12,695 votes | 58.09%

Updated: May. 13, 2009 1:16 AM PDT

176/183 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

One of the Okanagan ridings in the Southern Interior of B.C., in the North Okanagan Regional District, it runs south to the Kootenay Boundary Regional District and the Central Okanagan Regional District.
It includes Monashee Mountains/Monashee Provincial Park in NW with Vernon, the main community, Coldstream, Lumby in the west.
Aboriginal population was 5.3% in 2006 census.

Redistribution

Okanagan-Vernon was created in 1989 redistribution from part of Okanagan North.
In 2000 redistribution, gained areas from Shuswap, Okanagan South and Okanagan East.
In 2008 redistribution, Okanagan-Vernon became Vernon-Monashee keeping 96% of riding.

Political History

Okanagan North: in 1983, Social Credit Don Campbell defeated New Democrat Lyle MacWilliam by 3,267 votes.
MacWilliam won Nov. 8, 1984 by-election after death of Campbell.
In 1986, Social Credit Lyall Hanson defeated MacWilliam by 396 votes.
Okanagan-Vernon/Vernon-Monashee: In 1991, Hanson, the incumbent in Okanagan North, defeated New Democrat Gilles De Chantal by 895 votes.
In 1996, Liberal April Sanders defeated New Democrat Howard Brown by 2,279 votes.
In 2001, Liberal Tom Christensen defeated New Democrat Troy Sebastian by 10,339 votes; appointed Minister of Education, Jan. 26, 2004.
In 2005, Christensen defeated New Democrat Juliette Marie Cunningham by 2,571 votes; on June 16, 2005 appointed Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation; on August 15, 2006 appointed Minister of Children and Family Development; announced in January 2009 that he wouldn't be running again.

Overall Results

Overall Election 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

BC-STV

First-Past-the-Post

51 RIDINGS

Ridings 7/85

Ridings 78/85

Updated: May. 13, 2009, 1:16 AM PDT

85/85 ridings reporting

Total Popular Vote

BC-STV

First-Past-the-Post

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.