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West Vancouver - Sunshine Coast - Sea to Sky Country
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
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| 271/271 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | John Dunbar Weston | 28,711 | 45.49 |
Elected |
| NDP | Terry Platt | 14,812 | 23.47 |
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| LIB | Daniel Veniez | 14,103 | 22.34 |
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| GRN | Brennan Wauters | 4,597 | 7.28 |
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| PCP | Roger Lagassé | 342 | 0.54 |
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| LTN | Tunya Audain | 244 | 0.39 |
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| WBP | Allan Holt | 157 | 0.25 |
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| ML | Carol Lee Chapman | 87 | 0.14 |
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| CAP | Doug Hartt | 64 | 0.10 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
This riding, bounded on the south by the Strait of Georgia, contains West Vancouver, the Sunshine Coast Regional District, most of the Powell River Regional District and the part of the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District encompassing Whistler and the District Municipality of Squamish. Also here are Sechelt, Gibson's and Squamish, as well as Texada, Gambier, Goat and Nelson islands.
West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast riding was created in 1996 by combining much of Capilano-Howe Sound with part of North Island-Powell River. In 2004, about 7,000 residents were added from the North Vancouver riding.
Population: 129,241 (2006 census; an increase of 3.7% since 2001)
Political History
In 2008, Green Party (elected as a Liberal) incumbent Blair Wilson went down to defeat, finishing a distant third. Conservative John Weston became the new MP, beating Liberal Ian Sutherland by more than 10,000 votes. The riding went to the Liberals in 2006 as Wilson squeaked by Weston, winning by less than 1,000 votes. In October 2007, Wilson left the Liberal caucus pending investigation of alleged improper election expenses. He subsequently sat as an Independent and then as a member of the Green Party.
Conservative incumbent John Reynolds chose to retire before the 2006 election. Reynolds served three terms under a different banner each time; he won in 1997 as a Reform candidate, in 2000 with the Canadian Alliance and in 2004 with the Conservatives.
Reynolds was first elected as a Progressive Conservative in 1972 in Burnaby-Richmond-Delta, but left federal politics in 1977 after Joe Clark became PC leader. He came back in this riding as a Reformer and was interim leader of the official Opposition after Stockwell Day stepped down to contest the Canadian Alliance leadership.
From 1949 to 1974, Liberals won all but one election in this area. Then the Tories took over: Ron Huntington was MP from 1974 to 1984 and Mary Collins, a cabinet minister, served from 1984 to 1993. Reform's Herb Grubel won in 1993.
West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast:
- 1997 - REF
- 2000 - CA
- 2004 - CON
- 2006 - LIB (MP later left the Liberal caucus to sit as an Independent, and still later joined the Green Party)
- 2008 - CON
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 57.04% (73,095) |
| French | 9.66% (12,380) |
| Aboriginal | 5.40% (6,920) |
| American | 2.12% (2,720) |
| Canadian | 18.64% (23,885) |
| Caribbean | 0.41% (520) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.93% (1,195) |
| Western European | 20.39% (26,130) |
| Northern European | 8.81% (11,290) |
| Eastern European | 11.31% (14,500) |
| S European | 6.91% (8,855) |
| Other European | 1.34% (1,720) |
| Scandinavian | 8.19% (10,490) |
| Baltic | 0.39% (500) |
| Czech/Slovak | 1.08% (1,390) |
| African | 0.62% (790) |
| Arab | 0.31% (395) |
| Maghrebi | 0.03% (40) |
| West Asia | 4.20% (5,380) |
| South Asia | 2.58% (3,310) |
| East/SE Asia | 7.38% (9,455) |
| Oceania | 0.91% (1,160) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.19% (240) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 128,155 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 79% (100,455) |
| French | 2% (2,440) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (10) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (10) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (20) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (190) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (10) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (10) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (15) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 1% (855) |
| Portuguese | 0% (145) |
| Romanian | 0% (30) |
| Spanish | 1% (880) |
| Danish | 0% (440) |
| Dutch | 1% (825) |
| Flemish | 0% (35) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 3% (3,595) |
| Norwegian | 0% (230) |
| Swedish | 0% (150) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (20) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (0) |
| Croatian | 0% (150) |
| Czech | 0% (370) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (570) |
| Russian | 0% (285) |
| Serbian | 0% (30) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (20) |
| Slovak | 0% (140) |
| Slovenian | 0% (60) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (250) |
| Latvian | 0% (15) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (15) |
| Estonian | 0% (40) |
| Finnish | 0% (125) |
| Hungarian | 0% (365) |
| Greek | 0% (115) |
| Armenian | 0% (115) |
| Turkish | 0% (120) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (105) |
| Hebrew | 0% (15) |
| Maltese | 0% (40) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (0) |
| Gujarati | 0% (165) |
| Hindi | 0% (90) |
| Kurdish | 0% (10) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 1% (1,555) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 3% (4,390) |
| Sindhi | 0% (45) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (0) |
| Urdu | 0% (155) |
| Malayalam | 0% (20) |
| Tamil | 0% (10) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 1% (865) |
| Korean | 1% (1,450) |
| Cantonese | 1% (740) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 1% (1,490) |
| Mandarin | 1% (710) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (100) |
| Lao | 0% (0) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (10) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (45) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (50) |
| Ilocano | 0% (20) |
| Malay | 0% (10) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 1% (745) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (20) |
| Creoles | 0% (10) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 126,835 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 0.90 |
| Mining | 6.65 |
| Utilities | 1.34 |
| Construction | 6.74 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 1.59 |
| Retail | 9.25 |
| Transport | 8.10 |
| Info Culture | 2.60 |
| Finance Insurance | 1.57 |
| Real Estate | 2.04 |
| ProSciTech | 4.07 |
| Management | 0.13 |
| Waste/Remediation | 3.00 |
| Education | 7.03 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 9.00 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.64 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 3.65 |
| Public Admin | 21.26 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 23,825 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 5.2%
6% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 17.96%
14.58%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 31.17%
27.84%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $115,773
$80,511 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 26%
27% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 37.52%
34.30% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
We'll be updating these info pages as the campaign progresses. If you have any corrections, suggestions or new information to pass on, please email us.
Doug Hartt | |
 | Party: Canadian Action Party Contact Information: |
| Age: | 63 |
| Birthplace: | Edmonton |
| Marital Status: | Married to Susan |
| Children: | Three |
| Profession: | Retired |
| Education: | Studied business administration and occupational health and safety at the B.C. Institute of Technology |
Brennan Wauters | |
| Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: 604-727-4694 | |
| Age: | 42 |
| Profession: | Independent filmmaker, set designer and technician |
| Education: | Communication, McGill University. |
Carol Lee Chapman | |
| Party: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada Contact Information: 778-772-8550 | |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Defeated in Cariboo-Prince George in 2004, 2006 |
Roger Lagassé | |
| Party: Progressive Canadian Party Contact Information: 604-885-4353 | |
Allan Holt | |
| Party: Western Block Party Contact Information: 604-885-4516 | |
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
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| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
| LIB | 34 | 0 | 34 | 18.91 |
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