Courtenay-Comox is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada that was created in the 2015 redistribution from parts of Comox Valley.
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
New Democratic | ||
| First contested | 2017 | ||
| Last contested | 2020 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2014) | 54,816 | ||
| Area (km²) | 1,584 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 34.6 | ||
It was contested for the first time in the 2017 election. On election night, the seat was declared as won by Ronna-Rae Leonard of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, by a margin of just nine votes over Jim Benninger of the British Columbia Liberal Party. A recount, as well as the counting of absentee ballots, pushed Leonard's lead to 189 votes over Benninger when final results were announced fifteen days after the election on May 24, 2017.
Demographics edit
| Population, 2014[1] | 54,816 |
| Area (km2) | 1,584 |
History edit
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Comox Valley prior to 2017 | ||||
| 41st | 2017–2020 | Ronna-Rae Leonard | New Democratic | |
| 42nd | 2020–present | |||
Election results edit
| 2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| New Democratic | Ronna-Rae Leonard | 10,886 | 37.36 | $55,597 | ||||
| Liberal | Jim Benninger | 10,697 | 36.72 | $43,935 | ||||
| Green | Ernie Sellentin | 5,351 | 18.37 | $8,612 | ||||
| Conservative | Leah Catherine McCulloch | 2,201 | 7.55 | $14,981 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 29,135 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 77 | 0.26 | ||||||
| Turnout | 29,212 | 66.89 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 43,671 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[2][3] | ||||||||
| 2020 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Ronna-Rae Leonard | 14,663 | 50.56 | +13.20 | $50,103.50 | |||
| Liberal | Brennan Day | 8,655 | 29.85 | −6.87 | $34,579.94 | |||
| Green | Gillian Anderson | 5,681 | 19.59 | +1.22 | $10,595.98 | |||
| Total valid votes | 28,999 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[4][5] | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ http://bc-ebc.ca/docs/BC-EBC[permanent dead link] Population of Proposed Electoral Districts.pdf
- ^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "Search Results: 2020 General Election Financing Results". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
External links edit
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