Vancouver-West End

Vancouver-West End is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was contested for the first time in the 2009 election. Prior to 2009, the riding was part of Vancouver-Burrard.

Vancouver-West End

British Columbia electoral district
Location in Vancouver
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA	Spencer Chandra Herbert New Democratic
District created	2008
First contested	2009
Last contested	2020
Demographics
Population (2006)	48,350
Area (km²)	11.17
Pop. density (per km²)	4,328.6
Census division(s)	Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)	Vancouver

This district takes in Stanley Park and Vancouver's densely populated West End neighbourhood.

Member of the Legislative Assembly

The current MLA for the riding is Spencer Chandra Herbert, who was elected in the 2009 British Columbia general election.

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-West End
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
39th	2009–2013	Spencer Herbert		New Democratic
40th	2013–2017
41st	2017–2020
42nd	2020–present

Electoral history

Graph of the election results in Vancouver-West End (minor parties combined into "Others")

2020 British Columbia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Spencer Chandra Herbert	12,439	62.31	+1.34	$25,256.82
	Liberal	Jon Ellacott	4,014	20.11	−2.89	$13,290.51
	Green	James Marshall	3,250	16.28	+2.38	$6,243.74
	Libertarian	Kim McCann	259	1.30	−0.30	$123.85
Total valid votes			19,962	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots			104	0.52	+0.13
Turnout			20,066	51.77	–4.76
Registered voters			38,762
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+2.12
Source: Elections BC

2017 British Columbia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Spencer Chandra Herbert	13,420	60.97	+4.16	$45,663
	Liberal	Nigel Elliott	5,064	23.00	−5.25	$43,628
	Green	James Marshall	3,059	13.90	+2.51	$2,132
	Libertarian	John Clarke	352	1.60	−0.76	$0
	Independent	Leon David Dunn	116	0.53	–	$282
Total valid votes			22,011	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots			87	0.39	−0.20
Turnout			22,098	56.53	+5.89
Registered voters			39,094
Source: Elections BC

2013 British Columbia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Spencer Chandra Herbert	10,755	56.81	+0.30	$80,612
	Liberal	Scott Harrison	5,349	28.25	−4.40	$27,424
	Green	Jodie Emery	2,156	11.39	+2.38	$3,295
	Libertarian	John Clarke	446	2.36	+1.24	$250
	No Affiliation	Ronald Guillermo Herbert	132	0.70	–	$361
	Work Less	Mathew David Kagis	94	0.50	–	$250
Total valid votes			18,932	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots			112	0.59	+0.05
Turnout			19,044	50.64	+0.71
Registered voters			37,609
Source: Elections BC

2009 British Columbia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Spencer Chandra Herbert	9,926	56.51	$65,124
	Liberal	Laura McDiarmid	5,735	32.65	$43,941
	Green	Drina Read	1,582	9.01	$2,742
	Libertarian	John Clarke	196	1.12	$250
	Sex	Scarlett Lake	90	0.51	$250
	Non-affiliated	Menard D. Caissy	36	0.20	$317
Total valid votes			17,565	100
Total rejected ballots			96	0.54
Turnout			17,661	49.93
Registered voters			35,370

External links

• Electoral district map from Elections BC