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Provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
Saanich South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia , Canada. It was created by 1990 legislation dividing the previous two-member district of Saanich and the Islands which came into effect for the 1991 B.C. election . Between 1966 and 1991, the riding was dominated by Social Credit , who won every election except for 1972 when the riding was won by the British Columbia Progressive Conservative Party .
Since 1991, the riding has been won by the NDP in every election except for the BC Liberal landslide victory in 2001 . During the 1990s, the riding was represented by prominent Cabinet minister, Andrew Petter , who served in the Harcourt, Clark, and Dosanjh governments.
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Population
49,585
Population Change, 1996–2001
3.4%
Area (km²)
82
Pop. Density (people per km²)
604
Saanich South covers the northern and western portions of the District of Saanich .[ 1]
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(July 2010 )
Member of the Legislative Assembly [ edit ] The MLA for Saanich South is Lana Popham , a farmer, small-business person and environmentalist. She was first elected in 2009 and represents the British Columbia New Democratic Party .
2017 British Columbia general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
New Democratic Lana Popham 11,921
42.47
−3.08
$59,661
Liberal David Calder 8,716
31.05
−4.24
$66,005
Green Mark Neufeld
7,129
25.39
+10.10
$15,073
Libertarian Andrew Paul McLean
177
0.63
–
$0
Vancouver Island Party Richard Percival Pattee
130
0.46
–
$1,570
Total valid votes
28,073 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots
126 0.45 +0.12
Turnout
28,199 70.63 +3.52
Registered voters
30,926
Source: Elections BC [ 4] [ 5]
1996 British Columbia general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
New Democratic Andrew Petter 11,394
46.11
$46,181
Liberal Frank Leonard
10,867
43.98
$42,352
Progressive Democrat Cherie Dealey
1,198
4.85
$6,794
Reform Colin Knecht
676
2.74
$2,842
Green Jack Etkin
343
1.39
$1,081
Natural Law Gail Anderson
86
0.35
$100
Western Canada Concept Douglas Christie 66
0.27
$100
Libertarian Ken Wiebe
40
0.16
–
Common Sense
Laery Braaten
38
0.15
$100
Total valid votes
24,708 100.00
Total rejected ballots
141 0.57
Turnout
24,849 77.16
^ McElroy, Justin (May 8, 2017). "B.C. Votes 2017: Saanich South riding profile" . CBC News. Retrieved May 16, 2017 . ^ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF) . Elections BC . Retrieved August 7, 2021 .^ "Election Financing Reports" . Elections BC. Retrieved February 7, 2021 .^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF) . Elections BC . Retrieved January 29, 2021 .^ "Election Financing Reports" . Elections BC. Retrieved September 13, 2020 .^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF) . Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017 .^ "Statement of Votes - 39th Provincial General Election" (PDF) . Elections BC . January 15, 2010. Retrieved July 12, 2024 .^ "Statement of Votes - 38th Provincial General Election" (PDF) . Elections BC . November 14, 2005. Retrieved July 12, 2024 .^ "Statement of Votes - 37th Provincial General Election" (PDF) . Elections BC . Retrieved July 12, 2024 .
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British Columbia electoral district
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