Vancouver-Fraserview

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Vancouver-Fraserview is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.

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[edit] Demographics

Population, 2001 53,062
Population Change, 1996-2001 5.5%
Area (km²) 12
Pop. Density (people per km²) 4,317

[edit] Geography

As of the redistricting from the census, Vancouver-Fraserview is on the southeast section of Vancouver with approximate borders of 49th St., Fraser Ave., Boundary Rd., and SW Marine Drive.

[edit] History

[edit] Member of Legislative Assembly

Its MLA is Wally Oppal, a former justice of the British Columbia Court of Appeal. He was first elected in 2005. He represents the British Columbia Liberal Party. Mr. Oppal was appointed Attorney-General on June 16, 2006.

[edit] Election results

B.C. General Election 2005: Vancouver-Fraserview
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     BC Liberal Wally Oppal 9,895 47.80%
     NDP Ravinder Gill 8,783 42.43%
     Green Doug Perry 1,374 6.64%
     Marijuana Shea Campbell 650 3.14%
Total 20,702 100.00%
B.C. General Election 2001: Vancouver-Fraserview
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     BC Liberal Ken Johnston 10,361 56.84% $43,542
     NDP Ian Waddell 5,815 31.91% $28,396
     Green Merina Matthew 1,417 7.77% $197
     Unity Paul Stilwell 369 2.02%
     Marijuana Paul Emerson Hughes 267 1.46% $394
Total Valid Votes 18,229 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 150 0.82%
Turnout 18,379 71.61%
B.C. General Election 1996: Vancouver-Fraserview
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     NDP Ian Waddell 8,774 45.97% $41,504
     BC Liberal Gulzar Singh Cheema 8,394 43.98% $53,524
     PDA Andy Wong 815 4.27% $2,073
     Green Stephen Samuel 225 1.18% $307
     BC Reform Tim Shreeve 643 3.37% $2,189
     Social Credit T. Glen Lockhart 177 0.93% $1,118
     Natural Law Prince Pabbies 57 0.30% $139
Total Valid Votes 19,085 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 143 0.74%
Turnout 19,228 71.94%
B.C. General Election 1991: Vancouver-Fraserview
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     NDP Bernie Simpson 8,016 44.16% $43,735
     BC Liberal Rod Raglin 5,837 32.15% $6,541
     Social Credit Jonathan Baker 4,060 22.37% $25,231
     Green Stuart Parker 141 0.78%
     Libertarian John Clarke 98 0.54%
Total Valid Votes 18,152 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 520 2.78%
Turnout 18,672 73.08%

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British Columbia provincial electoral districts
North / Central
Southern Interior
Fraser Valley / South
Vancouver
Vancouver Island
See also: