West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country

Infobox Canada electoral district
province = British Columbia


caption = West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country in relation to the other British Columbia ridings
fed-status = active
fed-district-number = 59036
fed-created = 1996
fed-abolished =
fed-election-first = 1997
fed-election-last = 2006
fed-rep = Blair Wilson
fed-rep-link =
fed-rep-party = Green
fed-rep-party-link = Green Party of Canada
demo-census-date = 2006
demo-pop = 129241
demo-electors = 93360
demo-electors-date = 2006
demo-area = 13259
demo-cd = Sunshine Coast, Squamish-Lillooet, Powell River
demo-csd = Whistler, Squamish, West Vancouver, Lions Bay, Sechelt, Bowen Island, North Vancouver, Powell River, Greater Vancouver A, Gibsons, Sunshine Coast E

West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country (formerly West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.

Geography

The district includes the regional districts of Sunshine Coast and Powell River (excluding Lasqueti Island), and the municipalities of Whistler, Squamish, West Vancouver, Lions Bay and Bowen Island.

History

The electoral district was created as "West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast" in 1996 from parts of Capilano—Howe Sound and North Island—Powell River ridings.

In 2003, it was re-named "West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country." At 48 characters, this is the current longest riding name in Canada.

The riding or electoral district is also the first and only to have voted in a member of Parliment representing the Green Party. However, it is important to remember that when he was voted in, he was part of the Liberal party. He crossed the floor later on in his career. However, in a period of time in which he was in the House of Commons, he was a member of the Green Party representing West-Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Current Member of Parliament

Liberal Blair Wilson was elected in the 2006 Canadian federal election. Wilson, a chartered accountant and failed restaurant owner, [http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=f7e84f8f-2a47-43b9-abc1-0034bcec288f] was the first Liberal MP for the historically conservative riding. He lost to former MP John Reynolds in the 2004 federal election. Wilson resigned from caucus in October 2007 after allegations of improper campaign spending and failure to mention several legal and financial troubles during three nomination vetting processes. [http://www.thestar.com/News/article/288319] He remained a Liberal but not in caucus. In January 2008, Wilson officially became an Independent. He then joined the Green Party on August 30, 2008, becoming its first MP.

Former Member of Parliament

The previous Member of Parliament was John Reynolds, a former sales and marketing consultant. He was first elected in the 1972 election. He represented the Conservative Party of Canada, and before that, the Canadian Alliance and Reform Parties. He served as a member on the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. Reynolds did not run in the 2006 general election.

Election results

West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country

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Liberal
Blair Wilson
align="right"|23,867
align="right"|37.50%
align="right"| +4.99
align="right"|$82,303.71
Conservative
John Weston
align="right"|22,881
align="right"|35.97%
align="right"| +0.68
align="right"|$86,639.10
New Democratic Party
Judith Wilson
align="right"|12,766
align="right"|20.06%
align="right"| -1.66
align="right"|$50,621.00
Green
Silvaine Zimmermann
align="right"|3,966
align="right"|6.23%
align="right"| -3.49
align="right"|$3,531.87
Marxist-Leninist
Anne Jamieson
align="right"|155
align="right"|0.22%
align="right"| +0.02
align="right"|$0.00
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|63,635!align="right"|100.0%!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|144!align="right"
!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|63,635!align="right"|68.6%!align="right"
!align="right"
align="left" colspan=2|Liberal gain from Conservative
align="right"|Swing
align="right"| +2.2
align="right"

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Conservative
John Reynolds
align="right"|21,372
align="right"|35.29%
align="right"
align="right"|$81,933
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Liberal
Blair Wilson
align="right"|19,685
align="right"|32.51%
align="right"
align="right"|???,???
New Democratic Party
Nicholas Simons
align="right"|13,156
align="right"|21.72%
align="right"
align="right"|$29,779
Green
Andrea Goldsmith
align="right"|5,887
align="right"|9.72%
align="right"
align="right"|$28,167
Canadian Action
Marc Bombois
align="right"|321
align="right"|0.53%
align="right"
align="right"|$117
Marxist-Leninist
Anne Jamieson
align="right"|123
align="right"|0.20%
align="right"
align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|60,544!align="right"|100.00%!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|139!align="right"|0.23%!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|60,683!align="right"|66.00%!align="right"
!align="right"

West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast

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Canadian Alliance
John Reynolds
align="right"|25,546
align="right"|47.96%|
align="right"|$65,492
Liberal
Ian McKay
align="right"|14,169
align="right"|26.60%|
align="right"|$60,517
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Progressive Conservative
Kate Manvell
align="right"|4,993
align="right"|9.37%|
align="right"|$5,777
New Democratic Party
Telis Savvaidis
align="right"|3,351
align="right"|6.29%|
align="right"|$9,069
Green
Jane Bishop
align="right"|2,605
align="right"|4.89%|
align="right"|$3,816
Marijuana
Dana Larsen
align="right"|1,618
align="right"|3.03%|
align="right"
Canadian Action
Marc Bombois
align="right"|976
align="right"|1.83%|
align="right"|$3,227
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|53,258!align="right"|100.00%!!
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|155!align="right"|0.29%!!
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|53,413!align="right"|63.81%!!

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Reform
John Reynolds
align="right"|20,092
align="right"|40.05%|
align="right"|$62,107
Liberal
Phil Boname
align="right"|17,318
align="right"|34.52%|
align="right"|$62,278
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New Democratic Party
Clark Banks
align="right"|5,988
align="right"|11.93%|
align="right"|$9,548
Progressive Conservative
Dave Thomas
align="right"|4,194
align="right"|8.36%|
align="right"|$36,317
Green
Lisa Barrett
align="right"|2,318
align="right"|4.62%|
align="right"|$935
Natural Law
David Grayson
align="right"|254
align="right"|0.50%|
align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|50,164!align="right"|100.00%!!
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|199!align="right"|0.40%!!
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|50,363!align="right"|66.80%!!

See also

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1086 Library of Parliament Riding Profile (1996-2003)]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=1437&Include= Library of Parliament Riding Profile (2003-present)]
* [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/webpep/fin/select_election.aspx?entity=1&lang=e Expenditures - 2004]
* [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/ecCandidates2/Default.asp?L=E&Page=SearchByEdResult&DB=AsSubmitted&EL=226&ST=ED&ID=59034 Expenditures - 2000]
* [http://www.elections.ca/eccandidates/district.asp?ran=2008.092&objectType=district&action=provinces&ul=1&ElectionID=191 Expenditures – 1997]
* Website of the [http://www.parl.gc.ca/ Parliament of Canada]