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Provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
New Westminster is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia , Canada. It is the only electoral district in British Columbia to have existed for every general election.
The riding is notable for a couple of reasons. It never voted for a Social Credit candidate during the Socred's era of dominance between 1952 and 1991 . It was also represented by Byron Ingemar Johnson , the 24th Premier of British Columbia .
During the 1990s, the riding was represented by Anita Hagen , who served as Deputy Premier of British Columbia and from 1991 to 1993 during the premiership of Mike Harcourt . Hagen was replaced by Graeme Bowbrick in 1996 , who served as Minister of Advanced Education in 2000, and Attorney General from 2000 to 2001.
Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia [ ]
Its MLA is Jennifer Whiteside . She was first elected in 2020 . She is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party .
Election results [ ]
2020 [ ]
2020 British Columbia general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
New Democratic
Jennifer Whiteside
15,903
60.25
+8.32
$31,579.21
Green
Cyrus Sy
5,020
19.02
−6.05
$18,803.70
Liberal
Lorraine Brett
4,291
16.26
−4.94
$9,107.81
Conservative
Benny Ogden
912
3.46
–
$0.00
Libertarian
Donald Wilson
269
1.02
+0.30
$0.00
Total valid votes
26,395
100.00
–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC [1] [2]
2017 [ ]
2017 British Columbia general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
New Democratic
Judy Darcy
14,377
51.93
+3.09
$64,541
Green
Jonina Campbell
6,939
25.07
+16.72
$31,266
Liberal
Lorraine Brett
5,870
21.20
−12.17
$24,848
Social Credit
James Crosty
298
1.08
–
$3,877
Libertarian
Rex Brocki
199
0.72
+0.02
$0
Total valid votes
27,683
100.00
–
Total rejected ballots
108
0.39
−0.10
Turnout
27,791
63.61
+5.80
Registered voters
43,690
Source: Elections BC [3] [4]
2013 [ ]
2013 British Columbia general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
New Democratic
Judy Darcy
13,170
48.84
−7.52
$126,704
Liberal
Hector Bremner
8,997
33.37
−1.24
$56,036
Green
Terry Teather
2,252
8.35
−0.68
$1,417
Conservative
Paul Forseth
1,318
4.89
−
$1,450
Independent
James Crosty
1,038
3.85
−
#3,530
Libertarian
Lewis Dahlby
190
0.70
−
$250
Total valid votes
26,965
100.00
Total rejected ballots
132
0.49
Turnout
27,097
57.81
Source: Elections BC [5]
2009 [ ]
2005 [ ]
2001 [ ]
1996 [ ]
36th British Columbia election, 1996
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures
New Democratic
Graeme Bowbrick
10,418
46.69%
$29,591
Liberal
Helen Sparkes
8,591
38.50%
$34,673
Reform
Brian Stromgren
1,446
6.48%
Progressive Democrat
Craig Sahlin
1,121
5.02%
Green
Michael G. Horn
488
2.19%
$145
Independent
Arthur Crossman
142
0.64%
Natural Law
George Bauch
107
0.48%
$224
Total Valid Votes
22,313
100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots
133
0.59%
Turnout
22,446
70.41%
1991 [ ]
1986 [ ]
1983 [ ]
1979 [ ]
1975 [ ]
1972 [ ]
1969 [ ]
1966 [ ]
1963 [ ]
27th British Columbia election, 1963
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures
New Democratic
Rae Eddie
5,035
37.57%
unknown
Social Credit
Edith Maud Corrigan
4,717
35.19%
unknown
Liberal
George Herbert Barrett
2,335
17.42%
unknown
Progressive Conservative
G. Basil Raikes
1,316
9.82%
unknown
Total valid votes
13,403
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
98
Turnout
%
1960 [ ]
26th British Columbia election, 1960
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures
Co-operative Commonwealth
Rae Eddie
6,496
41.25%
unknown
Social Credit
Stanley Desmond Kermeen
5,041
32.01%
Liberal
Samuel Thomas Dare
2,519
16.00%
unknown
Progressive Conservative
Frederick Craig Munroe
1,691
10.74%
unknown
Total valid votes
15,747
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
127
Turnout
%
1956 [ ]
1953 [ ]
1953 British Columbia general election
Party
Candidate
Votes1st count
%
Votesfinal count
%
Co-operative Commonwealth
Rae Eddie
4,903
37.02
5,970
51.34
Liberal
Fred H. Jackson
4,309
32.53
5,658
48.66
Social Credit League
Malvin A. Olsen
3,787
28.59
Labor–Progressive
Alfred Dewhurst
157
1.19
Christian Democratic
Mervin Casper
89
0.67
Total valid votes
13,245
100.00
11,628
100.00
Total rejected ballots
486
Turnout
77.94
Note: Preferential ballot: 1st and 4th counts of four shown only
1952 [ ]
1952 British Columbia general election
Party
Candidate
Votes1st count
%
Votesfinal count
%
Co-operative Commonwealth
Rae Eddie
4,262
29.68
6,475
52.89
Liberal
Byron Ingemar Johnson
4,317
30.07
5,768
47.11
Social Credit League
Wilbur Watson Lyle
3,616
25.18
Progressive Conservative
Elizabeth C. Wood
2,163
15.06
Total valid votes
14,358
100.00
12,243
100.00
Total rejected ballots
437
Turnout
77.94
Note: Preferential ballot: 1st and 3rd counts of three shown only
1949 [ ]
1949 British Columbia general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Coalition
Byron Ingemar Johnson
7,969
61.57
Co-operative Commonwealth
George Henry Mitchell
4,509
34.84
Social Credit
Wilbur Watson Lyle
328
2.53
People's
Edward Charles Mills
137
1.06
Total valid votes
12,943
100.00
Total rejected ballots
125
1945 [ ]
1941 [ ]
20th British Columbia election, 1941
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures
Liberal
Arthur Wellesley Gray
3,694
41.74%
unknown
Co-operative Commonwealth
Stanley Blake
2,387
26.97%
unknown
Conservative (historical)
Mary Dorothea McBride
1,923
21.73%
unknown
Labour
Edward Charles Mills
845
9.55%
unknown
Total valid votes
8,849
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
178
Turnout
%
1937 [ ]
19th British Columbia election, 1937
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures
Liberal
Arthur Wellesley Gray
4,055
52.02%
unknown
Conservative (historical)
Thomas Robert Selkirk
1,766
22.66%
unknown
Co-operative Commonwealth
Stanley Blake
1,321
16.95%
unknown
Communist
Edwin Henry Baker
567
7.27%
unknown
Labour
Edward Charles Mills
86
1.10%
unknown
Total valid votes
7,795
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
116
Turnout
%
1933 [ ]
18th British Columbia election, 1933
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures
Liberal
Arthur Wellesley Gray
2,694
46.98%
unknown
Co-operative Commonwealth
Daniel McGrath
1,476
25.74%
unknown
Independent
David Whiteside 1
1,439
25.10%
unknown
United Front (Workers and Farmers)
Douglas Thomas
125
2.18%
unknown
Total valid votes
5,734
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
67
Turnout
%
1 Endorsed by the Independent CCF.
1928 [ ]
17th British Columbia election, 1928
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures
Liberal
Arthur Wellesley Gray 6
3.262
56.16%
unknown
Conservative (historical)
Albert Morris Sanford
2,546
43.84%
unknown
Total valid votes
5,808
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
205
Turnout
%
6 "Wells Gray", namesake and instigator of the provincial park of that name in the Cariboo Mountains .
1924 [ ]
1920 [ ]
1916 [ ]
1875 [ ]
References [ ]
British Columbia provincial electoral districts (2017–present)
North/Central Southern Interior Fraser Valley / South LM Vancouver / North LM Vancouver Island See also :
North/Central Southern Interior Fraser Valley / South LM Vancouver / North LM Vancouver Island See also :
North / Central Southern Interior Fraser Valley / South LM Vancouver / North LM Vancouver Island / South Coast See also :
British Columbia provincial electoral districts (1991–2001)
North / Central Southern Interior Fraser Valley / South LM Vancouver / North LM Vancouver Island / South Coast See also :