Provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
Powell River-Sunshine Coast British Columbia electoral district Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia MLA Nicholas Simons New Democratic District created 1991 First contested 1991 Last contested 2020 Population (2001) 45,406 Area (km²) 39,009 Pop. density (per km²) 1.2 Census division(s) Powell River , Sunshine Coast Census subdivision(s) Gibsons , Powell River , Sechelt
Powell River-Sunshine Coast is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia , Canada.
Demographics [ ]
Population, 2001
45,406
Population change, 1996–2001
1.1%
Area (km2 )
39,009
Population density (people per km2 )
1.16
Member of Legislative Assembly [ ]
Assembly
Years
Member
Party
35th
1991–1993
Gordon Wilson
Liberal
1993–1996
Progressive Democratic Alliance
36th
1996–1999
1999–2001
New Democratic
37th
2001–2005
Harold Long
Liberal
38th
2005–2009
Nicholas Simons
New Democratic
39th
2009–2013
40th
2013–2017
41st
2017–2020
42nd
2020–present
Election results [ ]
2020 British Columbia general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
New Democratic
Nicholas Simons
12,701
50.88
+0.18
$36,504.80
Green
Kim Darwin
8,104
32.47
+8.30
$18,011.22
Liberal
Sandra Stoddart-Hansen
4,156
16.65
−7.88
$15,266.38
Total valid votes
24,961
100.00
–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC [1] [2]
2017 British Columbia general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
New Democratic
Nicholas Simons
13,646
50.70
−4.50
$42,438
Liberal
Mathew Wilson
6,602
24.53
−8.25
$65,433
Green
Kim Darwin
6,505
24.17
+12.15
$20,298
Cascadia
Reuben Richards
160
0.60
–
$125
Total valid votes
26,913
100.00
–
Total rejected ballots
78
0.29
−0.10
Turnout
26,991
69.60
+6.36
Registered voters
38,778
Source: Elections BC [3] [4]
2013 British Columbia general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
New Democratic
Nicholas Simons
13,120
55.20
-3.08
$66,335
Liberal
Patrick Muncaster
7,792
32.78
-1.54
$41,207
Green
Richard Carl Till
2,856
12.02
+5.72
$4,537
Total valid votes
23,768
100.00
Total rejected ballots
92
0.39
Turnout
23,860
63.24
Source: Elections BC [5]
B.C. General Election 2009 Powell River-Sunshine Coast
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures
New Democratic
Nicholas Simons
13,276
58.28
$66,566
Liberal
Dawn Miller
7,818
34.32
$102,008
Green
Jeff Chilton
1,436
6.30
–
$350
Refederation
Allen McIntyre
249
1.10
–
$1,110
Total valid votes
22,779
100
Total rejected ballots
102
0.45
Turnout
22,881
63.02
B.C. General Election 2005 : Powell River-Sunshine Coast
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures
NDP
Nicholas Simons
11,099
43.45
$108,403
Liberal
Maureen Clayton
7,702
30.15
$93,404
Green
Adriane Carr
6,585
25.78
–
$61,125
Refederation
Allen McIntyre
156
0.62
–
$100
Total valid votes
25,542
100
Total rejected ballots
109
0.43
Turnout
25,651
72.43
B.C. General Election 2001 : Powell River-Sunshine Coast
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures
Liberal
Harold Long
9,904
42.36%
$63,954
NDP
Gordon Wilson
6,349
27.15%
$50,409
Green
Adriane Carr
6,316
27.01%
–
$24,821
Marijuana
Dana Albert Larsen
812
3.48%
$4,499
Total valid votes
23,381
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
99
0.42%
Turnout
23,480
76.33%
B.C. General Election 1996 : Powell River-Sunshine Coast
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures
Progressive Democrat
Gordon Wilson
10,833
49.05%
–
$18,579
NDP
Bill Forst
6,088
27.57%
$30,942
Liberal
Cameron Reid
3,911
17.71%
$31,957
Reform
Don Atkinson
677
3.07%
$10,560
Green
D. Wendy Young
518
2.35%
–
$834
Roslyn Griston
57
0.26%
$272
Total valid votes
22,084
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
66
0.30%
Turnout
22,150
75.37%
B.C. General Election 1991 : Powell River-Sunshine Coast
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures
Liberal
Gordon Wilson
11,486
54.69%
$42,914
NDP
Howard White
7,117
33.88%
$56,523
Social Credit
Harold Long
2,174
10.35%
–
$26,527
Green
Janet E. Calder
161
0.77%
–
$439
Independent
Lynwood A. Jacob
66
0.31%
$200
Total valid votes
21,004
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
300
1.41%
Turnout
21,304
82.61%
References [ ]
Sources:
1. Elections BC
2. SUMMARIES OF PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS AND BY-ELECTIONS, BRITISH COLUMBIA 1928 TO 1969.By: BRITISH COLUMBIA. CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER, Published: 1969, McMaster University Government Publications.
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