Vancouver-Langara
British Columbia electoral district
Location in Vancouver
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 		 
Michael Lee
United
First contested1991
Last contested2020
Demographics
Population (2015)60,041
Area (km²)15
Pop. density (per km²)4,002.7
Census division(s)Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)Vancouver

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

History

This riding has elected the following Members of Legislative Assembly:

Vancouver-Langara
Assembly Years Member Party
35th 1991–1996     Val Anderson Liberal
36th 1996–2001
37th 2001–2005
38th 2005–2009 Carole Taylor
39th 2009–2013 Moira Stilwell
40th 2013–2017
41st 2017–2020 Michael Lee
42nd 2020–2023
2023–present     United

1999 Redistribution

Changes to the Vancouver-Langara electoral district in 1999 include:

  • Addition of the area bounded by 33rd and 41st Avenues, and Main and Granville Streets
  • Removal of the area bounded by Granville Street, 41st Avenue, 57th Avenue, and the Arbutus rail line

Member of Legislative Assembly

This riding is currently held by MLA Michael Lee, who was elected in the 2017 Provincial General Election. He represents BC United, previously called the BC Liberal Party.

From 2009-2017, the riding was held by Moira Stilwell, who represented the BC Liberal Party as well. Stilwell was appointed Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development in June 2009. Previously, the MLA was Carole Taylor, former chair of the CBC and former Vancouver City Councillor. She was first elected in 2005 and appointed the Minister of Finance. She represented the BC Liberal Party. She resigned on December 18, 2008.

Election results

Graph of the election results in Vancouver-Langara (minor parties are combined into "Others")
2020 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMichael Lee9,88848.51+1.05$58,300.21
New DemocraticTesicca Chi-Ying Truong8,43141.36+3.30$42,051.83
GreenStephanie Hendy1,8409.03−4.64$2,420.05
LibertarianPaul Matthews2241.10–$0.00
Total valid votes 20,383100.00–
Total rejected ballots 1800.88+0.23
Turnout 20,56349.45−6.99
Registered voters 41,581
Liberal hold Swing −1.13
Source: Elections BC[1][2]
2017 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMichael Lee10,04747.46−5.14$57,579
New DemocraticJames Wang8,05838.06−0.22$76,064
GreenJanet Rhoda Fraser2,89413.67+8.25$6,721
Your Political PartySurinder Singh Trehan1720.81–$6,699
Total valid votes 21,171100.00–
Total rejected ballots 1380.65−0.23
Turnout 21,30956.44+5.92
Registered voters 37,754
Source: Elections BC[3][4]
2013 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalMoira Stilwell10,23452.60
New DemocraticGeorge Chow7,44738.28
GreenRegan-Heng Zhang1,0555.42
ConservativeGurjinder Bains6743.46
PlatinumEspavo Sozo450.23
Total valid votes 19,455100.00
Total rejected ballots 1720.88
Turnout 19,62750.52
Source: Elections BC[5]
2009 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalMoira Stilwell10,61558.87$89,931
New DemocraticHelesia Luke6,34035.16$19,002
GreenJ-M Toriel1,0755.97$948
Total valid votes 18,030 100
Total rejected ballots 167 0.92
Turnout 18,197 47.71
B.C. General Election 2005 Vancouver-Langara
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
LiberalCarole Taylor11,18156.55$78,828
  NDP Anita Romaniuk 6,456 32.65 $9,044
GreenDoug Warkentin1,5848.01–$815
MarijuanaMark Gueffroy2141.08$100
LibertarianChristopher De Wilde1850.94$100
Work LessCharlie Latimer1520.77–$100
Total Valid Votes 19,772 100
Total Rejected Ballots 183 0.93
Turnout 19,955 53.51
Popular vote by voting area
B.C. General Election 2001: Vancouver-Langara
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
LiberalVal J. Anderson11,80066.90%$29,498
  NDP Peter G. Prontzos 2,999 17.00% $2,596
GreenDoug Warkentin2,00911.39%–$2,347
MarijuanaAnthony Campbell6733.82%$394
  Independent Joe Young 105 0.60% $362
People's FrontMichael Hill510.29%$57
Total valid votes 17,637 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 203 1.15%
Turnout 17,840 67.38%
B.C. General Election 1996: Vancouver-Langara
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
LiberalVal J. Anderson11,03860.20%$25,864
  NDP Ragini Rankin 5,515 30.08% $29,984
Progressive DemocratPhilip Read8394.58%–$488
ReformChristie Jung5192.83%$7,749
GreenMichael Airton3371.84%–$100
  Natural Law Jerry Zen-Jih Chang 89 0.49% $118
Total valid votes 18,337 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 177 0.96%
Turnout 18,514 68.66%
B.C. General Election 1991: Vancouver-Langara
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
LiberalVal J. Anderson7,24136.95%$13,737
  NDP Peter M. Kendall 6,774 34.57% $25,805
Social CreditRussell G. Fraser5,37427.42%–$50,387
GreenKamala J. Todd1340.68%–$32
ConservativeMalcolm A. Weatherston750.38%
Total valid votes 19,598 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 373 1.87%
Turnout 19,971 72.64%

References

  1. ↑ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  3. ↑ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
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