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Oak Bay-Gordon Head

Provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada

Summary

Provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada

FieldValue
nameOak Bay-Gordon Head
provinceBritish Columbia
image2023 305 Oak Bay-Gordon Head.svg
captionLocation in Greater Victoria
prov-statusactive
prov-created1979
prov-election-first1979
prov-election-last2024
prov-repDiana Gibson
prov-rep-partyNDP
demo-census-date2001
demo-pop47814
demo-area30
demo-cdGreater Victoria
demo-csdOak Bay, Saanich, and Victoria

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Oak Bay-Gordon Head is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.

Demographics

Pop. Density (people per km2)1,598

Geography

After restructuring prior to the 2017 election, Oak Bay-Gordon Head consists of the entirety of Oak Bay, as well as portions of Saanich and Victoria. The Saanich portions of the electoral district include Gordon Head, Cadboro Bay, and the Panhandle east of Shelbourne Street. The Victoria portions are made up of the Jubilee and Gonzales neighbourhoods east of Richmond Road. The University of Victoria, Camosun College Lansdowne campus and the Jubliee Hospital are located within Oak Bay-Gordon Head.

History

Voters have chosen people across the political spectrum with NDP, Liberal, and Green holding the seat in order from 1989.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The district has elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly:

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
32nd1979–1983BCSocial Creditbackground}}Brian Smith
33rd1983–1986
34th1986–1989
1989–1991BCNDPbackground}}Elizabeth CullNew Democratic
35th1991–1996
36th1996–2001BCLiberalbackground}}Ida Chong
37th2001–2005
38th2005–2009
39th2009–2013
40th2013–2017BCGreenbackground}}Andrew Weaver
41st2017–2020
2020–2020Independent
42nd2020–2024BCNDPbackground}}Murray Rankin
43rd2024–presentDiana Gibson

Election results

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Charley Beresford
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Elizabeth Cull
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John Ernest Currie
Natural Law
Gary Zak
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Casey Edge
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Nicholas Varzeliotis
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Elizabeth Cull
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John Currie
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|- |NDP

Elizabeth Cull
Human Race Party
Louis Lesosky
Independent
Roland Isaacs
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|- |NDP |Muriel Agnes Overgaard |Progressive Conservative |Irvin Kimball Burbank |Independent |Ernest A. LeCours |Independent |Russel Ellsworth Downe |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes !align="right"|26,680 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots !align="right"|237 |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|26,988 !align="right"|83.16% |}

|- |NDP |Muriel Agnes Overgaard |Progressive Conservative |Victor Albert Stephens |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes !align="right"|24,755 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots !align="right"|497 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| |}

References

References

  1. (20 April 2017). "B.C. Votes 2017: Oak Bay-Gordon Head riding profile". CBC News.
  2. (30 April 2017). "Oak Bay-Gordon Head candidates and riding profile". Times Colonist.
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