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Nelson-Creston 
British Columbia electoral districtProvincial electoral district Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia MLA
Michelle Mungall
NDPDistrict created First contested 1933 Last contested 2009 Demographics Population (2001) 44,131 Electors Area (km²) 21,795 Pop. density (per km²) Census divisions Census subdivisions Nelson-Creston is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the general election of 1933 following a redistribution of the earlier Nelson riding.
For other current and historical ridings in the Kootenay region please see Kootenay (electoral districts).
Contents
Demographics
Population, 2001 44,131 Population Change, 1996–2001 -2.2% Area (km²) 21,795 Pop. Density (people per km²) 2.0 Geography
History
MLAs
- Frank Putnam, Liberal/Coalition (1933–1949)
- Walter Hendricks, Coalition (1949–1952)
- Wesley Drewett Black, Social Credit (1952–1972)
- Lorne Nicholson, NDP (1972–1986)
- Howard Dirks, Social Credit (1986–1991)
- Corky Evans, NDP (1991–2001)
- Blair Suffredine, Liberal (2001–2005)
- Corky Evans, NDP (2005–2009)
- Michelle Mungall, NDP (2009–present)
Election results
B.C. General Election 2009 Nelson-Creston Party Candidate Votes % ±% NDP Michelle Mungall 8517 54.44 -4.36 BC Liberal Josh Smienk 4979 31.82 +5.09 Green Sean Kubara 1106 7.07 -5.34 Conservative David Duncan 1044 6.67 Total B.C. General Election 2005 Nelson-Creston Party Candidate Votes % ±% NDP Corky Evans 12,896 58.80% BC Liberal Blair Suffredine 5,862 26.73% Green Luke Crawford 2,724 12.42% Marijuana Philip McMillan 276 1.26% Bloc BC Brian Taylor 173 0.79% Total 21,931 100.00% B.C. General Election 2001: Nelson-Creston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures BC Liberal Blair Suffredine 8,558 39.00% $53,478 NDP Corky Evans 6,981 31.82% $46,070 Green Colleen McCrory 4,723 21.53% $33,223 Unity Stephen Cox 1,108 5.05% $3,216 Marijuana Dan Loehndorf 570 2.60% $1,400 Total Valid Votes 21,940 100.00% Total Rejected Ballots 79 0.36% Turnout 22,019 75.32% B.C. General Election 1996: Nelson-Creston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures NDP Corky Evans 9,179 44.90% $42,880 BC Liberal Howard Dirks 6,434 31.47% $41,078 Green Andy Shadrack 2,282 11.16% $18,611 BC Reform Brian Dale Gaschnitz 2,114 10.34% Family Coalition Brian John Zacharias 360 1.76% $4,489 Natural Law Ruth Anne Taves 73 0.36% $398 Total Valid Votes 20,442 100.00% Total Rejected Ballots 82 0.40% Turnout 20,524 75.20% B.C. General Election 1991: Nelson-Creston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures NDP Corky Evans 8,583 46.91% $33,620 Social Credit Howard Dirks 5,739 31.36% $52,253 BC Liberal Barry L. Neufeld 3,510 19.18% $863 Green Andrea Wright 467 2.55% $1,082 Total Valid Votes 18,299 100.00% Total Rejected Ballots 428 2.29% Turnout 18,727 80.60% 28th B.C. General Election 1966: Nelson-Creston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Social Credit Wesley Drewett Black 4683 59.3% NDP Munro 2324 29.4% Liberal A. M. M. Vogel 892 11.3% Total Valid Votes 7899 100.00% Total Rejected Ballots 91 1.1% Turnout 7990 69.2% 27th B.C. General Election 1963: Nelson-Creston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Social Credit Wesley Drewett Black 4047 44.6% NDP Askevold 1943 21.4% Liberal A. M. M. Vogel 1600 17.7% Progressive Conservative Shorthouse 1474 16.3% Total Valid Votes 9064 100.00% Total Rejected Ballots 53 0.6% Turnout 9117 75.2% 26th B.C. General Election 1960: Nelson-Creston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Social Credit Wesley Drewett Black 4501 49.4% Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. McNevin 2664 29.2% Liberal Oliver 1222 13.4% Progressive Conservative Taylor 730 8.0% Total Valid Votes 9117 100.00% Total Rejected Ballots 106 1.1% Turnout 9223 76.0% 25th B.C. General Election 1956: Nelson-Creston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Social Credit Wesley Drewett Black 4190 51.0% Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Affleck 2331 28.4% Liberal White 1622 19.7% Labour Progressive Mountford 70 0.9% Total Valid Votes 8213 100.00% Total Rejected Ballots 86 1.0% Turnout 8299? 71.0% 24th British Columbia election, 1953 1 Party Candidate Votes
1st count% Votes
final count% ±% Social Credit Wesley Drewett Black 3450 39.4% 4199 55.2% unknown Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Simms 2636 30.1% 3404 44.8% unknown Liberal Tees 1803 20.6% - -.-% unknown Progressive Conservative Shorthouse 772 8.8% - -.- % unknown Labour Progressive Party Mountford 99 1.1% - -.- % unknown Total valid votes 8760 100.00% 7603 Total rejected ballots 455 Turnout 88.1% 1 Preferential ballot. First and last counts only shown. 23rd British Columbia election, 1952 2 Party Candidate Votes
1st count% Votes
final count% ±% Social Credit Wesley Drewett Black 2975 33.8% 4265 56.0% unknown Liberal Walter Hendricks 2572 29.2% 3351 44.0% unknown Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Simms 2473 28.1% - -.-% unknown Progressive Conservative Stibbs 774 8.8% - -.- % unknown Total valid votes 8794 100.00% 7616 Total rejected ballots 413 4.5% Turnout 75.2% 2 Preferential ballot. First and last counts only shown. 22nd B.C. General Election 1949: Nelson-Creston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Coalition Walter Hendricks 4783 60.0% Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Drew 2675 33.6% Social Credit Horne 508 6.4% Total Valid Votes 7966 100.00% Total Rejected Ballots 151 1.9% Turnout 8117 79.6% 21st B.C. General Election 1945: Nelson-Creston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Coalition Frank Putnam 3055 58.6% Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Phillips 1249 24.0% People's CCF Peter Stuart Beatt 726 13.9% Independent Frisby 184 3.5% Total Valid Votes 5214 100.00% Total Rejected Ballots 39 0.7% Turnout 5253 65.0% 20th B.C. General Election 1941: Nelson-Creston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Frank Putnam 2144 33.5% Conservative Donaldson 2140 33.4% Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Frisby 2124 33.1% Total Valid Votes 6408 100.00% Total Rejected Ballots 89 1.4% Turnout 6497 76.9% 19th B.C. General Election 1937: Nelson-Creston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Frank Putnam 2149 39.2% Conservative Horswill 1901 34.6% Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Bayliss 1121 20.4% Social Credit League Howe 177 3.2% Independent Mulholland 139 2.5% Total Valid Votes 5487 100.00% Total Rejected Ballots 61 1.1% Turnout 5548 74.5% 18th B.C. General Election 1933: Nelson-Creston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Frank Putnam 2489 49.2% Non-Partisan Fred W. Lister 1302 25.7% Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Walley 1161 22.9% United Front Mountford 108 2.1% Total Valid Votes 5060 100.00% Total Rejected Ballots 102 2.0% Turnout 5162 74.0% Sources:
1. SUMMARIES OF PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS AND BY-ELECTIONS, BRITISH COLUMBIA 1928 TO 1969.By: BRITISH COLUMBIA. CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER, Published: 1969, McMaster University Government Publications.
External links
- BC Stats Profile - 2001 (pdf)
- Results of 2001 election (pdf)
- 2001 Expenditures
- Results of 1996 election
- 1996 Expenditures
- Results of 1991 election
- 1991 Expenditures
- Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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