Oak Bay-Gordon Head

Oak Bay-Gordon Head

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

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Demographics

Population, 2001 47,814
Population Change, 1996–2001 0.2%
Area (km²) 30
Pop. Density (people per km²) 1,598

Geography

History

Member of Legislative Assembly

Its MLA is Hon. Ida Chong, a former municipal councillor for the District of Saanich. She was first elected in 1996 and represents the British Columbia Liberal Party. Ms. Chong was appointed Minister of Advanced Education on December 15, 2004. She has previously served as Minister of State for Women's and Seniors' Services. After re-election in 2005, she was appointed Minister of Community Services, and Minister Responsible for Women's and Senior's Services. She was again re-elected in 2009.

Election results

B.C. General Election 2009: Oak Bay-Gordon Head
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     BC Liberal Ida Chong 11,877 46.64% -1.16%
     New Democrat Jessica Van der Veen 11,316 44.45% +2.14%
     Green Steven Johns 2,330 8.91% +0.65%
Total valid votes
B.C. General Election 2005 Initial Count: Oak Bay-Gordon Head
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     BC Liberal Ida Chong 12,911 47.80%
     NDP Charley Beresford 11,430 42.31%
     Green Stephen Hender 2,232 8.26%
     DRBC Lyne England 268 0.99%
     Independent Lindsay Budge 171 0.63%
Total 27,012 100.00%
B.C. General Election 2001: Oak Bay-Gordon Head
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     BC Liberal Ida Chong 14,588 57.31% $40,994
     NDP Charley Beresford 5,789 22.74% $30,917
     Green Christin Geall 4,666 18.33% $4,291
     Marijuana Michael "Mik" Mann 411 1.62% $583
Total Valid Votes 25,454 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 93 0.37%
Turnout 25,547 75.54%
B.C. General Election 1996: Oak Bay-Gordon Head
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     BC Liberal Ida Chong 12,340 46.59% $52,261
     NDP Elizabeth Cull 11,700 44.17% $45,690
     PDA Gordon Henderson 937 3.54% $305
     BC Reform Paul Yewchuk 675 2.55% $11,324
     Green Lenora Burke 566 2.14% $1,903
     Family Coalition Alan Idler 56 0.21% $225
     Social Credit John van Dyk 48 0.18% $3,796
     Independent John Ernest Currie 48 0.18% $244
     Natural Law Gary Zak 47 0.18% $165
     Independent Casey Edge 35 0.13% $604
     No Affiliation Nicholas Varzeliotis 35 0.13% $1,645
Total Valid Votes 26,487 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 123 0.46%
Turnout 26,610 79.49%
B.C. General Election 1991: Oak Bay-Gordon Head
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     NDP Elizabeth Cull 10,522 39.61% $42,729
     BC Liberal Paul McKivett 9,685 36.46% $11,068
     Social Credit Susan Brice 5,556 20.91% $43,573
     BC Reform Terry Milne 604 2.27% $7,043
     Family Coalition Kathleen Toth 157 0.59% $539
     Human Race John Currie 42 0.16% $8
Total Valid Votes 26,566 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 422 1.56%
Turnout 26,988 83.16%
Oak Bay-Gordon Head Byelection, Dec. 13 1989
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     NDP Elizabeth Cull 10,807 45.26%
     BC Liberal Paul McKivett 10,430 9.11%
     Social Credit Susan Brice 10,430 43.68%
     Green Garth Lenz 328 1.37%
     Human Race Party Louis Lesosky 20 0.08%
     Independent Roland Isaacs 117 0.49%
Total Valid Votes 23,876 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 242 1.56%
Eligible Voters 32,351
Turnout 73.80%
B.C. General Election 1986: Oak Bay-Gordon Head
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Social Credit Brian Ray Douglas Smith 14,008 52.50%
     NDP Muriel Agnes Overgaard 9,580 35.91%
     Progressive Conservative Irvin Kimball Burbank 1,678 6.29%
     BC Liberal Matthew Julian 635 2.38%
     WCC Tom Pappajohn 515 1.93%
     Independent Ernest A. LeCours 201 0.75%
     Independent Russel Ellsworth Downe 63 0.24%
Total Valid Votes 26,680 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 237
Turnout 26,988 83.16%
B.C. General Election 1979: Oak Bay-Gordon Head
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Social Credit Brian Ray Douglas Smith 12,730 49.43%
     NDP Muriel Agnes Overgaard 6,741 26.17%
     Progressive Conservative Victor Albert Stephens 6,284 24.40%
Total Valid Votes 24,755 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 497
Turnout

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