Courtenay-Comox
British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 		 
Ronna-Rae Leonard
New Democratic
First contested2017
Last contested2020
Demographics
Population (2014)54,816
Area (km²)1,584
Pop. density (per km²)34.6

Courtenay-Comox is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada that was created in the 2015 redistribution from parts of Comox Valley.

It was contested for the first time in the 2017 election. On election night, the seat was declared as won by Ronna-Rae Leonard of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, by a margin of just nine votes over Jim Benninger of the British Columbia Liberal Party. A recount, as well as the counting of absentee ballots, pushed Leonard's lead to 189 votes over Benninger when final results were announced fifteen days after the election on May 24, 2017.

Demographics

Population, 2014[1] 54,816
Area (km2) 1,584

History

Assembly Years Member Party
Part of Comox Valley prior to 2017
41st 2017–2020 Ronna-Rae Leonard New Democratic
42nd 2020–present

Election results

2017 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
New Democratic Ronna-Rae Leonard 10,886 37.36 $55,597
Liberal Jim Benninger 10,697 36.72 $43,935
Green Ernie Sellentin 5,351 18.37 $8,612
Conservative Leah Catherine McCulloch 2,201 7.55 $14,981
Total valid votes 29,135 100.00
Total rejected ballots 77 0.26
Turnout 29,212 66.89
Registered voters 43,671
Source: Elections BC[2][3]
2020 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Ronna-Rae Leonard 14,663 50.56 +13.20 $50,103.50
Liberal Brennan Day 8,655 29.85 −6.87 $34,579.94
Green Gillian Anderson 5,681 19.59 +1.22 $10,595.98
Total valid votes 28,999 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots    
Turnout    
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[4][5]

References

  1. ^ http://bc-ebc.ca/docs/BC-EBC[permanent dead link] Population of Proposed Electoral Districts.pdf
  2. ^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Search Results: 2020 General Election Financing Results". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

External links

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British Columbia provincial electoral districts (2017–present)
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