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Provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
West Vancouver-Capilano is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia , Canada, representing parts of both the municipality of West Vancouver , and neighbouring Capilano within the District of North Vancouver collectively.
The riding is the wealthiest constituency in British Columbia , with a median household income of $93,569 according to the 2006 census.[ 1] BC Liberals won this riding with at least 65% of the popular vote, making it one of the safest seats in the province for the party. That number dipped to 53% in the 2020 election .
For other current and historical North Shore and City of Vancouver ridings, please see Vancouver (electoral districts)
Population, 2014
57,173
Area (km²)
80
Population Change, 2001–2014
0.18%
Pop. Density (people per km²)
715
Source: BC Electoral Boundaries Commission[ 2]
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Member of the Legislative Assembly [ edit ] Its MLA is Lynne Block. She was first elected in 2024 from the BC Conservative Party.
Graph of the election results in West Vancouver-Capilano (minor parties are combined into "Other")
2013 British Columbia general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Ralph Sultan 15,776
67.03
-0.45
$96,349
New Democratic Terry Platt
5,267
22.38
+7.86
$15,266
Conservative David Jones
1,156
4.91
+1.78
$10,078
Independent Michael Markwick
1,018
4.32
–
$8,750
Libertarian Tunya Audain
320
1.36
+0.56
$250
Total valid votes
23,537 100.00
Total rejected ballots
195 0.82
Turnout
23,732 60.47
Source: Elections BC [ 7]
B.C. General Election 2009 : West Vancouver-Capilano
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures
Liberal Ralph Sultan 15,292
67.48
-0.79
$92,292
New Democratic Terry Platt
3,291
14.52
-3.63
$9,647
Green Ryan Windsor
1,699
7.50
-4.83
$3,975
Independent
David O. Marley
1,489
6.57
$45,103
Conservative Eddie Petrossian
710
3.13
$14,102
Libertarian Tunya Audain
182
0.80
$250
Total valid votes
22,663 100
Total rejected ballots
109 0.48
Turnout
22,772 57.96
B.C. General Election 2005 : West Vancouver-Capilano
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures
Liberal Ralph Sultan 14,665
68.27
$125,045
NDP
Terry Platt
3,900
18.15
$9,903
Green Lee White
2,648
12.33
–
$1,504
Marijuana Jodie Joanna Giesz-Ramsay
147
0.68
$100
Work Less Ben West
122
0.57
–
$100
Total valid votes
21,482 100
Total rejected ballots
123 0.57
Turnout
21,605 66.13
B.C. General Election 2001 : West Vancouver-Capilano
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures
Liberal Ralph Sultan 15,556
72.69%
$65,001
Green Nora Gambioli
2,932
13.70%
–
$706
Independent
Jeremy Dalton
1,355
6.33%
$4,258
NDP
Matt Lovick
1,284
6.00%
$1,714
Marijuana Keith Wiechert
274
1.28%
$792
Total valid votes
21,401 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
92 0.43%
Turnout
21,401 72.67%
^ "Rich ridings lean Liberal, poor ridings NDP: Census data" . Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2019 .^ "BC Electoral Boundaries Commission Final Report" (PDF) . Elections BC . Retrieved July 14, 2021 .^ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF) . Elections BC . Retrieved January 6, 2022 .^ "Election Financing Reports" . Elections BC . Retrieved July 15, 2021 .^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF) . Elections BC . Retrieved January 1, 2021 .^ "FRPC" . contributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca . Retrieved January 1, 2021 .^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF) . Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017 .
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