Vancouver-Kensington

Vancouver-Kensington is a provincial electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in Canada.

Vancouver-Kensington
British Columbia electoral district
Location in Vancouver
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 		 
Mable Elmore
New Democratic
District created1991
First contested1991
Last contested2020
Demographics
Population (2011)57,790
Area (km²)8.95
Pop. density (per km²)6,457
Census division(s)Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)Vancouver

Member of Legislative Assembly

Since 2009, the district's member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) has been Mable Elmore. She represents the British Columbia New Democratic Party.

History
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Kensington
Assembly Years Member Party
35th 1991–1996 Ujjal Dosanjh     New Democratic
36th 1996–2001
37th 2001–2005 Patrick Wong     Liberal
38th 2005–2009 David Chudnovsky     New Democratic
39th 2009–2013 Mable Elmore
40th 2013–2017
41st 2017–2020
42nd Since 2020

Election results
Graph of the election results in Vancouver-Kensington (minor parties are combined into "Others")
2020 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticMable Elmore12,48159.97+4.40$6,860.33
LiberalPaul Lepage5,25525.25−6.91$8,116.84
GreenNazanin Moghadami2,87413.81+2.34$5,727.78
IndependentSalvatore Vetro2020.97–$5,942.50
Total valid votes 20,812100.00–
Total rejected ballots 2311.10+0.09
Turnout 21,04350.89−8.61
Registered voters 41,346
New Democratic hold Swing +5.66
Source: Elections BC[1][2]
2017 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticMable Elmore12,50355.57+4.20$35,037
LiberalKim Jee Chan Logan7,23632.16−6.13$64,066
GreenSimon Alexander Rear2,58011.47+3.88$1,518
Your Political PartyRamanjit Kaur Dhillon1810.80–$1,341
Total valid votes 22,500100.00–
Total rejected ballots 2291.01−0.20
Turnout 22,72959.50+5.17
Registered voters 38,199
Source: Elections BC[3][4]
2013 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticMable Elmore10,68751.37−1.18$64,956
LiberalGabby Kalaw7,96538.29−2.34$63,669
GreenChris Fjell1,3937.59+0.77$2,530
ConservativeRaj Gupta5722.75–$6,467
Total valid votes 20,802100.00
Total rejected ballots 2541.21
Turnout 21,05654.33
Source: Elections BC[5]
2009 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
New DemocraticMable Elmore9,93052.55$85,850
LiberalSyrus Lee7,67840.63$39,514
GreenDoug Warkentin1,2886.82$780
Total valid votes 18,896 100
Total rejected ballots 210 1.1
Turnout 19,106 51.98
2005 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
New DemocraticDavid Chudnovsky10,57349.97$79,895
LiberalPatrick Wong8,94942.29$106,628
GreenCody Matheson1,2736.02$893
MarijuanaJohn Patrick Gordon2661.26$100
People's FrontCharles Boylan990.47$103
Total 21,160100.00
Total Rejected Ballots 3021.4
Turnout 21,46258.46
2001 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Kensington
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
LiberalPatrick Wong9,16247.56%$37,139
  NDP Ujjal Dosanjh 7,478 38.82% $62,038
GreenBetty Krawczyk1,7959.32%–$16,056
MarijuanaJohn Patrick Gordon5162.68%$721
UnityJohn Francis O'Flynn3141.62%$1,357
Total valid votes 19,265 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 250 1.30%
Turnout 19,515 73.09%
1996 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Kensington
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
  NDP Ujjal Dosanjh 9,496 50.74% $49,807
LiberalGim Huey7,60840.65%$34,923
Progressive DemocratDon Seykens5372.87%–$100
ReformKirk Pankey4722.52%$1,238
GreenKelly White3491.86%–$100
Social CreditDamon Wong1350.72%–$1,029
Family CoalitionMark Toth1190.64%–$487
Total valid votes 18,716 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 218 1.15%
Turnout 18,934 70.25%
1991 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Kensington
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
  NDP Ujjal Dosanjh 8,323 46.85% $37,210
LiberalTed Olynyk4,70026.45%$2,679
Social CreditGim Huey4,38924.70%–$51,080
GreenBryan Wagman1550.87%–
Family CoalitionJohn O'Flynn1510.85%–$500
Non-affiliated (Communist League)Colleen Levis490.28%$247
Total valid votes 17,767 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 644 3.50%
Turnout 18,411 72.14%

References
  1. "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved August 31, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  3. "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 26, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  5. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.

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