North Island (provincial electoral district)
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Coordinates:50°15′25″N 126°55′23″W / 50.257°N 126.923°W
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
First contested1991
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Coordinates: | 50°15′25″N 126°55′23″W / 50.257°N 126.923°W | ||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
Conservative | ||
| First contested | 1991 | ||
| Last contested | 2024 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2001) | 53,657 | ||
| Area (km²) | 17,393 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 3.1 | ||
North Island is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
| Population, 2001 | 53,657 |
| Population Change, 1996–2001 | -5.9% |
| Area (km2) | 17,393 |
| Pop. Density (people per km2) | 3 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Its MLA is Michele Babchuk. She was first elected in 2020 and represents the British Columbia New Democratic Party.
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32nd | 1979–1983 | Colin Gabelmann | New Democratic | |
| 33rd | 1983–1986 | |||
| 34th | 1986–1989 | |||
| 35th | 1991–1996 | |||
| 36th | 1996–2001 | Glenn Robertson | ||
| 37th | 2001–2005 | Rod Visser | Liberal | |
| 38th | 2005–2009 | Claire Trevena | New Democratic | |
| 39th | 2009–2013 | |||
| 40th | 2013–2017 | |||
| 41st | 2017–2020 | |||
| 42nd | 2020–2024 | Michele Babchuk | ||
| 43rd | 2024– | Anna Kindy | Conservative | |
Election results
| 2024 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Anna Kindy | 14,100 | 47.07 | +41.11 | $46,943.40 | |||
| New Democratic | Michele Babchuk | 13,461 | 44.93 | -5.82 | $55,132.08 | |||
| Green | Nic Dedeluk | 2,397 | 8.00 | -11.26 | $5,654.13 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 29,958 | 99.90 | – | $71,700.08 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 31 | 0.10 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 29,989 | 62.15 | +8.22 | |||||
| Registered voters | 48,249 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | +23.47 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[1][2] | ||||||||
| 2020 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Michele Babchuk | 12,467 | 50.75 | +3.04 | $33,383.20 | |||
| Liberal | Norm Facey | 5,904 | 24.04 | −11.30 | $23,983.14 | |||
| Green | Alexandra Morton | 4,731 | 19.26 | +4.41 | $12,167.72 | |||
| Conservative | John Twigg | 1,462 | 5.95 | +3.85 | $1,324.79 | |||
| Total valid votes | 24,564 | 99.61 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 96 | 0.39 | +0.05 | |||||
| Turnout | 24,660 | 53.93 | -8.56 | |||||
| Registered voters | 45,726 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +7.17 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[3][4] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Claire Trevena | 12,355 | 47.72 | −2.98 | $48,509 | |||
| Liberal | Dallas William Smith | 9,148 | 35.33 | −6.83 | $66,583 | |||
| Green | Sue Moen | 3,846 | 14.85 | – | $2,576 | |||
| BC First | John M. Twigg | 543 | 2.10 | – | $4,490 | |||
| Total valid votes | 25,892 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 87 | 0.34 | −0.38 | |||||
| Turnout | 25,979 | 62.49 | +5.21 | |||||
| Registered voters | 41,570 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Claire Trevena | 11,885 | 50.70 | –1.3 | $70,067 | |||
| Liberal | Nick Facey | 9,883 | 42.16 | +3.1 | $79,565 | |||
| Conservative | Bob Bray | 1,675 | 7.14 | – | $7,380 | |||
| Total valid votes | 23,443 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 170 | 0.72 | ||||||
| Turnout | 23,613 | 57.28 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[7] | ||||||||
| 2009 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Claire Trevena | 11,865 | 52 | +7 | $80,465 | |||
| Liberal | Marion Wright | 8,937 | 39 | −4 | $122,981 | |||
| Green | Philip Stone | 1,670 | 7 | 0 | $2,716 | |||
| Independent | William Walter Mewhort | 333 | 1 | – | $1,643 | |||
| Total valid votes | 22,805 | 100 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 102 | 0.5 | ||||||
| Turnout | 22,907 | 57 | ||||||
| 2005 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| New Democratic | Claire Trevena | 11,464 | 45 | $70,428 | ||||
| Liberal | Rod Visser | 10,804 | 43 | $151,219 | ||||
| Green | Philip Stone | 1,874 | 7 | $6,554 | ||||
| Democratic Reform | Dan Cooper | 699 | 3 | $4,760 | ||||
| Independent | Lorne James Scott | 471 | 2 | $456 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 25,312 | 100 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 101 | 0.4 | ||||||
| Turnout | 25,413 | 66 | ||||||
| 2001 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | Rod Visser | 13,781 | 57.12 | $66,337 | ||||
| New Democratic | Glenn Robertson | 6,375 | 26.42 | $25,939 | ||||
| Green | Ralph Keller | 2,871 | 11.90 | $6,862 | ||||
| Marijuana | Noreen Evers | 1,099 | 4.56 | $1,632 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 24,126 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 104 | 0.43 | ||||||
| Turnout | 24,230 | 73.69 | ||||||
| 1996 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| New Democratic | Glenn Robertson | 8,385 | 45.80 | $41,392 | ||||
| Liberal | Gerry Furney | 6,781 | 37.04 | $55,129 | ||||
| Reform | Dave Jackson | 1,776 | 9.70 | $9,278 | ||||
| Progressive Democrat | Mark Grenier | 887 | 4.84 | $2,098 | ||||
| Green | Don Malcolm | 479 | 2.62 | $877 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 18,308 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 85 | 0.46 | ||||||
| Turnout | 18,393 | 69.55 | ||||||
| 1991 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| New Democratic | Colin Gabelmann | 8,427 | 50.39 | $40,033 | ||||
| Liberal | Dan Reynen | 5,670 | 33.91 | $4,338 | ||||
| Social Credit | Roger A. McDonell | 2,217 | 13.26 | $30,385 | ||||
| Green | Michael Mascall | 408 | 2.44 | $142 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 16,722 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 287 | 1.69 | ||||||
| Turnout | 17,009 | 71.06 | ||||||
