West Vancouver-Sea to Sky
Provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
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West Vancouver-Sea to Sky (formerly West Vancouver-Garibaldi) is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia which has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia since 1991.
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
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Interactive map of riding boundaries | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
Green | ||
| District created | 1988 | ||
| First contested | 1991 | ||
| Last contested | 2024 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2021) | 65,811 | ||
| Area (km²) | 11,709 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 5.6 | ||
| Census division(s) | Metro Vancouver, Squamish-Lillooet | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | West Vancouver, Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton, Lions Bay, Bowen Island | ||
Demographics
| Population, 2021 | 65,811 |
| Population change, 2014–2021 | 12.1% |
| Area (km2) | 11,709 |
| Population density (people per km2) | 5.6 |
| Popuplation distribution quotients: | |
| West Vancouver | 1 |
| Sea to Sky & West Howe Sound | 4.5 |
Geography
The district was created in 1966 with a boundary that is similar to what it is today. It includes a part of West Vancouver, the West side of Howe Sound, the Sea to Sky region, and the area between the Lillooet and Harrison Lakes. The district is largely overlapped by the traditional territories of the Squamish Nation and St'át'imc Nation.
The district currently includes the section of West Vancouver that is located west of Cypress Creek, Bowen Island, Bowyer Island, Lions Bay, and the Sea-to-Sky communities: Furry Creek, Britannia Beach, Stawamus, Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton, Mount Currie, D'Arcy, and Nquátgue. Its northern section reaches east to the north end of Harrison Lake to include a number of smaller Indigenous communities.
History
The district was created in 1966 as West Vancouver-Howe Sound. It was renamed West Vancouver-Garibaldi in 1988 and then West Vancouver-Sea to Sky in 2008.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
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| West Vancouver-Garibaldi Riding created from West Vancouver-Howe Sound |
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| 35th | 1991–1996 | David J. Mitchell | Liberal | |
| 36th | 1996–2001 | Ted Nebbeling | ||
| 37th | 2001–2005 | |||
| 38th | 2005–2009 | Joan McIntyre | ||
| West Vancouver-Sea to Sky | ||||
| 39th | 2009–2013 | Joan McIntyre | Liberal | |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Jordan Sturdy | ||
| 41st | 2017–2020 | |||
| 42nd | 2020–2024 | |||
| 43rd | 2024–present | Jeremy Valeriote | Green | |
Since 2024, the riding has been represented by Jeremy Valeriote, a former councillor of Gibsons. He was elected after the previous incumbent, Jordan Sturdy, chose not to run for re-election in the 2024 general election. Valeriote originally ran for election in the riding in 2020, but lost by 60 votes after a judicial recount.[1]
Election results
| 2024 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Green | Jeremy Valeriote | 10,438 | 38.08 | -0.1 | $209,825 | |||
| Conservative | Yuri Fulmer | 9,762 | 35.61 | – | $86,706 | |||
| New Democratic | Jen Ford | 7,212 | 26.31 | +0.6 | $31,452 | |||
| Total valid votes | 27,412 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Green notional hold | Swing | – | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[2][3][4] | ||||||||
| 2020 provincial election redistributed results[5] | |||
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| Party | % | ||
| Green | 38.2 | ||
| Liberal | 36.1 | ||
| New Democratic | 25.7 | ||
Please note, that these redistributed results are based on the 2023 riding boundary changes in West Vancouver section of the riding, but the underlying data has limitations. In the riding due to the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia, 23.8% of the ballots were mail-in ballots during the 2020 election. These ballots were never associated with polling stations and areas, making any predictions inaccurate.
| 2020 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Jordan Sturdy | 9,249 | 37.54 | −5.53 | $51,349.99 | |||
| Green | Jeremy Valeriote | 9,189 | 37.30 | +8.66 | $37,603.39 | |||
| New Democratic | Keith Murdoch | 6,197 | 25.16 | −1.77 | $9,806.90 | |||
| Total valid votes | 24,635 | 99.45 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 137 | 0.55 | +0.14 | |||||
| Turnout | 24,772 | 56.89 | −4.20 | |||||
| Registered voters | 43,546 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | –7.10 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[6][7] | ||||||||
Final count following a judicial recount, as the difference between first and second place was within 1/500 of the total votes cast.
| 2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Jordan Sturdy | 10,449 | 43.08 | −9.39 | $67,085 | |||
| Green | Dana Moore Taylor | 6,947 | 28.64 | +17.69 | $11,109 | |||
| New Democratic | Michelle Livaja | 6,532 | 26.93 | −5.54 | $4,565 | |||
| Libertarian | Michael Cambridge | 186 | 0.76 | – | $250 | |||
| Independent | Tristan Andrew Galbraith | 143 | 0.59 | – | $250 | |||
| Total valid votes | 24,257 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 100 | 0.41 | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 24,357 | 61.09 | +4.41 | |||||
| Registered voters | 39,870 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[8] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Jordan Sturdy | 11,272 | 52.47 | −2.41 | $120,399 | |||
| New Democratic | Ana Santos | 6,966 | 32.47 | +10.24 | $21,457 | |||
| Green | Richard Warrington | 2,359 | 10.95 | −11.92 | $4,200 | |||
| Conservative | Ian McLeod | 653 | 3.06 | – | $621 | |||
| Independent | Jon Johnson | 225 | 1.04 | – | $1,231 | |||
| Total valid votes | 21,478 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 89 | 0.41 | ||||||
| Turnout | 21,567 | 56.68 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[9] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Joan McIntyre | 10,101 | 54.91 | +4.56 | $121,348 | |
| Green | Jim Stephenson | 4,082 | 22.19 | -4.39 | $16,217 | |
| New Democratic | Juliana Buitenhuis | 4,214 | 22.90 | +1.81 | $7,982 | |
| Total Valid Votes | 18,397 | 100 | ||||
| Total Rejected Ballots | 130 | 0.70 | ||||
| Turnout | 18,527 | 53.07 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Joan McIntyre | 11,808 | 50.35 | -17.83 | $95.609 | |
| Green | Dennis Stephen Perry | 6,235 | 26.58 | +9.28 | $43,496 | |
| NDP | Lyle Douglas Fenton | 4,947 | 21.09 | +10.17 | $11,812 | |
| Conservative | Barbara Ann Reid | 464 | 1.98 | * | $160 | |
| Total Valid Votes | 23,454 | 100 | ||||
| Total Rejected Ballots | 142 | 0.61 | ||||
| Turnout | 23,596 | 61.57 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ted Nebbeling | 14,542 | 68.18% | $64,764 | ||
| Green | Peter Michael Tatroff | 3,691 | 17.30% | – | $2,584 | |
| NDP | Barry MacLeod | 2,330 | 10.92% | $6,450 | ||
| Marijuana | Robert Adam | 767 | 3.60% | $554 | ||
| Total Valid Votes | 21,330 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total Rejected Ballots | 92 | 0.43% | ||||
| Turnout | 21,422 | 68.19% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ted Nebbeling | 12,326 | 57.17% | $39,721 | ||
| NDP | Brenda Broughton | 6,288 | 29.16% | $33,235 | ||
| Reform | Jim Mercier | 1,430 | 6.63% | $9,955 | ||
| Progressive Democrat | Roland T. French | 693 | 3.21% | – | $100 | |
| Green | Peggy Stortz | 532 | 2.47% | – | $443 | |
| Social Credit | Mike Becker | 98 | 0.45% | – | $3,071 | |
| Libertarian | Tunya Audain | 91 | 0.42% | – | None listed | |
| Conservative | Muriel D.E. Down | 68 | 0.32% | $286 | ||
| Natural Law | David Grayson | 36 | 0.17% | $125 | ||
| Total Valid Votes | 21,562 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total Rejected Ballots | 102 | 0.47% | ||||
| Turnout | 21,664 | 73.03% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | David J. Mitchell | 11,182 | 58.35% | $45,506 | ||
| NDP | Brian D. Giles | 4,506 | 23.52% | $20,080 | ||
| Social Credit | Rodney C. Glynn-Morris | 3,020 | 15.76% | – | $47,125 | |
| Green | Philip W. F. Millerd | 454 | 2.37% | – | $1,692 | |
| Total valid votes | 19,162 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 257 | 1.32% | ||||
| Turnout | 19,419 | 78.60% | ||||