West Vancouver-Sea to Sky

West Vancouver-Sea to Sky
British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA	Jeremy Valeriote; Green
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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

West Vancouver-Sea to Sky (name in effect from April 2009 onwards, previously West Vancouver-Garibaldi from 1991 to 2009) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.

For other current and historical North Shore and City of Vancouver ridings, please see Vancouver (electoral districts).

Demographics

Population, 2021	65,811
Population Change, 2014–2021	12.1%
Area (km²)	11,709
Pop. Density (people per km²)	5.6
Pop. 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-, and Bowyer Islands, Lions Bay, and the Sea to Sky communities: Furry Creek, Britannia Beach, Stawamus, Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton, Mount Currie, D'Arcy, and Nquátgue. It's 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, was renamed in 1988 to West Vancouver-Garibaldi, and again in 2008 to West Vancouver-Sea to Sky.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Its MLA is Jeremy Valeriote, a former councillor of Gibsons. He was first elected in 2024.

West Vancouver-Sea to Sky
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
West Vancouver-Howe Sound prior to 1991 West Vancouver-Garibaldi
35th	1991–1996		David J. Mitchell	Liberal
36th	1996–2001		Ted Nebbeling
37th	2001–2005		Ted Nebbeling
38th	2005–2009		Joan McIntyre
Renamed to 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

Election results

2024 British Columbia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Green	Jeremy Valeriote	10,438	38.08	+0.78
	Conservative	Yuri Fulmer	9,762	35.61	New
	New Democratic	Jen Ford	7,212	26.31	+1.15
Total valid votes			27,412	–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
	Green notional hold		Swing		–
Source: Elections BC^[1]

2020 provincial election redistributed results^[2]
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.

v t e 2020 British Columbia general election
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^[3]^[4]

Final count following a judicial recount, as the difference between first and second place was within 1/500 of the total votes cast.

v t e 2017 British Columbia general election
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^[5]

v t e 2013 British Columbia general election
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^[6]

B.C. General Election 2009: West Vancouver-Sea to Sky
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

B.C. General Election 2005: West Vancouver-Garibaldi
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

B.C. General Election 2001: West Vancouver-Garibaldi
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%

B.C. General Election 1996: West Vancouver-Garibaldi
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%

B.C. General Election 1991: West Vancouver-Garibaldi
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%

References

^ "- Event Night Reporting". Elections BC. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
^ "West Vancouver-Sea to Sky". 338Canada. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
^ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
^ "2017 Provincial Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.

External links

[1] "- Event Night Reporting". Elections BC. Retrieved October 20, 2024.

[2] "West Vancouver-Sea to Sky". 338Canada. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

[3] "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved August 6, 2021.

[4] "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved July 15, 2021.

[5] "2017 Provincial Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved November 17, 2020.

[6] "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.

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