Vancouver-Strathcona

Vancouver-Strathcona
British Columbia electoral district
Location in Vancouver
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 		 
Joan Phillip
New Democratic
First contested1991
Last contested2024
Demographics
Population (2001)53,986
Area (km²)9.64
Pop. density (per km²)5,600.2
Census division(s)Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)Vancouver

Vancouver-Strathcona is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.

The district of Vancouver-Mount Pleasant was created covering much of the same territory in 1991. The riding adopted its current name and had modest boundary adjustments from the 2024 election, which implemented the results of the 2021 redistribution.[1]

Vancouver-Strathcona is widely considered one of the safest NDP seats in all of British Columbia, with the NDP routinely winning by over 40 points. Even during the 2001 landslide victory for the BC Liberals, Vancouver-Mount Pleasant (as it was then named) was one of only two electoral districts to return an NDP MLA. In that election, despite a massive province-wide turn away from the party the NDP won the seat by over 10 points, a much wider margin than Vancouver-Hastings, the other seat to return a New Democrat.

Geography

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This riding is located in the east end of Vancouver, running from the eastern parts of the Downtown eastward to Commercial Drive (the western parts of the downtown make up the neighbouring riding of Vancouver-False Creek). The riding consists of the part of its namesake neighbourhood of Mount Pleasant east of Main Street, all of Strathcona, Downtown Eastside and Gastown, as well as part of Chinatown, the part of Grandview-Woodland west of Commercial Drive and the part of Kensington-Cedar Cottage north of Kingsway.

Member of the Legislative Assembly

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Its MLA is Joan Phillip, who was elected in a 2023 by-election to replace Melanie Mark; Mark resigned her seat in April 2023.[2]

Assembly Years Member Party
Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
Created from Vancouver Centre and Vancouver East
35th 1991–1996     Mike Harcourt New Democratic
36th 1996–2001 Jenny Kwan
37th 2001–2005
38th 2005–2009
39th 2009–2013
40th 2013–2015
2016–2017 Melanie Mark
41st 2017–2020
42nd 2020–2023
2023–2024 Joan Phillip
Vancouver-Strathcona
43rd 2024–present     Joan Phillip New Democratic

Election results

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Graph of the election results in Vancouver-Mount Pleasant (minor parties are combined into "Others")
2024 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Joan Phillip 13,563 67.6%
Conservative Scott Muller 3,427 17.1%
Green Simon de Weerdt 2,731 13.6%
Communist Kimball Cariou 336 1.7%
Total valid votes 20,057 –
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC
British Columbia provincial by-election, June 24, 2023: Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Joan Phillip 5,459 67.79 +0.84 $52,059.61
United Jackie Lee 1,101 13.67 +0.69 $57,476.94
Green Wendy Hayko 931 11.56 –8.51 $7,328.43
Conservative Karin Litzcke 395 4.91 New $9,705.81
Communist Kimball Cariou 167 2.07 New $0.00
Total valid votes/expenses limit 8,053 100.00 — $69,086.25
Total rejected ballots 21 0.26 –0.71
Turnout 8,074 17.84 –30.17
Registered voters 45,533
New Democratic hold Swing +0.08
Source: Elections BC[3][4]
2020 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Melanie Mark 14,530 66.95 +1.63 $22,210.72
Green Kelly Tatham 4,356 20.07 +3.14 $5,570.94
Liberal George Vassilas 2,816 12.98 −3.06 $8,413.63
Total valid votes 21,702 99.03 –
Total rejected ballots 212 0.97 −0.07
Turnout 21,914 48.01 −9.61
Registered voters 45,644
New Democratic hold Swing −0.76
Source: Elections BC[5][6]
2017 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Melanie Mark 15,962 65.33 +5.18 $40,109
Green Jerry Kroll 4,136 16.93 −10.15 $68,641
Liberal Conny Lin 3,917 16.03 +4.74 $32,647
Independent Mike Hansen 212 0.87 – $30
Communist Peter Marcus 135 0.55 – $0
Your Political Party Shai Joseph Mor 72 0.29 −0.36 $85
Total valid votes 24,434 98.96 –
Total rejected ballots 256 1.04 +0.57
Turnout 24,690 57.62 +34.45
Registered voters 42,848
New Democratic hold Swing +7.67
Source: Elections BC[7][8]
British Columbia provincial by-election, February 2, 2016: Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Melanie Mark 5,627 60.14 −5.69 $71,603
Green Pete Fry 2,533 27.07 +15.16 $29,065
Liberal Gavin Dew 1,056 11.29 −7.46 $66,547
Libertarian Bonnie Boya Hu 79 0.84 – $250
Your Political Party Jeremy Gustafson 61 0.65 – $454
Total valid votes 9,356 99.53 –
Total rejected ballots 44 0.47 −0.51
Turnout 9,400 23.17 −26.60
Registered voters 40,561
New Democratic hold Swing −10.42
2013 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Jenny Wai Ching Kwan 13,845 65.83 +1.88 $78,020
Liberal Celyna Sia Sherst 3,942 18.74 −2.06 $18,622
Green Barinder Hans 2,506 11.92 −2.36 $7,727
Marijuana William Austin 349 1.66 – $250
Independent Jeremy Gustafson 260 1.24 – $480
Communist Peter Marcus 129 0.61 −0.36 $344
Total valid votes 21,031 99.03 –
Total rejected ballots 207 0.97 −0.25
Turnout 21,238 49.77 +3.30
Registered voters 42,672
New Democratic hold Swing +1.97
Source: Elections BC[9]
2009 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Jenny Kwan 11,232 63.95 -0.29 $79,796
Liberal Sherry Darlene Wiebe 3,654 20.80 -0.48 $41,506
Green John T. Boychuck 2,507 14.27 +4.04 $7,013
Communist Peter Marcus 171 0.97 +0.49 $1,565
Total valid votes 17,564 98.77
Total rejected ballots 218 1.23 -0.30
Turnout 17,782 46.47 -3.46
Registered voters 38,267
New Democratic hold Swing +0.09
2005 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Jenny Kwan 12,974 64.24 +19.76 $98,030
Liberal Juliet Andalis 4,298 21.28 -11.89 $34,819
Green Raven Bowen 2,066 10.23 -5.99 $1,882
Marijuana Christopher Patrick Bennett 308 1.53 -1.51 $100
Independent Mike Hansen 205 1.02 $406
Work Less Niki Westman 187 0.93 $100
Communist Peter Marcus 98 0.49 -0.40 $2,928
Democratic Reform Imtiaz Popat 43 0.21 $100
Platinum Kirk Anton Moses 17 0.08 $130
Total valid votes 20,196 98.48
Total rejected ballots 312 1.52 +0.25
Turnout 20,508 49.93 -9.43
Registered voters 41,071
New Democratic hold Swing +15.83
2001 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Jenny Kwan 7,163 44.48 -19.57 $60,582
Liberal Gail Sparrow 5,343 33.18 +8.81 $56,796
Green Dale Hofmann 2,612 16.22 +11.86 $3,276
Marijuana David Malmo-Levine 489 3.04 $721
Unity Ken Wright 166 1.03 $185
No Affiliation Liar Liar 148 0.92
Communist Kimball Cariou 142 0.88 +0.19 $332
Party of Citizens Franklin Wayne Poley 42 0.26 $331
Total valid votes 16,105 98.72
Total rejected ballots 208 1.28 -0.33
Turnout 16,313 59.36 -1.14
Registered voters 27,480
New Democratic hold Swing -14.19
1996 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Jenny Kwan 11,155 64.05 +0.72 $41,905
Liberal Anne Beer 4,243 24.36 +4.71 $32,735
Green Paul Alexander 759 4.36 +1.65 $100
Progressive Democrat John Spark 584 3.35 $100
Reform Wayne Marsden 354 2.03 +1.53
Communist Kimball Cariou 121 0.69 $319
Natural Law John S.W. Kent 114 0.65 $120
Social Credit Agnes Kokko 86 0.49 -12.93 $526
Total valid votes 17,416 98.40
Total rejected ballots 284 1.60 -2.02
Turnout 17,700 60.50 -3.52
Registered voters 29,255
New Democratic hold Swing -1.99
1991 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
New Democratic Mike Harcourt 10,108 63.33 $105,044
Liberal Todd Gnissios 3,137 19.65 $3,341
Social Credit Randy Vannatter 2,143 13.43 $11,663
Green Grant Watson 432 2.71 $579
Libertarian John Wayne Marsden 80 0.50
Interdependence Jack Latek 62 0.39
Total valid votes 15,962 96.38
Total rejected ballots 600 3.62
Turnout 16,562 64.03
Registered voters 25,868

Student vote results

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Student Vote Canada is a non-partisan program that holds mock elections in Canadian elementary and secondary schools alongside general elections, with the same candidates and electoral system.

2024 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Communist Kimball Cariou 113 9.05 –
Green Simon de Weerdt 411 32.93 –
Conservative Scott Muller 197 15.79 –
New Democratic Joan Phillip 527 42.23 –
Total valid votes 1,248 100.0 –
Source: Student Vote Canada[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, Langley in line for 4 of 6 new proposed B.C. ridings". British Columbia. April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  2. ^ Premier, Office of the (May 27, 2023). "Byelections called for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant, Langford-Juan de Fuca | BC Gov News". news.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  3. ^ Boegman, Anton (December 20, 2023). "2023 By-Election Report" (PDF). Elections BC. pp. 25–26. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "By-Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  8. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  9. ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  10. ^ "Student Vote British Columbia 2024". Student Vote. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
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