Esquimalt-Colwood is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Created under the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution, the riding was first contested in the 2024 British Columbia general election.[1] It was created out of parts of Esquimalt-Metchosin and a part of Victoria-Beacon Hill.
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Location in Greater Victoria | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
New Democratic | ||
| District created | 2021 | ||
| First contested | 2024 | ||
| Last contested | 2024 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Census division(s) | Capital | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Colwood, Esquimalt (DM), Esquimalt (IR), New Songhees 1A, Victoria, View Royal | ||
It has been held by Darlene Rotchford from the NDP since 2024.[2]
Geography
editThe district comprises four municipalities in an arc around Esquimalt Harbour and the Royal Roads — the City of Colwood, the Town of View Royal and the Township of Esquimalt — plus the neighbourhood of Victoria West in the City of Victoria.
Election results
edit| 2024 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Green | Camille Currie | |||||||
| New Democratic | Darlene Rotchford | |||||||
| Conservative | John Wilson | |||||||
| Total valid votes | – | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC | ||||||||
| 2020 provincial election redistributed results[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | % | ||
| New Democratic | 59.4 | ||
| Green | 23.8 | ||
| Liberal | 15.9 | ||
References
edit- ^ "2024 Provincial Election Maps". Elections BC. 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "BREAKING: NDP's Darlene Rotchford wins election in Esquimalt-Colwood". Saanich News. 2024-10-20. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
- ^ "Esquimalt-Colwood". 338Canada. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
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