Cowichan Valley is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008

British Columbia electoral redistribution, 2008

The British Columbia electoral redistribution of 2008 was undertaken over a lengthy period that began in late 2005 and was completed with the passage of the Electoral Districts Act, 2008 on April 10, 2008. The redistribution modified most electoral boundaries in the province, and increased the...

. It was first contested in the 2009 general election

British Columbia general election, 2009

The 39th British Columbia general election was held on May 12, 2009 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell...

 in which New Democrat, Bill Routley was elected MLA.

Election results

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|New Democrat

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...

|Bill Routley
|align="right"|12,548
|align="right"|48.40%
|align="center"|
|align="right"|$83,418

|BC Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...

|Cathy Basskin
|align="right"|9,258
|align="right"|35.71%
|align="center"|
|align="right"|$55,515

|Green

Green Party of British Columbia

The Green Party of British Columbia is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. It is led by former Esquimalt municipal councillor, university professor and businessperson Jane Sterk, she was elected by the party in 2007. Penticton realtor and columnist Julius Bloomfield serves as the deputy...

|Simon Lindley
|align="right"|3,058
|align="right"|11.79%
|align="center"|
|align="right"|$8,900

|BC Conservative

British Columbia Conservative Party

The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...

|Jason Murray
|align="right"|924
|align="right"|3.56%
|align="center"|
|align="right"|$1,594

|BC Refederation

British Columbia Refederation Party

The B.C. Refederation Party is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada advocating direct democracy and reform to Canadian federalism...

|Michial Rupert Moore
|align="right"|139
|align="right"|0.54%
|align="center"|
|align="right"|$343
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|25,927
!align="right"|100%
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|97
!align="right"|0.37%
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Turnout
!align="right"|26,024
!align="right"|62.54%
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