Vancouver-Hastings
Encyclopedia
Vancouver-Hastings is a provincial
electoral district
for the Legislative Assembly
of British Columbia
, Canada
.
. He was first elected in 2005. He represents the British Columbia New Democratic Party.
|New Democrat
|Shane Simpson
|align="right"|10,837
|align="right"|55.45%
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| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
|Haida Lane
|align="right"|6,323
|align="right"|32.35%
|align="right"|
|Green
|Ryan Daniel Conroy
|align="right"|2,012
|align="right"|10.29%
|align="right"|
| Work Less
|Chris Telford
|align="right"|198
|align="right"|1.01%
|align="right"|
| Sex
|Dietrich Pajonk
|align="right"|99
|align="right"|0.51%
|align="right"|
|People's Front
|Donna Petersen
|align="right"|75
|align="right"|0.38%
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|19,544
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|-
|NDP
|Shane Simpson
|align="right"|11,726
|align="right"|54.61%
|align="right"|
|-
| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
|Laura McDiarmid
|align="right"|6,910
|align="right"|32.18%
|align="right"|
|Green
|Ian Gregson
|align="right"|1,928
|align="right"|8.98%
|align="right"|
|Social Credit
|Carrol Barbara Woolsey
|align="right"|274
|align="right"|1.28%
|align="right"|
|Work Less
|Denise Brennan
|align="right"|247
|align="right"|1.15%
|align="right"|
|Marijuana
|Stephen Payne
|align="right"|188
|align="right"|0.88%
|align="right"|
|Independent
|Will Offley
|align="right"|130
|align="right"|0.61%
|align="right"|
|Platinum
|Catherine Millard Saadi
|align="right"|68
|align="right"|0.32%
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|21,471
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|}
|-
|NDP
|Joy MacPhail
|align="right"|8,009
|align="right"|41.64%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$44,787
|style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
|Daniel Lee
|align="right"|7,600
|align="right"|39.51%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$44,695
|-
|Green
|Ian Gregson
|align="right"|2,874
|align="right"|14.94%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$1,764
|Marijuana
|Davin Ouimet
|align="right"|409
|align="right"|2.13%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$394
|Social Credit
|Carrol Barbara Woolsey
|align="right"|222
|align="right"|1.15%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$1,584
|People's Front
|Charles Boylan
|align="right"|119
|align="right"|0.63%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$97
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|19,233
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|134
!align="right"|0.70%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|19,367
!align="right"|68.11%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|-
|NDP
|Joy MacPhail
|align="right"|9,894
|align="right"|54.01%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$48,308
| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
|Raymond Leung
|align="right"|6,345
|align="right"|34.64%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$44,576
|-
|PDA
|Joe Cafariello
|align="right"|824
|align="right"|4.50%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$706
|BC Reform
|Nazario Matino
|align="right"|568
|align="right"|3.10%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$2,370
|Green
|Irene L. Schmidt
|align="right"|486
|align="right"|2.65%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$154
|Social Credit
|Carrol Barbara Woolsey
|align="right"|137
|align="right"|0.75%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$2,470
|Natural Law
|Christian Prekratic
|align="right"|64
|align="right"|0.35%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$134
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|18,318
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|209
!align="right"|1.13%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|18,527
!align="right"|67.96%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|-
|NDP
|Joy MacPhail
|align="right"|10,087
|align="right"|55.93%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$50,916
|-
| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
|Nancy Lau
|align="right"|5,092
|align="right"|28.23%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$8,833
|Social Credit
|Don L. Gedlaman
|align="right"|2,589
|align="right"|14.35%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$16,148
|Green
|Kim Anda Jarzebiak
|align="right"|268
|align="right"|1.49%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$89
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|18,036
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|644
!align="right"|3.45%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|18,680
!align="right"|70.84%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
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electoral district
Electoral district
An electoral district is a distinct territorial subdivision for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body...
for the Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament ....
of British Columbia
British Columbia
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Demographics
| Population, 2001 | 56,683 |
| Population Change, 1996–2001 | 5.8% |
| Area (km²) | 12.3 |
| Pop. Density (people per km²) | 4,612 |
Member of Legislative Assembly
Its MLA is Shane SimpsonShane Simpson
Shane Simpson is the current MLA for Vancouver-Hastings in the Canadian province of British Columbia. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election....
. He was first elected in 2005. He represents the British Columbia New Democratic Party.
Election results
|-|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...
|Shane Simpson
|align="right"|10,837
|align="right"|55.45%
|align="right"|
| style="width: 130px" |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...
|Haida Lane
|align="right"|6,323
|align="right"|32.35%
|align="right"|
|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...
|Ryan Daniel Conroy
|align="right"|2,012
|align="right"|10.29%
|align="right"|
| Work Less
Work Less Party of British Columbia
The Work Less Party is a political party in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The party was founded in 2003 by Conrad Schmidt. It has a federal wing and also participates in municipal politics...
|Chris Telford
|align="right"|198
|align="right"|1.01%
|align="right"|
| Sex
Sex Party (British Columbia)
The Sex Party is a political party based in British Columbia, Canada, that contests provincial elections to promote libertarian and sex-positive attitudes towards sexual education, pornography, indecency laws, and prostitution. It describes itself as "the world's first registered political party...
|Dietrich Pajonk
|align="right"|99
|align="right"|0.51%
|align="right"|
|People's Front
People's Front (British Columbia)
The People's Front is the British Columbia, Canada wing of the Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada.In the 2001 British Columbia election, it nominated 11 candidates, received a total of 720 votes...
|Donna Petersen
|align="right"|75
|align="right"|0.38%
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|19,544
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|-
|NDP
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...
|Shane Simpson
|align="right"|11,726
|align="right"|54.61%
|align="right"|
|-
| style="width: 130px" |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...
|Laura McDiarmid
|align="right"|6,910
|align="right"|32.18%
|align="right"|
|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...
|Ian Gregson
Ian Gregson
Ian Gregson is a disabled activist and author in British Columbia, Canada.He was born in St Helens, Lancashire, England on September 2, 1962. As a young boy his promising athletic career in track and field seemed to end on May 18, 1978 during his lunch hour at Ashton-in-Makerfield Grammar School ,...
|align="right"|1,928
|align="right"|8.98%
|align="right"|
|Social Credit
British Columbia Social Credit Party
The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...
|Carrol Barbara Woolsey
|align="right"|274
|align="right"|1.28%
|align="right"|
|Work Less
Work Less Party of British Columbia
The Work Less Party is a political party in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The party was founded in 2003 by Conrad Schmidt. It has a federal wing and also participates in municipal politics...
|Denise Brennan
|align="right"|247
|align="right"|1.15%
|align="right"|
|Marijuana
British Columbia Marijuana Party
The British Columbia Marijuana Party is a minor political party in the Canadian province of British Columbia that advocates the legalisation of cannabis....
|Stephen Payne
|align="right"|188
|align="right"|0.88%
|align="right"|
|Independent
|Will Offley
|align="right"|130
|align="right"|0.61%
|align="right"|
|Platinum
Platinum Party of Employers Who Think and Act to Increase Awareness
The Platinum Party of Employers Who Think and Act to Increase Awareness, also known as the Platinum Party, is a minor political party in the Province of British Columbia, Canada....
|Catherine Millard Saadi
|align="right"|68
|align="right"|0.32%
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|21,471
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|}
|-
|NDP
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...
|Joy MacPhail
Joy MacPhail
Joy MacPhail is a former Canadian politician in British Columbia. A longtime member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, she served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 2005 and as a Minister of the Crown from 1993-1999, and 2000-2001.MacPhail was born in Hamilton,...
|align="right"|8,009
|align="right"|41.64%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$44,787
|style="width: 130px" |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...
|Daniel Lee
|align="right"|7,600
|align="right"|39.51%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$44,695
|-
|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...
|Ian Gregson
Ian Gregson
Ian Gregson is a disabled activist and author in British Columbia, Canada.He was born in St Helens, Lancashire, England on September 2, 1962. As a young boy his promising athletic career in track and field seemed to end on May 18, 1978 during his lunch hour at Ashton-in-Makerfield Grammar School ,...
|align="right"|2,874
|align="right"|14.94%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$1,764
|Marijuana
British Columbia Marijuana Party
The British Columbia Marijuana Party is a minor political party in the Canadian province of British Columbia that advocates the legalisation of cannabis....
|Davin Ouimet
|align="right"|409
|align="right"|2.13%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$394
|Social Credit
British Columbia Social Credit Party
The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...
|Carrol Barbara Woolsey
|align="right"|222
|align="right"|1.15%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$1,584
|People's Front
|Charles Boylan
Charles Boylan
Charles Boylan is a Canadian radio broadcaster and political activist. He produces and hosts Wake up with co-op and Discussion, programs on CFRO 102.7; a community-run, co-operatively-owned, non-corporate radio station broadcasting from Vancouver, British Columbia...
|align="right"|119
|align="right"|0.63%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$97
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|19,233
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|134
!align="right"|0.70%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|19,367
!align="right"|68.11%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|-
|NDP
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...
|Joy MacPhail
Joy MacPhail
Joy MacPhail is a former Canadian politician in British Columbia. A longtime member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, she served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 2005 and as a Minister of the Crown from 1993-1999, and 2000-2001.MacPhail was born in Hamilton,...
|align="right"|9,894
|align="right"|54.01%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$48,308
| style="width: 130px" |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...
|Raymond Leung
|align="right"|6,345
|align="right"|34.64%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$44,576
|-
|PDA
Progressive Democratic Alliance
The Progressive Democratic Alliance was a centrist political party in British Columbia, Canada founded by Gordon Wilson, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Powell River—Sunshine Coast....
|Joe Cafariello
|align="right"|824
|align="right"|4.50%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$706
|BC Reform
Reform Party of British Columbia
The Reform Party of British Columbia is a populist right wing political party in British Columbia, Canada. Although its name is similar to the defunct Reform Party of Canada, the provincial party was founded before the federal party was and it did not have any formal association with...
|Nazario Matino
|align="right"|568
|align="right"|3.10%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$2,370
|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...
|Irene L. Schmidt
|align="right"|486
|align="right"|2.65%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$154
|Social Credit
British Columbia Social Credit Party
The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...
|Carrol Barbara Woolsey
|align="right"|137
|align="right"|0.75%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$2,470
|Natural Law
Natural Law Party of Canada
The Natural Law Party of Canada was the Canadian branch of the international Natural Law Party founded in 1992 by a group of educators, business leaders, and lawyers who practiced Transcendental Meditation....
|Christian Prekratic
|align="right"|64
|align="right"|0.35%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$134
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|18,318
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|209
!align="right"|1.13%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|18,527
!align="right"|67.96%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|-
|NDP
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...
|Joy MacPhail
Joy MacPhail
Joy MacPhail is a former Canadian politician in British Columbia. A longtime member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, she served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 2005 and as a Minister of the Crown from 1993-1999, and 2000-2001.MacPhail was born in Hamilton,...
|align="right"|10,087
|align="right"|55.93%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$50,916
|-
| style="width: 130px" |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...
|Nancy Lau
|align="right"|5,092
|align="right"|28.23%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$8,833
|Social Credit
British Columbia Social Credit Party
The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...
|Don L. Gedlaman
|align="right"|2,589
|align="right"|14.35%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$16,148
|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...
|Kim Anda Jarzebiak
|align="right"|268
|align="right"|1.49%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$89
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|18,036
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|644
!align="right"|3.45%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|18,680
!align="right"|70.84%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}