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Vancouver-Strathcona
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. 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 This riding is located in the east end of Vancouver, running from the eastern parts of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 British Columbia Electoral Redistribution
An electoral redistribution in British Columbia is underway by the BC Electoral Boundaries Commission. On October 21, 2021, the Government of British Columbia appointed Justice Nitya Iyer, Linda Tynan and Chief Electoral Officer Anton Boegman to serve as the 2021 commissioners. Justice Iyer was appointed the chair. The commission is required to complete redistricting every two election cycles. The final number of provincial electoral districts, and thus seats in the next legislature, will not be known until redistricting has occurred. The commission is required to complete its preliminary report by October 21, 2022, and its final report six months later. In May 2021, the government introduced legislation that removed a requirement that no reduction of seats could be considered for certain rural regions. Attorney General David Eby said the changes were necessary to ensure the commission was independent and had the flexibility to recommend boundaries that provide effective represen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin Dew
Gavin Dew (born January 1st, 1984) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Kelowna-Mission as a member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia. Early life and career Dew was born and raised in British Columbia. He currently resides in Kelowna with his wife, Erin, and their two children. He first moved to Kelowna in 2023 when he opened Play Area, a childcare facility and indoor playground serving young families in the Okanagan, with his wife who has a background working with children on the autism spectrum. They previously operated a childcare centre in East Vancouver. Dew holds a Bachelor of Arts in English literature from the University of British Columbia and an MBA from Oxford, specializing in corporate social responsibility. He is also deeply involved in his community serving on both boards of the Business Council of BC and Resource Works, an o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 British Columbia General Election
The 2024 British Columbia general election will be held on or before October 19, 2024, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly to serve in the 43rd parliament of the Canadian province of British Columbia. Background Section 23 of British Columbia's ''Constitution Act'' provides that general elections occur on the third Saturday in October of the fourth calendar year after the last election.Constitution Act, s. 23 The same section, though, makes the fixed election date subject to the |
Metro Vancouver
The Metro Vancouver Regional District (MVRD), or simply Metro Vancouver, is a Canadian political subdivision and corporate entity representing the metropolitan area of Greater Vancouver, designated by provincial legislation as one of the 28 regional districts in British Columbia. The organization was known as the Regional District of Fraser–Burrard for nearly one year upon incorporating in 1967, and as the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) from 1968 to 2017. Metro Vancouver borders Whatcom County, Washington, to the south, the Fraser Valley Regional District to the east, the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District to the north, and the Nanaimo Regional District and Cowichan Valley Regional District across the Strait of Georgia to the west. The MVRD is under the direction of 23 local authorities and delivers regional services, sets policy and acts as a political forum. The regional district's most populous city is Vancouver, and Metro Vancouver's administrative off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastown
Gastown is the original settlement that became the core of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and a national historic site and a neighbourhood in the northwest section of the Downtown Eastside, adjacent to Downtown Vancouver. Its historical boundaries – the waterfront (now Water Street and the CPR tracks), Carrall Street, Hastings Street, and Cambie Street – followed the borders of the 1870 townsite survey, the proper name and postal address of which was Granville, B.I. ("Burrard Inlet"). The official boundary does not include most of Hastings Street except for the Woodward's and Dominion Buildings, and stretches east past Columbia Street, to the laneway running parallel to the west side of Main Street. History Gastown was Vancouver's first neighbourhood and was named for "Gassy" Jack Deighton, a Yorkshire seaman, steamboat captain and barkeep who arrived in 1867 to open the area's first saloon. He was famous for his habit of talking at length (or "gassi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Kwan
Jenny Wai Ching Kwan (born 1967) is a Canadian politician who is the member of Parliament (MP) for Vancouver East. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), Kwan was elected to the House of Commons in 2015. She she was previously a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), representing Vancouver-Mount Pleasant from 1996 to 2015 with the British Columbia (BC) NDP, and was a provincial cabinet minister from 1998 to 2001. Kwan entered politics in 1993, when she was elected to the Vancouver City Council. Background Kwan emigrated to Canada at age nine with her family from British Hong Kong. She speaks English, French, and Cantonese. Kwan graduated from Simon Fraser University with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology. She started her career as a community legal advocate in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside before entering politics. Political career Municipal politics (1993–1996) In 1993, Kwan at age 26 was elected as the youngest-ever member of Vancouver City Council. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Fry
Pete Fry is a Canadian politician and business owner in Vancouver, British Columbia, who has served as councillor on the Vancouver City Council since 2018. He is a member of the Green Party of Vancouver. Owner of a graphics and communications agency in Vancouver, Fry became involved in community activism, serving as community representative for the City of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside Local Area Plan, as well as chair of the Strathcona Residents’ Association. He first ran for city council in the 2014 municipal election, but was not elected. He then secured the nomination of the Green Party of British Columbia in a 2016 provincial by-election in the riding of Vancouver-Mount Pleasant, where he lost to British Columbia New Democratic Party candidate Melanie Mark. In 2017, he ran for Vancouver City Council a second time, in the by-election following the resignation of Geoff Meggs Geoff Meggs is a Canadian politician, who served on Vancouver, British Columbia's City Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver East (provincial Electoral District)
Vancouver East was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1933. It and the other new Vancouver ridings in this year, Vancouver-Burrard, Vancouver-Point Grey and Vancouver Centre, were all created from the old Vancouver City riding, which was a six-member seat. Vancouver East was a two-member seat. For a full listing of Vancouver ridings, historical and current, please see Vancouver (electoral districts). Demographics Electoral history 1933-1986 ''Note: Winners of each election are in'' bold. , Liberal , Margaret Russell Barclay , align="right", 5,063 , align="right", 12.37% , Conservative , William Corran , align="right", 3,079 , align="right", 7.52% , Liberal , Charles Albert Donovan , align="right", 5,251 , align="right", 12.83% , Conservative , Thomas Irvine , align="right", 2,835 , align="right", 6.93% , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver Centre (provincial Electoral District)
Vancouver Centre was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created before the general election of 1933. It and the other new Vancouver ridings that came into existence that year Vancouver-Burrard, Vancouver-Point Grey and Vancouver Eastwere created from the old Vancouver City riding, which was a six-member seat. Vancouver Centre was a two-member seat throughout its existence. For a full listing of Vancouver ridings, historical and current, please see Vancouver (electoral districts). Demographics Notable MLAs *Alexander Small Matthew * Leslie Raymond Peterson * Herb Capozzi *Evan Maurice Wolfe * Mike Harcourt * Gary Lauk * Emery Barnes Notable candidates Electoral history 1933-1986 , - , Liberal , Gordon McGregor Sloan , align="right", 6,925 , align="right", 24.45% , Liberal , Gordon Sylvester Wismer , align="right", 6,723 , align="right", 23.74% , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. , Wallis Walt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanie Mark
Melanie Joy Mark, also known by her Nisga'a name Hli Haykwhl Ẃii Xsgaak, is a Canadian politician in the province of British Columbia. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), she has served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant since 2016. From 2017 to 2020, she served as Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Training; from 2020 to 2022, she served as Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport. Mark is the first First Nations woman elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and the first First Nations woman to serve in the Cabinet of British Columbia. Biography Born of Nisga'a, Gitxsan, Cree, and Ojibway ancestry, Mark was raised in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood. She credits her aunts and grandparents with helping her get through the death of her younger brother who was killed by a semi trailer while riding a bicycle, her mother's addiction and homelessness, and her father's overdose. After attending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Vancouver-Mount Pleasant Provincial By-election
A by-election was held in the provincial riding of Vancouver-Mount Pleasant in British Columbia on June 24, 2023, to elect a new member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia following the resignation of NDP MLA Melanie Mark. The by-election was held on the same day as one in Langford-Juan de Fuca. Background Constituency The seat covers an urban area in the city of Vancouver. The riding consists of its namesake neighbourhood Mount Pleasant and the eastern parts of downtown Vancouver including Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside. Representation The seat has been held by the British Columbia New Democratic Party for most of its history. Future member of Parliament Jenny Kwan represented the seat from 1996 to 2015. On February 22, 2023, Melanie Mark announced her resignation as MLA and cabinet minister. In her resignation speech, Mark criticized how "institutions fundamentally resist change ... particularly colonial institutions and government at large", a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Phillip
Joan Phillip (born ) is a Canadian politician who has served as member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant since 2023, as part of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP) caucus. An Indigenous leader and climate activist, Phillip grew up in North Vancouver (city), North Vancouver and Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. She previously worked as a land manager for the Penticton Indian Band, and ran for the federal New Democratic Party, New Democrats during the 2019 Canadian federal election, 2019 and 2021 Canadian federal election, 2021 Canadian federal elections in the riding of Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola. Following the 2023 resignation of Vancouver-Mount Pleasant member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Melanie Mark, Phillip was acclaimed as the BC NDP's candidate to contest the 2023 Vancouver-Mount Pleasant provincial by-election, by-election. She was elected the riding's MLA at the June 24, 2023 by-election. Electo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
