Esquimalt-Colwood is a provincial
electoral district
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
for the
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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, Canada. Created under the
2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution, the riding was first contested in the
2024 British Columbia general election
The 2024 British Columbia general election was held on October 19, 2024, to elect 93 members (MLAs) of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Legislative Assembly to serve in the 43rd parliament of the Provinces and territories of Cana ...
. It was created out of parts of
Esquimalt-Metchosin and a part of
Victoria-Beacon Hill.
It has been held by
Darlene Rotchford from the NDP since 2024.
Geography
The district comprises four municipalities in an arc around
Esquimalt Harbour
Esquimalt Harbour is a natural harbour in Greater Victoria on the southern tip of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. The entrance to Esquimalt Harbour is from the south off the Strait of Juan de Fuca through a narrow channel known as ...
and the
Royal Roads — the
City of Colwood, the
Town of View Royal and the
Township of Esquimalt — plus the neighbourhood of
Victoria West
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in the
City of Victoria.
Election results
References
{{British Columbia provincial electoral districts 2024–present
British Columbia provincial electoral districts on Vancouver Island
British Columbian provincial electoral districts established in 2023