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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 The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia () is the deliberative assembly of the Legislature of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The other component of the Legislature is the lieutenant governor of British Columbi ...
, 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 Victoria West is a town in the central Karoo region of South Africa's Northern Cape province. It is situated on the main N12 route, at an elevation of . It is the seat of the Ubuntu Local Municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municip ...
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