Saanich North and the Islands
{{Short description|Provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=July 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox Canada electoral district
| name = Saanich North and the Islands
| province = British Columbia
| image = BC 2015 Saanich North and the Islands.png
| caption =
| prov-status = active
| prov-created = 1990
| prov-abolished =
| prov-election-first = 1991
| prov-election-last = 2024
| prov-rep = Rob Botterell
| prov-rep-party = Green
| prov-rep-party-link = British Columbia Green Party
| demo-census-date = 2001
| demo-pop = 52671
| demo-electors =
| demo-electors-date =
| demo-area = 462.65
| demo-cd =
| demo-csd = Southern Gulf Islands, North Saanich, Central Saanich, and Sidney
}}
Saanich North and the Islands is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the northern suburbs of the provincial capital, Victoria, and includes the southern Gulf Islands.
Saanich North and the Islands was created by 1990 legislation dividing the previous two-member district of Saanich and the Islands which came into effect for the 1991 BC election.
Demographics
| class="wikitable"
|Population, 2001 |52,671 |
| Population Change, 1996–2001
|3.6% |
| Area (km2)
|462.65 |
| Pop. Density
|114 |
Geography
Saanich North and the Islands consists of the Southern Gulf Islands as well as the municipalities of North Saanich, Central Saanich, and Sidney on Vancouver Island.{{cite news|last1=McElroy|first1=Justin|title=B.C. Votes 2017: Saanich North and the Islands riding profile|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/british-columbia-2017-election-saanich-north-and-the-islands-1.4061423|access-date=16 May 2017|publisher=CBC News|date=11 April 2017}}
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Over the district's existence, it elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia:
{{BC-MLA|Saanich North and the Islands}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1991
| ToYr = 1996
| Assembly# = 35
| RepName = Clive Tanner
| BCParty = Liberal
| PartyTerms# = 5
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1996
| ToYr = 2001
| Assembly# = 36
| RepName = Murray Coell
| RepTerms# = 4
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2001
| ToYr = 2005
| Assembly# = 37
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2005
| ToYr = 2009
| Assembly# = 38
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2009
| ToYr = 2013
| Assembly# = 39
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2013
| ToYr = 2017
| Assembly# = 40
| RepName = Gary Holman
| RepLink = Gary Holman (politician)
| BCParty = NDP
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2017
| ToYr = 2020
| Assembly# = 41
| RepName = Adam Olsen
| BCParty = Green
| RepTerms# = 2
| PartyTerms# = 3
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2020
| ToYr = 2024
| Assembly# = 42
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2024
| ToYr = present
| Assembly# = 43
| RepName = Rob Botterell
| RepTerms# = 1
}}
{{BC-MLA end}}
Election results
{{British Columbia provincial election, 2024/Saanich North and the Islands}}
| class="wikitable" | |
| colspan="4" | 2020 provincial election redistributed results{{cite web |title=Saanich North and the Islands|url=https://338canada.com/bc/1062e.htm|website=338Canada |access-date=8 October 2024}} | |
|---|---|
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | % | |
| {{Canadian party colour|BC|Green|background}} |
| Green | align=right| 52.9 |
| {{Canadian party colour|BC|NDP|background}} | | align=right| 28.6 |
| {{Canadian party colour|BC|Liberal|background}} |
| Liberal | align=right| 18.5 |
{{2020 British Columbia general election/Saanich North and the Islands}}
{{2017 British Columbia general election/Saanich North and the Islands}}
{{2013 British Columbia general election/Saanich North and the Islands}}
{{2009 British Columbia general election/Saanich North and the Islands}}
{{2005 British Columbia general election/Saanich North and the Islands}}
{{2001 British Columbia general election/Saanich North and the Islands}}
{{1996 British Columbia general election/Saanich North and the Islands}}
{{1991 British Columbia general election/Saanich North and the Islands}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/cen01/profiles/PED_53.pdf BC Stats Profile - 2001]
- [http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/sov01/san.pdf Results of 2001 election (pdf)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20030312155429/http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/ceofin2001.pdf 2001 Expenditures]
- [http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/sov96/va/sov96_san.htm Results of 1996 election]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071025221610/http://www.elections.bc.ca/rpt/ceorpt_5.pdf 1996 Expenditures]
- [http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/sov91/sov91-80.html Results of 1991 election]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071004234457/http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/sov91/sov91-20-1.html 1991 Expenditures]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050513204310/http://www.legis.gov.bc.ca/ Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia]
- [http://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/map/redis08/ED/SAN_ED.pdf Riding Map (pdf)]
- [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/bcvotes2013/ridings/056/]
{{British Columbia provincial electoral districts 2017–present}}
{{British Columbia provincial electoral districts 2009–2017}}
{{British Columbia provincial electoral districts 2001–2009}}
{{British Columbia provincial electoral districts 1991–2001}}
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Category:British Columbia provincial electoral districts on Vancouver Island