Vancouver-Langara
{{short description|Provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada}}
{{use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox Canada electoral district
| name = Vancouver-Langara
| province = British Columbia
| image = 2023 336 Vancouver-Langara.svg
| caption = Location in Vancouver
| prov-status = active
| prov-created =
| prov-abolished =
| prov-election-first = 1991
| prov-election-last = 2024
| prov-rep = Sunita Dhir
| prov-rep-link =
| prov-rep-party = NDP
| prov-rep-party-link =
| demo-census-date = 2015
| demo-pop = 60041
| demo-electors =
| demo-electors-date =
| demo-area = 15
| demo-cd = Metro Vancouver
| demo-csd = Vancouver
}}
Vancouver-Langara is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
This riding takes in neighbourhoods in south-central Vancouver, such as Marpole, Sunset and Oakridge: it is the most diverse provincial riding in Vancouver, with visible minorities making up 79% of the population. {{cite web |last1=Chan |first1=Hugh |title=Election 2024 Riding Brief: Vancouver-Langara |url=https://www.biv.com/news/bc-election/election-2024-riding-brief-vancouver-langara-9349181 |website=Business Intelligence For BC |publisher=Glacier Media Group |access-date=19 March 2025}}
History
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
{{BC-MLA|Vancouver-Langara}}
{{BC-MLA nodata|Riding created from Vancouver South}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1991
| ToYr = 1996
| Assembly# = 35
| RepName = Val Anderson
| BCParty = Liberal
| RepTerms# = 3
| PartyTerms# = 8
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1996
| ToYr = 2001
| Assembly# = 36
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2001
| ToYr = 2005
| Assembly# = 37
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2005
| ToYr = 2008
| Assembly# = 38
| RepName = Carole Taylor
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2009
| ToYr = 2013
| Assembly# = 39
| RepName = Moira Stilwell
| RepTerms# = 2
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2013
| ToYr = 2017
| Assembly# = 40
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2017
| ToYr = 2020
| Assembly# = 41
| RepName = Michael Lee
| RepLink = Michael Lee (Canadian politician)
| RepTerms# = 3
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2020
| ToYr = 2023
| Assembly# = 42
| #ByElections = 1
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2023
| ToYr = 2024
| BCParty = BCU
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2024
| ToYr =
| Assembly# = 43
| RepName = Sunita Dhir
| BCParty = NDP
}}
{{BC-MLA end}}
= 1999 redistribution =
Changes to the Vancouver-Langara electoral district in 1999 include:
- Addition of the area bounded by 33rd and 41st Avenues, and Main and Granville Streets
- Removal of the area bounded by Granville Street, 41st Avenue, 57th Avenue, and the Arbutus rail line
Member of the Legislative Assembly
This riding is currently held by MLA Sunita Dhir of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, who was elected in the 2024 provincial general election.{{Cite web |title=2024 General Election Results |url=https://electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net/electionsbcenr/Results_7097_GE-2024-10-19_Candidate.html |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Elections BC}} Dhir was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for International Credentials in November 2024.{{Cite web |title=Sunita Dhir, MLA, Parliamentary Secretary for International Credentials |url=https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/organizational-structure/cabinet/cabinet-ministers/parliamentary-secretary-for-international-credentials |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Province of British Columbia}}
From 2017 to 2024, the riding was represented by MLA Michael Lee of BC United, previously called the BC Liberal Party.
Previously, the riding was held from 2009-2017 by Moira Stilwell, who also represented the BC Liberal Party as well. She was appointed Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development in June 2009. Her predecessor was Carole Taylor, former chair of the CBC and former Vancouver City Councillor. She was first elected in 2005 and appointed the Minister of Finance. She represented the BC Liberal Party. She resigned on December 18, 2008.
Election results
{{Image frame
| content = {{Graph:Chart
| width = 700
| height = 300
| type = line
| xAxisTitle = Year
| yAxisTitle = Vote Share
| xAxisMin = 1991
| xAxisMax = 2020
| yAxisMin = 0
| yAxisMax = 0.6
| yAxisFormat = %
| legend = Legend
| y1Title = BC Liberals
| y2Title = BC NDP
| y3Title = BC Greens
| y4Title = Others
| linewidth = 2
| x = 1991,1996,2001,2005,2009,2013,2017,2020
| y1 = 0.3695,0.6020,0.6690,0.5655,0.5887,0.5260,0.4746,0.4851
| y2 = 0.3457,0.3008,0.1700,0.3265,0.3516,0.3828,0.3806,0.4136
| y3 = 0.0068,0.0184,0.1139,0.0801,0.0597,0.0542,0.1367,0.0903
| y4 = 0.2780,0.0790,0.0471,0.0279,,0.0369,0.0081,0.0110
| colors = #A51B12,#F4A460,#99C955,#DCDCDC
| showSymbols = Yes}}
| caption = Graph of the election results in Vancouver-Langara (minor parties are combined into "Others")
| align = center
}}
{{2024 British Columbia general election/Vancouver-Langara}}
class="wikitable" | |
colspan="4" | 2020 provincial election redistributed results{{cite web |title=Fraser-Nicola |url=https://338canada.com/bc/1022e.htm|website=338Canada |access-date=8 October 2024}} | |
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bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | % | |
{{Canadian party colour|BC|Liberal|background}} |
| Liberal | align=right| 46.4 |
{{Canadian party colour|BC|NDP|background}} | | align=right| 44.1 |
{{Canadian party colour|BC|Green|background}} |
| Green | align=right| 8.4 |
{{Canadian party colour|BC|Libertarian|background}} | | align=right| 1.1 |
{{British Columbia provincial election, 2020/Vancouver-Langara}}
{{British Columbia provincial election, 2017/Vancouver-Langara}}
{{British Columbia provincial election, 2013/Vancouver-Langara}}
{{British Columbia provincial election, 2009/Vancouver-Langara}}
{{2005 British Columbia general election/Vancouver-Langara}}
Image:Vancouver-Langara 2001.PNG
{{2001 British Columbia general election/Vancouver-Langara}}
{{1996 British Columbia general election/Vancouver-Langara}}
{{1991 British Columbia general election/Vancouver-Langara}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/map/redis17/ED/VLA_ED.pdf Vancouver-Langara Electoral District Map (pdf)]
- [http://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/2013GE/VLA.pdf Results of 2013 election (pdf)]
- [http://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/2009GE/VLA.pdf Results of 2009 election (pdf)]
- [http://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/2005GEResults/vla.pdf Results of 2005 election (pdf)]
- [http://bc-ebc.ca/docs/reports/BC-EBC_Final_Report-Sept_24,_2015.pdf BC Electoral Boundaries Report, 2015 (pdf)]
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