Vancouver-Fairview is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada in use from 2001 to 2024.

Vancouver-Fairview
British Columbia electoral district
Location in Vancouver
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
First contested2001
Last contested2020
Demographics
Population (2014)59,701
Area (km²)9.8
Census division(s)Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)Vancouver

Fairview is made up of two rectangles: one bounded by Granville Street to the east, 16th Avenue to the south, Arbutus Street to the West and 4th Avenue to the north; and a second area bounded on the east by Main Street, on the west by Granville Street, to the south by 33rd Avenue and to the north by the West 4th-West 6th-West 2nd Avenue road.

Electoral history

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This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Vancouver-Fairview
Assembly Years Member Party
37th 2001–2005     Gary Farrell-Collins Liberal
38th 2005–2008     Gregor Robertson New Democratic
2008–2009 Jenn McGinn
39th 2009–2013     Margaret MacDiarmid Liberal
40th 2013–2017     George Heyman New Democratic
41st 2017–2020
42nd 2020–2024

Election results

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Graph of provincial election results in Vancouver-Fairview (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)


2020 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic George Heyman 15,538 56.07 1.95 $42,472.54
Liberal George Affleck 7,570 27.32 −4.53 $52,688.01
Green Ian Goldman 4,368 15.76 2.23 $1,481.40
Libertarian Sandra Filosof-Schipper 234 0.84 $0.00
Total valid votes 27,710 100.00
Total rejected ballots 318 1.13 0.45
Turnout 28,028 61.08 −4.71
Registered voters 45,991
New Democratic hold Swing 3.24
Source: Elections BC[1][2]
2017 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic George Heyman 16,035 54.12 6.80 $67,813
Liberal Gabe Garfinkel 9,436 31.85 -10.41 $66,722
Green Louise Boutin 4,007 13.53 3.11 $437
Your Political Party Joey Doyle 149 0.50 $344
Total valid votes 29,627 100.00
Total rejected ballots 204 0.68 -0.14
Turnout 29,831 65.79 6.81
Registered voters 45,343
Source: Elections BC[3][4]
2013 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
New Democratic George Heyman 12,649 47.32
Liberal Margaret MacDiarmid 11,298 42.26
Green Matthew Pedley 2,785 10.42
Total valid votes 26,732 100.00
Total rejected ballots 220 0.82
Turnout 26,952 58.98
Source: Elections BC[5]
2009 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Liberal Margaret MacDiarmid 11,034 47.09 $144,364
New Democratic Jenn McGinn 9,881 42.17 $106,859
Green Vanessa Violini 2,232 9.52 $749
Independent Graham Clark 165 0.70 $250
Reform Norris Matthew Barens 85 0.36 $250
Refederation Alex Frei 37 0.16 $260
Source: [1]
By-election, October 29, 2008: Vancouver-Fairview
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  NDP Jenn McGinn 5,752 46.98 $70,030
Liberal Margaret MacDiarmid 4,936 40.32 $92,092
Green Jane Sterk 900 7.35 $7,773
Conservative Wilf Hanni 489 3.99 $6,886
Marijuana Jodie Emery 166 1.36 $430
Total valid votes 12,243 100%
Total rejected ballots 29 0.24%
Turnout 12,272 26.93%
2005 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
New Democratic Gregor Robertson 13,009 46.59 $138,500
Liberal Virginia Greene 12,114 43.39 $159,138
Green Hamdy El-Rayes 2,479 8.88 $1,468
Sex Patrick Gallagher Clark 121 0.43 $100
Central Party Scott Yee 102 0.37 $110
Work Less Malcolm Janet Mary van Delst 95 0.34 $100
Total valid votes 27,920 100
Total rejected ballots 206 0.74
Turnout 28,126 60.64
2001 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Liberal Gary Farrell-Collins 12,864 54.94 $35,510
Green Vanessa Violini 5,051 21.57 $3,659
New Democratic Anita Romaniuk 4,772 20.38 $9,902
Marijuana Ron MacIntyre 651 2.78 $735
People's Front Brian Sproule 76 0.33 $57
Total valid votes 23,414 100.00
Total rejected ballots 142 0.61
Turnout 23,556 64.20
Source: Legislative Library of British Columbia[6]

Student vote results

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Student Vote Canada is a non-partisan program in Canada that holds mock elections in elementary and high schools alongside general elections (with the same candidates and same electoral system).

2020 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic George Hayman 234 42.86 −12.27
Green Ian Goldman 178 32.60 3.69
Liberal George Affleck 105 19.23 7.86
Libertarian Sandra Filosof-Schipper 29 5.31
Total valid votes 546 100.0
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2017 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic George Hayman 349 55.13 23.73
Green Louis Boutin 183 28.91 -7.14
Liberal Gabe Garfinkel 72 11.37 -21.19
Your Political Party Joey Doyle 29 4.58
Total valid votes 633 100.0
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2013 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Matthew Pedley 31 36.05
Liberal Margaret MacDiarmid 28 32.56
New Democratic George Hayman 27 31.4
Total valid votes 86 100.0
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References

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  1. ^ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  4. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  6. ^ "Electoral History of British Columbia Supplement: 1987-2001" (PDF). Legislative Library of British Columbia. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  7. ^ "Student Vote British Columbia 2020". Student Vote Canada. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  8. ^ "Student Vote British Columbia 2017". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on May 15, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  9. ^ "2013 Student Election Results". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on May 6, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
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