Vancouver-Yaletown
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Interactive map of riding boundaries | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 2023 | ||
| First contested | 2024 | ||
| Last contested | 2026 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2021) | 55,307 | ||
| Area (km²) | 4 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 13,826.8 | ||
| Census division | Metro Vancouver | ||
| Census subdivision | Vancouver (part) | ||
Vancouver-Yaletown is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
Created under the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution, the riding was first contested in the 2024 British Columbia general election.[1] It was created from parts of Vancouver-False Creek and Vancouver-Mount Pleasant.
Demographics
[edit]| Population, 2021 | 55,307 |
| Area (km2) | 4 |
| Pop. Density (people per km2) | 13,826 |
| Source: BC Electoral Boundaries Commission[2] | |
Geography
[edit]The district comprises the portions of Downtown Vancouver east of Burrard Street, taking its name from the neighbourhood of Yaletown.[3] Yaletown is the second-wealthiest neighbourhood of Vancouver, after Shaughnessy[4][5] The riding is adjacent to Vancouver's infamous Downtown Eastside area, widely known as the poorest neighbourhood in Canada, which is located in next-door Vancouver-Strathcona.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver-Yaletown Riding created from Vancouver-False Creek and Vancouver-Mount Pleasant |
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| 43rd | 2024–2026 | Terry Yung | New Democratic | |
| 44th | 2026–present | Margareta Dovgal | Conservative | |
Election results
[edit]| 2026 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Margareta Dovgal | 6,710 | 46.9 | +3.5 | ||||
| New Democratic | Terry Yung | 5,870 | 41.0 | -8.8 | ||||
| Green | Priyan Samarakoone | 1,253 | 8.8 | +1.9 | ||||
| CentreBC | Sam Chandola | 482 | 3.4 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 14,315 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | +5.9 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC | ||||||||
| 2024 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Terry Yung | 9,018 | 49.8% | +9.6 | ||||
| Conservative | Melissa de Genova | 7,858 | 43.4% | +41.3 | ||||
| Green | Dana-Lyn Mackenzie | 1,248 | 6.9% | -4.3 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 18,124 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| New Democratic notional gain from BC United | Swing | – | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[6] | ||||||||
| 2020 provincial election redistributed results[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | % | ||
| Liberal | 45.0 | ||
| New Democratic | 40.2 | ||
| Green | 11.2 | ||
| Conservative | 2.1 | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "2024 Provincial Election Maps". Elections BC. December 6, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ↑ "BC Electoral Boundaries Commission Final Report" (PDF). Elections BC. April 3, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Four more provincial ridings needed for Metro Vancouver: electoral boundaries commission | Urbanized". dailyhive.com. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Yaletown, BC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate". www.areavibes.com. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ↑ City of Vancouver (2020). "West Point Grey: Neighbourhood Social Indicators Profile" (PDF). Vancouver.ca. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ↑ https://globalnews.ca/news/10779134/bc-election-2024-results-vancouver-yaletown/
- ↑ "Vancouver-South Granville". 338Canada. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
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