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Okanagan-Vernon is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
[edit] Demographics
| Population, 2001 |
56,926 |
| Population Change, 1996-2001 |
2.8% |
| Area (km2) |
5,458 |
| Pop. Density (people per km2) |
10 |
[edit] Geography
[edit] History
[edit] Member of Legislative Assembly
Its MLA is Hon. Tom Christensen, a former lawyer. He was first elected in 2001 and represents the British Columbia Liberal Party. Mr. Christensen was appointed Minister of Education on January 26, 2004.
[edit] Election results
| B.C. General Election 2001: Okanagan-Vernon |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
BC Liberal |
Tom Christensen |
13,868 |
56.51% |
|
$39,988 |
| |
NDP |
Troy Sebastian |
3,529 |
14.38% |
|
$12,122 |
| |
Unity |
Doug MacDonald |
3,213 |
13.09% |
|
$9,001 |
| |
Green |
Erin Nelson |
2,214 |
9.02% |
|
$409 |
| |
Marijuana |
Michael Jones |
917 |
3.74% |
|
$403 |
| |
Independent |
Herb Wong |
562 |
2.29% |
|
$1,061 |
| |
Independent |
Kathleen (N.O.) Daniels |
157 |
0.64% |
|
$100 |
| |
Patriot |
Andrew N. Hokhold |
82 |
0.33% |
|
$100 |
| Total Valid Votes |
24,542 |
100.00% |
|
|
| Total Rejected Ballots |
68 |
0.28% |
|
|
| Turnout |
24,610 |
69.06% |
|
|
| B.C. General Election 1996: Okanagan-Vernon |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
BC Liberal |
April Sanders |
9,776 |
39.06% |
|
$41,378 |
| |
NDP |
Howard Brown |
7,497 |
29.95% |
|
$18,338 |
| |
BC Reform |
Heinz Weiss |
5,356 |
21.40% |
|
$30,326 |
| |
PDA |
Geoff Jell |
1,839 |
7.35% |
|
$5,768 |
| |
Green |
Jane Peach |
334 |
1.33% |
|
$100 |
| |
Social Credit |
Clinton Henry |
227 |
0.91% |
|
$8,350 |
| Total Valid Votes |
25,029 |
100.00% |
|
|
| Total Rejected Ballots |
82 |
0.33% |
|
|
| Turnout |
25,111 |
71.03% |
|
|
| B.C. General Election 1991: Okanagan-Vernon |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Social Credit |
Lyall Hanson |
8,615 |
37.99% |
|
$32,016 |
| |
NDP |
Gilles De Chantal |
7,720 |
34.05% |
|
$33,069 |
| |
BC Liberal |
Ernst Juli |
6,065 |
26.75% |
|
$4,672 |
| |
Independent |
Kathleen (N.O.) Daniels |
275 |
1.21% |
|
$56 |
| Total Valid Votes |
22,675 |
100.00% |
|
|
| Total Rejected Ballots |
401 |
1.74% |
|
|
| Turnout |
23,076 |
76.06% |
|
|
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