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Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
[edit] Demographics
| Population, 2001 |
56,272 |
| Population Change, 1996-2001 |
8.2% |
| Area (km2) |
112.75 |
| Pop. Density (people per km2) |
499 |
[edit] Geography
[edit] 1999 Redistribution
Changes from Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows to Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows include:
- Removal of the majority of land in the District of Maple Ridge
- Removal of Douglas Island
[edit] History
[edit] Member of Legislative Assembly
Its MLA is Michael Sather. He was first elected in 2005. He represents the New Democratic Party of British Columbia.
[edit] Election results
| B.C. General Election 2001: Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
BC Liberal |
Ken Stewart |
12,235 |
52.96% |
|
$39,898 |
| |
NDP |
Bill Hartley |
5,764 |
24.95% |
|
$22,812 |
| |
Green |
Mike Gildersleeve |
3,069 |
13.29% |
|
$2,437 |
| |
Unity |
Dave Hensman |
1,220 |
5.28% |
|
$7,515 |
| |
Marijuana |
Rick Cameron |
716 |
3.10% |
|
$394 |
| |
Action |
Michael Felgner |
97 |
0.42% |
|
$300 |
| Total Valid Votes |
23,101 |
100.00% |
|
|
| Total Rejected Ballots |
77 |
0.33% |
|
|
| Turnout |
23,178 |
72.90% |
|
|
| B.C. General Election 1996: Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
NDP |
Bill Hartley |
12,946 |
46.07% |
|
$34,860 |
| |
BC Liberal |
Ken Stewart |
10,960 |
39.00% |
|
$52,898 |
| |
PDA |
Peter Neufeld |
2,011 |
7.16% |
|
$412 |
| |
BC Reform |
Nick Walsh |
1,470 |
5.23% |
|
|
| |
Green |
Richard Hennick |
464 |
1.65% |
|
$100 |
| |
Libertarian |
Lewis Clarke Dahlby |
158 |
0.56% |
|
|
| |
Natural Law |
Matt Deacon |
90 |
0.32% |
|
$118 |
| Total Valid Votes |
28,099 |
100.00% |
|
|
| Total Rejected Ballots |
137 |
0.49% |
|
|
| Turnout |
28,236 |
73.30% |
|
|
| B.C. General Election 1991: Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
NDP |
Bill Hartley |
11,591 |
45.16% |
|
$28,734 |
| |
BC Liberal |
Steve Gilmore |
8,786 |
34.23% |
|
$5,377 |
| |
Social Credit |
Roman Evancic |
4,986 |
19.42% |
|
$26,959 |
| |
Green |
David B. Pehota |
305 |
1.19% |
|
$310 |
| Total Valid Votes |
25,668 |
100.00% |
|
|
| Total Rejected Ballots |
335 |
1.29% |
|
|
| Turnout |
26,003 |
77.02% |
|
|
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