Courtenay-Comox

Courtenay-Comox is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada that was created in the 2015 redistribution from parts of Comox Valley.

Courtenay-Comox

British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA	Ronna-Rae Leonard New Democratic
First contested	2017
Last contested	2020
Demographics
Population (2014)	54,816
Area (km²)	1,584
Pop. density (per km²)	34.6

It was contested for the first time in the 2017 election. On election night, the seat was declared as won by Ronna-Rae Leonard of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, by a margin of just nine votes over Jim Benninger of the British Columbia Liberal Party. A recount, as well as the counting of absentee ballots, pushed Leonard's lead to 189 votes over Benninger when final results were announced fifteen days after the election on May 24, 2017.

Demographics[1]

Population, 2014	54,816
Area (km^2)	1,584

History

Assembly	Years	Member		Party
Part of Comox Valley prior to 2017
41st	2017–2020		Ronna-Rae Leonard	New Democratic
42nd	2020–present

Election results

2020 British Columbia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Ronna-Rae Leonard	14,663	50.56	+13.20	$50,103.50
	Liberal	Brennan Day	8,655	29.85	−6.87	$34,579.94
	Green	Gillian Anderson	5,681	19.59	+1.22	$10,595.98
Total valid votes			28,999	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[2][3]

2017 British Columbia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Ronna-Rae Leonard	10,886	37.36	$55,597
	Liberal	Jim Benninger	10,697	36.72	$43,935
	Green	Ernie Sellentin	5,351	18.37	$8,612
	Conservative	Leah Catherine McCulloch	2,201	7.55	$14,981
Total valid votes			29,135	100.00
Total rejected ballots			77	0.26
Turnout			29,212	66.89
Registered voters			43,671
Source: Elections BC[4][5]

External links

• Hi-Res Map (pdf)

References

1. http://bc-ebc.ca/docs/BC-EBC%5B%5D Population of Proposed Electoral Districts.pdf
2. "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
3. "Search Results: 2020 General Election Financing Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
4. "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
5. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 12 September 2020.