Comox Valley was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Most of it is now in Courtenay-Comox.

Since the 1986 BC general election, the riding had been a bellwether, having voted consistently for a governing MLA.

Demographics

Population, 2001 55,314
Population change 1996–2001 0.7%
Area (km2) 1,703.39
Population density (people per km2) 32

Geography

History

Member of Legislative Assembly

Don McRae of the Liberal Party was elected MLA of the district in the 2009 provincial general election. He was re-elected in the 2013 election.

Assembly Years Member Party
Comox
18th 1933–1937     Laurence Arnold Hanna Liberal
19th 1937–1941     Colin Cameron CCF
20th 1941–1945
21st 1945–1949     Herbert John Welch Coalition
22nd 1949–1952
23rd 1952–1953     William Campbell Moore CCF
24th 1953–1956
25th 1956–1960     Daniel Robert John Campbell Social Credit
26th 1960–1963
27th 1963–1966
28th 1966–1969
29th 1969–1972
30th 1972–1975     Karen Sanford New Democratic
31st 1975–1979
32nd 1979–1983
33rd 1983–1986
34th 1986–1991     Stan Hagen Social Credit
Comox Valley
35th 1991–1996     Margaret Lord New Democratic
36th 1996–2001 Evelyn Gillespie
37th 2001–2005     Stan Hagen Liberal
38th 2005–2009
39th 2009–2013 Don McRae
40th 2013–2017

Election results

2013 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalDon McRae14,24844.27
New DemocraticKassandra Dycke12,48038.77
GreenChris Aikman3,71811.55
ConservativeDiane Hoffmann1,7405.41
Total valid votes 32,186100.00
Total rejected ballots 990.31
Turnout 32,28563.99
Source: Elections BC[1]
2009 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalDon McRae13,88647$92,892
New DemocraticLeslie McNabb12,50843$123,151
GreenHazel Lennox2,5779$3,370
RefederationPaula Berard2660.9$360
People's FrontBarbara Biley1200.4$256
Total valid votes 29,357
Total rejected ballots 1410.5
Turnout 29,49861
http://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/2009GE/CMX.pdf
2005 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalStan Hagen13,12045.79
New DemocraticAndrew Black12,38443.22
GreenChris Aikman2,5879.03
MarijuanaMiracle Emery1990.69
Democratic ReformDon Davis1760.61
Work LessBruce O'Hara750.26
RefederationMel Garden610.21
People's FrontBarbara Biley490.17
Total 28,651 100.00
B.C. General Election 2001: Comox Valley
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
LiberalStan Hagen15,56956.32%$61,366
  NDP Evelyn Gillespie 5,356 19.37% $23,476
GreenPam Munroe5,17018.70%–$9,007
MarijuanaSylvain Luc Beaudoin8733.16%$80
UnityJohn William Robinson6772.45%
Total valid votes 27,645 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 57 0.21%
Turnout 27,702 74.81%
B.C. General Election 1996: Comox Valley
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
  NDP Evelyn Gillespie 13,230 42.76% $38,658
LiberalBill MacDonald10,72134.65%$47,322
ReformDelbert Doll3,45111.15%$12,385
Progressive DemocratJoe Lawlor1,0393.36%–$100
GreenMeaghan Cursons1,2964.19%–$1,766
  Independent Alicia Burns 598 1.93% $8,325
Family CoalitionJohn Krell3981.29%–$1,943
  Independent Angus Ramsey 149 0.48% $924
  Independent Hillel Alan Wright 57 0.18%
Total valid votes 30,939 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 115 0.37%
Turnout 31,054 72.86%
B.C. General Election 1991: Comox Valley
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
  NDP Margaret Lord 10,355 39.20% $40,813
LiberalAlicia Burns8,75433.14%$14,805
Social CreditStan Hagen6,73425.49%–$68,780
GreenRichard P. R. Porter4321.63%–$1,407
  Green Go Hillel A. Wright 93 0.35%
  Independent Daniel J. Downer 49 0.19% $363
Total valid votes 26,417 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 430 1.60%
Turnout 26,847 78.26%
  1. ↑ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
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