Ronna-Rae Leonard
MLA
Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors of British Columbia
Assumed office
February 10, 2020
Preceded byAnne Kang
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Courtenay-Comox
Assumed office
May 9, 2017
Preceded bynew district
Personal details
Political partyNew Democratic Party

Ronna-Rae Leonard is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Courtenay-Comox as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party caucus.

Initially declared elected by a margin of just nine votes over British Columbia Liberal Party candidate Jim Benninger on election day,[2] her victory was confirmed on May 24, 2017 after the count of absentee ballots widened her lead to 189 votes.[1]

Prior to her election to the legislature, Leonard was a municipal councillor in Courtenay.[3] She was the federal New Democratic Party's candidate in Vancouver Island North for the 2011 federal election, losing narrowly to John Duncan.

Electoral record

Provincial elections

2020 British Columbia general election: Courtenay-Comox
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticRonna-Rae Leonard14,66350.56+13.20$50,103.50
LiberalBrennan Day8,65529.85−6.87$34,579.94
GreenGillian Anderson5,68119.59+1.22$10,595.98
Total valid votes 28,999100.00–
Total rejected ballots   
Turnout   
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[4][5]
2017 British Columbia general election: Courtenay-Comox
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
New DemocraticRonna-Rae Leonard10,88637.36$55,597
LiberalJim Benninger10,69736.72$43,935
GreenErnie Sellentin5,35118.37$8,612
ConservativeLeah Catherine McCulloch2,2017.55$14,981
Total valid votes 29,135100.00
Total rejected ballots 770.26
Turnout 29,21266.89
Registered voters 43,671
Source: Elections BC[6][7]

Federal elections

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeJohn Duncan27,20646.11+0.33
New DemocraticRonna-Rae Leonard25,37943.01+1.58
LiberalMike Holland3,0185.11+0.93
GreenSue Moen2,9955.08-2.90
IndependentJason Draper3040.52-0.11
Marxist–LeninistFrank Martin570.10–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 59,003100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1870.32
Turnout 59,19066.39
Eligible voters 89,150
Conservative hold Swing -0.62

References

  1. 1 2 "NDP wins final Courtenay-Comox count, securing Liberal minority in B.C.". CTV Vancouver, May 24, 2017.
  2. ↑ "NDP Leonard declared Courtenay-Comox winner by nine-vote margin; Benninger not conceding". Comox Valley Record, May 10, 2017.
  3. ↑ "NDP win in Courtenay-Comox; Clark will try to form government". Victoria Times-Colonist, May 24, 2017.
  4. ↑ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Search Results: 2020 General Election Financing Results". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  6. ↑ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 12, 2020.


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