Penticton (provincial electoral district)

Penticton
British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 
 

Dan Ashton
Liberal

District created 2008
First contested 2009
Last contested 2013
Demographics
Population (2006) 51,958
Area (km²) 1,139.78
Pop. density (per km²) 45.6
Census divisions Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, Regional District of Central Okanagan
Census subdivisions Penticton, Summerland, Peachland

Penticton is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was contested for the first time in the 2008 election.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

  1. Bill Barisoff, Liberal (2009-2013)
  2. Dan Ashton, Liberal (2013–present)

Electoral history

B.C. General Election 2013: Penticton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LiberalDan Ashton 10,489 45.83% +1.87%
New DemocraticRichard Cannings 9,225 40.30% +9.15%
ConservativeSean Upshaw 2,117 9.25% +0.35%
BC FirstDoug Maxwell 1,057 4.62% n/a
Total Valid Votes 22,888 100%
Total Rejected Ballots
Turnout
B.C. General Election 2009 - Penticton
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
LiberalBill Barisoff 10,346 43.96 $97,580
     NDP Cameron Phillips 7,331 31.15 $30,828
GreenJulius Bloomfield 3,685 15.66 $37,129
     Conservative Chris Delaney 2,095 8.90 $16,210
RefederationWendy Dion 78 0.33 $730
Total valid votes 23,535 100
Total rejected ballots 114 0.48
Turnout 23,649 56.16


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