Nelson-Creston
















































Nelson-Creston

British Columbia electoral district
BC 2015 Nelson-Creston.png
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA



 
 
 

Michelle Mungall
New Democratic
First contested 1933
Last contested 2009
Demographics
Population (2001) 44,131
Area (km²) 21,795
Pop. density (per km²) 2
Census divisions Regional District of Central Kootenay
Census subdivisions
Ainsworth Hot Springs, Creston, Kaslo, Nelson

Nelson-Creston is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the general election of 1933 following a redistribution of the earlier Nelson riding.


Historically, the riding was consistently held by the "free enterprise" party of the era. Until 1952, this alternated between the Liberals and the Coalition, while after 1952, Social Credit won every election until the NDP victory in 1972.


Since 1972, the NDP has won all but two elections: in 1986, Social Credit won the riding along with many others in the Interior and in 2001, prominent NDP Cabinet minister, Corky Evans, was defeated in an election that saw all but two NDP MLAs suffer defeat. Since 2005, the NDP has won the riding by wide margins.




Contents






  • 1 Demographics


  • 2 Geography


  • 3 History


  • 4 Members of the Legislative Assembly


  • 5 Election results


  • 6 External links





Demographics



















Population, 2001
44,131
Population Change, 1996–2001
-2.2%
Area (km²)
21,795
Pop. Density (people per km²)
2.0


Geography



History



Members of the Legislative Assembly


The district has elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly:






































































































































Legislative Assembly
Years
Member
Party

18th
1933-1937
   

Frank Putnam

Liberal

19th
1937-1941

20th
1941-1945

21st
1945-1949
   

Coalition

22nd
1949-1952
   

Walter Hendricks

Coalition

23rd
1952-1953
   

Wesley Drewett Black

Social Credit

24th
1953-1956

25th
1956-1960

26th
1960-1963

27th
1963-1966

28th
1966-1969

29th
1969-1972

30th
1972-1975
   

Lorne Nicolson

NDP

31st
1975-1979

32nd
1979-1983

33rd
1983-1986

34th
1986-1991
   

Howard Dirks

Social Credit

35th
1991–1996
   

Corky Evans

NDP

36th
1996–2001

37th
2001–2005
   

Blair Suffredine

Liberal

38th
2005–2009
   

Corky Evans

NDP

39th
2009–2013
   

Michelle Mungall

NDP

40th
2013–2017

41st
2017–present


Election results





















































British Columbia general election, 2017
Party
Candidate
Votes %

New Democratic Michelle Mungall 7,685 41.85

Green Kim Charlesworth 5,130 28.16

Liberal Tanya Rae Wall 5,087 27.93

Independent Jesse O'Leary 164 0.90

Independent Tom Prior 149 0.82
Total valid votes
18,215
100.00
Source: Elections BC[1]

























































British Columbia general election, 2013
Party
Candidate
Votes % ±% Expenditures

New Democratic Michelle Mungall 8,200 50.73 -4.68 $58,838

Liberal Greg Garbula 4,577 28.32 -2.12 $47,428

Green Sjeng Derkx 3,387 20.95 +13.81 $18,928
Total valid votes
16,164
100.00
Total rejected ballots
122
0.75
Turnout
16,286
57.63
Source: Elections BC[2]

































































B.C. General Election 2009: Nelson-Creston
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures
 

NDP
Michelle Mungall
9,060
55.83%
-3.97
$52,366

Liberal Josh Smienk 5,191 31.42% +4.69 $77,586

Green Sean Kubara 1,189 7.20% -5.22 $3,800

Conservative David Duncan 1,083 6.55% +6.55 $2,676
Total Valid Votes
16,523
100%
Total Rejected Ballots
98
0.6%
Turnout
16,621
60%









































































B.C. General Election 2005: Nelson-Creston
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures
 

NDP

Corky Evans
12,896
58.80%
+26.98
$59,942

Liberal Blair Suffredine 5,862 26.73% -12.27 $52,434

Green Luke Crawford 2,724 12.42% -9.11 $10,212

Marijuana Philip McMillan 276 1.26% - $100

Bloc Brian Taylor 173 - 0.79% $215
Total Valid Votes
21,931
Total Rejected Ballots
137
0.62%
Turnout
22,068
67.88%
















































































B.C. General Election 2001: Nelson-Creston
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures

Liberal Blair Suffredine 8,558 39.00% +7.53 $53,478
 

NDP

Corky Evans
6,981
31.82%
-13.08
$46,070

Green Colleen McCrory 4,723 21.53% +10.37 $33,223

Unity Stephen Cox 1,108 5.05% $3,216

Marijuana Dan Loehndorf 570 2.60% $1,400
Total Valid Votes
21,940
100.00%


Total Rejected Ballots
79
0.36%


Turnout
22,019
75.32%



























































































B.C. General Election 1996: Nelson-Creston
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures
 

NDP

Corky Evans
9,179
44.90%
-2.01
$42,880

Liberal Howard Dirks 6,434 31.47% +12.29 $41,078

Green Andy Shadrack 2,282 11.16% +8.61 $18,611

Reform Brian Dale Gaschnitz 2,114 10.34%

Family Coalition Brian John Zacharias 360 1.76% $4,489
 

Natural Law
Ruth Anne Taves
73
0.36%

$398
Total Valid Votes
20,442
100.00%


Total Rejected Ballots
82
0.40%


Turnout
20,524
75.20%









































































B.C. General Election 1991: Nelson-Creston
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures
 

NDP

Corky Evans
8,583
46.91%

$33,620

Social Credit Howard Dirks 5,739 31.36% $52,253

Liberal Barry L. Neufeld 3,510 19.18% $863

Green Andrea Wright 467 2.55% $1,082
Total Valid Votes
18,299
100.00%


Total Rejected Ballots
428
2.29%


Turnout
18,727
80.60%
































































28th B.C. General Election 1966: Nelson-Creston
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures

Social Credit Wesley Drewett Black 4683 59.3%
 

NDP
Munro
2324
29.4%



Liberal A. M. M. Vogel 892 11.3%
Total Valid Votes
7899
100.00%


Total Rejected Ballots
91
1.1%


Turnout
7990
69.2%









































































27th B.C. General Election 1963: Nelson-Creston
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures

Social Credit Wesley Drewett Black 4047 44.6%
 

NDP
Askevold
1943
21.4%



Liberal A. M. M. Vogel 1600 17.7%
    

Progressive Conservative
Shorthouse
1474
16.3%


Total Valid Votes
9064
100.00%


Total Rejected Ballots
53
0.6%


Turnout
9117
75.2%









































































26th B.C. General Election 1960: Nelson-Creston
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures

Social Credit Wesley Drewett Black 4501 49.4%
 

Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
McNevin
2664
29.2%



Liberal Oliver 1222 13.4%
    

Progressive Conservative
Taylor
730
8.0%


Total Valid Votes
9117
100.00%


Total Rejected Ballots
106
1.1%


Turnout
9223
76.0%







































































25th B.C. General Election 1956: Nelson-Creston
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures

Social Credit Wesley Drewett Black 4190 51.0%
 

Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
Affleck
2331
28.4%



Liberal White 1622 19.7%

Labour Progressive Mountford 70 0.9%
Total Valid Votes
8213
100.00%


Total Rejected Ballots
86
1.0%


Turnout
8299?
71.0%






































































British Columbia general election, 1953
Party
Candidate
Votes
1st count
% Votes
final count
%

Social Credit Wesley Drewett Black 3,450 39.4 4,199 55.2

Co-operative Commonwealth Simms 2,636 30.1 3,404 44.8

Liberal Tees 1,803 20.6

Progressive Conservative Shorthouse 772 8.8

Labor–Progressive Mountford 99 1.1
Total valid votes
8,760 100.00 7,603
100
Total rejected ballots

455
Turnout

88.1
Note: Preferential ballot. First and last counts only shown.






























































British Columbia general election, 1952
Party
Candidate
Votes
1st count
% Votes
final count
%

Social Credit Wesley Drewett Black 2,975 33.8 4,265 56.0

Liberal Walter Hendricks 2,572 29.2 3,351 44.0

Co-operative Commonwealth Simms 2,473 28.1

Progressive Conservative Stibbs 774 8.8
Total valid votes
8,794 100.00 7,616
100.00
Total rejected ballots
413
4.5
Turnout

75.2
Note: Preferential ballot. First and last counts only shown.






























































22nd B.C. General Election 1949: Nelson-Creston
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures

Coalition Walter Hendricks 4783 60.0%
 

Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
Drew
2675
33.6%



Social Credit Horne 508 6.4%
Total Valid Votes
7966
100.00%


Total Rejected Ballots
151
1.9%


Turnout
8117
79.6%









































































21st B.C. General Election 1945: Nelson-Creston
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures

Coalition Frank Putnam 3055 58.6%
 

Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
Phillips
1249
24.0%



People's Co-operative Commonwealth Peter Stuart Beatt 726 13.9%
 
Independent
Frisby
184
3.5%


Total Valid Votes
5214
100.00%


Total Rejected Ballots
39
0.7%


Turnout
5253
65.0%
































































20th B.C. General Election 1941: Nelson-Creston
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures
 

Liberal

Frank Putnam

2144

33.5%



Conservative Donaldson 2140 33.4%
 

Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
Frisby
2124
33.1%


Total Valid Votes
6408
100.00%


Total Rejected Ballots
89
1.4%


Turnout
6497
76.9%


















































































19th B.C. General Election 1937: Nelson-Creston
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures
 

Liberal

Frank Putnam

2149

39.2%



Conservative Horswill 1901 34.6%
 

Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
Bayliss
1121
20.4%



Social Credit Howe 177 3.2%
 
Independent
Mulholland
139
2.5%


Total Valid Votes
5487
100.00%


Total Rejected Ballots
61
1.1%


Turnout
5548
74.5%

































































18th B.C. General Election 1933: Nelson-Creston
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures
 

Liberal

Frank Putnam

2489

49.2%

Non-Partisan Independent Group Fred W. Lister 1302 25.7%
 

Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
Walley
1161
22.9%

United Front (Workers and Farmers) Mountford 108 2.1%
Total Valid Votes
5060
100.00%


Total Rejected Ballots
102
2.0%


Turnout
5162
74.0%



Sources:


1. SUMMARIES OF PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS AND BY-ELECTIONS, BRITISH COLUMBIA 1928 TO 1969.By: BRITISH COLUMBIA. CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER, Published: 1969, McMaster University Government Publications.



External links



  • BC Stats Profile - 2001 (pdf)

  • Results of 2001 election (pdf)

  • 2001 Expenditures

  • Results of 1996 election

  • 1996 Expenditures

  • Results of 1991 election

  • 1991 Expenditures

  • Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia











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