Esquimalt-Colwood
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Location in Greater Victoria | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
New Democratic | ||
| District created | 2021 | ||
| First contested | 2024 | ||
| Last contested | 2024 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Census division(s) | Capital | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Colwood, Esquimalt (DM), Esquimalt (IR), New Songhees 1A, Victoria, View Royal | ||
Esquimalt-Colwood is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Created under the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution, the riding was first contested in the 2024 British Columbia general election.[1] It was created out of parts of Esquimalt-Metchosin and a part of Victoria-Beacon Hill.
It has been held by Darlene Rotchford from the NDP since 2024.[2]
Geography
[edit]The district comprises four municipalities in an arc around Esquimalt Harbour and the Royal Roads — the city of Colwood, the town of View Royal and the township of Esquimalt — plus the neighbourhood of Victoria West in the city of Victoria.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esquimalt-Colwood Riding created from Esquimalt-Metchosin and Victoria-Beacon Hill |
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| 43rd | 2024–present | Darlene Rotchford | New Democratic | |
Election results
[edit]| 2024 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Darlene Rotchford | 15,238 | 51.47 | -7.9 | $47,134.81 | |||
| Conservative | John Wilson | 8,652 | 29.22 | – | $43,079.99 | |||
| Green | Camille Currie | 5,716 | 19.31 | -4.5 | $34,130.70 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 29,606 | 99.88 | – | $71,700.08 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 37 | 0.12 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 29,643 | 63.34 | – | |||||
| Registered voters | 46,799 | |||||||
| New Democratic notional hold | Swing | -18.6 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[3][4] | ||||||||
| 2020 provincial election redistributed results[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | % | ||
| New Democratic | 59.4 | ||
| Green | 23.8 | ||
| Liberal | 15.9 | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2024 Provincial Election Maps". Elections BC. December 6, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ "BREAKING: NDP's Darlene Rotchford wins election in Esquimalt-Colwood". Saanich News. October 20, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Votes – 43rd Provincial General Election – October 19, 2024" (PDF). Elections BC. April 17, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Provincial General Election Financing Reports Available". Elections BC. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ^ "Esquimalt-Colwood". 338Canada. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
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