Delta South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia , Canada.
Member of Legislative Assembly The current MLA for this riding is Ian Paton. The previous member was Vicki Huntington, the only Independent elected to the Assembly in the 2009 election, and was re-elected in 2013. Huntington did not seek re-election in the 2017 provincial election.
History Assembly Years Member Party Delta prior to 1991 35th 1991–1996 Fred Gingell Liberal 36th 1996–1999 1999–2001 Val Roddick 37th 2001–2005 38th 2005–2009 39th 2009–2013 Vicki Huntington Independent 40th 2013–2017 41st 2017–2020 Ian Paton Liberal 42nd 2020–present
The electoral district was created for the 1991 election from part of the dual-member Delta riding.
Election results
2020 British Columbia general election Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Liberal Ian Paton 12,828 51.70 +7.6 $41,976.94 New Democratic Bruce Reid 8,404 33.87 +13.15 $4,625.74 Green Peter van der Velden 3,581 14.43 +5.12 $0.00 Total valid votes 24,813 100.00 – Total rejected ballots Turnout Registered voters Source: Elections BC [1] [2]
2017 British Columbia general election Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Liberal Ian Paton 11,123 44.10 +7.45 $52,639 Independent Nicholas Wong 6,437 25.52 – $14,182 New Democratic Bruce Reid 5,228 20.72 +5.17 $4,570 Green Larry Colero 2,349 9.31 – $389 Action Errol Edmund Sherley 88 0.35 – $0 Total valid votes 25,225 100.00 – Total rejected ballots 68 0.27 −0.14 Turnout 25,293 71.79 +3.50 Registered voters 35,234 Source: Elections BC [3] [4]
2013 British Columbia general election Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Independent Vicki Huntington 11,376 47.80 +5.17 $79,284 Liberal Bruce McDonald 8,721 36.65 −5.85 $107,153 New Democratic Nic Slater 3,700 15.55 +3.17 $35,818 Total valid votes 23,797 100.00 Total rejected ballots 97 0.41 Turnout 23,894 68.29 Source: Elections BC [5]
B.C. General Election 2009: Delta South Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures Independent Vicki Huntington 9,977 42.63% $61,113 Liberal Wally Oppal 9,945 42.50% $201,544 New Democratic Dileep Athaide 2,940 12.38% $30,486 Green Duane Laird 555 2.24% – $362 Independent John Shavluk 60 0.26% $250 Total Valid Votes 23,477 100% Total Rejected Ballots 69 0.29% Turnout 23,546 68.59%
B.C. General Election 2005: Delta South Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures Liberal Val Roddick 9,112 37.48% ?[1] Independent Vicki Huntington 8,043 33.08% $23,746 NDP Dileep Joseph Anthony Athaide 5,828 23.97% $19,996 Green Duane Laird 1,131 4.65% – $1,500 Marijuana Julian Bellamy Wooldridge 139 0.57% $100 Independent George Mann 58 0.24% $9,901 Total Valid Votes 24,311 100% Total Rejected Ballots 88 0.36% Turnout 24,399 70.81%
Popular vote by voting area
B.C. General Election 2001: Delta South Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures Liberal Val Roddick 14,596 67.00% $31,454 Green Rob La Belle 3,650 16.75% – $2,481 NDP Ruth Mary Adams 2,053 9.42% $5,268 Unity Justin P. Goodrich 760 3.49% $500 Marijuana Mike Hansen 507 2.33% $721 Independent George Mann 114 0.52% $2,265 Independent Paul Dhillon 105 0.49% Total Valid Votes 21,785 100.00% Total Rejected Ballots 64 0.29% Turnout 21,849 73.15%
Delta South By-election, December 7, 1999 Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures Liberal Val Roddick 10,577 59.63% $50,518 Reform Bill Vander Zalm 5,837 32.91% $56,367 Green Rob La Belle 488 2.75% – $1,481 NDP Richard Tones 433 2.44% $14,504 Independent Allan Warnke 153 0.86% $2,398 Social Credit Greg Hodgins 137 0.77% $12,273 Family Coalition Jim Hessels 112 0.64% – $2,842 Total Valid Votes 17,737 100.00% Total Rejected Ballots 41 0.23% Turnout 17,778 59.78%
B.C. General Election 1996: Delta South Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures Liberal Fred Gingell 13,415 58.78% $33,311 NDP Lloyd MacDonald 5,984 26.22% $5,553 Reform Kevin Garvey 1,371 6.01% $5,249 Progressive Democrat Donna M. Tobias 1,215 5.32% – $288 Green Greg Dickey 333 1.46% – $100 Family Coalition Jim Hessels 304 1.33% – $4,777 Social Credit Fabian Milat 200 0.88% – $3,678 Total Valid Votes 22,822 100.00% Total Rejected Ballots 76 0.33% Turnout 22,898 74.55%
B.C. General Election 1991: Delta South Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures Liberal Fred Gingell 8,783 39.82% $4,146 Social Credit John L. Savage 6,713 30.44% – $48,116 NDP Brent Kennedy 6,559 29.74% $33,043 Total Valid Votes 22,055 100.00% Total Rejected Ballots 286 0.33% Turnout 22,341 80.85%
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