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Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
British Columbia electoral district
Location in Vancouver
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 		 
Joan Phillip
New Democratic
First contested1991
Last contested2023
Demographics
Population (2001)53,986
Area (km²)9.64
Pop. density (per km²)5,600.2
Census division(s)Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)Vancouver

Vancouver-Mount Pleasant is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was one of only two electoral districts to return an NDP MLA in the 2001 election when the NDP was nearly wiped off the electoral map, and it did so by a much wider margin than Vancouver-Hastings, the other seat to return a New Democrat.

The NDP routinely wins by over 40 points in this riding. Even during the 2001 landslide victory for the BC Liberals, the NDP won this riding by over 10 points, despite a massive province-wide turn away from the party. Vancouver-Mount Pleasant is therefore considered one of the safest NDP seats in all of British Columbia.

Under the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution the riding will be renamed Vancouver-Strathcona.[1]

Geography[edit]

This riding is located in the east end of Vancouver, running from the eastern parts of the Downtown eastward to Commercial Drive (the western parts of the downtown make up the neighbouring riding of Vancouver-False Creek). The riding consists of the part of its namesake neighbourhood of Mount Pleasant east of Main Street, all of Strathcona, Downtown Eastside and Gastown, as well as part of Chinatown, the part of Grandview-Woodland west of Commercial Drive and the part of Kensington-Cedar Cottage north of Kingsway.

Member of the Legislative Assembly[edit]

Its MLAisJoan Phillip, who was elected in a 2023 by-election to replace Melanie Mark; Mark resigned her seat in April 2023.[2]

Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
Assembly Years Member Party
Created from Vancouver Centre and Vancouver East
35th 1991–1996     Mike Harcourt New Democratic
36th 1996–2001 Jenny Kwan
37th 2001–2005
38th 2005–2009
39th 2009–2013
40th 2013–2015
2016–2017 Melanie Mark
41st 2017–2020
42nd 2020–2023
2023–present Joan Phillip

Election results[edit]

Graph of the election results in Vancouver-Mount Pleasant (minor parties are combined into "Others")
British Columbia provincial by-election, Vancouver-Mount Pleasant, June 24, 2023
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Joan Phillip 5,459 67.79 +0.84
United Jackie Lee 1,101 13.67 +0.69
Green Wendy Hayko 931 11.56 −8.51
Conservative Karin Litzcke 395 4.91
Communist Kimball Cariou 167 2.07
Total valid votes 8,053
Total rejected ballots 21 0.26
Turnout 8,074 17.84 −30.17
Registered voters 45,265
New Democratic hold Swing
Source: Elections BC[3]
  • t
  • e
    • 2020 British Columbia general election
    Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
    New Democratic Melanie Mark 14,530 66.95 +1.63 $22,210.72
    Green Kelly Tatham 4,356 20.07 +3.14 $5,570.94
    Liberal George Vassilas 2,816 12.98 −3.06 $8,413.63
    Total valid votes 21,702 99.03 –
    Total rejected ballots 212 0.97 −0.07
    Turnout 21,914 48.01 −9.61
    Registered voters 45,644
    New Democratic hold Swing −0.76
    Source: Elections BC[4][5]
  • t
  • e
    • 2017 British Columbia general election
    Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
    New Democratic Melanie Mark 15,962 65.33 +5.18 $40,109
    Green Jerry Kroll 4,136 16.93 −10.15 $68,641
    Liberal Conny Lin 3,917 16.03 +4.74 $32,647
    Independent Mike Hansen 212 0.87 – $30
    Communist Peter Marcus 135 0.55 – $0
    Your Political Party Shai Joseph Mor 72 0.29 −0.36 $85
    Total valid votes 24,434 98.96 –
    Total rejected ballots 256 1.04 +0.57
    Turnout 24,690 57.62 +34.45
    Registered voters 42,848
    New Democratic hold Swing +7.67
    Source: Elections BC[6][7]
    British Columbia provincial by-election, February 2, 2016
    Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
    New Democratic Melanie Mark 5,627 60.14 −5.69 $71,603
    Green Pete Fry 2,533 27.07 +15.16 $29,065
    Liberal Gavin Dew 1,056 11.29 −7.46 $66,547
    Libertarian Bonnie Boya Hu 79 0.84 – $250
    Your Political Party Jeremy Gustafson 61 0.65 – $454
    Total valid votes 9,356 99.53 –
    Total rejected ballots 44 0.47 −0.51
    Turnout 9,400 23.17 −26.60
    Registered voters 40,561
    New Democratic hold Swing −10.42
  • t
  • e
    • 2013 British Columbia general election
    Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
    New Democratic Jenny Wai Ching Kwan 13,845 65.83 +1.88 $78,020
    Liberal Celyna Sia Sherst 3,942 18.74 −2.06 $18,622
    Green Barinder Hans 2,506 11.92 −2.36 $7,727
    Marijuana William Austin 349 1.66 – $250
    Independent Jeremy Gustafson 260 1.24 – $480
    Communist Peter Marcus 129 0.61 −0.36 $344
    Total valid votes 21,031 99.03 –
    Total rejected ballots 207 0.97 −0.25
    Turnout 21,238 49.77 +3.30
    Registered voters 42,672
    New Democratic hold Swing +1.97
    Source: Elections BC[8]
    2009 British Columbia general election
    Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
    New Democratic Jenny Kwan 11,232 63.95 -0.29 $79,796
    Liberal Sherry Darlene Wiebe 3,654 20.80 -0.48 $41,506
    Green John T. Boychuck 2,507 14.27 +4.04 $7,013
    Communist Peter Marcus 171 0.97 +0.49 $1,565
    Total valid votes 17,564 98.77
    Total rejected ballots 218 1.23 -0.30
    Turnout 17,782 46.47 -3.46
    Registered voters 38,267
    New Democratic hold Swing +0.09
    2005 British Columbia general election
    Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
    New Democratic Jenny Kwan 12,974 64.24 +19.76 $98,030
    Liberal Juliet Andalis 4,298 21.28 -11.89 $34,819
    Green Raven Bowen 2,066 10.23 -5.99 $1,882
    Marijuana Christopher Patrick Bennett 308 1.53 -1.51 $100
    Independent Mike Hansen 205 1.02 $406
    Work Less Niki Westman 187 0.93 $100
    Communist Peter Marcus 98 0.49 -0.40 $2,928
    Democratic Reform Imtiaz Popat 43 0.21 $100
    Platinum Kirk Anton Moses 17 0.08 $130
    Total valid votes 20,196 98.48
    Total rejected ballots 312 1.52 +0.25
    Turnout 20,508 49.93 -9.43
    Registered voters 41,071
    New Democratic hold Swing +15.83
    2001 British Columbia general election
    Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
    New Democratic Jenny Kwan 7,163 44.48 -19.57 $60,582
    Liberal Gail Sparrow 5,343 33.18 +8.81 $56,796
    Green Dale Hofmann 2,612 16.22 +11.86 $3,276
    Marijuana David Malmo-Levine 489 3.04 $721
    Unity Ken Wright 166 1.03 $185
    No Affiliation Liar Liar 148 0.92
    Communist Kimball Cariou 142 0.88 +0.19 $332
    Party of Citizens Franklin Wayne Poley 42 0.26 $331
    Total valid votes 16,105 98.72
    Total rejected ballots 208 1.28 -0.33
    Turnout 16,313 59.36 -1.14
    Registered voters 27,480
    New Democratic hold Swing -14.19
    1996 British Columbia general election
    Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
    New Democratic Jenny Kwan 11,155 64.05 +0.72 $41,905
    Liberal Anne Beer 4,243 24.36 +4.71 $32,735
    Green Paul Alexander 759 4.36 +1.65 $100
    Progressive Democrat John Spark 584 3.35 $100
    Reform Wayne Marsden 354 2.03 +1.53
    Communist Kimball Cariou 121 0.69 $319
    Natural Law John S.W. Kent 114 0.65 $120
    Social Credit Agnes Kokko 86 0.49 -12.93 $526
    Total valid votes 17,416 98.40
    Total rejected ballots 284 1.60 -2.02
    Turnout 17,700 60.50 -3.52
    Registered voters 29,255
    New Democratic hold Swing -1.99
    1991 British Columbia general election
    Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
    New Democratic Mike Harcourt 10,108 63.33 $105,044
    Liberal Todd Gnissios 3,137 19.65 $3,341
    Social Credit Randy Vannatter 2,143 13.43 $11,663
    Green Grant Watson 432 2.71 $579
    Libertarian John Wayne Marsden 80 0.50
    Interdependence Jack Latek 62 0.39
    Total valid votes 15,962 96.38
    Total rejected ballots 600 3.62
    Turnout 16,562 64.03
    Registered voters 25,868

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, Langley in line for 4 of 6 new proposed B.C. ridings". British Columbia. April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  • ^ Premier, Office of the (May 27, 2023). "Byelections called for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant, Langford-Juan de Fuca | BC Gov News". news.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  • ^ "2023 Vancouver-Mount Pleasant By-election Interim Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  • ^ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  • ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  • ^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  • ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  • ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.

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    Preceded by

    Surrey-Newton

    		 Constituency represented by the Premier of British Columbia
    1991–1996     		Succeeded by

    Vancouver-Kingsway


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