# Vancouver-Fairview

Vancouver-Fairview is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada in use from 2001 to 2024.
Fairview is made up of two rectangles: one bounded by Granville Street to the east, 16th Avenue to the south, Arbutus Street to the West and 4th Avenue to the north; and a second area bounded on the east by Main Street, on the west by Granville Street, to the south by 33rd Avenue and to the north by the West 4th-West 6th-West 2nd Avenue road.

## Electoral history

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
Vancouver-Fairview :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 37th | 2001–2005 | Gary Farrell-Collins | Liberal |
| 38th | 2005–2008 | Gregor Robertson | New Democratic |
| 38th | 2008–2009 | Jenn McGinn | New Democratic |
| 39th | 2009–2013 | Margaret MacDiarmid | Liberal |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | George Heyman | New Democratic |
| 41st | 2017–2020 | George Heyman | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2020–2024 | George Heyman | New Democratic |

## Election results

vte2020 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | George Heyman | 15,538 | 56.07 | +1.95 | $42,472.54 |
| | Liberal | George Affleck | 7,570 | 27.32 | −4.53 | $52,688.01 |
| | Green | Ian Goldman | 4,368 | 15.76 | +2.23 | $1,481.40 |
| | Libertarian | Sandra Filosof-Schipper | 234 | 0.84 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,710 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 318 | 1.13 | +0.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,028 | 61.08 | −4.71 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 45,991 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +3.24 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2017 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | George Heyman | 16,035 | 54.12 | +6.80 | $67,813 |
| | Liberal | Gabe Garfinkel | 9,436 | 31.85 | -10.41 | $66,722 |
| | Green | Louise Boutin | 4,007 | 13.53 | +3.11 | $437 |
| | Your Political Party | Joey Doyle | 149 | 0.50 | – | $344 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,627 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 204 | 0.68 | -0.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,831 | 65.79 | +6.81 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 45,343 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2013 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | New Democratic | George Heyman | 12,649 | 47.32 |
| | Liberal | Margaret MacDiarmid | 11,298 | 42.26 |
| | Green | Matthew Pedley | 2,785 | 10.42 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,732 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 220 | 0.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,952 | 58.98 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2009 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Margaret MacDiarmid | 11,034 | 47.09 | $144,364 |
| | New Democratic | Jenn McGinn | 9,881 | 42.17 | $106,859 |
| | Green | Vanessa Violini | 2,232 | 9.52 | $749 |
| | Independent | Graham Clark | 165 | 0.70 | $250 |
| | Reform | Norris Matthew Barens | 85 | 0.36 | $250 |
| | Refederation | Alex Frei | 37 | 0.16 | $260 |
| Source: |||||||
By-election, October 29, 2008: Vancouver-Fairview :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | NDP | Jenn McGinn | 5,752 | 46.98 | | $70,030 |
| | Liberal | Margaret MacDiarmid | 4,936 | 40.32 | | $92,092 |
| | Green | Jane Sterk | 900 | 7.35 | – | $7,773 |
| | Conservative | Wilf Hanni | 489 | 3.99 | | $6,886 |
| | Marijuana | Jodie Emery | 166 | 1.36 | | $430 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 12,243 | 100% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 29 | 0.24% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,272 | 26.93% |
vte2005 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Gregor Robertson | 13,009 | 46.59 | $138,500 |
| | Liberal | Virginia Greene | 12,114 | 43.39 | $159,138 |
| | Green | Hamdy El-Rayes | 2,479 | 8.88 | $1,468 |
| | Sex | Patrick Gallagher Clark | 121 | 0.43 | $100 |
| | Central Party | Scott Yee | 102 | 0.37 | $110 |
| | Work Less | Malcolm Janet Mary van Delst | 95 | 0.34 | $100 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,920 | 100 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 206 | 0.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,126 | 60.64 |
vte2001 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Gary Farrell-Collins | 12,864 | 54.94 | $35,510 |
| | Green | Vanessa Violini | 5,051 | 21.57 | $3,659 |
| | New Democratic | Anita Romaniuk | 4,772 | 20.38 | $9,902 |
| | Marijuana | Ron MacIntyre | 651 | 2.78 | $735 |
| | People's Front | Brian Sproule | 76 | 0.33 | $57 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,414 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 142 | 0.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,556 | 64.20 |
| Source: Legislative Library of British Columbia |||||||

## Student vote results

Student Vote Canada is a non-partisan program in Canada that holds mock elections in elementary and high schools alongside general elections (with the same candidates and same electoral system).
2020 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | George Hayman | 234 | 42.86 | −12.27 |
| | Green | Ian Goldman | 178 | 32.60 | +3.69 |
| | Liberal | George Affleck | 105 | 19.23 | +7.86 |
| | Libertarian | Sandra Filosof-Schipper | 29 | 5.31 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 546 | 100.0 | – |
2017 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | George Hayman | 349 | 55.13 | +23.73 |
| | Green | Louis Boutin | 183 | 28.91 | -7.14 |
| | Liberal | Gabe Garfinkel | 72 | 11.37 | -21.19 |
| | Your Political Party | Joey Doyle | 29 | 4.58 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 633 | 100.0 | – |
2013 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Matthew Pedley | 31 | 36.05 |
| | Liberal | Margaret MacDiarmid | 28 | 32.56 |
| | New Democratic | George Hayman | 27 | 31.4 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 86 | 100.0 |