# North Vancouver-Seymour

North Vancouver-Seymour is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
For other current and historical North Shore and City of Vancouver ridings, please see Vancouver (electoral districts)

## History

For most of history, North Vancouver- Seymour had elected centre- centre-right candidates excluding 1972-1975 when the NDP won. The current MLA is Susie Chant, who was elected in the 2020 Provincial Election. Chant's election coincided with an Orange wave that saw prominent BC Liberals defeated, including incumbent Jane Thornthwaite.
North Vancouver-Seymour :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from North Vancouver |||||
| 28th | 1966–1969 | Barrie Clark | Liberal |
| 29th | 1969–1972 | Barrie Clark | Liberal |
| 30th | 1972–1975 | Colin Gabelmann | New Democratic |
| 31st | 1975–1979 | Jack Davis | Social Credit |
| 32nd | 1979–1983 | Jack Davis | Social Credit |
| 33rd | 1983–1986 | Jack Davis | Social Credit |
| 34th | 1986–1991 | Jack Davis | Social Credit |
| 35th | 1991–1996 | Daniel Jarvis | Liberal |
| 36th | 1996–2001 | Daniel Jarvis | Liberal |
| 37th | 2001–2005 | Daniel Jarvis | Liberal |
| 38th | 2005–2009 | Daniel Jarvis | Liberal |
| 39th | 2009–2013 | Jane Thornthwaite | Liberal |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Jane Thornthwaite | Liberal |
| 41st | 2017–2020 | Jane Thornthwaite | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2020–2024 | Susie Chant | New Democratic |
| 43rd | 2024–present | Susie Chant | New Democratic |

## Election results

vte2024 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Susie Chant | 15,643 | 52.62 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative | Sam Chandola | 10,676 | 35.91 | |
| | Independent | Mitchell Baker | 1,739 | 5.85 | |
| | Green | Subhadarshi Tripathy | 1,669 | 5.61 | -10.6 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | –15.3 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
2020 provincial election redistributed results :
| Party | % |
| New Democratic | 47.4 |
| Liberal | 35.4 |
| Green | 16.2 |
| Libertarian | 1.0 |
vte2020 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Susie Chant | 12,891 | 46.84 | +12.37 | $26,969.51 |
| | Liberal | Jane Thornthwaite | 9,827 | 35.70 | –10.66 | $41,813.24 |
| | Green | Harrison Johnston | 4,514 | 16.40 | –1.90 | $5,098.28 |
| | Libertarian | Clayton Welwood | 291 | 1.06 | +0.19 | $46.80 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,523 | 99.32 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 189 | 0.68 | +0.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,712 | 65.49 | –4.85 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 42,316 |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +11.52 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2017 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Jane Thornthwaite | 13,194 | 46.36 | −4.56 | $59,904 |
| | New Democratic | Michael Rene Charrois | 9,808 | 34.47 | +1.55 | $15,730 |
| | Green | Joshua Johnson | 5,208 | 18.30 | +10.97 | $8,411 |
| | Libertarian | Clayton Welwood | 247 | 0.87 | – | $115 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,457 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 134 | 0.47 | +0.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,591 | 70.33 | +3.34 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 40,650 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2013 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Jane Thornthwaite | 13,186 | 50.92 | –8.26 | $111,404 |
| | New Democratic | Jim Hanson | 8,524 | 32.92 | +5.54 | $86,982 |
| | Green | Daniel Scott Smith | 1,897 | 7.33 | –2.01 | $350 |
| | Conservative | Brian R. Wilson | 1,206 | 4.66 | +0.56 | $9,255 |
| | Independent | Jaime Alexandra Webbe | 1,081 | 4.17 | – | $3,800 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,894 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 89 | 0.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,983 | 66.99 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
B.C. General Election 2009: North Vancouver-Seymour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Jane Thornthwaite | 13,426 | 59.18 | | $57,237 |
| | New Democratic | Maureen Norton | 6,212 | 27.38 | | $17,589 |
| | Green | Daniel Quinn | 2,116 | 9.34 | – | $350 |
| | Conservative | Gary Bickling Hee | 931 | 4.10 | | $1,186 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,685 | 100% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 100 | 0.44% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,785 | 61.46% |
B.C. General Election 2005: North Vancouver-Seymour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Daniel Jarvis | 14,518 | 56.92% | | $55,591 |
| | NDP | Cathy Pinsent | 7,595 | 29.78% | | $18,913 |
| | Green | John Sharpe | 3,013 | 11.81% | – | $1,960 |
| | Marijuana | Darin Keith Neal | 212 | 0.83% | | $100 |
| | Work Less | Christine E. Ellis | 169 | 0.66% | – | $100 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,507 | 100% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 110 | 0.43% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,617 | 74.88% |
B.C. General Election 2001: North Vancouver-Seymour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Daniel Jarvis | 15,568 | 65.12% | | $26,212 |
| | Green | Evelyn Kirkaldy | 4,127 | 17.26% | – | $590 |
| | NDP | Sheila Paterson | 2,751 | 11.51% | | $4,981 |
| | Reform | Ron Gamble | 683 | 2.86% | | $6,822 |
| | Marijuana | Tom Dreyer | 568 | 2.38% | | $721 |
| | Independent | Chris McKenzie | 209 | 0.87% | | $250 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,906 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 94 | 0.39% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,000 | 73.72% |
B.C. General Election 1996: North Vancouver-Seymour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Daniel Jarvis | 14,165 | 56.35% | | $26,245 |
| | NDP | Michelle Kemper | 6,676 | 26.56% | | $14,030 |
| | Reform | Caroline Meredith | 1,737 | 6.91% | | $15,297 |
| | Progressive Democrat | David Massey | 1,713 | 6.81% | – | $2,059 |
| | Green | Mark Brooks | 645 | 2.57% | – | $324 |
| | Social Credit | Jonn R. Kunickey | 105 | 0.42% | – | $8,221 |
| | Libertarian | Bill Tomlinson | 54 | 0.21% | | $100 |
| | Natural Law | Deborah Rubin | 44 | 0.18% | | $133 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,139 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 85 | 0.34% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,224 | 76.63% |
B.C. General Election 1991: North Vancouver-Seymour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Daniel Jarvis | 12,120 | 50.84% | | $12,138 |
| | NDP | Dominique Roelants | 7,126 | 29.89% | | $25,273 |
| | Social Credit | Gordon Frampton | 4,304 | 18.06% | – | $22,050 |
| | Green | Donald Rennie | 205 | 0.86% | – | |
| | Libertarian | Bill Tomlinson | 84 | 0.35% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,839 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 283 | 1.17% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,122 | 79.49% |