# Vancouver-Kensington

Vancouver-Kensington is a provincial electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in Canada.

## Member of the Legislative Assembly

Since 2009, the district's member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) has been Mable Elmore. She represents the British Columbia New Democratic Party.

## History

Vancouver-Kensington :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Vancouver-Little Mountain and Vancouver South |||||
| 35th | 1991–1996 | Ujjal Dosanjh | New Democratic |
| 36th | 1996–2001 | Ujjal Dosanjh | New Democratic |
| 37th | 2001–2005 | Patrick Wong | Liberal |
| 38th | 2005–2009 | David Chudnovsky | New Democratic |
| 39th | 2009–2013 | Mable Elmore | New Democratic |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Mable Elmore | New Democratic |
| 41st | 2017–2020 | Mable Elmore | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2020–2024 | Mable Elmore | New Democratic |
| 43rd | 2024–present | Mable Elmore | New Democratic |

## Election results

vte2024 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Mable Elmore | 11,713 | 60.9% |
| | Conservative | Syed Mohsin | 6,061 | 31.5% |
| | Green | Amy Fox | 1,458 | 7.6% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,232 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2020 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Mable Elmore | 12,481 | 59.97 | +4.40 | $6,860.33 |
| | Liberal | Paul Lepage | 5,255 | 25.25 | −6.91 | $8,116.84 |
| | Green | Nazanin Moghadami | 2,874 | 13.81 | +2.34 | $5,727.78 |
| | Independent | Salvatore Vetro | 202 | 0.97 | – | $5,942.50 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,812 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 231 | 1.10 | +0.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,043 | 50.89 | −8.61 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 41,346 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +5.66 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2017 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Mable Elmore | 12,503 | 55.57 | +4.20 | $35,037 |
| | Liberal | Kim Jee Chan Logan | 7,236 | 32.16 | −6.13 | $64,066 |
| | Green | Simon Alexander Rear | 2,580 | 11.47 | +3.88 | $1,518 |
| | Your Political Party | Ramanjit Kaur Dhillon | 181 | 0.80 | – | $1,341 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,500 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 229 | 1.01 | −0.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,729 | 59.50 | +5.17 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 38,199 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2013 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Mable Elmore | 10,687 | 51.37 | −1.18 | $64,956 |
| | Liberal | Gabby Kalaw | 7,965 | 38.29 | −2.34 | $63,669 |
| | Green | Chris Fjell | 1,578 | 7.59 | +0.77 | $2,530 |
| | Conservative | Raj Gupta | 572 | 2.75 | – | $6,467 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,802 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 254 | 1.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,056 | 54.33 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2009 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Mable Elmore | 9,930 | 52.55 | $85,850 |
| | Liberal | Syrus Lee | 7,678 | 40.63 | $39,514 |
| | Green | Doug Warkentin | 1,288 | 6.82 | $780 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,896 | 100 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 210 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,106 | 51.98 |
vte2005 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | David Chudnovsky | 10,573 | 49.97 | $79,895 |
| | Liberal | Patrick Wong | 8,949 | 42.29 | $106,628 |
| | Green | Cody Matheson | 1,273 | 6.02 | $893 |
| | Marijuana | John Patrick Gordon | 266 | 1.26 | $100 |
| | People's Front | Charles Boylan | 99 | 0.47 | $103 |
| Total | Total | Total | 21,160 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 302 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,462 | 58.46 |
2001 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Patrick Wong | 9,162 | 47.56% | | $37,139 |
| | NDP | Ujjal Dosanjh | 7,478 | 38.82% | | $62,038 |
| | Green | Betty Krawczyk | 1,795 | 9.32% | – | $16,056 |
| | Marijuana | John Patrick Gordon | 516 | 2.68% | | $721 |
| | Unity | John Francis O'Flynn | 314 | 1.62% | | $1,357 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,265 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 250 | 1.30% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,515 | 73.09% |
1996 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | NDP | Ujjal Dosanjh | 9,496 | 50.74% | | $49,807 |
| | Liberal | Gim Huey | 7,608 | 40.65% | | $34,923 |
| | Progressive Democrat | Don Seykens | 537 | 2.87% | – | $100 |
| | Reform | Kirk Pankey | 472 | 2.52% | | $1,238 |
| | Green | Kelly White | 349 | 1.86% | – | $100 |
| | Social Credit | Damon Wong | 135 | 0.72% | – | $1,029 |
| | Family Coalition | Mark Toth | 119 | 0.64% | – | $487 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,716 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 218 | 1.15% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,934 | 70.25% |
1991 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | NDP | Ujjal Dosanjh | 8,323 | 46.85% | | $37,210 |
| | Liberal | Ted Olynyk | 4,700 | 26.45% | | $2,679 |
| | Social Credit | Gim Huey | 4,389 | 24.70% | – | $51,080 |
| | Green | Bryan Wagman | 155 | 0.87% | – | |
| | Family Coalition | John O'Flynn | 151 | 0.85% | – | $500 |
| | Non-affiliated (Communist League) | Colleen Levis | 49 | 0.28% | | $247 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,767 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 644 | 3.50% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,411 | 72.14% |