# Vancouver-Fraserview

Vancouver-Fraserview is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.

## Geography

Following the redistricting in 2015 based on the previous census, Vancouver-Fraserview sits in the southeastern portion of Vancouver, including the neighbourhoods of Sunset, Victoria-Fraserview, and Killarney. Its approximate borders are East 49th Ave to the north, Fraser St to the west, Boundary Rd to the east, and the Fraser River to the south.

## History

The riding was created for the 1991 election out of parts of the dual member ridings of Vancouver South and Vancouver East.

### Electoral history

Vancouver-Fraserview :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 35th | 1991–1996 | Bernie Simpson | New Democratic |
| 36th | 1996–2001 | Ian Waddell | New Democratic |
| 37th | 2001–2005 | Ken Johnston | Liberal |
| 38th | 2005–2009 | Wally Oppal | Liberal |
| 39th | 2009–2013 | Kash Heed | Liberal |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Suzanne Anton | Liberal |
| 41st | 2017–2020 | George Chow | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2020–2024 | George Chow | New Democratic |
| 43rd | 2024–present | George Chow | New Democratic |

### Member of the Legislative Assembly

Vancouver-Fraserview is a swing riding which has consistently elected MLAs from the party that formed government since its creation in 1991, often with competitive margin.
It also served as launching pad for numerous high-profile candidates from both major parties.
* 1996 - Ian Waddell, former MP for Vancouver Kingsway 1979-1988 (when it covered a significant portion of the riding) and Port Moody—Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam 1988-93, candidate in the 1989 federal NDP leadership contest. Subsequently appointed by Premier Glen Clark as Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture, with responsibility of the successful 2010 Winter Olympic bid, and by Premier Ujjal Dosanjh as Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks.
* 2005 - Wally Oppal, prominent justice of the British Columbia Court of Appeal, former lead commissioner of inquiry into policing in British Columbia. Appointed Attorney General immediately after election by Premier Gordon Campbell
* 2009 - Kash Heed, first Indo-Canadian police chief in Canada, former superintendent of the Vancouver Police Department and chief constable of the West Vancouver Police Department. Appointed Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General immediately after election by Campbell
* 2013 – Suzanne Anton, 2011 Non-Partisan Association's candidate for Mayor of Vancouver, former Vancouver Councillor and Park Board Commissioner. Appointed Attorney General immediately after election by Premier Christy Clark
* 2017 – George Chow, former Vancouver Councillor and Park Board Commissioner. Appointed Minister of State for Trade immediately after election by Premier John Horgan
Since its inception in 1991 until the 2020 re-election of George Chow, this district has never had an MLA that has served more than one term.

## Election results

vte2024 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | George Chow | 11,896 | 57.2% |
| | Conservative | Jag S. Sanghera | 7,618 | 36.6% |
| | Green | Françoise Raunet | 1,291 | 6.2% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,805 | – |
| 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 | George Chow | 12,247 | 56.37 | +7.80 | $42,403.53 |
| | Liberal | David Grewal | 7,511 | 34.57 | −7.65 | $64,241.50 |
| | Green | Françoise Raunet | 1,969 | 9.06 | +1.34 | $243.99 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,727 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 170 | 0.78 | −0.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,897 | 50.22 | −10.33 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 43,602 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +0.08 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
2018 British Columbia electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | First Past the Post | 10,182 | 67.33 |
| | Proportional Representation | 4,940 | 32.67 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 15,122 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 126 | 0.83 |
| Source: Elections BC ||||
vte2017 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | George Chow | 11,487 | 48.57 | +4.01 | $68,196 |
| | Liberal | Suzanne Anton | 9,985 | 42.22 | -4.52 | $69,911 |
| | Green | Eric Kolotyluk | 1,826 | 7.72 | +2.04 | $2,357 |
| | Libertarian | Hiroshi Hyde | 179 | 0.76 | – | $56 |
| | Your Political Party | Harpreet S. Bajwa | 174 | 0.73 | – | $8,399 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,651 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 252 | 1.05 | -0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,903 | 60.55 | +5.59 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 39,479 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
B.C. general election 2013: Vancouver-Fraserview :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Suzanne Anton | 10,118 | 46.74% | | $91,618 |
| | New Democratic | Gabriel Yiu | 9,648 | 44.56% | | $107,004 |
| | Green | Stuart Mackinnon | 1,230 | 5.68% | | $2,989 |
| | Conservative | Rajiv Pandey | 653 | 3.02% | – | $9,904 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,649 | 100% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 251 | 1.15 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,900 | 54.96% | |
B.C. general election 2009: Vancouver-Fraserview :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Kash Heed | 9,549 | 49.29% | +1.49% | $105,420 |
| | New Democratic | Gabriel Yiu | 8,801 | 45.43% | +3.00% | $97,038 |
| | Green | Jodie Emery | 904 | 4.67% | -1.97% | $8,279 |
| | Refederation | Andrew Stevano | 118 | 0.61% | – | $260 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,372 | 100% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 175 | 0.90% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,547 | 51.09% | |
B.C. general election 2005: Vancouver-Fraserview :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Wally Oppal | 9,895 | 47.80% | | $195,304 |
| | NDP | Ravinder Gill | 8,783 | 42.43% | | $55,698 |
| | Green | Doug Perry | 1,374 | 6.64% | – | $2,223 |
| | Marijuana | Shea Campbell | 650 | 3.13% | | $100 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,702 | 100% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 286 | 1.38% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,988 | 57.96% | |
B.C. general election 2001: Vancouver-Fraserview :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Ken Johnston | 10,361 | 56.84% | | $43,542 |
| | NDP | Ian Waddell | 5,815 | 31.91% | | $28,396 |
| | Green | Merina Matthew | 1,417 | 7.77% | – | $197 |
| | Unity | Paul Stilwell | 369 | 2.02% | | |
| | Marijuana | Paul Emerson Hughes | 267 | 1.46% | | $394 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,229 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 150 | 0.82% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,379 | 71.61% |
B.C. General Election 1996: Vancouver-Fraserview :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | NDP | Ian Waddell | 8,774 | 45.97% | | $41,504 |
| | Liberal | Gulzar Singh Cheema | 8,394 | 43.98% | | $53,524 |
| | Progressive Democrat | Andy Wong | 815 | 4.27% | – | $2,073 |
| | Green | Stephen Samuel | 225 | 1.18% | – | $307 |
| | Reform | Tim Shreeve | 643 | 3.37% | | $2,189 |
| | Social Credit | T. Glen Lockhart | 177 | 0.93% | – | $1,118 |
| | Natural Law | Prince Pabbies | 57 | 0.30% | | $139 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,085 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 143 | 0.74% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,228 | 71.94% |
B.C. General Election 1991: Vancouver-Fraserview :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | NDP | Bernie Simpson | 8,016 | 44.16% | | $43,735 |
| | Liberal | Rod Raglin | 5,837 | 32.15% | | $6,541 |
| | Social Credit | Jonathan Baker | 4,060 | 22.37% | – | $25,231 |
| | Green | Stuart Parker | 141 | 0.78% | – | |
| | Libertarian | John Clarke | 98 | 0.54% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,152 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 520 | 2.78% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,672 | 73.08% |

## 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 Chow | 173 | 47.40 | +0.64 |
| | Green | Françoise Raunet | 133 | 36.44 | +15.91 |
| | Liberal | David Grewal | 59 | 16.16 | −8.65 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 365 | 100.00 | – |
| Source: Student Vote Canada |||||||
2017 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | George Chow | 1,082 | 46.76 | +11.17 |
| | Liberal | Suzanne Anton | 574 | 24.81 | -9.69 |
| | Green | Eric Kolotyluk | 475 | 20.53 | +1.1 |
| | Your Political Party | Harpreet S. Bajwa | 113 | 4.88 | – |
| | Libertarian | Hiroshi Hyde | 70 | 3.03 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,314 | 100.0 | – |
| Source: Student Vote Canada |||||||
2013 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Gabriel Yu | 163 | 35.59 | +3.35 |
| | Liberal | Suzanne Anton | 158 | 34.5 | -5.82 |
| | Green | Stuart Mackinnon | 89 | 19.43 | -2.79 |
| | Conservative | Rajiv Pandey | 48 | 10.48 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 458 | 100.0 | – |
| Source: Student Vote Canada |||||||
2009 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Kash P. Heed | 127 | 40.32 |
| | New Democratic | Gabriel Yu | 111 | 32.24 |
| | Green | Jodie Joanna Emery | 70 | 22.22 |
| | Refederation | Andrew Stevano | 7 | 2.22 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 315 | 100.0 |
| Source: Student Vote Canada |||||||