# Vancouver-Renfrew

Vancouver-Renfrew is a provincial electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in Canada.
The district of Vancouver-Kingsway was created in 1991 covering much of the same territory and subsequently had its boundaries modestly adjusted in 2001, 2009, and 2017. The riding was renamed Vancouver-Renfrew and had further boundary adjustments prior to the 2024 election, which implemented the results of the 2021 redistribution.

## Member of the Legislative Assembly

Since 2005, the district's member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) has been Adrian Dix. He represents the British Columbia New Democratic Party.

## History

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Vancouver-Kingsway Riding created from Vancouver East |||||
| 35th | 1991–1996 | Glen Clark | New Democratic |
| 36th | 1996–2001 | Glen Clark | New Democratic |
| 37th | 2001–2005 | Rob Nijjar | Liberal |
| 38th | 2005–2009 | Adrian Dix | New Democratic |
| 39th | 2009–2013 | Adrian Dix | New Democratic |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Adrian Dix | New Democratic |
| 41st | 2017–2020 | Adrian Dix | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2020–2024 | Adrian Dix | New Democratic |
| Vancouver-Renfrew |||||
| 43rd | 2024–present | Adrian Dix | New Democratic |

## Election results

vte2024 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Adrian Dix | 10,983 | 63.2% |
| | Conservative | Tom Ikonomou | 5,327 | 30.7% |
| | Green | Lawrence Taylor | 1,064 | 6.1% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,374 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
2020 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Kingsway :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Adrian Dix | 12,297 | 67.81 | +7.18 | $28,463.86 |
| | Liberal | Cole Anderson | 3,919 | 21.61 | −5.48 | $1,200.00 |
| | Green | Scott Bernstein | 1,662 | 9.16 | −0.15 | $1,539.01 |
| | Libertarian | Karin Litzcke | 257 | 1.42 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,135 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 175 | 0.96 | +0.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,310 | 44.50 | −8.85 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 41,144 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +6.33 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
2017 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Kingsway :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Adrian Dix | 12,031 | 60.63 | +3.86 | $63,235 |
| | Liberal | Trang Nguyen | 5,377 | 27.09 | −8.32 | $49,362 |
| | Green | Ellisa Calder | 1,848 | 9.31 | +2.04 | $1,244 |
| | Conservative | Charles Bae | 504 | 2.54 | – | $855 |
| | Your Political Party | Brette Mullins | 85 | 0.43 | – | $1,053 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,845 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 174 | 0.87 | −0.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,019 | 53.35 | +4.39 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 37,521 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
2013 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Kingsway :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Adrian Dix | 10,409 | 56.77 | +1.60 | $139,024 |
| | Liberal | Gurjit Dhillon | 6,600 | 35.99 | −5.97 | $40,883 |
| | Green | Gregory Dale Esau | 1,327 | 7.24 | +3.06 | $250 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,336 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 244 | 1.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,580 | 48.96 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
2011 British Columbia sales tax referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Yes | 13,701 | 72.45% |
| | No | 5,211 | 27.55% |
2009 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Kingsway :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Adrian Dix | 9,229 | 55.17 | $87,767 |
| | Liberal | Bill Yuen | 6,518 | 38.96 | $69,706 |
| | Green | Rev Warkentin | 699 | 4.18 | $353 |
| | Libertarian | Matt Kadioglu | 171 | 1.02 | $250 |
| | People's Front | Charles Boylan | 122 | 0.67 | $250 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,739 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 215 | 1.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,944 | 46.99 |
2009 British Columbia electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | First-past-the-post | 9,309 | 59.98% |
| | BC-STV | 6,211 | 40.02% |
2005 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Kingsway :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Adrian Dix | 10,038 | 51.44 | $84,411 |
| | Liberal | Rob Nijjar | 7,894 | 40.46 | $115,864 |
| | Green | Stuart Mackinnon | 1,212 | 6.21 | $4,556 |
| | Marijuana | Steven Mackenzie Lay | 219 | 1.12 | $100 |
| | People's Front | Donna Petersen | 77 | 0.39 | $103 |
| | Sex | Yvonne Maylynne Tink | 73 | 0.37 | $100 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,513 | 100 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 239 | 1.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,752 | 54.19 |
2005 British Columbia electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Yes | 9,974 | 53.87% |
| | No | 8,541 | 46.13% |
2001 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Rob Nijjar | 8,264 | 49.89% | | $41,856 |
| | NDP | Alicia Barsallo | 5,429 | 32.78% | | $41,185 |
| | Green | Geoff Lyon | 1,725 | 10.41% | – | $468 |
| | Unity | Sal Vetro | 541 | 3.27% | | $2,569 |
| | Marijuana | Steven Mackenzie Lay | 364 | 2.20% | | $394 |
| | Council of British Columbians | Tyler Ducharme | 159 | 0.96% | | $3,268 |
| | People's Front | Donna Petersen | 81 | 0.49% | | $767 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,563 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 188 | 1.14% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,751 | 67.14% |
1996 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | NDP | Glen Clark | 10,525 | 55.46% | | $35,297 |
| | Liberal | Francis Ho | 6,997 | 36.87% | | $43,041 |
| | Progressive Democrat | Julia Marks | 518 | 4.80% | – | $1,087 |
| | Reform | Graham Norton | 367 | 1.93% | | $1,558 |
| | Green | Marilyn Hogan | 264 | 1.39% | – | $100 |
| | Libertarian | Randy Eremko | 98 | 0.52% | | $160 |
| | Social Credit | Patrick S. Saunders | 75 | 0.40% | – | $3,339 |
| | Independent | Protais Haje | 69 | 0.36% | | $972 |
| | Natural Law | Steven R. Beck | 65 | 0.34% | | $136 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,978 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 257 | 1.34% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,235 | 71.07% |
1991 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | NDP | Glen Clark | 9,292 | 54.79% | | $43,714 |
| | Liberal | Elaine M. White | 4,390 | 25.88% | | $1,896 |
| | Social Credit | Christie Jung | 3,112 | 18.35% | – | $16,483 |
| | Green | Michael G. Horn | 137 | 0.81% | – | $14 |
| | Non-affiliated (Communist League) | Ned W. Dmytryshyn | 29 | 0.17% | | $247 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,960 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 599 | 3.41% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,559 | 70.85% |

### 1991 recall referendum

1991 British Columbia recall and initiative referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Yes | 13,033 | 86.16% |
| | No | 2,093 | 13.84% |

### 1991 initiative referendum

1991 British Columbia recall and initiative referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Yes | 12,688 | 87.26% |
| | No | 1,852 | 12.74% |

## Student vote results

Student Vote Canada is a non-partisan program that holds mock elections in Canadian elementary and secondary schools alongside general elections, with the same candidates and electoral system.
2024 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Adrian Dix | 648 | 49.88 | – |
| | Conservative | Tom Ikonomou | 372 | 28.64 | – |
| | Green | Lawrence Taylor | 279 | 21.48 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,299 | 100.0 | – |
| Source: Student Vote Canada |||||||