# West Vancouver-Sea to Sky

West Vancouver-Sea to Sky (name in effect from April 2009 onwards, previously West Vancouver-Garibaldi from 1991 to 2009) 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).

## Demographics

| Population, 2021 | 65,811 |
| Population Change, 2014–2021 | 12.1% |
| Area (km$^2$) | 11,709 |
| Pop. Density (people per km$^2$) | 5.6 |
| Pop. Distribution quotients: | |
| West Vancouver | 1 |
| Sea to Sky & West Howe Sound | 4.5 |

## Geography

The district was created in 1966 with a boundary that is similar to what it is today. It includes a part of West Vancouver, the West side of Howe Sound, the Sea to Sky region, and the area between the Lillooet and Harrison Lakes. The district is largely overlapped by the traditional territories of the Squamish Nation and St'át'imc Nation.
The district currently includes the section of West Vancouver that is located west of Cypress Creek, Bowen-, and Bowyer Islands, Lions Bay, and the Sea to Sky communities: Furry Creek, Britannia Beach, Stawamus, Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton, Mount Currie, D'Arcy, and Nquátgue. It's northern section reaches east to the north end of Harrison Lake to include a number of smaller Indigenous communities.

## History

The district was created in 1966 as West Vancouver-Howe Sound, was renamed in 1988 to West Vancouver-Garibaldi, and again in 2008 to West Vancouver-Sea to Sky.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

Its MLA is Jeremy Valeriote, a former councillor of Gibsons. He was first elected in 2024.
West Vancouver-Sea to Sky :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| West Vancouver-Howe Sound prior to 1991 West Vancouver-Garibaldi |||||
| 35th | 1991–1996 | David J. Mitchell | Liberal |
| 36th | 1996–2001 | Ted Nebbeling | Liberal |
| 37th | 2001–2005 | Ted Nebbeling | Liberal |
| 38th | 2005–2009 | Joan McIntyre | Liberal |
| Renamed to West Vancouver-Sea to Sky |||||
| 39th | 2009–2013 | Joan McIntyre | Liberal |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Jordan Sturdy | Liberal |
| 41st | 2017–2020 | Jordan Sturdy | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2020–2024 | Jordan Sturdy | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2024–present | Jeremy Valeriote | Green |

## Election results

vte2024 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Green | Jeremy Valeriote | 10,438 | 38.08 | +0.78 |
| | Conservative | Yuri Fulmer | 9,762 | 35.61 | New |
| | New Democratic | Jen Ford | 7,212 | 26.31 | +1.15 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,412 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | |
| | Green notional hold | Green notional hold | Swing | Swing | – |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
2020 provincial election redistributed results :
| Party | % |
| Green | 38.2 |
| Liberal | 36.1 |
| New Democratic | 25.7 |
Please note, that these redistributed results are based on the 2023 riding boundary changes in West Vancouver section of the riding, but the underlying data has limitations. In the riding due to the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia, 23.8% of the ballots were mail-in ballots during the 2020 election. These ballots were never associated with polling stations and areas, making any predictions inaccurate.
vte2020 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Jordan Sturdy | 9,249 | 37.54 | −5.53 | $51,349.99 |
| | Green | Jeremy Valeriote | 9,189 | 37.30 | +8.66 | $37,603.39 |
| | New Democratic | Keith Murdoch | 6,197 | 25.16 | −1.77 | $9,806.90 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,635 | 99.45 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 137 | 0.55 | +0.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,772 | 56.89 | −4.20 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 43,546 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | –7.10 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
Final count following a judicial recount, as the difference between first and second place was within 1/500 of the total votes cast.
vte2017 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Jordan Sturdy | 10,449 | 43.08 | −9.39 | $67,085 |
| | Green | Dana Moore Taylor | 6,947 | 28.64 | +17.69 | $11,109 |
| | New Democratic | Michelle Livaja | 6,532 | 26.93 | −5.54 | $4,565 |
| | Libertarian | Michael Cambridge | 186 | 0.76 | – | $250 |
| | Independent | Tristan Andrew Galbraith | 143 | 0.59 | – | $250 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,257 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 100 | 0.41 | 0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,357 | 61.09 | +4.41 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 39,870 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2013 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Jordan Sturdy | 11,272 | 52.47 | −2.41 | $120,399 |
| | New Democratic | Ana Santos | 6,966 | 32.47 | +10.24 | $21,457 |
| | Green | Richard Warrington | 2,359 | 10.95 | −11.92 | $4,200 |
| | Conservative | Ian McLeod | 653 | 3.06 | – | $621 |
| | Independent | Jon Johnson | 225 | 1.04 | – | $1,231 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,478 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 89 | 0.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,567 | 56.68 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
B.C. General Election 2009: West Vancouver-Sea to Sky :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Joan McIntyre | 10,101 | 54.91 | +4.56 | $121,348 |
| | Green | Jim Stephenson | 4,082 | 22.19 | -4.39 | $16,217 |
| | New Democratic | Juliana Buitenhuis | 4,214 | 22.90 | +1.81 | $7,982 |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 18,397 | 100 | |
| Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | 130 | 0.70 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,527 | 53.07 | |
B.C. General Election 2005: West Vancouver-Garibaldi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Joan McIntyre | 11,808 | 50.35 | -17.83 | $95.609 |
| | Green | Dennis Stephen Perry | 6,235 | 26.58 | +9.28 | $43,496 |
| | NDP | Lyle Douglas Fenton | 4,947 | 21.09 | +10.17 | $11,812 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Ann Reid | 464 | 1.98 | * | $160 |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 23,454 | 100 | |
| Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | 142 | 0.61 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,596 | 61.57 | |
B.C. General Election 2001: West Vancouver-Garibaldi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Ted Nebbeling | 14,542 | 68.18% | | $64,764 |
| | Green | Peter Michael Tatroff | 3,691 | 17.30% | – | $2,584 |
| | NDP | Barry MacLeod | 2,330 | 10.92% | | $6,450 |
| | Marijuana | Robert Adam | 767 | 3.60% | | $554 |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 21,330 | 100.00% | |
| Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | 92 | 0.43% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,422 | 68.19% | |
B.C. General Election 1996: West Vancouver-Garibaldi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Ted Nebbeling | 12,326 | 57.17% | | $39,721 |
| | NDP | Brenda Broughton | 6,288 | 29.16% | | $33,235 |
| | Reform | Jim Mercier | 1,430 | 6.63% | | $9,955 |
| | Progressive Democrat | Roland T. French | 693 | 3.21% | – | $100 |
| | Green | Peggy Stortz | 532 | 2.47% | – | $443 |
| | Social Credit | Mike Becker | 98 | 0.45% | – | $3,071 |
| | Libertarian | Tunya Audain | 91 | 0.42% | – | None listed |
| | Conservative | Muriel D.E. Down | 68 | 0.32% | | $286 |
| | Natural Law | David Grayson | 36 | 0.17% | | $125 |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 21,562 | 100.00% | |
| Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | 102 | 0.47% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,664 | 73.03% | |
B.C. General Election 1991: West Vancouver-Garibaldi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | David J. Mitchell | 11,182 | 58.35% | | $45,506 |
| | NDP | Brian D. Giles | 4,506 | 23.52% | | $20,080 |
| | Social Credit | Rodney C. Glynn-Morris | 3,020 | 15.76% | – | $47,125 |
| | Green | Philip W. F. Millerd | 454 | 2.37% | – | $1,692 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,162 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 257 | 1.32% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,419 | 78.60% |