# Delta South

Delta South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.

## Member of the Legislative Assembly

The current MLA for this riding is Ian Paton. The previous member was Vicki Huntington, the only Independent elected to the Assembly in the 2009 election, and was re-elected in 2013. Huntington did not seek re-election in the 2017 provincial election.

## History

Delta South :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Delta |||||
| 35th | 1991–1996 | Fred Gingell | Liberal |
| 36th | 1996–1999 | Fred Gingell | Liberal |
| 36th | 1999–2001 | Val Roddick | Liberal |
| 37th | 2001–2005 | Val Roddick | Liberal |
| 38th | 2005–2009 | Val Roddick | Liberal |
| 39th | 2009–2013 | Vicki Huntington | Independent |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Vicki Huntington | Independent |
| 41st | 2017–2020 | Ian Paton | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2020–2023 | Ian Paton | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2023–2024 | Ian Paton | United |
| 42nd | 2024–2024 | Ian Paton | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2024–present | Ian Paton | Conservative |
The electoral district was created for the 1991 election from part of the dual-member Delta riding.

## Election results

vte2024 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Ian Paton | 14,491 | 55.1% | +55.07 |
| | New Democratic | Jason McCormick | 11,822 | 44.9% | +11.06 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,313 | – |
| 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 |
| | Liberal | Ian Paton | 12,828 | 51.70 | +7.6 | $41,976.94 |
| | New Democratic | Bruce Reid | 8,404 | 33.87 | +13.15 | $4,625.74 |
| | Green | Peter van der Velden | 3,581 | 14.43 | +5.12 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,813 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2017 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Ian Paton | 11,123 | 44.10 | +7.45 | $52,639 |
| | Independent | Nicholas Wong | 6,437 | 25.52 | – | $14,182 |
| | New Democratic | Bruce Reid | 5,228 | 20.72 | +5.17 | $4,570 |
| | Green | Larry Colero | 2,349 | 9.31 | – | $389 |
| | Action | Errol Edmund Sherley | 88 | 0.35 | – | $0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,225 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 68 | 0.27 | −0.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,293 | 71.79 | +3.50 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 35,234 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2013 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Independent | Vicki Huntington | 11,376 | 47.80 | +5.17 | $79,284 |
| | Liberal | Bruce McDonald | 8,721 | 36.65 | −5.85 | $107,153 |
| | New Democratic | Nic Slater | 3,700 | 15.55 | +3.17 | $35,818 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,797 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 97 | 0.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,894 | 68.29 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
B.C. General Election 2009: Delta South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Independent | Vicki Huntington | 9,977 | 42.63% | | $61,113 |
| | Liberal | Wally Oppal | 9,945 | 42.50% | | $201,544 |
| | New Democratic | Dileep Athaide | 2,940 | 12.38% | | $30,486 |
| | Green | Duane Laird | 555 | 2.24% | – | $362 |
| | Independent | John Shavluk | 60 | 0.26% | | $250 |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 23,477 | 100% | |
| Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | 69 | 0.29% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,546 | 68.59% | |
B.C. General Election 2005: Delta South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Val Roddick | 9,112 | 37.48% | | ? |
| | Independent | Vicki Huntington | 8,043 | 33.08% | | $23,746 |
| | NDP | Dileep Joseph Anthony Athaide | 5,828 | 23.97% | | $19,996 |
| | Green | Duane Laird | 1,131 | 4.65% | – | $1,500 |
| | Marijuana | Julian Bellamy Wooldridge | 139 | 0.57% | | $100 |
| | Independent | George Mann | 58 | 0.24% | | $9,901 |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 24,311 | 100% | |
| Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | 88 | 0.36% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,399 | 70.81% | |
B.C. General Election 2001: Delta South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Val Roddick | 14,596 | 67.00% | | $31,454 |
| | Green | Rob La Belle | 3,650 | 16.75% | – | $2,481 |
| | NDP | Ruth Mary Adams | 2,053 | 9.42% | | $5,268 |
| | Unity | Justin P. Goodrich | 760 | 3.49% | | $500 |
| | Marijuana | Mike Hansen | 507 | 2.33% | | $721 |
| | Independent | George Mann | 114 | 0.52% | | $2,265 |
| | Independent | Paul Dhillon | 105 | 0.49% | | |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 21,785 | 100.00% | |
| Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | 64 | 0.29% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,849 | 73.15% | |
Delta South By-election, December 7, 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Val Roddick | 10,577 | 59.63% | | $50,518 |
| | Reform | Bill Vander Zalm | 5,837 | 32.91% | | $56,367 |
| | Green | Rob La Belle | 488 | 2.75% | – | $1,481 |
| | NDP | Richard Tones | 433 | 2.44% | | $14,504 |
| | Independent | Allan Warnke | 153 | 0.86% | | $2,398 |
| | Social Credit | Greg Hodgins | 137 | 0.77% | | $12,273 |
| | Family Coalition | Jim Hessels | 112 | 0.64% | – | $2,842 |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 17,737 | 100.00% | |
| Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | 41 | 0.23% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,778 | 59.78% | |
B.C. General Election 1996: Delta South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Fred Gingell | 13,415 | 58.78% | | $33,311 |
| | NDP | Lloyd MacDonald | 5,984 | 26.22% | | $5,553 |
| | Reform | Kevin Garvey | 1,371 | 6.01% | | $5,249 |
| | Progressive Democrat | Donna M. Tobias | 1,215 | 5.32% | – | $288 |
| | Green | Greg Dickey | 333 | 1.46% | – | $100 |
| | Family Coalition | Jim Hessels | 304 | 1.33% | – | $4,777 |
| | Social Credit | Fabian Milat | 200 | 0.88% | – | $3,678 |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 22,822 | 100.00% | |
| Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | 76 | 0.33% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,898 | 74.55% | |
B.C. General Election 1991: Delta South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Fred Gingell | 8,783 | 39.82% | | $4,146 |
| | Social Credit | John L. Savage | 6,713 | 30.44% | – | $48,116 |
| | NDP | Brent Kennedy | 6,559 | 29.74% | | $33,043 |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 22,055 | 100.00% | |
| Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | 286 | 0.33% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,341 | 80.85% | |