# Vancouver-Langara

Vancouver-Langara is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
This riding takes in neighborhoods in south-central Vancouver, such as Marpole, Sunset and Oakridge: it is the most diverse provincial riding in Vancouver, with visible minorities making up 79% of the population.

## History

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
Vancouver-Langara :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Vancouver South |||||
| 35th | 1991–1996 | Val Anderson | Liberal |
| 36th | 1996–2001 | Val Anderson | Liberal |
| 37th | 2001–2005 | Val Anderson | Liberal |
| 38th | 2005–2008 | Carole Taylor | Liberal |
| 39th | 2009–2013 | Moira Stilwell | Liberal |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Moira Stilwell | Liberal |
| 41st | 2017–2020 | Michael Lee | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2020–2023 | Michael Lee | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2023–2024 | Michael Lee | BC United |
| 43rd | 2024–present | Sunita Dhir | New Democratic |

### 1999 redistribution

Changes to the Vancouver-Langara electoral district in 1999 include:
* Addition of the area bounded by 33rd and 41st Avenues, and Main and Granville Streets
* Removal of the area bounded by Granville Street, 41st Avenue, 57th Avenue, and the Arbutus rail line

## Member of the Legislative Assembly

This riding is currently held by MLA Sunita Dhir of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, who was elected in the 2024 provincial general election. Dhir was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for International Credentials in November 2024.
From 2017 to 2024, the riding was represented by MLA Michael Lee of BC United, previously called the BC Liberal Party.
Previously, the riding was held from 2009-2017 by Moira Stilwell, who also represented the BC Liberal Party as well. She was appointed Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development in June 2009. Her predecessor was Carole Taylor, former chair of the CBC and former Vancouver City Councillor. She was first elected in 2005 and appointed the Minister of Finance. She represented the BC Liberal Party. She resigned on December 18, 2008.

## Election results

vte2024 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Sunita Dhir | 8,506 | 48.43% | +4.33 |
| | Conservative | Bryan Breguet | 8,087 | 46.05% | |
| | Green | Scottford Price | 969 | 5.52% | -2.88 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,562 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
2020 provincial election redistributed results :
| Party | % |
| Liberal | 46.4 |
| New Democratic | 44.1 |
| Green | 8.4 |
| Libertarian | 1.1 |
vte2020 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Michael Lee | 9,888 | 48.51 | +1.05 | $58,300.21 |
| | New Democratic | Tesicca Chi-Ying Truong | 8,431 | 41.36 | +3.30 | $42,051.83 |
| | Green | Stephanie Hendy | 1,840 | 9.03 | −4.64 | $2,420.05 |
| | Libertarian | Paul Matthews | 224 | 1.10 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,383 | 99.12 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 180 | 0.88 | +0.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,563 | 49.45 | −6.99 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 41,581 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −1.12 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2017 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Michael Lee | 10,047 | 47.46 | −5.14 | $57,579 |
| | New Democratic | James Wang | 8,058 | 38.06 | −0.22 | $76,064 |
| | Green | Janet Rhoda Fraser | 2,894 | 13.67 | +8.25 | $6,721 |
| | Your Political Party | Surinder Singh Trehan | 172 | 0.81 | – | $6,699 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,171 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 138 | 0.65 | −0.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,309 | 56.44 | +5.92 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 37,754 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2013 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Moira Stilwell | 10,234 | 52.60 |
| | New Democratic | George Chow | 7,447 | 38.28 |
| | Green | Regan-Heng Zhang | 1,055 | 5.42 |
| | Conservative | Gurjinder Bains | 674 | 3.46 |
| | Platinum | Espavo Sozo | 45 | 0.23 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,455 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 172 | 0.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,627 | 50.52 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2009 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Moira Stilwell | 10,615 | 58.87 | $89,931 |
| | New Democratic | Helesia Luke | 6,340 | 35.16 | $19,002 |
| | Green | J-M Toriel | 1,075 | 5.97 | $948 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,030 | 100 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 167 | 0.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,197 | 47.71 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2005 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Carole Taylor | 11,181 | 56.55 | 10.36 | $78,828 |
| | New Democratic | Anita Romaniuk | 6,456 | 32.65 | 15.65 | $9,044 |
| | Green | Doug Warkentin | 1,584 | 8.01 | 3.38 | $815 |
| | Marijuana | Mark Gueffroy | 214 | 1.08 | 2.73 | $100 |
| | Independent | Christopher De Wilde | 185 | 0.94 | N/A | $100 |
| | Work Less | Charlie Latimer | 152 | 0.77 | New | $100 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,772 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 183 | 0.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,955 | 53.51 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -13.01 |
vte2001 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Val Anderson | 11,800 | 66.90 | 6.71 | $29,498 |
| | New Democratic | Peter G. Prontzos | 2,999 | 17.00 | 13.07 | $2,596 |
| | Green | Doug Warkentin | 2,009 | 11.39 | 9.55 | $2,347 |
| | Marijuana | Anthony Campbell | 673 | 3.82 | New | $394 |
| | Independent | Joe Young | 337 | 0.60 | N/A | $362 |
| | People's Front | Michael Hill | 51 | 0.29 | New | $118 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,637 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 203 | 1.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,840 | 67.38 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +9.89 |
vte1996 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Val Anderson | 11,038 | 60.20 | 23.25 | $25,864 |
| | New Democratic | Ragini Rankin | 5,515 | 30.08 | 4.49 | $29,984 |
| | Progressive Democrat | Philip Read | 839 | 27.42 | New | $488 |
| | Reform | Christie Jung | 519 | 2.83 | New | $7,749 |
| | Green | Michael Airton | 337 | 1.84 | 1.15 | $100 |
| | Natural Law | Jerry Zen-Jih Chang | 75 | 0.38 | New | $118 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,337 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 177 | 0.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,514 | 68.66 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +13.87 |
vte1991 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Val Anderson | 7,241 | 36.95 | $13,737 |
| | New Democratic | Peter M. Kendall | 6,774 | 34.57 | $25,805 |
| | Social Credit | Russell G. Fraser | 5,374 | 27.42 | $50,387 |
| | Green | Kamala J. Todd | 134 | 0.88 | $32 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm A. Weatherston | 75 | 0.38 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,598 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 373 | 1.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,971 | 72.64 |