Vancouver-False Creek

Vancouver-False Creek

British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA	Sam Sullivan Liberal
District created	2008
First contested	2009
Demographics
Population (2006)	43,943
Area (km²)	6.71
Pop. density (per km²)	6,548.9
Census divisions	Metro Vancouver
Census subdivisions	Vancouver

Vancouver-False Creek is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada. The current MLA is Sam Sullivan of the BC Liberals. Established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008, Vancouver-False Creek was first contested in the 2009 British Columbia general election.

The riding takes in most of Downtown Vancouver and the area around the north shore of False Creek, including Yaletown.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

1. Mary McNeil, BC Liberal (2009-2013)
2. Sam Sullivan, BC Liberal (2013–present)

Results

British Columbia general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Sam Sullivan[1]	11,228	52.21	$114,796
	New Democratic	Matt Toner[2]	7,981	37.11	$110,920
	Green	Daniel Tseghay[3]	1,928	8.96	$1,050
	Independent	Ian Tootill[4]	199	0.93	$8,270
	BC First	Salvatore J. Vetro[5]	90	0.42	$3,207
	Your Political Party	James Filippelli[6]	81	0.37	$610
Total Valid Votes			21,507	100%
Total Rejected Ballots			118	0.55
Turnout			21,625	50.11

British Columbia general election, 2009
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Mary McNeil	9,223	56.40	$172,663
	New Democratic	Jordan Parente	4,502	27.53	$25,219
	Green	Damian Kettlewell	2,144	13.11	$15,033
	Conservative	David Hutchinson	385	2.35	$7,280
	Independent	Michael R. Halliday	73	0.45	$810
	Refederation	Otto Grecz	27	0.16	$260
Total Valid Votes			16,354	100%
Total Rejected Ballots			118	0.72%
Turnout			16,472	48.15%

References

1. "SAM SULLIVAN WINS VANCOUVER-FALSE CREEK NOMINATION FOR TODAY'S BC LIBERALS". BC Liberals. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
2. "Matt Toner to run for BC NDP in Vancouver-False Creek". BC NDP. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
3. "Daniel Tseghay, Vancouver – False Creek". Green Party of British Columbia. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
4. "Candidate". Ian Tootill Campaign 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
5. "Our Candidates". BC First Party. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
6. "Candidates". Your Political Party of British Columbia. Retrieved 14 March 2013.