2012 British Columbia Provincial By-Election

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The 2012 British Columbia Provincial By-Election took place in 2 electoral districts to elect 2 seats. BC NDP secured 2 seats, receiving 47.42% of the popular vote. A total number of 25,943 votes were casted in the election, of which 71 were deemed invalid. The total number of registered voters was 71,011, resulting in a participation rate of 36.53%. There were totally 7 candidates ran for 2 seats across the 2 districts.

Results by Party

There were totally 7 candidates competed for seats. BC NDP won 2 seats, making up 100.00% of the total seats being elected, while receiving 47.42% of the popular vote.

2012 British Columbia Provincial By-Election - Summary by Political Party
Party Votes % Votes Candidates Elected % Seats Seats:
Votes:
BC NDP 12,269 47.42% 2 2 100.00%
BC Liberal Party 8,077 31.22% 2 0 -
Conservative 5,381 20.80% 2 0 -
Libertarian 145 0.56% 1 0 -
Total 25,872 100% 7 2 100%
2012 British Columbia Provincial By-Election - Summary by Party in Districts
Electoral District BC NDP Others Valid Votes Rejected Votes Registered Voters Turnout
Votes % Votes %
Chilliwack-Hope 6,022 41.89% 8,353 58.11% 14,375 26 35,020 41.12%
Port Moody-Coquitlam 6,247 54.34% 5,250 45.66% 11,497 45 35,991 32.07%
Total 12,269 47.42% 13,603 52.58% 25,872 71 71,011 36.53%

Elected Candidates

2012 British Columbia Provincial By-Election - Elected Candidates
Electoral District Elected Candidate Second Candidate Margin
Name Party Votes % Name Party Votes %
Chilliwack-Hope Gwen O'Mahony NDP 6,022 41.89% Laurie Throness Liberal 4,593 31.95% 9.94%
Port Moody-Coquitlam Joe Trasolini NDP 6,247 54.34% Dennis Marsden Liberal 3,484 30.30% 24.04%

Results by Candidates

There are 7 candidates competed for 7 seats, with 6 candidates (85.71%) received at least 5% of votes in their electoral districts.

2012 British Columbia Provincial By-Election - Summary by Candidate
Electoral District Candidate Affiliation Valid Votes %
Chilliwack-Hope Gwen O'Mahony BC NDP 6,022 41.89%
Laurie Throness BC Liberal Party 4,593 31.95%
John Martin Conservative 3,615 25.15%
Lewis Clarke Dahlby Libertarian 145 1.01%
Port Moody-Coquitlam Joe Trasolini BC NDP 6,247 54.34%
Dennis Marsden BC Liberal Party 3,484 30.30%
Christine N. Clarke Conservative 1,766 15.36%

Results by Districts

Chilliwack-Hope

Gwen O'Mahony of BC NDP received 41.89% of the votes, totaling 6,022 votes, to win the election, defeated Laurie Throness of BC Liberal Party by a margin of 9.94%. The total votes casted was 14,401, with 26 (0.18%) of these being rejected. There are totally 35,020 registered voters in the electoral district. The voter participation rate was 41.12%.

2012 British Columbia Provincial By-Election in Chilliwack-Hope
Candidate Party Votes %
Gwen O'Mahony BC NDP 6,022 41.89%
Laurie Throness BC Liberal Party 4,593 31.95%
John Martin Conservative 3,615 25.15%
Lewis Clarke Dahlby Libertarian 145 1.01%
Election Date: 2012-04-19, Valid Votes: 14,375, Rejected: 26, Total: 14,401, Margin: 9.94%, Registered Voters: 35,020, Turnout: 41.12%

Across all voting opportunities, 14,401 votes were cast out of 35,020 registered voters, marking a turnout of 41.12%. A total of 3,223 votes were cast in advance voting, accounting for 22.38% of all votes. During the general voting day, 10,817 votes were cast, accounting for 75.11%. The other 361 (2.51%) votes were cast by mail, absentee or other opportunities.

Votes by Poll and Opportunity - Chilliwack-Hope
Voting Opportunity Gwen O'Mahony Laurie Throness John Martin Lewis Clarke Dahlby Rejected All Votes Registered Voters Turnout
Advance Voting 1586 853 758 21 5 3223 -
Special Voting 199 91 66 4 1 361 -
General Voting 4237 3649 2791 120 20 10817 35020 30.89%
Total 6022 4593 3615 145 26 14401 35020 41.12%
Advance Voting - Chilliwack-Hope
Voting Location Gwen O'Mahony Laurie Throness John Martin Lewis Clarke Dahlby Rejected All Votes
Agassiz Agricultural Assn Hall 324 228 152 6 1 711
Canyon Lanes Bowling Alley 57 29 24 1 0 111
Royal Canadian Legion 228 464 154 149 7 1 775
Twin Rinks Arena 741 442 433 7 3 1626
Subtotal 1586 853 758 21 5 3223
Special Voting - Chilliwack-Hope
Voting Opportunity Gwen O'Mahony Laurie Throness John Martin Lewis Clarke Dahlby Rejected All Votes
s. 100 Absentee - out of ED 0 0 0 0 0 0
s. 101 Absentee - advance 0 0 0 0 0 0
s. 104 Voting in DEO office 15 10 12 0 1 38
s. 106 Voting by mail 7 1 2 0 0 10
s. 98 Special 55 4 1 0 0 60
s. 99 Absentee - in ED 122 76 51 4 0 253
Subtotal 199 91 66 4 1 361
General Voting - Chilliwack-Hope
Voting Area Gwen O'Mahony Laurie Throness John Martin Lewis Clarke Dahlby Rejected All Votes Registered Voters Turnout
1 55 10 9 0 0 74 295 25.08%
2 22 10 16 0 0 48 143 33.57%
3 12 9 5 1 2 29 59 49.15%
4 53 12 0 0 0 65 360 18.06%
5 45 32 14 0 0 91 281 32.38%
6B, 6A 40 9 19 0 0 68 144, 173 21.45%
7 40 5 10 3 0 58 181 32.04%
8 15 8 13 0 0 36 139 25.90%
9 51 33 30 2 0 116 327 35.47%
10 64 23 33 1 0 121 391 30.95%
11 60 26 27 2 0 115 348 33.05%
12 70 47 35 1 0 153 394 38.83%
13 23 8 9 2 1 43 224 19.20%
14 72 12 38 1 0 123 360 34.17%
15 74 28 27 0 0 129 373 34.58%
16 35 15 16 2 0 68 343 19.83%
17 56 24 20 4 1 105 356 29.49%
19 47 20 25 5 0 97 327 29.66%
20 52 21 20 2 0 95 345 27.54%
21 47 30 12 2 0 91 266 34.21%
22 46 23 29 2 1 101 299 33.78%
23 67 11 21 2 0 101 285 35.44%
24 51 20 25 1 1 98 312 31.41%
25 34 15 11 1 0 61 305 20.00%
26 54 28 32 3 0 117 360 32.50%
27 34 42 24 0 2 102 299 34.11%
28 18 34 27 1 0 80 294 27.21%
29 40 51 29 0 0 120 331 36.25%
30 39 44 25 1 1 110 303 36.30%
31 38 10 16 1 0 65 298 21.81%
32 50 45 45 0 0 140 412 33.98%
33 39 35 29 1 0 104 329 31.61%
35 47 27 27 1 0 102 322 31.68%
36 27 53 44 0 0 124 302 41.06%
37S, 18S, 34S 13 11 11 2 1 38 19, 22, 18 64.41%
38 56 32 32 0 0 120 277 43.32%
39 53 38 19 3 0 113 311 36.33%
40 51 41 36 2 0 130 311 41.80%
41 77 36 19 0 0 132 337 39.17%
42A 18 7 2 0 0 27 181 14.92%
42B 8 16 18 0 0 42 148 28.38%
43 43 62 40 0 0 145 419 34.61%
44 28 74 49 0 0 151 333 45.35%
45 51 31 27 1 0 110 322 34.16%
46 34 78 35 1 0 148 341 43.40%
47 15 111 33 2 0 161 312 51.60%
48 16 101 25 1 0 143 321 44.55%
49 32 69 38 0 0 139 340 40.88%
50 15 106 36 0 0 157 314 50.00%
51 22 89 31 0 1 143 323 44.27%
52 36 79 21 3 0 139 318 43.71%
53A 4 36 8 0 0 48 207 23.19%
53B 16 32 22 0 1 71 301 23.59%
54 25 42 21 0 0 88 342 25.73%
55 35 45 27 2 0 109 268 40.67%
56 36 48 18 1 0 103 315 32.70%
57A 30 33 50 1 0 114 366 31.15%
57B 21 25 14 1 0 61 310 19.68%
58A 31 20 15 0 0 66 334 19.76%
58B 22 18 19 0 0 59 371 15.90%
59 52 46 41 0 1 140 419 33.41%
60 34 28 21 1 0 84 268 31.34%
61 34 18 23 1 0 76 282 26.95%
62 34 34 19 0 0 87 353 24.65%
63 45 28 31 2 0 106 393 26.97%
64 33 27 27 3 0 90 336 26.79%
65 28 27 21 0 0 76 309 24.60%
66 25 37 28 1 0 91 324 28.09%
67 24 34 28 0 0 86 327 26.30%
68 33 48 40 1 0 122 338 36.09%
69 46 36 48 1 0 131 378 34.66%
70 38 21 32 1 0 92 342 26.90%
71 41 49 39 0 0 129 381 33.86%
72 40 27 18 1 0 86 320 26.88%
73A 41 18 26 0 0 85 342 24.85%
73B 54 35 32 2 0 123 422 29.15%
74A 26 18 14 2 0 60 227 26.43%
74B 34 43 29 0 0 106 394 26.90%
75 34 10 3 0 0 47 270 17.41%
76 23 12 8 0 0 43 266 16.17%
77 12 8 6 0 0 26 211 12.32%
78 30 19 12 1 0 62 289 21.45%
79 14 15 15 0 0 44 289 15.22%
80 49 69 53 1 0 172 352 48.86%
81 51 49 59 2 1 162 408 39.71%
82 36 43 26 0 0 105 365 28.77%
83 26 23 27 0 0 76 310 24.52%
84 19 26 36 3 0 84 346 24.28%
85A 35 36 32 2 0 105 321 32.71%
85B 32 43 34 2 0 111 395 28.10%
86 32 19 25 0 1 77 318 24.21%
87 43 36 28 1 0 108 341 31.67%
88A 31 28 25 2 0 86 263 32.70%
88B 34 37 32 1 0 104 304 34.21%
89 37 30 25 5 1 98 376 26.06%
90 17 17 24 2 0 60 285 21.05%
91 48 35 30 1 0 114 478 23.85%
92 39 17 22 1 0 79 390 20.26%
93 29 28 21 1 0 79 371 21.29%
94 41 50 31 1 0 123 412 29.85%
95 48 26 39 1 0 114 368 30.98%
96 66 35 18 1 0 120 426 28.17%
97 43 23 43 4 0 113 316 35.76%
98 47 27 24 1 0 99 286 34.62%
99 58 24 26 2 2 112 326 34.36%
100 49 22 18 2 1 92 323 28.48%
101 57 41 25 0 0 123 319 38.56%
102 63 41 16 1 0 121 318 38.05%
103 37 28 15 0 0 80 248 32.26%
104 24 21 20 0 0 65 210 30.95%
105 54 21 11 2 1 89 228 39.04%
107S, 106S 12 16 17 2 0 47 27, 49 61.84%
Subtotal 4237 3649 2791 120 20 10817 35020 30.89%

Port Moody-Coquitlam

Joe Trasolini of BC NDP received 54.34% of the votes, totaling 6,247 votes, to win the election, defeated Dennis Marsden of BC Liberal Party by a comfortable margin of 24.04%. The total votes casted was 11,542, with 45 (0.39%) of these being rejected. There are totally 35,991 registered voters in the electoral district. The voter participation rate was 32.07%.

2012 British Columbia Provincial By-Election in Port Moody-Coquitlam
Candidate Party Votes %
Joe Trasolini BC NDP 6,247 54.34%
Dennis Marsden BC Liberal Party 3,484 30.30%
Christine N. Clarke Conservative 1,766 15.36%
Election Date: 2012-04-19, Valid Votes: 11,497, Rejected: 45, Total: 11,542, Margin: 24.04%, Registered Voters: 35,991, Turnout: 32.07%

Across all voting opportunities, 11,542 votes were cast out of 35,991 registered voters, marking a turnout of 32.07%. A total of 2,665 votes were cast in advance voting, accounting for 23.09% of all votes. During the general voting day, 8,545 votes were cast, accounting for 74.03%. The other 332 (2.88%) votes were cast by mail, absentee or other opportunities.

Votes by Poll and Opportunity - Port Moody-Coquitlam
Voting Opportunity Joe Trasolini Dennis Marsden Christine N. Clarke Rejected All Votes Registered Voters Turnout
Advance Voting 1558 743 351 13 2665 -
Special Voting 177 107 46 2 332 -
General Voting 4512 2634 1369 30 8545 35991 23.74%
Total 6247 3484 1766 45 11542 35991 32.07%
Advance Voting - Port Moody-Coquitlam
Voting Location Joe Trasolini Dennis Marsden Christine N. Clarke Rejected All Votes
Coquitlam College 325 115 69 2 511
Port Moody Rec Complex 1233 628 282 11 2154
Subtotal 1558 743 351 13 2665
Special Voting - Port Moody-Coquitlam
Voting Opportunity Joe Trasolini Dennis Marsden Christine N. Clarke Rejected All Votes
s. 100 Absentee - out of ED 0 0 0 0 0
s. 101 Absentee - advance 0 0 0 0 0
s. 104 Voting in DEO office 34 26 9 0 69
s. 106 Voting by mail 8 3 1 0 12
s. 98 Special 6 0 0 0 6
s. 99 Absentee - in ED 129 78 36 2 245
Subtotal 177 107 46 2 332
General Voting - Port Moody-Coquitlam
Voting Area Joe Trasolini Dennis Marsden Christine N. Clarke Rejected All Votes Registered Voters Turnout
1 38 60 22 0 120 305 39.34%
2 41 34 15 0 90 231 38.96%
3 25 36 13 0 74 319 23.20%
4 31 40 14 2 87 366 23.77%
5 35 66 18 0 119 431 27.61%
6 33 29 17 0 79 336 23.51%
7 21 9 5 0 35 110 31.82%
8 53 44 27 0 124 363 34.16%
9 31 46 9 0 86 360 23.89%
10 47 30 14 0 91 377 24.14%
11 34 36 14 1 85 374 22.73%
12A 27 43 12 0 82 280 29.29%
12B 20 19 10 0 49 246 19.92%
13 12 16 6 0 34 212 16.04%
14 36 23 12 0 71 277 25.63%
15 39 26 10 0 75 298 25.17%
16 13 17 2 0 32 163 19.63%
17 30 45 13 0 88 355 24.79%
18 38 38 9 0 85 322 26.40%
19 32 39 13 0 84 364 23.08%
20 46 43 14 0 103 338 30.47%
21 35 21 8 1 65 189 34.39%
22 30 42 18 2 92 274 33.58%
23 29 36 16 2 83 223 37.22%
24 15 21 5 0 41 205 20.00%
25 20 14 8 1 43 185 23.24%
26 38 28 14 1 81 328 24.70%
27 31 45 22 0 98 372 26.34%
28 39 15 13 0 67 289 23.18%
29 37 53 19 0 109 323 33.75%
30 38 35 20 0 93 382 24.35%
31 27 20 17 0 64 251 25.50%
32 24 30 18 0 72 267 26.97%
33 31 29 12 0 72 318 22.64%
34 47 36 10 0 93 361 25.76%
35 45 10 7 0 62 266 23.31%
36 62 16 8 1 87 312 27.88%
38S, 37S 20 12 16 3 51 73, 33 48.11%
39 14 12 1 0 27 238 11.34%
40 44 27 9 0 80 334 23.95%
41 23 37 9 0 69 306 22.55%
42B, 42A 24 28 10 0 62 453, 100 11.21%
43 46 14 13 0 73 313 23.32%
44 29 6 5 0 40 241 16.60%
45 41 24 16 0 81 337 24.04%
46 23 9 4 0 36 257 14.01%
47 43 15 14 0 72 263 27.38%
48 25 14 18 0 57 227 25.11%
49A 20 6 2 0 28 330 8.48%
49B 17 8 6 0 31 323 9.60%
49C 22 9 11 0 42 380 11.05%
50 41 18 18 0 77 199 38.69%
51 50 17 11 0 78 359 21.73%
52 41 33 9 0 83 377 22.02%
53 42 7 4 0 53 220 24.09%
54 43 10 6 0 59 211 27.96%
55 32 5 9 0 46 293 15.70%
56 36 10 4 0 50 263 19.01%
57 31 9 3 0 43 236 18.22%
58 63 26 18 1 108 366 29.51%
59 55 12 18 0 85 291 29.21%
60 37 8 7 0 52 242 21.49%
61 51 15 26 0 92 315 29.21%
62 45 10 3 0 58 215 26.98%
63 41 7 9 0 57 373 15.28%
64 64 28 18 0 110 356 30.90%
65 58 21 11 0 90 325 27.69%
66 44 9 4 0 57 271 21.03%
67 46 8 6 1 61 285 21.40%
68 49 17 6 0 72 285 25.26%
69 36 5 10 1 52 297 17.51%
70 58 6 9 0 73 283 25.80%
71 58 28 25 1 112 335 33.43%
72 43 2 10 1 56 273 20.51%
73 65 37 15 0 117 266 43.98%
74 55 18 6 0 79 345 22.90%
75 39 23 12 0 74 391 18.93%
76 31 18 10 0 59 138 42.75%
77 73 76 18 0 167 350 47.71%
78 101 26 23 0 150 363 41.32%
79 70 32 12 1 115 251 45.82%
80 33 18 8 2 61 260 23.46%
81 50 9 8 0 67 378 17.72%
82 62 16 9 2 89 333 26.73%
83 33 6 13 0 52 239 21.76%
84 31 26 13 0 70 254 27.56%
85 61 26 9 1 97 308 31.49%
86 34 43 13 1 91 293 31.06%
87 50 27 12 0 89 264 33.71%
88 28 21 5 0 54 177 30.51%
89 46 7 9 0 62 259 23.94%
90 28 23 7 0 58 217 26.73%
91 25 16 18 0 59 209 28.23%
92 46 17 9 1 73 308 23.70%
93 33 29 13 0 75 323 23.22%
94 31 14 7 0 52 263 19.77%
95 50 22 8 0 80 267 29.96%
96 53 11 14 0 78 278 28.06%
97 21 5 5 1 32 289 11.07%
98 30 6 13 0 49 322 15.22%
99 38 11 12 0 61 315 19.37%
100 23 7 7 0 37 299 12.37%
101 24 12 8 0 44 321 13.71%
102 28 7 8 0 43 228 18.86%
103 54 21 17 0 92 334 27.54%
104 28 22 11 0 61 214 28.50%
105 36 30 19 0 85 319 26.65%
106 30 36 18 0 84 370 22.70%
107 34 20 18 2 74 260 28.46%
108 18 7 7 0 32 283 11.31%
109 40 12 10 0 62 299 20.74%
112, 110, 111 52 7 7 0 66 240, 298, 292 7.95%
113 29 18 11 0 58 302 19.21%
114 22 6 7 0 35 287 12.20%
115 47 32 19 0 98 359 27.30%
116 34 30 9 0 73 277 26.35%
117 19 8 8 0 35 368 9.51%
119, 118 25 13 5 0 43 202, 259 9.33%
120 17 16 7 0 40 174 22.99%
121 50 25 10 0 85 496 17.14%
Subtotal 4512 2634 1369 30 8545 35991 23.74%

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