Penticton (electoral district)

Penticton is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. Previously the district was named Penticton-Okanagan Valley from 2001 to 2009 and Okanagan-Penticton from 1991 to 2001. It was contested for the first time in its current for in the 2009 general election.

Penticton (2009–present)
Penticton-Okanagan Valley
(2001–2009)
Okanagan-Penticton (1991–2001)

British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA	Dan Ashton Liberal
District created	1991 as Okanagan-Penticton
First contested	2009
Last contested	2020
Demographics
Population (2006)	51,958
Area (km²)	1,139.78
Pop. density (per km²)	45.6
Census division(s)	Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, Regional District of Central Okanagan
Census subdivision(s)	Penticton, Summerland, Peachland

Geography

As of the 2020 provincial election, Penticton comprises the northeastern portion of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen and the southwestern portion of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. It is located in southern British Columbia. Communities in the electoral district consist of Penticton, Summerland, and Peachland.^[1]

History

Okanagan-Penticton was created for the 1991 election from parts of the dual member ridings of Boundary-Similkameen and Okanagan South.

1999 Redistribution

From Okanagan-Penticton and the western portion of Okanagan-Boundary to Penticton-Okanagan Valley

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly	Years	Member		Party
Okanagan-Penticton
35th	1991–1996		Jim Beattie	New Democratic
36th	1996–2001		Rick Thorpe	Liberal
Penticton-Okanagan Valley
37th	2001–2005		Bill Barisoff	Liberal
38th	2005–2009
Penticton
39th	2009–2013		Bill Barisoff	Liberal
40th	2013–2017		Dan Ashton
41st	2017–2020
42nd	2020–present

Electoral history

Penticton

v t e 2020 British Columbia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Dan Ashton	13,217	48.19	−5.36	$34,620.10
	New Democratic	Toni Boot	10,343	37.71	+9.70	$11,650.73
	Green	Ted Shumaker	3,152	11.49	−6.95	$19.00
	Libertarian	Keith Macintyre	717	2.61	–	$605.44
Total valid votes			27,429	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC^[2]^[3]

v t e 2017 British Columbia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Dan Ashton	14,470	52.80	+6.95	$48,359
	New Democratic	Tarik Sayeed	7,874	28.73	−11.62	$50,324
	Green	Connie Sahlmark	5,061	18.47	–	$4,596
Total valid votes			27,405	100.00
Total rejected ballots			103	0.38
Turnout			27,508	60.79
Source: Elections BC^[4]^[5]

v t e 2013 British Columbia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Dan Ashton	11,536	45.85	+1.86	$92,981
	New Democratic	Richard Cannings	10,154	40.35	+9.20	$79,882
	Conservative	Sean Upshaw	2,288	9.09	+0.35	$5,077
	BC First	Doug Maxwell	1,185	4.71	–	$5,228
Total valid votes			25,163	100.00
Total rejected ballots			173	0.68
Turnout			25,336	58.27
Source: Elections BC^[6]

B.C. General Election 2009 - Penticton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Liberal	Bill Barisoff	10,346	43.96	–	$97,580
	New Democratic	Cameron Phillips	7,331	31.15	–	$30,828
	Green	Julius Bloomfield	3,685	15.66	–	$37,129
	Conservative	Chris Delaney	2,095	8.90	–	$16,210
	Refederation	Wendy Dion	78	0.33	–	$730
Total valid votes			23,535	100
Total rejected ballots			114	0.48
Turnout			23,649	56.16

Penticton-Okanagan Valley

B.C. General Election 2005 Penticton-Okanagan Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Liberal	Bill Barisoff	13,650	50.23%		$127,216
	NDP	Garry Litke	10,197	37.52%		$33,019
	Green	James Patrick Cunningham	2,669	9.82%	–	$467
	Independent	Jane Turnell	660	2.43%		$282
Total valid votes			27,176	100%
Total rejected ballots			142	0.52%
Turnout			27,318	62.61%

B.C. General Election 2001: Penticton-Okanagan Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Liberal	Bill Barisoff	15,609	62.73%	$46,209
	NDP	Naga Terada	3,887	15.62%	$8,128
	Green	Harry Naegel	3,524	14.16%	$358
	Marijuana	Riley Goldstone	786	3.16%	$386
	Unity	Walter Ozero	553	2.23%	$1,197
	Citizens Alliance Now	Kal Gidda	522	2.10%	$8,682
Total valid votes			24,881	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			73	0.29%
Turnout			24,954	68.15%

Okanagan-Penticton

References

1. "Penticton Electoral District" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
2. "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
3. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
4. "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
5. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
6. (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.