Results of the 2025 Bencher Election– November 18, 2025
District No. 1 Vancouver (12 to elect) Eligible voters: 11,307 | Valid ballots: 1,980 (17.5%) | 7 abstentions | ||
Candidates | Votes | |
| Cheryl D'Sa, KC | 1,238 | Re-Elected |
| Kevin B. Westell | 1,172 | Re-Elected |
| Tim Delaney | 1,012 | Re-Elected |
| Christina J. Cook, KC | 955 | Re-Elected |
| Aleem Bharmal, KC | 936 | Re-Elected |
| Ravi Hira, KC | 927 | Re-Elected |
| Tanya Chamberlain | 910 | Re-Elected |
| James Struthers | 732 | Re-Elected |
| Michael Zimmerman | 673 | Elected |
| Nazanin Aram | 669 | Elected |
| Tanya Heuchert | 631 | Elected |
| Arun Mohan | 430 | Elected |
| Tony Bhullar | 281 | |
District No. 2 Victoria (2 to elect) Eligible voters: 1,820 | Valid ballots: 458 (25.2%) | 1 abstention | ||
Candidates | Votes | |
| Marcia McNeil | 319 | Re-Elected |
| James A. S. Legh | 254 | Re-Elected |
| Aesha Faux | 235 | |
District No. 3 Nanaimo (1 to elect) Eligible voters: 563 | Valid ballots: 157 (27.9%) | no abstentions | ||
Candidates | Votes | |
| Nicole E. Smith | 108 | Re-Elected |
| Zeneta Morton | 49 | |
District No. 4 Westminster (2 to elect) Eligible voters: 2,759 | Valid ballots: 741 (26.9%) | 2 abstentions | ||
Candidates | Votes | |
| Gurminder Sandhu, KC | 416 | Re-Elected |
| Jaspreet Singh Malik | 331 | Re-Elected |
| Kendelle Pollitt | 224 | |
| Perminder S. Tung | 179 | |
| Jon Goheen | 98 | |
| Anastasia Vulpe | 46 | |
District No. 5 Kootenay (1 to elect) Eligible voters: 172 | Valid ballots: 76 (44.2%) | no abstentions | ||
Candidates | Votes | |
| Karen Tse, KC | 48 | Elected |
| Roland John Vogel | 28 | |
District No. 7 Cariboo (2 to elect) | |
Candidates | |
| Benjamine Levine | Re-elected by acclamation |
| Georges Rivard, KC | Re-elected by acclamation |
District No. 8 Prince Rupert (1 to elect) Eligible voters: 92 | Valid ballots: 48 (52.2%) | No abstentions | ||
Candidates | Votes | |
| Sara K. Hopkins | 39 | Elected |
| Jonathan Yuen | 9 | |
District No. 9 Kamloops (1 to elect) | |
Candidate | |
| Jay Michi | Re-elected by acclamation |
Results of the 2025 Nanaimo County By-Election – May 15, 2025
District No. 3 Nanaimo (one to elect) | |||
Eligible voters: 551 / Valid ballots: 203 (36.8 %) – 1 voter abstained | |||
Candidates | Votes | ||
First count | Second count | Third count | |
Nicole E. Smith | 90 | 106 | Elected |
Jenny Rutherford | 76 | 88 | |
Jeffrey A. Drozdiak | 36 | ||
*This by-election was conducted by alternative vote ballot in accordance with Rule 1-30.
Results of the 2025 Victoria County By-Election – January 30, 2025
District No. 2 Victoria (one to elect) | ||||||
Eligible voters: 1780 / Valid ballots: 587 (33 %) – 6 voters abstained | ||||||
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Marcia McNeil | 165 | 173 | 187 | 210 | 312 | Elected |
Darren Williams | 124 | 134 | 156 | 163 | 193 |
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Diane I. Turner, KC | 100 | 114 | 122 | 161 |
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Peter Ameerali | 85 | 89 | 91 |
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Ronald J. Dumonceaux | 54 | 58 |
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T.J. Senko | 53 |
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*This by-election was conducted by alternative vote ballot in accordance with Rule 1-30.
Results of the 2024 Vancouver County By-Election – November 15, 2024
District No. 1 Vancouver (one to elect) | ||
Eligible voters: 11046 | Valid ballots: 2182 (19.8%) | 30 abstentions | ||
Candidates | Votes | |
| First count | Second count |
Katrina Harry, KC | 1564 | Elected |
Paul Doroshenko, KC | 380 | |
Adam Soliman | 208 |
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*This by-election was conducted by alternative vote ballot in accordance with Rule 1-30.
Results of the 2023 Bencher Election– November 15, 2023
District No. 1 Vancouver (11 to elect) | ||
Eligible voters: 10803 | Valid ballots: 2764 (25.6%) | 2 abstentions | ||
Cheryl D'Sa | 1602 | Re-elected |
Jennifer Chow, KC | 1417 | Re-elected |
Kevin Westell | 1374 | Re-elected |
Gaynor C. Yeung | 1366 | Re-elected |
Aleem Bharmal, KC | 1274 | Elected |
Christina J. Cook | 1267 | Re-elected |
Tanya Chamberlain | 1144 | Re-elected |
Tim Delaney | 1138 | Re-elected |
Nikki Charlton | 1124 | Elected |
Ravi Hira, KC | 982 | Elected |
James Struthers | 852 | Elected |
Marc Kazimirski | 785 |
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Roger S. Watts | 750 |
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John Turner | 579 |
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| District No. 2 Victoria (1 to elect) | ||
Eligible voters: 1753 | Valid ballots:673 (38.4%) | 9 abstentions | ||
| First Count |
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James A.S. Legh | 376 | Elected |
Peter D. Ameerali | 145 |
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Aron Bookman | 143 |
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The election in the County of Victoria was conducted by alternative vote ballot, in accordance with Rule 1-30; however, James A. S. Legh received enough votes in the first count to be elected outright. |
District No. 3 Nanaimo (1 to elect) | |
Brian Dybwad | Re-elected by acclamation |
District No. 4 Westminster (3 to elect) | ||
Eligible voters: 2549 | Valid ballots: 862 (33.8%) | 7 abstentions | ||
Gurminder Sandhu | 637 | Re-elected |
Tom Spraggs | 450 | Re-elected |
Jaspreet Singh Malik | 347 | Elected |
Narindar Singh Kang, KC | 327 |
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Chris Carta | 197 |
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District No. 5 Kootenay (1 to elect) | ||
Barbara Stanley, KC | Re-elected by acclamation | |
District No. 6 Okanagan (1 to elect) | ||
Eligible voters: 691 | Valid ballots: 261 (37.8%) | 2 abstentions | ||
| First Count |
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Michael F. Welsh, KC | 130 | Re-elected |
Thomas Eaves | 56 |
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Jessica Saris | 36 |
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Tina-Marie Bradford | 19 |
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Leonard H. Marriott | 18 |
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The election in the District of Okanagan was conducted by alternative vote ballot, in accordance with Rule 1-30; however, Michael F. Welsh, KC received enough votes in the first count to be elected outright. | ||
District No. 7 Cariboo (2 to elect) | ||
Eligible voters: 242 | Valid ballots: 148 (61.2%) | 1 abstention | ||
Benjamin Levine | 92 | Elected |
Georges Rivard | 91 | Re-elected |
Geoffrey McDonald | 81 |
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District No. 8 Prince Rupert (1 to elect) | ||
Eligible voters: 92 | Valid ballots: 56 (60.9%) | 0 abstentions | ||
Jonathan Yuen | 40 | Elected |
Claire Ducluzeau | 16 |
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District No. 9 Kamloops (1 to elect) | ||
Eligible voters: 345 | Valid ballots: 210 (60.9%) | 0 abstentions | ||
Jay Michi | 131 | Elected |
Kathy Kendall, KC | 79 |
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Results of the 2023 Vancouver county by-election – July 12, 2023
District No. 1 Vancouver (one to elect)* | |||||
Eligible voters: 10647 | Valid ballots: 1788 (16.8%) | 21 abstentions | |||||
Candidate Information | Votes | ||||
| First count | Second count | Third count | Fourth count |
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Christina Joelle Cook | 582 | 624 | 683 | 886 | Elected |
Roger Stewart Watts | 377 | 386 | 478 | 628 |
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Joyce Johner | 377 | 397 | 476 |
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Timothy Jacob Lack | 322 | 334 |
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| Adam Soliman | 109 | ||||
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*This by-election was conducted by alternative vote ballot in accordance with Rule 1-30.
Results of the 2022 Vancouver county by-election – November 15, 2022
District No. 1 Vancouver (one to elect)* | |||||
Eligible voters: 10,457 / Valid ballots: 1,870 (17.9%) – 16 voters abstained | |||||
Candidates | Votes | ||||
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Tim Delaney | 647 | 692 | 811 | 1,376 | Elected |
Joyce Johner | 548 | 669 | 795 |
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Nikki L. Charlton | 356 | 422 |
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Nazanin Aram | 303 |
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*This by-election was conducted by alternative vote ballot in accordance with Rule 1-30
Results of the 2021 general election – November 16, 2021
District No. 1 Vancouver (11 to elect) | ||
Eligible voters: 10,082 | Valid ballots: 2,858 (28.3%) | 2 abstentions | ||
Cheryl D’Sa | 1504 | Re-elected |
Brook Greenberg, QC | 1491 | Re-elected |
Jennifer Chow, QC | 1425 | Re-elected |
Kevin B. Westell | 1417 | Re-elected |
Gaynor C. Yeung | 1403 | Re-elected |
Lisa Dumbrell | 1359 | Re-elected |
Jacqueline G. McQueen, QC | 1314 | Re-elected |
Steven McKoen, QC | 1299 | Re-elected |
Katrina Harry | 1202 | Elected |
Kelly Harvey Russ | 1089 | Elected |
Tanya Chamberlain | 1023 | Elected |
Nazanin Aram | 737 |
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Julian R. Porritt | 631 | |
Tara Callan | 579 | |
Kyla Lee | 539 | |
Chase Blair | 493 | |
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District No. 2 Victoria (2 to elect) | ||
Eligible voters: 1662 | Valid ballots:677 (40.7%) | 1 abstention | ||
Lindsay R. LeBlanc | 348 | Elected |
Paul Pearson | 330 | Elected |
Michael Mulligan | 251 |
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Peter Ameerali | 180 |
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James A. S. Legh | 133 |
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District No. 3 Nanaimo (1 to elect) | ||
Eligible voters: 534 | Valid ballots: 215 (40.3%) | 1 abstention | ||
Brian Dybwad | 120 | Elected |
Chelsea D. Wilson | 94 |
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District No. 4 Westminster (2 to elect) |
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Eligible voters: 2388 | Valid ballots: 766 (32.1%) | 2 abstentions | |||
Gurminder Sandhu | 370 | Elected |
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Tom Spraggs | 311 | Re-elected |
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Lynett Jung | 247 |
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Paul Janzen | 207 |
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Doug Lester, QC | 161 |
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District No. 5 Kootenay (1 to elect) | |
Barbara Cromarty | Re-elected by acclamation |
District No. 6 Okanagan (1 to elect) | |
Michael F. Welsh, QC | Re-elected by acclamation |
District No. 7 Cariboo (2 to elect) | ||
Eligible voters: 246 | Valid ballots: 144 (58.5%) | 0 abstentions | ||
Georges Rivard | 117 | Elected |
Geoffrey McDonald | 107 | Re-elected |
Jon M. Duncan | 50 |
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District No. 8 Prince Rupert (1 to elect) | |
Sarah Westwood | Elected by acclamation |
District No. 9 Kamloops (1 to elect) | ||||
Eligible voters: 334 | Valid ballots: 205 (61.4%) | 0 abstentions | ||||
| First Count | Second Count | Third Count |
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Kim Carter | 87 | 99 | 148 | Re-elected |
David A. Paul, QC | 89 | 98 |
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Camille Cook | 29 |
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*The election in District No. 9 was conducted by alternative vote ballot in accordance with Rule 1-30.
Results of the 2021 Vancouver county by-election – July 16, 2021
| District No. 1 Vancouver (one to elect) | ||||||
| Eligible voters: 9,942 / Valid ballots: 1,908 (19.2%) – 7 voters abstained | ||||||
| Candidates | Votes | |||||
| 1st count | 2nd count | 3rd count | 4th count | 5th count | ||
| Gaynor C. Yeung | 672 | 696 | 764 | 811 | 1,021 | Elected |
| Julian R. Porritt | 433 | 446 | 472 | 502 | 585 | |
| Tanya Chamberlain | 342 | 358 | 385 | 437 | ||
| Kyla Lee | 201 | 207 | 220 | |||
| Nazanin Aram | 143 | 167 | ||||
| Douglas Chiu | 110 | |||||
| Needed to elect | 951 | 937 | 921 | 875 | 803 | |
Results of the 2021 Kamloops district by-election – June 16, 2021
District No. 9 Kamloops (one to elect) | |||||
Eligible voters: 330 / Valid ballots: 186 (56.4%) | |||||
Candidates | Votes | ||||
1st count | 2nd count | 3rd count | 4th count |
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Kim Carter | 50 | 53 | 58 | 91 | Elected |
Michael Sutherland | 66 | 66 | 68 | 78 |
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Camille J. Cook | 44 | 49 | 54 |
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Daniel McNamee | 16 | 16 |
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Cameron E. Johnson | 10 |
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Needed to elect | 94 | 92 | 90 | 85 |
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Results of the 2020 Vancouver county by-election – November 16, 2020
District No. 1 Vancouver (two to elect) | ||
Candidates | Votes |
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Kevin B. Westell | 665 | Elected |
Lisa Dumbrell | 661 | Elected |
Emily L. Clough | 641 |
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William L. Roberts | 440 |
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K. Michael Stephens | 362 |
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Steve M. Winder | 362 |
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Bahar Hafizi | 356 |
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Jasmeet K. Wahid | 350 |
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Kyla Lee | 289 |
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James D. Kondopulos | 277 |
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Sandra Mandanici | 276 |
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Thomas Arbogast | 229 |
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Ivona-Elena Zegrean | 124 |
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Saravan J. Veylan | 122 |
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Hermann Luitingh | 23 |
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Results of the 2020 Vancouver county by-election – May 20, 2020
District No. 1 Vancouver county (one to elect) | ||||||||
Eligible voters: 9,446 / Valid Ballots: 2,560 (27.1%) | ||||||||
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Cheryl D'Sa | 535 | 571 | 608 | 635 | 699 | 788 | 990 | Elected |
Kevin Westell | 588 | 595 | 621 | 646 | 699 | 782 | 950 |
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Lisa Dumbrell | 350 | 366 | 391 | 421 | 469 | 599 |
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Sandra Mandanici | 299 | 325 | 355 | 372 | 401 |
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Roger Watts | 246 | 255 | 266 | 320 |
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Michael Thomas | 215 | 221 | 239 |
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Kyla Lee | 172 | 192 |
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Laxmy R. Nambiar | 146 |
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Needed to elect | 1,276 | 1,263 | 1,241 | 1,198 | 1,135 | 1,085 | 971 |
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