Provincial Representation
In the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Vancouver has eleven constituencies. In the 2009 provincial election, the BC Liberal Party won six seats, and the BC New Democratic Party won five seats.
| Riding | MLA | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver-Fairview | Margaret MacDiarmid | BC Liberal | |
| Vancouver-False Creek | Mary McNeil | BC Liberal | |
| Vancouver-Fraserview | Kash Heed | BC Liberal | |
| Vancouver-Hastings | Shane Simpson | NDP | |
| Vancouver-Kensington | Mable Elmore | NDP | |
| Vancouver-Kingsway | Adrian Dix | NDP | |
| Vancouver-Langara | Moira Stilwell | BC Liberal | |
| Vancouver-Mount Pleasant | Jenny Kwan | NDP | |
| Vancouver-Point Grey | Gordon Campbell | BC Liberal | |
| Vancouver-Quilchena | Colin Hansen | BC Liberal | |
| Vancouver-West End | Spencer Chandra Herbert | NDP | |
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Famous quotes containing the word provincial:
“The divinity in man is the true vestal fire of the temple which is never permitted to go out, but burns as steadily and with as pure a flame on the obscure provincial altar as in Numa’s temple at Rome.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)