Saanich North and the Islands
Provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saanich North and the Islands is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the northern suburbs of the provincial capital, Victoria, and includes the southern Gulf Islands.
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British Columbia electoral district | |||
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
MLA |
Green | ||
District created | 1990 | ||
First contested | 1991 | ||
Last contested | 2020 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2001) | 52,671 | ||
Area (km²) | 462.65 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 113.8 | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Southern Gulf Islands, North Saanich, Central Saanich, and Sidney |
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Saanich North and the Islands was created by 1990 legislation dividing the previous two-member district of Saanich and the Islands which came into effect for the 1991 B.C. election.
In 2017 Adam Olsen was elected MLA for the Green Party of BC and in 2020 Olsen defeated NDP Zeb King.