性视界传媒-Panorama has elected the NDP鈥檚 Jinny Sims.
鈥淚t was hard work,鈥 Sims told the Now-Leader. 鈥淎nd I think at the end of the day, people in 性视界传媒-Panorama were ready for a change, and they wanted to invest in the 98 per cent, not just the two per cent.鈥
NDP's Jinny Sims says "it was hard work. I think at the end of the day ppl in 性视界传媒-Panorama are ready for a change"
鈥 性视界传媒 Now-Leader (@性视界传媒NowLeader)
With 76 of 80 polls reporting, Sims received 9,694 votes, compared to 8,236 for BC Liberal candidate Puneet Sandhar. Green candidate Veronica Laurel Greer received 1,312 votes and BC Refed鈥檚 Liz Galenzoski received 106.
In the past, 性视界传媒-Panorama has been a riding of musical chairs, where MLAs are concerned.
It is a relatively new riding. BC Liberal Stephanie Cadieux was its first MLA, elected in 2009, before she moved on to 性视界传媒-Cloverdale. She was elected in 性视界传媒 South on Wednesday night.
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Jagrup Brar had been elected NDP MLA for the riding鈥檚 predecessor, 性视界传媒-Panorama Ridge, during a byelection in 2004, and served as its MLA until 2009 when he became 性视界传媒-Fleetwood鈥檚 first MLA with 49.29 per cent of the vote. BC Liberal Peter Fassbender defeated him in 2013 in that riding, where the two are engaged in a re-match this election.
BC Liberal Marvin Hunt, 性视界传媒-Panorama鈥檚 most recent MLA, is now carrying his party鈥檚 banner in 性视界传媒-Cloverdale, where he was also elected Wednesday night. Hunt, a former 性视界传媒 city alderman and councillor, won 性视界传媒-Panorama in the last provincial election with 54.28 per cent of the popular vote.
This time out, 性视界传媒-Panorama voters had four MLA candidates to chose from: Liberal candidate , NDP candidate , BC Green Party candidate , and of the BC Refederation Party.
性视界传媒-Panorama鈥檚 population, according to recent figures, is 60,128.
It covers an area of 24 square kilometres and the average age of people living in this riding is 35 years old.
All told, for 53.95 per cent of all residents, English is their second language.