Penticton (provincial electoral district)

Penticton

British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA	Dan Ashton Liberal
District created	2008
First contested	2009
Last contested	2013
Demographics
Population (2006)	51,958
Area (km²)	1,139.78
Pop. density (per km²)	45.6
Census divisions	Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, Regional District of Central Okanagan
Census subdivisions	Penticton, Summerland, Peachland

Penticton is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was contested for the first time in the 2008 election.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

1. Bill Barisoff, Liberal (2009-2013)
2. Dan Ashton, Liberal (2013–present)

Electoral history

B.C. General Election 2013: Penticton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dan Ashton	10,489	45.83%	+1.87%
	New Democratic	Richard Cannings	9,225	40.30%	+9.15%
	Conservative	Sean Upshaw	2,117	9.25%	+0.35%
	BC First	Doug Maxwell	1,057	4.62%	n/a
Total Valid Votes			22,888	100%
Total Rejected Ballots
Turnout

B.C. General Election 2009 - Penticton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Bill Barisoff	10,346	43.96	–	$97,580
	NDP	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