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Vernon-Monashee is a provincial
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...

 electoral district
Electoral district
An electoral district is a distinct territorial subdivision for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body...

 for the Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament ....

 of British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

.

Demographics

Population, 2001 56,926
Population Change, 1996–2001 2.8%
Area (km²) 5,458
Pop. Density (people per km²) 10

Member of Legislative Assembly

Its MLA
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament ....

 is Hon. Eric Foster, a former teacher and forestry worker. He was first elected in the 2009 British Columbia general election and represents the British Columbia Liberal Party.

Election history

| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...


|Eric Foster
|align="right"|9,015
|align="right"|37%
|align="center"|n/a
|align="right"|$89,935

|NDP
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...


|Mark Olsen
|align="right"|7,698
|align="right"|32%
|align="center"|n/a
|align="right"|$42,427

|Green
Green Party of British Columbia
The Green Party of British Columbia is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. It is led by former Esquimalt municipal councillor, university professor and businessperson Jane Sterk, she was elected by the party in 2007. Penticton realtor and columnist Julius Bloomfield serves as the deputy...


|Huguette Allen
|align="right"|4,029
|align="right"|17%
|align="center"|n/a
|align="right"|$18,783

| Conservative
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...


| Dean Skoreyko
|align="right"|1,972
|align="right"|8%
|align="center"|n/a
|align="right"|$5,617

|Non-affiliated
|Gordon Campbell
|align="right"|1,397
|align="right"|6%
|align="center"|n/a
|align="right"|$250

|Refederation
British Columbia Refederation Party
The B.C. Refederation Party is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada advocating direct democracy and reform to Canadian federalism...


|R.J. Busch
|align="right"|76
|align="right"|0.3%
|align="center"|n/a
|align="right"|$260
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|24,187
!align="right"|100%
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|213
!align="right"|0.9%
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Turnout
!align="right"|24,400
!align="right"|54%
|}
|-

| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...


|Tom Christensen
Tom Christensen
Tom Christensen is a former Canadian politician and lawyer. He has served as British Columbia's Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, as Minister of Education and as Minister of Children and Family Development....


|align="right"|11,566
|align="right"|43.20%
|align="right"|
|-

|NDP
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...


|Juliette Marie Cunningham
|align="right"|8,995
|align="right"|33.59%
|align="right"|

|Conservative
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...


|Colin Black
|align="right"|3,095
|align="right"|11.56%
|align="right"|

|Green
Green Party of British Columbia
The Green Party of British Columbia is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. It is led by former Esquimalt municipal councillor, university professor and businessperson Jane Sterk, she was elected by the party in 2007. Penticton realtor and columnist Julius Bloomfield serves as the deputy...


|Erin Nelson
|align="right"|1,867
|align="right"|6.97%
|align="right"|

|No Affiliation
|Gordon Campbell
|align="right"|945
|align="right"|3.53%
|align="right"|

|Marijuana
British Columbia Marijuana Party
The British Columbia Marijuana Party is a minor political party in the Canadian province of British Columbia that advocates the legalisation of cannabis....


|Michael Toponce
|align="right"|260
|align="right"|0.97%
|align="right"|

|Patriot
British Columbia Patriot Party
The British Columbia Patriot Party is a minor political party in British Columbia, Canada.In the 2005 provincial election, it nominated two candidates who won a total of 86 votes :...


|Tibor Lesley Tusnady
|align="right"|48
|align="right"|0.18%
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|26,776
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|}

|-

| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...


|Tom Christensen
Tom Christensen
Tom Christensen is a former Canadian politician and lawyer. He has served as British Columbia's Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, as Minister of Education and as Minister of Children and Family Development....


|align="right"|13,868
|align="right"|56.51%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$39,988
|-

|NDP
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...


|Troy Sebastian
|align="right"|3,529
|align="right"|14.38%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$12,122

|Unity
|Doug MacDonald
|align="right"|3,213
|align="right"|13.09%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$9,001

|Green
Green Party of British Columbia
The Green Party of British Columbia is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. It is led by former Esquimalt municipal councillor, university professor and businessperson Jane Sterk, she was elected by the party in 2007. Penticton realtor and columnist Julius Bloomfield serves as the deputy...


|Erin Nelson
|align="right"|2,214
|align="right"|9.02%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$409

|Marijuana
British Columbia Marijuana Party
The British Columbia Marijuana Party is a minor political party in the Canadian province of British Columbia that advocates the legalisation of cannabis....


|Michael Jones
|align="right"|917
|align="right"|3.74%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$403

|Independent
|Herb Wong
|align="right"|562
|align="right"|2.29%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$1,061

|Independent
|Kathleen (N.O.) Daniels
|align="right"|157
|align="right"|0.64%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$100

|Patriot
British Columbia Patriot Party
The British Columbia Patriot Party is a minor political party in British Columbia, Canada.In the 2005 provincial election, it nominated two candidates who won a total of 86 votes :...


|Andrew N. Hokhold
|align="right"|82
|align="right"|0.33%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$100
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|24,542
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|68
!align="right"|0.28%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|24,610
!align="right"|69.06%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}

|-

| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...


|April Sanders
|align="right"|9,776
|align="right"|39.06%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$41,378

|NDP
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...


|Howard Brown
|align="right"|7,497
|align="right"|29.95%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$18,338
|-

|BC Reform
Reform Party of British Columbia
The Reform Party of British Columbia is a populist right wing political party in British Columbia, Canada. Although its name is similar to the defunct Reform Party of Canada, the provincial party was founded before the federal party was and it did not have any formal association with...


|Heinz Weiss
|align="right"|5,356
|align="right"|21.40%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$30,326

|PDA
Progressive Democratic Alliance
The Progressive Democratic Alliance was a centrist political party in British Columbia, Canada founded by Gordon Wilson, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Powell River—Sunshine Coast....


|Geoff Jell
|align="right"|1,839
|align="right"|7.35%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$5,768

|Green
Green Party of British Columbia
The Green Party of British Columbia is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. It is led by former Esquimalt municipal councillor, university professor and businessperson Jane Sterk, she was elected by the party in 2007. Penticton realtor and columnist Julius Bloomfield serves as the deputy...


|Jane Peach
|align="right"|334
|align="right"|1.33%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$100

|Social Credit
British Columbia Social Credit Party
The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...


|Clinton Henry
|align="right"|227
|align="right"|0.91%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$8,350
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|25,029
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|82
!align="right"|0.33%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|25,111
!align="right"|71.03%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}

|-

|Social Credit
British Columbia Social Credit Party
The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...


|Lyall Hanson
|align="right"|8,615
|align="right"|37.99%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$32,016

|NDP
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...


|Gilles De Chantal
|align="right"|7,720
|align="right"|34.05%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$33,069

|BC Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...


|Ernst Juli
|align="right"|6,065
|align="right"|26.75%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$4,672

|Independent
|Kathleen (N.O.) Daniels
|align="right"|275
|align="right"|1.21%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$56
|-
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|22,675
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|401
!align="right"|1.74%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|23,076
!align="right"|76.06%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}

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