Steve Orcherton is a
CanadianCanada 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...
politician, who represented the electoral district of
Victoria-HillsideVictoria-Hillside was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :...
in the
Legislative Assembly of British ColumbiaThe Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament ....
from 1996 to 2001. He sat as a member of the New Democratic Party.
He was defeated in the
2001 provincial electionThe British Columbia general election of 2001 was the 37th provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on April 18, 2001, and held on May 16, 2001...
by
Sheila OrrSheila Orr is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Victoria-Hillside in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2005...
, the same candidate he had faced in the
1996 provincial electionThe British Columbia general election of 1996 was the thirty sixth provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on April 30, 1996, and held on May 28, 1996...
. In the
2005 provincial electionThe 38th British Columbia general election was held on May 17, 2005, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia , Canada. The BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell...
, Orcherton again sought the New Democratic Party nomination in Victoria-Hillside, but lost to
Rob FlemingRob Fleming is a Canadian politician who represents the riding of Victoria-Swan Lake in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Fleming was elected the British Columbia New Democratic Party Member of the Legislative Assembly for the district of Victoria-Hillside in the 2005 British Columbia...
, who successfully defeated Orr in the general election.
Electoral record
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BC LiberalThe 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...
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Sheila OrrSheila Orr is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Victoria-Hillside in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2005...
|align="right"|7,878
|align="right"|37.71%
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|align="right"|$46,661
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NDPThe 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...
|Steve Orcherton
|align="right"|7,796
|align="right"|37.31%
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|align="right"|$49,950
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GreenThe 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...
|Stuart Hertzog
|align="right"|4,142
|align="right"|19.82%
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|align="right"|$3,285
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MarijuanaThe British Columbia Marijuana Party is a minor political party in the Canadian province of British Columbia that advocates the legalisation of cannabis....
|Chuck Beyer
|align="right"|663
|align="right"|3.17%
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|align="right"|$762
|Unity
|Allan Whittal
|align="right"|293
|align="right"|1.40%
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|align="right"|$870
|Communist
|George Gidora
|align="right"|72
|align="right"|0.35%
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|align="right"|$749
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Citizens CommonwealthThe Citizens Commonwealth Federation was a minor political party in British Columbia, Canada. It nominated one candidate in the 2001 British Columbia election, Laery Braaten, in the riding of Victoria-Hillside. He placed 6th out of 7 candidates, winning 49 votes . See also: List of political...
|Laery Braaten
|align="right"|49
|align="right"|0.24%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|20,893
!align="right"|100.00%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|140
!align="right"|0.67%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|21,033
!align="right"|68.73%
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NDPThe 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...
|Steve Orcherton
|align="right"|11,585
|align="right"|53.32%
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|align="right"|$37,372
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BC LiberalThe 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...
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Sheila OrrSheila Orr is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Victoria-Hillside in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2005...
|align="right"|6,862
|align="right"|31.58%
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|align="right"|$40,983
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PDAThe 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....
|Gary Beyer
|align="right"|1,227
|align="right"|5.65%
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|align="right"|$100
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BC ReformThe 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...
|Dan Willson
|align="right"|979
|align="right"|4.51%
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|align="right"|$5,595
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GreenThe 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...
|David Scott White
|align="right"|790
|align="right"|3.64%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$4,715
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Western Canada ConceptThe Western Canada Concept Party of BC is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada. It was the British Columbia branch of the Western Canada Concept, a political party that operated at the federal level, advocating the separation of the four western provinces of Canada and the...
|Erich Peter
|align="right"|102
|align="right"|0.47%
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|align="right"|$2,304
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Natural LawThe Natural Law Party of Canada was the Canadian branch of the international Natural Law Party founded in 1992 by a group of educators, business leaders, and lawyers who practiced Transcendental Meditation....
|Andy Guest
|align="right"|97
|align="right"|0.45%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$211
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LibertarianThe British Columbia Libertarian Party is a libertarian political party in British Columbia, Canada.It first nominated candidates in the 1986 provincial election...
|C. David Randall
|align="right"|86
|align="right"|0.40%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|21,728
!align="right"|100.00%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|139
!align="right"|0.64%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|21,867
!align="right"|67.53%
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