title: Vernon-Monashee
text: # Vernon-Monashee
  
  Vernon-Monashee (name in effect from April 2009 onwards, previously Okanagan-Vernon from 1991 to 2009) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  | Population, 2001 | 56,926 |
  | - | - |
  | Population change, 1996–2001 | 2.8% |
  | Area $(km^2)$ | 5,458 |
  | Population density (people per $km^2)$ | 10 |
  
  ## Geography
  
  As of the 2020 provincial election, Vernon-Monashee comprises the southwestern portion of the Regional District of North Okanagan. It is located in southern British Columbia. Communities in the electoral district consist of Vernon, Coldstream, and Lumby.
  
  ## Member of Legislative Assembly
  
  This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
  
  Vernon-Monashee :
  
  | Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Okanagan-Vernon (1991–2005) |||||
  | 35th | 1991–1994 | Lyall Hanson | Social Credit |
  | 35th | 1994–1996 | Lyall Hanson | Reform |
  | 36th | 1996–2001 | April Sanders | Liberal |
  | 37th | 2001–2005 | Tom Christensen | Liberal |
  | 38th | 2005–2009 | Tom Christensen | Liberal |
  | Vernon Monashee (2009–present) |||||
  | 39th | 2009–2013 | Eric Foster | Liberal |
  | 40th | 2013–2017 | Eric Foster | Liberal |
  | 41st | 2017–2020 | Eric Foster | Liberal |
  | 42nd | 2020–present | Harwinder Sandhu | New Democratic |
  
  ## Election results
  
  vte2020 British Columbia general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | New Democratic | Harwinder Sandhu | 10,222 | 36.56 | +7.20 | $4,746.98 |
  | | Liberal | Eric Foster | 9,798 | 35.05 | −12.82 | $30,325.57 |
  | | Green | Keli Westgate | 4,464 | 15.97 | −5.60 | $9,375.32 |
  | | Conservative | Kyle Delfing | 3,472 | 12.42 | – | $0.00 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,956 | 100.00 | – |
  | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 96 | 0.34 | –0.03 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,052 | 52.76 | –6.20 |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 53,169 |
  | | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +10.01 |
  | Source: Elections BC |||||||
  
  vte2017 British Columbia general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Eric Foster | 13,625 | 47.87 | +1.53 | $64,366 |
  | | New Democratic | Barry Charles Dorval | 8,355 | 29.36 | −4.86 | $22,788 |
  | | Green | Keli Westgate | 6,139 | 21.57 | +14.51 | $4,848 |
  | | Libertarian | Don Jefcoat | 341 | 1.20 | – | $468 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,460 | 100.00 | – |
  | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 105 | 0.37 | +0.09 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,565 | 58.96 | +1.55 |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 48,444 |
  | Source: Elections BC |||||||
  
  vte2013 British Columbia general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Eric Bailey Foster | 12,503 | 46.34 |
  | | New Democratic | Mark Steven Olsen | 9,233 | 34.22 |
  | | Conservative | Scott Anderson | 3,169 | 11.75 |
  | | Green | Rebecca Helps | 1,905 | 7.06 |
  | | Independent | Korry Zepik | 169 | 0.63 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,979 | 100.00 |
  | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 77 | 0.28 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,056 | 57.41 |
  | Source: Elections BC |||||||
  
  BC General Election 2009: Vernon-Monashee :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Eric Foster | 9,015 | 37.27 | n/a | $89,935 |
  | | NDP | Mark Olsen | 7,698 | 31.83 | n/a | $42,427 |
  | | Green | Huguette Allen | 4,029 | 16.66 | n/a | $18,783 |
  | | Conservative | Dean Skoreyko | 1,972 | 8.15 | n/a | $5,617 |
  | | Non-affiliated | Gordon Campbell | 1,397 | 5.78 | n/a | $250 |
  | | Refederation | R.J. Busch | 76 | 0.31 | n/a | $260 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,187 | 100.00 |
  | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 213 | 0.9% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,400 | 54% |
  
  BC General Election 2005 Okanagan-Vernon :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Tom Christensen | 11,566 | 43.20% | – | $91,684 |
  | | NDP | Juliette Marie Cunningham | 8,995 | 33.59% | | $24,514 |
  | | Conservative | Colin Black | 3,095 | 11.56% | | $9,633 |
  | | Green | Erin Nelson | 1,867 | 6.97% | – | $356 |
  | | No Affiliation | Gordon Campbell | 945 | 3.53% | | $100 |
  | | Marijuana | Michael Toponce | 260 | 0.97% | | $100 |
  | | Patriot | Tibor Lesley Tusnady | 48 | 0.18% | – | $100 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,776 | 100% |
  | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 307 | 1.15% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,083 | 61.10% |
  
  BC General Election 2001: Okanagan-Vernon :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Tom Christensen | 13,868 | 56.51% | – | $39,988 |
  | | NDP | Troy Sebastian | 3,529 | 14.38% | | $12,122 |
  | | Unity | Doug MacDonald | 3,213 | 13.09% | – | $9,001 |
  | | Green | Erin Nelson | 2,214 | 9.02% | – | $409 |
  | | Marijuana | Michael Jones | 917 | 3.74% | | $403 |
  | | Independent | Herb Wong | 562 | 2.29% | | $1,061 |
  | | Independent | Kathleen (N.O.) Daniels | 157 | 0.64% | | $100 |
  | | Patriot | Andrew N. Hokhold | 82 | 0.33% | – | $100 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,542 | 100.00% |
  | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 68 | 0.28% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,610 | 69.06% |
  
  BC General Election 1996: Okanagan-Vernon :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | April Sanders | 9,776 | 39.06% | – | $41,378 |
  | | NDP | Howard Brown | 7,497 | 29.95% | – | $18,338 |
  | | Reform | Heinz Weiss | 5,356 | 21.40% | – | $30,326 |
  | | Progressive Democrat | Geoff Jell | 1,839 | 7.35% | – | $5,768 |
  | | Green | Jane Peach | 334 | 1.33% | – | $100 |
  | | Social Credit | Clinton Henry | 227 | 0.91% | – | $8,350 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,029 | 100.00% |
  | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 82 | 0.33% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,111 | 71.03% |
  
  BC General Election 1991: Okanagan-Vernon :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Social Credit | Lyall Hanson | 8,615 | 37.99% | – | $32,016 |
  | | NDP | Gilles De Chantal | 7,720 | 34.05% | | $33,069 |
  | | Liberal | Ernst Juli | 6,065 | 26.75% | – | $4,672 |
  | | Independent | Kathleen (N.O.) Daniels | 275 | 1.21% | | $56 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,675 | 100.00% |
  | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 401 | 1.74% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,076 | 76.06% |
  