Esquimalt-Royal Roads

Esquimalt-Royal Roads

British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA	Maurine Karagianis New Democratic
District created	2008
First contested	2009
Demographics
Population (2006)	47,961
Area (km²)	68.16
Pop. density (per km²)	703.7
Census divisions	Capital Regional District
Census subdivisions	Esquimalt, Colwood, Victoria, View Royal

Esquimalt-Royal Roads is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was first contested in the 2009 election in which New Democrat, Maurine Karagianis was elected MLA.

The district includes communities that surround Esquimalt Harbour, including Esquimalt to the east and Colwood to the west. The "Royal Roads" in the district's name references the maritime passage that connects the Harbour to the sea and is the namesake of Royal Roads Military College.

Electoral history

British Columbia general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Maurine Karagianis	10,963	48.20
	Liberal	Chris Ricketts	6,511	28.63
	Green	Susan Christina Low	4,928	21.67
	Independent	Jushua Steffler	343	1.51

British Columbia general election, 2009
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Maurine Karagianis	11,514	52.92%
	Liberal	Carl Ratsoy	6,579	30.24%
	Green	Jane Sterk	3,664	16.84%