West Vancouver-Capilano

MLA before the election: Lynne Block, Conservative
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2026 results

Elections BC, initial count, not verified · 78 of 78 ballot boxes · Nov 5 15:20 PT

Caroline Elliott leading by 10,260 votes (46.8 points) · all ballot boxes counted

Caroline Elliott
Conservative
14,722
67.1%
Honieh Barzegari
BC NDP
4,462
20.3%
Arwa Shurab
BC Green
2,362
10.8%
Naomi Chocyk
OneBC
387
1.8%

2024: Conservative. Preliminary until the final count, November 6 to 10, 2026. All 93 ridings

Past results

5 general elections since 2009
2024General election, October 19Conservative gain from BC United
CandidateVotesShare±Spent
Lynne BlockConservative · elected12,04946.7%new–
Sara EftekharBC NDP7,00627.1%−3.2–
Karin KirkpatrickIndependent5,32620.6%–
Archie KaarioBC Green1,4355.6%−9.8–
Margin5,043votes, 19.6 points
Turnout58.6%+0.5 points
Ballots25,85842 rejected
Registered44,114voters

± and swing against the 2020 election. Spending: not on Wikipedia for this contest.

2020General election, October 24BC Liberal holdSwing 5.1 points to BC NDP
CandidateVotesShare±Spent
Karin KirkpatrickBC Liberal · elected · $31,268 spent12,73453.6%−3.6$31,268$2.46 a vote
Amelia HillBC NDP · $4,548 spent7,19430.3%+6.7$4,548$0.63 a vote
Rasoul NarimaniBC Green · $9,137 spent3,66415.4%−3.8$9,137$2.49 a vote
Anton ShendrykIndependent1860.8%$0
Margin5,540votes, 23.3 points
Turnout58.1%−4.5 points
Ballots24,006228 rejected
Registered41,315voters

± and swing against the 2017 election.

2017General election, May 9BC Liberal holdSwing 5.6 points to BC NDP
CandidateVotesShare±Spent
Ralph SultanBC Liberal · elected · $55,842 spent13,59657.2%−9.8$55,842$4.11 a vote
Mehdi RusselBC NDP · $23,564 spent5,62223.6%+1.2$23,564$4.19 a vote
Michael MarkwickBC Green · $6,233 spent4,57019.2%new$6,233$1.36 a vote
Margin7,974votes, 33.6 points
Turnout62.6%+2.1 points
Ballots23,957169 rejected
Registered38,294voters

± and swing against the 2013 election.

2013General election, May 14BC Liberal holdSwing 4.2 points to BC NDP
CandidateVotesShare±Spent
Ralph SultanBC Liberal · elected · $96,349 spent15,77667.0%−0.5$96,349$6.11 a vote
Terry PlattBC NDP · $15,266 spent5,26722.4%+7.9$15,266$2.90 a vote
David JonesConservative · $10,078 spent1,1564.9%+1.8$10,078$8.72 a vote
Michael MarkwickIndependent · $8,750 spent1,0184.3%$8,750$8.60 a vote
Tunya AudainLibertarian · $250 spent3201.4%+0.6$250$0.78 a vote
Margin10,509votes, 44.6 points
Turnout60.5%+2.5 points
Ballots23,732195 rejected
Registered39,246voters

± and swing against the 2009 election.

2009General election, May 12BC Liberal holdSwing 1.4 points to BC Liberal
CandidateVotesShare±Spent
Ralph SultanBC Liberal · elected · $92,292 spent15,29267.5%−0.8$92,292$6.04 a vote
Terry PlattBC NDP · $9,647 spent3,29114.5%−3.7$9,647$2.93 a vote
Ryan WindsorBC Green · $3,975 spent1,6997.5%−4.8$3,975$2.34 a vote
David O. MarleyIndependent · $45,103 spent1,4896.6%$45,103$30 a vote
Eddie PetrossianConservative · $14,102 spent7103.1%new$14,102$20 a vote
Tunya AudainLibertarian · $250 spent1820.8%new$250$1.37 a vote
Margin12,001votes, 53.0 points
Turnout58.0%−8.2 points
Ballots22,772109 rejected
Registered39,288voters

± and swing against the 2005 election.

Held by
1991now
4 members since 1991
  1. 1991–2001Jeremy DaltonBC Liberal
  2. 2001Jeremy DaltonIndependent
  3. 2001–2020Ralph SultanBC Liberal
  4. 2020–2023Karin KirkpatrickBC Liberal
  5. 2023–2024Karin KirkpatrickBC United
  6. 2024–Lynne BlockConservative

Created from North Vancouver-Capilano.

Votes, ballots and registered voters: Elections BC. Spending and members before 2024: Wikipedia’s West Vancouver-Capilano article. Members since 2024: the tracker’s record.

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Who won West Vancouver-Capilano in the 2026 BC election?

On Elections BC's initial count (78 of 78 ballot boxes, as of November 5 at 3:20 p.m. Pacific time), Caroline Elliott (Conservative) leads West Vancouver-Capilano with 14,722 votes (67.1%), 10,260 ahead of Honieh Barzegari (BC NDP). Preliminary until the final count, November 6 to 10, 2026.

Who won West Vancouver-Capilano in 2024?

The Conservative candidate won West Vancouver-Capilano in the 2024 BC election with 46.7% of the vote, a margin of 5,043 votes (19.5%).

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