Ronna-Rae Leonard
Ronna-Rae Leonard | |
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| Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors of British Columbia | |
| In office February 10, 2020 – December 7, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Anne Kang |
| Succeeded by | Harwinder Sandhu |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Courtenay-Comox | |
| In office May 9, 2017 – September 21, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | new district |
| Succeeded by | Brennan Day |
| Personal details | |
| Party | New Democratic Party |
Ronna-Rae Leonard is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election.[1] She formerly represented the electoral district of Courtenay-Comox as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party caucus.
Initially declared elected by a margin of just nine votes over British Columbia Liberal Party candidate Jim Benninger on election day,[2] her victory was confirmed on May 24, 2017 after the count of absentee ballots widened her lead to 189 votes.[1] She was defeated in the 2024 British Columbia general election.[3]
Prior to her election to the legislature, Leonard was a municipal councillor in Courtenay.[4] She was the federal New Democratic Party's candidate in Vancouver Island North for the 2011 federal election, losing narrowly to John Duncan.
Electoral record
[edit]Provincial elections
[edit]| 2024 British Columbia general election: Courtenay-Comox | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Brennan Day | 13,481 | 38.83 | – | $54,803.68 | |||
| New Democratic | Ronna-Rae Leonard | 13,388 | 38.56 | -12.00 | $64,793.74 | |||
| Green | Arzeena Hamir | 7,202 | 20.74 | +1.15 | $54,310.40 | |||
| Independent | John Hedican | 504 | 1.45 | – | $7,247.19 | |||
| Independent | Devin Howell | 143 | 0.41 | – | $1,097.60 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 34,718 | 99.89 | – | $71,700.08 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 37 | 0.11 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 34,755 | 68.71 | +7.25 | |||||
| Registered voters | 50,583 | |||||||
| Conservative notional gain from New Democratic | Swing | +25.42 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2020 British Columbia general election: Courtenay-Comox | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Ronna-Rae Leonard | 14,663 | 50.56 | +13.20 | $50,103.50 | |||
| Liberal | Brennan Day | 8,655 | 29.85 | −6.87 | $34,579.94 | |||
| Green | Gillian Anderson | 5,681 | 19.59 | +1.22 | $10,595.98 | |||
| Total valid votes | 28,999 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[7][8] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election: Courtenay-Comox | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| New Democratic | Ronna-Rae Leonard | 10,886 | 37.36 | $55,597 | ||||
| Liberal | Jim Benninger | 10,697 | 36.72 | $43,935 | ||||
| Green | Ernie Sellentin | 5,351 | 18.37 | $8,612 | ||||
| Conservative | Leah Catherine McCulloch | 2,201 | 7.55 | $14,981 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 29,135 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 77 | 0.26 | ||||||
| Turnout | 29,212 | 66.89 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 43,671 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[9][10] | ||||||||
Federal elections
[edit]| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | John Duncan | 27,206 | 46.11 | +0.33 | ||||
| New Democratic | Ronna-Rae Leonard | 25,379 | 43.01 | +1.58 | ||||
| Liberal | Mike Holland | 3,018 | 5.11 | +0.93 | ||||
| Green | Sue Moen | 2,995 | 5.08 | -2.90 | ||||
| Independent | Jason Draper | 304 | 0.52 | -0.11 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Frank Martin | 57 | 0.10 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 59,003 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 187 | 0.32 | ||||||
| Turnout | 59,190 | 66.39 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 89,150 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.62 | ||||||
References
[edit]- 1 2 "NDP wins final Courtenay-Comox count, securing Liberal minority in B.C.". CTV Vancouver, May 24, 2017.
- ↑ "NDP Leonard declared Courtenay-Comox winner by nine-vote margin; Benninger not conceding". Comox Valley Record, May 10, 2017.
- ↑ Elghussein, Hussam (October 21, 2024). "Day promises to put in hard work after getting elected in Courtenay – Comox". My Comox Valley Now. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ↑ "NDP win in Courtenay-Comox; Clark will try to form government". Victoria Times-Colonist, May 24, 2017.
- ↑ "Statement of Votes – 43rd Provincial General Election – October 19, 2024" (PDF). Elections BC. April 17, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ↑ "2024 Provincial General Election Financing Reports Available". Elections BC. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ↑ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ↑ "Search Results: 2020 General Election Financing Results". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ↑ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ↑ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
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