Bill Routley
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Bill Routley is a Canadian
politician, who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
in the 2009 provincial election
. A member of the BC New Democratic Party, he was elected to represent the riding of Cowichan Valley
. In the 39th Parliament
, with his party forming the official opposition, Routley acted as the deputy critic for forests and range (and natural resource operations).
Prior to being elected as an MLA, Routely worked in Vancouver Island forest industry. He worked at the Youbou Sawmill before taking a job working for his union, the IWA
-Canada, Local 1-80. He eventually became president of the union local, which merged with other unions to become the USW-Steelworkers Local 1-1937. At the union, Routely helped negotiate contracts, advocated for work safety measures, campaigned against raw log exports, and fought mill closure.
minister, was raised on Vancouver Island
. He began a career in the forestry industry with a job at the B.C. Forest Product's
Youbou (veneer
) sawmill. A bad experience earlier in life, while working at a shoe store in Victoria
, made Routley interested in worker rights
. At Youbou
Routley was elected chairman of his local union's Safety Committee and then as chairman of its Plant Committee. During that time he also acted as a School Trustee in Lake Cowichan
In 1985 Routley accepted a 3 month position working at the union office in Duncan
. The temporary job led to a permanent position at the office and in 1986 he became the vice-president of IWA
-Canada, Local 1-80. In the late-1980s Routley and the union were involved in fighting against wasteful logging practises. Protest rallies were held to raise awareness of forest mismanagement
by Fletcher Challenge Canada
which led to fines against the company and they formed the "Woodworker's Survival Task Force" to investigate how to keep local sawmills operational following years of over-logging and waste.
In the 1990s, in addition to starting a home decorating business with his wife, Routley became president of the IWA-Canada, Local 1-80, conflicted with environmentalists protesting logging at Clayoquot Sound
, where he viewed the postponement of logging as costing jobs, and he opposed the division of Tree Farm License 46 as detrimental to the Youbou mill which was struggling. In the summer 2000, Routley represented over 12,000 members of the IWA-Canada, Local 1-80 engaged in a 10-day strike against the Forest Industrial Relations (FIR), a corporate bargaining unit representing 70 companies. After that 3 year contract expired, another strike occurred (with the exception of a few financially-troubled mills) over the attempt by the FIR (which by then represented 61 companies) to impose a contract onto the union. The three-week strike ended with back-to-work legislation, the Coastal Forest Industry Dispute Settlement Act, adopted by the 37th Parliament of British Columbia. The back-to-work legislation caused a rift within the union, as it was agreed to by IWA-Canada president Dave Haggard, but opposed by the local presidents, including Routley. He also opposed union leadership during its merger into the United Steelworkers Union of America
— Routley opposed the merger believing it would make the union less responsive to forestry issues. Union members approved the merger and Routley kept his position as a local president, saying "my view is we have to embrace this change". Also during the 2000s, Routley fought against increases to raw log exports which he saw as coming at the expense of Vancouver Island mills as the raw logs were being sent to more efficient mills in the United States and Asia and he directly blamed the softwood lumber deal and legislated increased allowable raw log export quotas. With TimberWest seeking to permanently close the Youbou mill, Routley and community members sought to purchase the mill as the Cowichan Lake Community Forest Co-op. The cooperative was unable to raise sufficient funds and the mill closed in 2001. The union sued the province for damages resulting from the closure arguing it violated a clause in the Tree Farm License and the province in turn sued Youbou owners TimberWest for the damages.
Routley campaigned for safety measures following a spike in occupational fatalities
(43 deaths in 2005). He helped stage awareness rallies and the December 2005 Forest Fatalities Summit. He blamed a Labour Relations Board ruling during the 2004 contract bargaining that gave forestry companies the right to set flexible hours without consultation with employees which Routley linked to over-worked and exhausted employees. Routley was also critical of the bidding process for contractors used by forestry companies which he saw as contributing to the erosion of safety-related rules and procedures. The next contract negotiations occurred in 2007 with FIR now representing 31 companies affecting 7,000 union members. A 12-week strike ensued but the union won limits contracting-out of services and the ability to decline they shift work they saw as contributing to the increasing causalities. Routley recommended refusal of the contract but union members narrowly approved the deal.
In 2008, as the global recession
was hitting the forestry industry with significant layoffs, Routley's Local 1-80 merged with Local 1-363 to form Local 1-1937. Routley, who had announced his candidacy for the newly-formed provincial electoral district of Cowichan Valley, supported the merger. He resigned from his union position after he won the NDP nomination, defeating two others: health-care worker Rhoda Taylor and former Cowichan Valley Regional District rural director Richard Hughes on first ballot.
, Routley faced Cathy Basskin of Cowichan Bay
for the BC Liberals
, Simon Lindley of Maple Bay
for the Green Party
, Jason Murray of Cowichan Bay
for the BC Conservative Party
, and Michial Moore of Shawnigan Lake
for the BC Refederation Party
. Routley, who was the favourite to win, had a campaign focused on contrasting major projects identified with BC Liberal Party leader and Premier Gordon Campbell
like the Olympics
and the Sea to Sky Highway with over-crowded health care facilities. Even though the 60 year old Routley won his riding, his BC New Democratic Party
formed the official opposition to the BC Liberals who formed a majority government.
As the 39th Parliament
began, Routley was assigned the role of deputy critic of the Ministry of Forests and Range, with fellow NDP MLA Norm Macdonald
as the full-time critic. The two critics toured the province to consult with stakeholders in the forestry industry in summer 2009. Their work on reviewing the proposed Forestry Service Providers Protection Act was cited as a rare instance of criticism by opposition politicians having a real, beneficial impact on proposed legislation as they successfully had the act amended to carry forward provisions from the Woodworkers Lien Act. On Vancouver Island, after Catalyst Paper refused to pay its property taxes on its Crofton mill, Routley sided in favour of municipality saying the sawmill should pay its full property tax bill.
Routley was appointed to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services. The committee toured the province to meet with stakeholders and delivered a report concerning budget priorities. He was sharply critical of the BC Liberal Party for introducing HST and campaigned for its repeal. The HST referendum
returned 56% of his Cowichan Valley
constituency voting to repeal the tax in favour of the PST. During the debate in the Legislative Assembly to lower the HST by 2% Routley was applauded for launching a "mini-filibuster" that prevented Premier Christy Clark
from speaking on the issue.
Routley had remained loyal to party leader Carole James
and greeted her resignation with sadness. During the subsequent NDP leadership election
, Routley endorsed John Horgan
, saying that Horgan "really gets rural issues and he has the creativity and collaborative approach that we need to find real solutions to rural problems". After Adrian Dix
won and became the leader of the BC NDP
, he kept Routley at the deputy critic role focusing on forestry and natural resource operation.
|New Democrat
|Bill Routley
|align="right"|12,548
|align="right"|48.40%
|align="center"|
|align="right"|$83,418
|BC Liberal
|Cathy Basskin
|align="right"|9,258
|align="right"|35.71%
|align="center"|
|align="right"|$55,515
|Green
|Simon Lindley
|align="right"|3,058
|align="right"|11.79%
|align="center"|
|align="right"|$8,900
|BC Conservative
|Jason Murray
|align="right"|924
|align="right"|3.56%
|align="center"|
|align="right"|$1,594
|BC Refederation
|Michial Rupert Moore
|align="right"|139
|align="right"|0.54%
|align="center"|
|align="right"|$343
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|25,927
!align="right"|100%
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|97
!align="right"|0.37%
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Turnout
!align="right"|26,024
!align="right"|62.54%
|}
Canada
Canada 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 was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament ....
in the 2009 provincial election
British Columbia general election, 2009
The 39th British Columbia general election was held on May 12, 2009 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell...
. A member of the BC New Democratic Party, he was elected to represent the riding of Cowichan Valley
Cowichan Valley (provincial electoral district)
Cowichan Valley is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was first contested in the 2009 general election in which New Democrat, Bill Routley was elected MLA.-Election results:...
. In the 39th Parliament
39th Parliament of British Columbia
The 39th Parliament of British Columbia is the current Parliament of British Columbia and composes of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, as elected by the general election of May 12, 2009, and Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point...
, with his party forming the official opposition, Routley acted as the deputy critic for forests and range (and natural resource operations).
Prior to being elected as an MLA, Routely worked in Vancouver Island forest industry. He worked at the Youbou Sawmill before taking a job working for his union, the IWA
International Woodworkers of America
International Woodworkers of America was an industrial union of lumbermen, sawmill workers, timber transportation workers and others formed in 1937....
-Canada, Local 1-80. He eventually became president of the union local, which merged with other unions to become the USW-Steelworkers Local 1-1937. At the union, Routely helped negotiate contracts, advocated for work safety measures, campaigned against raw log exports, and fought mill closure.
Background
Routley, the son of a PentecostalPentecostalism
Pentecostalism is a diverse and complex movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on a direct personal experience of God through the baptism in the Holy Spirit, has an eschatological focus, and is an experiential religion. The term Pentecostal is derived from Pentecost, the Greek...
minister, was raised on Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...
. He began a career in the forestry industry with a job at the B.C. Forest Product's
Catalyst Paper
Catalyst Paper Corporation is a Canadian paper manufacturer. Based in Richmond, British Columbia, the company produces paper and pulp for commercial printers, publishers and paper manufacturers in North America, Latin America, the Pacific Rim and Europe...
Youbou (veneer
Wood veneer
In woodworking, veneer refers to thin slices of wood, usually thinner than 3 mm , that are typically glued onto core panels to produce flat panels such as doors, tops and panels for cabinets, parquet floors and parts of furniture. They are also used in marquetry...
) sawmill. A bad experience earlier in life, while working at a shoe store in Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
, made Routley interested in worker rights
Labor rights
Labor rights or workers' rights are a group of legal rights and claimed human rights having to do with labor relations between workers and their employers, usually obtained under labor and employment law. In general, these rights' debates have to do with negotiating workers' pay, benefits, and safe...
. At Youbou
Youbou, British Columbia
Youbou is a community located on the north shore of Cowichan Lake, west of Duncan and a 25-minute drive west of the community of Lake Cowichan, Canada. The former mill town on Vancouver Island provides a public beach and extensive recreational opportunities, including fishing, boating, and...
Routley was elected chairman of his local union's Safety Committee and then as chairman of its Plant Committee. During that time he also acted as a School Trustee in Lake Cowichan
Lake Cowichan, British Columbia
Cowichan Lake is a large freshwater lake located on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It is located along the Cowichan Valley in the Cowichan Valley Regional District, with its eastern shore about west of Duncan, British Columbia. Cowichan Lake is about in length, running...
In 1985 Routley accepted a 3 month position working at the union office in Duncan
Duncan, British Columbia
Duncan is a city on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.-History:The community is named after William Chalmers Duncan . He arrived in Victoria in May 1862, then in August of that year he was one of the party of a hundred settlers which Governor Douglas took to Cowichan Bay...
. The temporary job led to a permanent position at the office and in 1986 he became the vice-president of IWA
International Woodworkers of America
International Woodworkers of America was an industrial union of lumbermen, sawmill workers, timber transportation workers and others formed in 1937....
-Canada, Local 1-80. In the late-1980s Routley and the union were involved in fighting against wasteful logging practises. Protest rallies were held to raise awareness of forest mismanagement
Forest management
200px|thumb|right|[[Sustainable development|Sustainable]] forest management carried out by [[Complejo Forestal y Maderero Panguipulli|Complejo Panguipulli]] has contributed to the preservation of the forested landscape around [[Neltume]], a sawmill town in Chile...
by Fletcher Challenge Canada
Fletcher Challenge
Fletcher Challenge is a now defunct multinational corporation from New Zealand, formed in 1981 by the merger of Fletcher Holdings, Challenge Corporation and Tasman Pulp and Paper...
which led to fines against the company and they formed the "Woodworker's Survival Task Force" to investigate how to keep local sawmills operational following years of over-logging and waste.
In the 1990s, in addition to starting a home decorating business with his wife, Routley became president of the IWA-Canada, Local 1-80, conflicted with environmentalists protesting logging at Clayoquot Sound
Clayoquot Sound
Clayoquot Sound is located on the west coast of Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is bordered by the Esowista Peninsula to the south, and the Hesquiaht Peninsula to the North. It is a body of water with many inlets and islands. Major inlets include Sydney Inlet,...
, where he viewed the postponement of logging as costing jobs, and he opposed the division of Tree Farm License 46 as detrimental to the Youbou mill which was struggling. In the summer 2000, Routley represented over 12,000 members of the IWA-Canada, Local 1-80 engaged in a 10-day strike against the Forest Industrial Relations (FIR), a corporate bargaining unit representing 70 companies. After that 3 year contract expired, another strike occurred (with the exception of a few financially-troubled mills) over the attempt by the FIR (which by then represented 61 companies) to impose a contract onto the union. The three-week strike ended with back-to-work legislation, the Coastal Forest Industry Dispute Settlement Act, adopted by the 37th Parliament of British Columbia. The back-to-work legislation caused a rift within the union, as it was agreed to by IWA-Canada president Dave Haggard, but opposed by the local presidents, including Routley. He also opposed union leadership during its merger into the United Steelworkers Union of America
United Steelworkers
The United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union is the largest industrial labor union in North America, with 705,000 members. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, U.S., the United Steelworkers represents workers in the United...
— Routley opposed the merger believing it would make the union less responsive to forestry issues. Union members approved the merger and Routley kept his position as a local president, saying "my view is we have to embrace this change". Also during the 2000s, Routley fought against increases to raw log exports which he saw as coming at the expense of Vancouver Island mills as the raw logs were being sent to more efficient mills in the United States and Asia and he directly blamed the softwood lumber deal and legislated increased allowable raw log export quotas. With TimberWest seeking to permanently close the Youbou mill, Routley and community members sought to purchase the mill as the Cowichan Lake Community Forest Co-op. The cooperative was unable to raise sufficient funds and the mill closed in 2001. The union sued the province for damages resulting from the closure arguing it violated a clause in the Tree Farm License and the province in turn sued Youbou owners TimberWest for the damages.
Routley campaigned for safety measures following a spike in occupational fatalities
Occupational fatality
An occupational fatality is a death that occurs while a person is at work or performing work related tasks. Occupational fatalities are also commonly called “occupational deaths” or “work-related deaths/fatalities” and can occur in any industry or occupation....
(43 deaths in 2005). He helped stage awareness rallies and the December 2005 Forest Fatalities Summit. He blamed a Labour Relations Board ruling during the 2004 contract bargaining that gave forestry companies the right to set flexible hours without consultation with employees which Routley linked to over-worked and exhausted employees. Routley was also critical of the bidding process for contractors used by forestry companies which he saw as contributing to the erosion of safety-related rules and procedures. The next contract negotiations occurred in 2007 with FIR now representing 31 companies affecting 7,000 union members. A 12-week strike ensued but the union won limits contracting-out of services and the ability to decline they shift work they saw as contributing to the increasing causalities. Routley recommended refusal of the contract but union members narrowly approved the deal.
In 2008, as the global recession
Late-2000s financial crisis
The late-2000s financial crisis is considered by many economists to be the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s...
was hitting the forestry industry with significant layoffs, Routley's Local 1-80 merged with Local 1-363 to form Local 1-1937. Routley, who had announced his candidacy for the newly-formed provincial electoral district of Cowichan Valley, supported the merger. He resigned from his union position after he won the NDP nomination, defeating two others: health-care worker Rhoda Taylor and former Cowichan Valley Regional District rural director Richard Hughes on first ballot.
Provincial politics
In the May 2009 electionBritish Columbia general election, 2009
The 39th British Columbia general election was held on May 12, 2009 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell...
, Routley faced Cathy Basskin of Cowichan Bay
Cowichan Bay, British Columbia
Cowichan Bay is a bay and community located near Duncan, in British Columbia. The mouth of the Cowichan River is near Cowichan Bay. The bay is known for its fishing and scenic value...
for the BC Liberals
British Columbia Liberal Party
The 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...
, Simon Lindley of Maple Bay
Maple Bay, British Columbia
Maple Bay is a picturesque seaside community located in the Cowichan Valley of southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. A narrow inlet and surrounded by smooth, pebbled beaches, Maple Bay is home to marine activity all year round....
for the Green Party
Green Party of British Columbia
The 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...
, Jason Murray of Cowichan Bay
Cowichan Bay, British Columbia
Cowichan Bay is a bay and community located near Duncan, in British Columbia. The mouth of the Cowichan River is near Cowichan Bay. The bay is known for its fishing and scenic value...
for the BC Conservative Party
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...
, and Michial Moore of Shawnigan Lake
Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia
Shawnigan Lake is a village on British Columbia's Vancouver Island. The name Shawnigan is an adaptation of the Hunquminum name for the Shawnigan Lake, the lake the village is situated at, Shaanii'us...
for the BC Refederation Party
British Columbia Refederation Party
The B.C. Refederation Party is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada advocating direct democracy and reform to Canadian federalism...
. Routley, who was the favourite to win, had a campaign focused on contrasting major projects identified with BC Liberal Party leader and Premier Gordon Campbell
Gordon Campbell
Gordon Muir Campbell, is a Canadian diplomat and politician, who is currently serving as Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. He previously served as the 34th Premier of British Columbia from 2001 to 2011...
like the Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
and the Sea to Sky Highway with over-crowded health care facilities. Even though the 60 year old Routley won his riding, his BC New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The 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...
formed the official opposition to the BC Liberals who formed a majority government.
As the 39th Parliament
39th Parliament of British Columbia
The 39th Parliament of British Columbia is the current Parliament of British Columbia and composes of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, as elected by the general election of May 12, 2009, and Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point...
began, Routley was assigned the role of deputy critic of the Ministry of Forests and Range, with fellow NDP MLA Norm Macdonald
Norm Macdonald (politician)
Norm Macdonald is the member for the riding of Columbia River-Revelstoke in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He was elected in 2005 as a member of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia.Mr...
as the full-time critic. The two critics toured the province to consult with stakeholders in the forestry industry in summer 2009. Their work on reviewing the proposed Forestry Service Providers Protection Act was cited as a rare instance of criticism by opposition politicians having a real, beneficial impact on proposed legislation as they successfully had the act amended to carry forward provisions from the Woodworkers Lien Act. On Vancouver Island, after Catalyst Paper refused to pay its property taxes on its Crofton mill, Routley sided in favour of municipality saying the sawmill should pay its full property tax bill.
Routley was appointed to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services. The committee toured the province to meet with stakeholders and delivered a report concerning budget priorities. He was sharply critical of the BC Liberal Party for introducing HST and campaigned for its repeal. The HST referendum
British Columbia sales tax referendum, 2011
A postal referendum on sales tax was held in British Columbia from June 13 to August 5, 2011, though Canada Post workers were locked out until June 27. Voters were asked whether the Harmonized Sales Tax should be retained or split back to the original Provincial Sales Tax and Goods & Services Tax...
returned 56% of his Cowichan Valley
Cowichan Valley (provincial electoral district)
Cowichan Valley is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was first contested in the 2009 general election in which New Democrat, Bill Routley was elected MLA.-Election results:...
constituency voting to repeal the tax in favour of the PST. During the debate in the Legislative Assembly to lower the HST by 2% Routley was applauded for launching a "mini-filibuster" that prevented Premier Christy Clark
Christy Clark
Christina Joan "Christy" Clark, MLA is a Canadian politician, the 35th and current Premier of British Columbia, Canada...
from speaking on the issue.
Routley had remained loyal to party leader Carole James
Carole James
Carole Alison James, MLA is a Canadian politician and former public administrator. She is the former Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia and former leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party , a social democratic political party...
and greeted her resignation with sadness. During the subsequent NDP leadership election
British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership election, 2011
The British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership convention of 2011 was prompted by Carole James's announcement on December 6, 2010 that she would be resigning as leader of the party...
, Routley endorsed John Horgan
John Horgan (Canadian politician)
John Horgan is the New Democratic Party MLA for the constituency of Malahat-Juan de Fuca in the Canadian province of British Columbia.Horgan was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election....
, saying that Horgan "really gets rural issues and he has the creativity and collaborative approach that we need to find real solutions to rural problems". After Adrian Dix
Adrian Dix
Adrian Dix is a Canadian politician, currently serving as MLA for Vancouver-Kingsway in British Columbia and as leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election.-Aide to Glen Clark:...
won and became the leader of the BC NDP
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The 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...
, he kept Routley at the deputy critic role focusing on forestry and natural resource operation.
Electoral history
|-|New Democrat
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The 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...
|Bill Routley
|align="right"|12,548
|align="right"|48.40%
|align="center"|
|align="right"|$83,418
|BC Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The 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...
|Cathy Basskin
|align="right"|9,258
|align="right"|35.71%
|align="center"|
|align="right"|$55,515
|Green
Green Party of British Columbia
The 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...
|Simon Lindley
|align="right"|3,058
|align="right"|11.79%
|align="center"|
|align="right"|$8,900
|BC Conservative
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...
|Jason Murray
|align="right"|924
|align="right"|3.56%
|align="center"|
|align="right"|$1,594
|BC Refederation
British Columbia Refederation Party
The B.C. Refederation Party is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada advocating direct democracy and reform to Canadian federalism...
|Michial Rupert Moore
|align="right"|139
|align="right"|0.54%
|align="center"|
|align="right"|$343
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|25,927
!align="right"|100%
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|97
!align="right"|0.37%
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Turnout
!align="right"|26,024
!align="right"|62.54%
|}
External links
- Legislative Assembly of British Columbia - Bill Routley
- Member of the Legislative Assembly - Bill Routley (Cowichan Valley)
- British Columbia New Democratic Party - Bill Routley