2013 Westside-Kelowna provincial by-election

2013 Westside-Kelowna provincial by-election

July 10, 2013 (2013-07-10)

Riding of Westside-Kelowna
Registered
46,021
Turnout
18,797 (40.84%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
NDP
CON
Candidate Christy Clark Carole Gordon Sean Upshaw
Party Liberal New Democratic Conservative
Last election 58.07% 30.84% 11.09%
Popular vote 11,758 5,563 1,115
Percentage 62.66% 29.64% 5.94%
Swing 4.58 pp 1.20 pp 5.14 pp

MLA before election

Ben Stewart
Liberal

Elected MLA

Christy Clark
Liberal

A by-election was held on July 13, 2013, to replace MLA Ben Stewart in the riding of Westside-Kelowna. Stewart resigned his seat to allow the liberal party leader and incumbent premier of British Columbia Christy Clark to run in a liberal safe seat, following her electoral defeat in Vancouver-Point Grey during the 2013 British Columbia general election two months prior.