Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainPatrick Weiler (Liberal Party of Canada) holds West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, the riding that includes Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast
Locally, Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast is run as a regional district electoral area. No open list of councils exists in British Columbia, so no mayor of Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast is named here. Powell River-Sunshine Coast is the riding Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast votes in for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and its MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly, the provincial or territorial legislature) isn’t named here because no open list records the members. From British Columbia come 43 MPs, 20 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast is a regional district electoral area: a regional district or the province runs its local services.
Services from the regional or provincial body.
Regional parks, waste, rural areas’ services.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
leg.bc.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Local services in Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast come from Sunshine Coast Regional District, where the area has one elected director.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast, from the most recent elections.
- 1Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast councilRegional district electoral area
- 2Legislative Assembly of British ColumbiaPowell River-Sunshine Coast
- 3House of CommonsWest Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast council | 17 October 2026 | 19 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | 19 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia on 19 October 2024. The council elected on 17 October 2026 serves until 19 October 2030, when Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast council is chosen again. That date comes from the Local Government Act, which sets the third Saturday in October every four years.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast votes in Powell River-Sunshine Coast for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
MLA: see the legislature’s list
leg.bc.ca ↗The riding is Powell River-Sunshine Coast: it sends one MLA to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast votes in it.
BC ridings: Elections BC 2023 electoral districts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
The 2024 provincial election in Powell River-Sunshine Coast
Randene Neill (BC NDP) took Powell River-Sunshine Coast in October 2024 with 50% of the vote, 4,065 votes clear of the runner-up (Conservative Party of BC). At 66%, turnout beat the province’s 58%.
BC 2024 results: Elections BC, Provincial Voting Results and Registered Voter Counts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
Patrick Weiler represents West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2019
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada20
- Conservative Party of Canada19
- New Democratic Party3
- Green Party of Canada1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Patrick Weiler was first elected in 2019; the current Parliament is Patrick Weiler’s 3rd. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country would have gone to the Liberal Party of Canada with 33%, and Patrick Weiler kept it for them in 2025.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country returned Patrick Weiler (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021
Counts for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
65% of electors in West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country voted in 2021, above the 63% turnout across Canada. In 2019, Patrick Weiler had won the same riding with 35%. Patrick Weiler won the 2021 race in West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country for the Liberal Party of Canada, polling 34% and beating John Weston (Conservative Party of Canada) by 2,438 votes.
All 8 candidates in West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Weiler | Liberal Party of Canada | 21,500 | 33.9% |
| John Weston | Conservative Party of Canada | 19,062 | 30.0% |
| Avi Lewis | New Democratic Party | 16,265 | 25.6% |
| Mike Simpson | Green Party of Canada | 4,108 | 6.5% |
| Doug Bebb | People's Party of Canada | 2,299 | 3.6% |
| Gordon Jeffrey | Parti Rhinocéros Party | 98 | 0.2% |
| Chris MacGregor | Independent | 77 | 0.1% |
| Terry Grimwood | Independent | 50 | 0.1% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Having a say in how Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast is run
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elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
elections.bc.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Who holds each seat. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
- Not on this page. Party control (Canadian councils are mostly elected without parties, and the open lists record none), council budgets, and band councils.
Questions about how Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast is run
Who is the MP for Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast?
For Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast, it’s Patrick Weiler (Liberal Party of Canada), who holds West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country.
Which party won Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast in the 2021 federal election?
Patrick Weiler (Liberal Party of Canada) took West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MLA for Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast?
Randene Neill (BC NDP) took Powell River-Sunshine Coast in October 2024, the latest open record; the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia lists its current MLA.
Who heads the council in Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast?
Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast is a regional district electoral area; its own website or the province’s municipal directory names the head of council.
Which regional body is Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast part of?
The board of the Sunshine Coast Regional District takes directors from member councils such as Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast’s and runs regional services.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · BC ridings: Elections BC 2023 electoral districts (Elections BC Open Data Licence) · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026 · BC 2024 results: Elections BC, Provincial Voting Results and Registered Voter Counts (Elections BC Open Data Licence). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).