Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainWelcome Beach’s MP is Patrick Weiler (Liberal Party of Canada), for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
From British Columbia come 43 MPs, 20 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada. Locally, Welcome Beach is governed as part of Sunshine Coast B, a regional district electoral area. In British Columbia, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Welcome Beach’s mayor isn’t named. Provincially, Welcome Beach votes in Powell River-Sunshine Coast; the open record doesn’t name its MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly, the provincial or territorial legislature) in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, so the legislature’s own list is linked below.
Three governments, and who does what
Welcome Beach 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 Sunshine Coast B 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 Welcome Beach, from the most recent elections.
- 1Sunshine Coast B 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 Welcome Beach votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast B council | 17 October 2026 | 19 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | 19 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms. The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia was last elected on 19 October 2024, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. After the 17 October 2026 election, Sunshine Coast B council next goes to the polls on 19 October 2030. It is the third Saturday in October every four years, as the Local Government Act provides.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Welcome Beach 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 ↗For the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Welcome Beach votes in Powell River-Sunshine Coast, which has one MLA.
BC ridings: Elections BC 2023 electoral districts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
The 2024 provincial election in Powell River-Sunshine Coast
In October 2024, Powell River-Sunshine Coast elected Randene Neill (BC NDP) on 50%, by 4,065 votes over the runner-up (Conservative Party of BC). The riding turned out at 66%, above the provincial 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. Mapped onto today’s West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, the 2021 vote gives the Liberal Party of Canada 33%; in 2025 Patrick Weiler kept the seat in the same hands.
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
Patrick Weiler kept West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
35% had elected Patrick Weiler there in 2019. 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. Turnout in West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country reached 65% in 2021, against 63% nationally.
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 Welcome Beach is run
Check or update the federal list.
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
- 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. Council budgets, band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- Which riding. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
Questions about how Welcome Beach is run
Who is the MP for Welcome Beach?
Patrick Weiler of the Liberal Party of Canada is the MP for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, which includes Welcome Beach.
Which party won Welcome Beach 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 Welcome Beach?
In October 2024 Randene Neill (BC NDP) won Powell River-Sunshine Coast; for the MLA today, see the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia’s list.
Who heads the council in Welcome Beach?
Ask the municipality itself: Welcome Beach, a regional district electoral area, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
Which regional body is Sunshine Coast B part of?
The board of the Sunshine Coast Regional District takes directors from member councils such as Sunshine Coast B’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).