Rob Botterell

Rob Botterell is a Canadian politician who is a member of the Green Party of British Columbia representing the riding of Saanich North and the Islands^[1] in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He was first elected in 2024 succeeding retiring Green MLA Adam Olsen. Botterell's victory marked the first time in Canadian history, on either the provincial or federal levels, that a Green politician held a seat left open by a Green predecessor at a general election.

Rob Botterell MLA
Botterell in 2024
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Saanich North and the Islands
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2024
Preceded by	Adam Olsen
House Leader of the Green Party of British Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office November 12, 2024
Leader	Sonia Furstenau (2024–2025) Jeremy Valeriote (interim; 2025–present)
Preceded by	Adam Olsen
Personal details
Political party	Green Party
Profession	Lawyer

Botterell is a retired lawyer who has represented First Nations governments, and previously worked for the provincial Ministry of Finance.^[2]

Electoral history

v t e 2024 British Columbia general election: Saanich North and the Islands
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Green	Rob Botterell	12,307	36.15	-15.82
	New Democratic	Sarah Riddell	10,958	32.19	+3.18
	Conservative	David Busch	10,143	29.79	n/a
	Independent	Amy Haysom	635	1.87	n/a
Total valid votes			34,043	100	–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC

v t e 2001 British Columbia general election: Victoria-Beacon Hill
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Jeff Bray	9,297	37.04	$52,485
	New Democratic	Carole James	9,262	36.90	$44,963
	Green	Walter Meyer zu Erpen	5,453	21.72	$8,210
	Marijuana	Troy Tompkins	532	2.12	$70
	Unity	Gregory Paul Michael Hartnell	290	1.15	$3,817
	Independent	Rob Botterell	205	0.82	$911
	Communist	Kirsten Goodacre	64	0.25	$427
Total valid votes			25,103	100.00
Total rejected ballots			153	0.53
Turnout			25,238	68.63