Nanaimo-North Cowichan
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
New Democratic | ||
| District created | 2008 | ||
| First contested | 2009 | ||
| Last contested | 2020 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2006) | 49,402 | ||
| Area (km²) | 2,720.43 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 18.2 | ||
| Census division(s) | Regional District of Nanaimo, Cowichan Valley Regional District | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Nanaimo, North Cowichan, Ladysmith | ||
Nanaimo-North Cowichan is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It is represented by Doug Routley (British Columbia New Democratic Party).
Under the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution, the riding will be renamed Nanaimo-Gabriola Island.[1]
MLAs[edit]
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowichan-Ladysmith | ||||
| 35th | 1991–1996 | Jan Pullinger | New Democratic | |
| 36th | 1996–2001 | |||
| 37th | 2001–2005 | Graham Bruce | Liberal | |
| 38th | 2005–2009 | Doug Routley | New Democratic | |
| Nanaimo-North Cowichan | ||||
| 39th | 2009–2013 | Doug Routley | New Democratic | |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | |||
| 41st | 2017–2020 | |||
| 42nd | 2020–present | |||
Electoral history[edit]
| 2020 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Doug Routley | 12,787 | 49.48 | +2.59 | $20,730.17 | |||
| Green | Chris Istace | 7,700 | 29.80 | +5.92 | $16,549.41 | |||
| Liberal | Duck Paterson | 5,354 | 20.72 | −3.16 | $25,059.60 | |||
| Total valid votes | 25,841 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[2][3] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Doug Routley | 12,276 | 46.89 | +0.68 | $34,949 | |||
| Liberal | Alana DeLong | 7,379 | 28.18 | −2.59 | $36,526 | |||
| Green | Lia Marie Constance Versaevel | 6,252 | 23.88 | +10.15 | $7,981 | |||
| Independent | P. Anna Paddon | 274 | 1.05 | +0.77 | $1,010 | |||
| Total valid votes | 26,181 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 198 | 0.75 | +0.36 | |||||
| Turnout | 26,379 | 63.73 | +2.62 | |||||
| Registered voters | 41,393 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[4][5] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Doug Routley | 11,542 | 46.21 | −8.13 | $55,479 | |||
| Liberal | Amanda Lee Jacobson | 7,685 | 30.77 | −4.75 | $32,579 | |||
| Green | Mayo McDonough | 3,430 | 13.73 | +4.73 | $5,363 | |||
| Conservative | John James Donald Sherry | 1,603 | 6.42 | – | $12,676 | |||
| Independent | Murray McNab | 647 | 2.59 | – | $1,575 | |||
| Independent | P. Anna Paddon | 71 | 0.28 | – | $1,916 | |||
| Total valid votes | 24,978 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 98 | 0.39 | −0.21 | |||||
| Turnout | 25,076 | 61.11 | −0.34 | |||||
| Registered voters | 41,036 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[6] | ||||||||
| 2009 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| New Democratic | Doug Routley | 12,888 | 54.34 | $74,487 | ||||
| Liberal | Rob Hutchins | 8,426 | 35.52 | $146,407 | ||||
| Green | Ian Gartshore | 2,135 | 9.00 | $3,497 | ||||
| Refederation | Ron James Fuson | 271 | 1.14 | $770 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 23,720 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 142 | 0.60 | ||||||
| Turnout | 23,862 | 61.45 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 38,832 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[7] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Proposed new provincial ridings includes new Nanaimo-Gabriola Island". CHEK. October 15, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
- ^ "Statement of Votes - 39th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
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