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).
 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 | ||
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 | ||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
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| 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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