Cowichan—Malahat—Langford is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada. It is on south-central Vancouver Island. It encompasses a portion of British Columbia previously included in the electoral districts of Nanaimo—Cowichan and Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca.[3]
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
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.svg) Cowichan—Malahat—Langford in relation to other electoral districts in the Vancouver Island area | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
New Democratic | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011)[1] | 99,160 | ||
| Electors (2019) | 92,637 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 4,749 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 20.9 | ||
| Census division(s) | Capital, Cowichan Valley | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Capital H, Cowichan Valley A, Cowichan Valley B, Cowichan Valley C, Cowichan Valley D, Cowichan Valley E, Duncan, Lake Cowichan, Langford, North Cowichan | ||
Cowichan—Malahat—Langford was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, polling for which took place on 19 October 2015.[4]
Demographics edit
| Panethnic group |
2021[5] | 2016[6] | 2011[7] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||||||
| European[a] | 98,015 | 80.15% | 88,650 | 83.7% | 83,625 | 85.91% | ||||||||
| Indigenous | 12,120 | 9.91% | 10,160 | 9.59% | 8,700 | 8.94% | ||||||||
| South Asian | 3,135 | 2.56% | 2,160 | 2.04% | 1,725 | 1.77% | ||||||||
| East Asian[b] | 2,845 | 2.33% | 1,920 | 1.81% | 1,360 | 1.4% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asian[c] | 2,765 | 2.26% | 1,440 | 1.36% | 935 | 0.96% | ||||||||
| African | 1,310 | 1.07% | 510 | 0.48% | 395 | 0.41% | ||||||||
| Latin American | 895 | 0.73% | 520 | 0.49% | 245 | 0.25% | ||||||||
| Middle Eastern[d] | 535 | 0.44% | 250 | 0.24% | 90 | 0.09% | ||||||||
| Other[e] | 685 | 0.56% | 310 | 0.29% | 255 | 0.26% | ||||||||
| Total responses | 122,295 | 98.43% | 105,915 | 98.02% | 97,345 | 98.13% | ||||||||
| Total population | 124,247 | 100% | 108,052 | 100% | 99,195 | 100% | ||||||||
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. | ||||||||||||||
Members of Parliament edit
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowichan—Malahat—Langford Riding created from Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca and Nanaimo—Cowichan |
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| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Alistair MacGregor | New Democratic | |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
| 44th | 2021–present | |||
Election results edit
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Graph of election results in Cowichan—Malahat—Langford (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
| 2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Alistair MacGregor | 26,968 | 42.8 | +6.7 | $49,798.01 | |||
| Conservative | Alana DeLong | 17,870 | 28.4 | +2.4 | $51,680.34 | |||
| Liberal | Blair Herbert | 10,320 | 16.4 | +0.6 | $28,769.73 | |||
| People's | Mark Hecht | 3,952 | 6.3 | +4.7 | $13,032.24 | |||
| Green | Lia Versaevel | 3,922 | 6.2 | -14.0 | $7,031.80 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 63,032 | 99.5 | – | $125,299.84 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 306 | 0.5 | ||||||
| Turnout | 63,338 | 64.4 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 98,396 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +2.2 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Alistair MacGregor | 23,519 | 36.06 | +0.12 | $90,249.73 | |||
| Conservative | Alana DeLong | 16,959 | 26.00 | +3.19 | $45,957.36 | |||
| Green | Lydia Hwitsum | 13,181 | 20.21 | +3.27 | $58,460.55 | |||
| Liberal | Blair Herbert | 10,301 | 15.79 | -7.98 | $25,800.21 | |||
| People's | Rhonda Chen | 1,066 | 1.63 | – | none listed | |||
| Christian Heritage | Robin Morton Stanbridge | 202 | 0.31 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 65,228 | 99.57 | $117,241.30 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 282 | 0.43 | +0.06 | |||||
| Turnout | 65,510 | 69.88 | -5.84 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 93,745 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -1.53 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Alistair MacGregor | 22,200 | 35.94 | -7.65 | $104,734.63 | |||
| Liberal | Luke Krayenhoff | 14,685 | 23.77 | +17.97 | $18,683.24 | |||
| Conservative | Martin Barker | 14,091 | 22.81 | -20.25 | $77,247.07 | |||
| Green | Fran Hunt-Jinnouchi | 10,462 | 16.93 | +9.71 | $99,481.30 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Alastair Haythornthwaite | 340 | 0.55 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 61,778 | 99.63 | $214,942.07 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 230 | 0.37 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 62,008 | 75.72 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 81,888 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -12.81 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11][12][13] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[14] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| New Democratic | 20,818 | 43.6 | |
| Conservative | 20,565 | 43.1 | |
| Green | 3,452 | 7.2 | |
| Liberal | 2,772 | 5.8 | |
| Others | 153 | 0.3 | |
Notes edit
- ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
References edit
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
- ^ Final Report – British Columbia
- ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, 30 September 2015
- ^ Official Voting Results - Cowichan—Malahat—Langford
- ^ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
- ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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