Courtenay—Alberni
British Columbia electoral district | |||
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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] | 110,391 | ||
Electors (2019) | 100,510 | ||
Area (km²)[2] | 8,571 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 12.9 | ||
Census division(s) | Alberni-Clayoquot, Comox Valley, Nanaimo, Powell River | ||
Census subdivision(s) | , , , , , , , , , , , Courtenay, Cumberland, , Esowista 3, , , , , Marktosis 15, , , , , , Opitsat 1, Parksville, Port Alberni, , Qualicum, Qualicum Beach, , , , Tofino, , Ucluelet |
Courtenay—Alberni is a federal electoral district in British Columbia. It encompasses a portion of B.C. formerly included in the electoral districts of Nanaimo—Alberni and Vancouver Island North.[3]
Courtenay—Alberni 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, scheduled for October 2015.[4]
Demographics[]
Ethnic groups in Courtenay—Alberni (2016) Source: [1] |
Population | % | |
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Ethnic group | European | 92,410 | 82.5% |
Aboriginal | 11,265 | 10.1% | |
South Asian | 1,110 | 1% | |
Chinese | 1,105 | 1% | |
Filipino | 690 | 0.6% | |
Black | 520 | 0.5% | |
Japanese | 430 | 0.4% | |
Southeast Asian | 415 | 0.4% | |
Korean | 200 | 0.2% | |
Latin American | 170 | 0.2% | |
West Asian | 45 | 0% | |
Arab | 35 | 0% | |
Multiple minorities | 155 | 0.1% | |
Visible minority, n.i.e. | 120 | 0.1% | |
Total population | 114,647 | 100% |
Ethnic groups: 88.4% White, 8.0% Aboriginal
Languages: 90.8% English, 2.2% French, 1.8% German
Religions: 45.1% Christian (11.9% Catholic, 8.3% United Church, 7.7% Anglican, 2.5% Baptist, 2.0% Lutheran, 1.3% Presbyterian, 1.2% Pentecostal, 10.2% Other), 3.0% Other, 51.9% No religion
Median income (2010): $26,754
Average income (2010): $34,319
Main industries: Retail trade (14.4% of labour force), Health care and social assistance (12.1%)
Members of Parliament[]
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Courtenay—Alberni Riding created from Nanaimo—Alberni and Vancouver Island North |
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42nd | 2015–2019 | Gord Johns | New Democratic | |
43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
44th | 2021–present |
Election results[]
2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | Gord Johns | 30,612 | 44.2 | +3.0 | ||||
Conservative | Mary Lee | 22,181 | 32.0 | -1.1 | ||||
Liberal | Susan Farlinger | 9,276 | 13.4 | +1.5 | ||||
Green | Susanne Lawson | 3,590 | 5.2 | -8.3 | ||||
People's | Robert Eppich | 3,467 | 5.0 | N/A | ||||
Marxist–Leninist | Barbara Biley | 124 | 0.2 | ±0.0 | ||||
Total valid votes | 69,250 | 99.7 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 215 | 0.3 | ||||||
Turnout | 69,465 | 65.8 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 105,605 | |||||||
New Democratic hold | Swing | +2.1 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[7] |
2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | Gord Johns | 29,790 | 41.21 | +3.16 | $120,371.26 | |||
Conservative | Byron Horner | 23,936 | 33.12 | +4.89 | $93,314.71 | |||
Green | Sean Wood | 9,762 | 13.51 | +1.76 | $15,677.21 | |||
Liberal | Jonah Baden Gowans | 8,620 | 11.93 | -9.85 | $13,538.18 | |||
Marxist–Leninist | Barbara Biley | 172 | 0.24 | +0.04 | ||||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 72,280 | 99.51 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 359 | 0.49 | +0.23 | |||||
Turnout | 72,639 | 71.40 | -4.50 | |||||
Eligible voters | 101,730 | |||||||
New Democratic hold | Swing | -0.87 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[8][9] |
2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | Gord Johns | 26,582 | 38.06 | -2.66 | $124,072.44 | |||
Conservative | John Duncan | 19,714 | 28.22 | -16.66 | $92,251.34 | |||
Liberal | Carrie Powell-Davidson | 15,212 | 21.78 | +15.06 | $32,002.88 | |||
Green | Glenn Sollitt | 8,201 | 11.74 | +4.89 | $124,891.17 | |||
Marxist–Leninist | Barbara Biley | 140 | 0.20 | – | – | |||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 69,849 | 99.74 | $231,958.67 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 185 | 0.26 | – | |||||
Turnout | 70,034 | 75.90 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 92,266 | |||||||
New Democratic notional gain from Conservative | Swing | -7.00 | ||||||
This riding was created from Nanaimo—Alberni and Vancouver Island North, both of which elected a Conservative candidate in the last election. John Duncan was the incumbent from Vancouver Island North. | ||||||||
Source: Elections Canada[10][11][12] |
2011 federal election redistributed results[13] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 25,797 | 44.89 | |
New Democratic | 23,400 | 40.72 | |
Green | 3,935 | 6.85 | |
Liberal | 3,860 | 6.72 | |
Others | 480 | 0.84 |
References[]
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
- ^ Final Report – British Columbia
- ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- ^ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=59009&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=courtenay&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
- ^ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=59009&Data=Count&SearchText=courtenay&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
- ^ "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 August 7, 2021.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Courtenay—Alberni, 30 September 2015
- ^ Official Voting Results - Courtenay—Alberni
- ^ "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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