Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke
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] | 113,004 | ||
Electors (2019) | 99,285 | ||
Area (km²)[1] | 404 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 279.7 | ||
Census division(s) | Capital | ||
Census subdivision(s) | , , Colwood, Esquimalt (district municipality), , Metchosin, , Saanich, Sooke, , View Royal |
Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke is a federal electoral district in Greater Victoria, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
It was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution, came into effect in 2013, and first contested in the general election on Monday October 19th, 2015.[2] Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke encompasses portions of the south Island previously included in the electoral districts of Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca and Saanich—Gulf Islands.[3] The riding contains the Township of Esquimalt, the City of Colwood, the District of Metchosin, View Royal, Sooke, as well as the North Quadra, Swan Lake and Cloverdale neighbourhoods in Saanich East and all of Saanich West. The population of the district was 113,004 in 2011.[3]
The district was originally planned to be named "Saanich—Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca".[4]
Demographics[]
Ethnic groups in Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke (2016) Source: [1] |
Population | % | |
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Ethnic group | European | 92,360 | 78.2% |
Aboriginal | 8,365 | 7.1% | |
South Asian | 3,665 | 3.1% | |
Chinese | 3,650 | 3.1% | |
Filipino | 2,370 | 2% | |
Black | 1,300 | 1.1% | |
Southeast Asian | 970 | 0.8% | |
Latin American | 785 | 0.7% | |
Japanese | 665 | 0.6% | |
Korean | 505 | 0.4% | |
Arab | 340 | 0.3% | |
West Asian | 250 | 0.2% | |
Multiple minorities | 450 | 0.4% | |
Visible minority, n.i.e. | 165 | 0.1% | |
Total population | 120,834 | 100% |
Languages: 86.2% English, 2.4% French, 1.5% Punjabi, 1.1% German, 1.0% Cantonese, 1.0% Tagalog
Religions (2011): 43.0% Christian (13.7% Catholic, 7.9% Anglican, 5.6% United Church, 2.6% Baptist, 1.3% Lutheran, 1.3% Pentecostal, 1.2% Presbyterian, 9.4% Other), 1.4% Sikh, 52.6% No religion
Median income (2015): $37,275
Average income (2015): $45,081
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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Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke Riding created from Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca and Saanich—Gulf Islands |
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42nd | 2015–2019 | Randall Garrison | New Democratic | |
43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
44th | 2021–present |
Election results[]
2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | Randall Garrison | 28,056 | 42.8 | +8.7 | ||||
Liberal | Doug Kobayashi | 14,466 | 22.1 | +4.2 | ||||
Conservative | Laura Anne Frost | 13,885 | 21.2 | +2.1 | ||||
Green | Harley Gordon | 5,891 | 9.0 | -17.4 | ||||
People's | Rob Anderson | 2,995 | 4.6 | +3.0 | ||||
Communist | Tyson Riel Strandlund | 249 | 0.4 | +0.2 | ||||
Total valid votes | 65,542 | 99.1 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 565 | 0.9 | ||||||
Turnout | 66,107 | 64.4 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 102,679 | |||||||
New Democratic hold | Swing | +4.5 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[8] |
2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | Randall Garrison | 23,887 | 34.1 | -0.91 | $91,278.46 | |||
Green | David Merner | 18,506 | 26.4 | +6.46 | $84,289.59 | |||
Conservative | Randall Pewarchuk | 13,409 | 19.1 | +1.60 | $67,736.79 | |||
Liberal | Jamie Hammond | 12,554 | 17.9 | -9.45 | $69,892.94 | |||
People's | Jeremy Gustafson | 1,089 | 1.6 | – | ||||
Libertarian | Josh Steffler | 287 | 0.4 | – | ||||
Communist | Tyson Strandlund | 111 | 0.2 | – | ||||
Independent | Louis Lesosky | 100 | 0.1 | – | ||||
Independent | Fidelia Godron | 99 | 0.1 | – | ||||
Independent | Philip Ney | 83 | 0.1 | – | ||||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 70,125 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 304 | |||||||
Turnout | 70,429 | 70.9 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 99,285 | |||||||
New Democratic hold | Swing | -4.27 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[9][10] |
2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | Randall Garrison | 23,836 | 35.01 | -4.39 | $119,644.07 | |||
Liberal | David Merner | 18,622 | 27.35 | +17.65 | $33,914.59 | |||
Green | Frances Litman | 13,575 | 19.94 | +7.08 | $119,498.62 | |||
Conservative | Shari Lukens | 11,912 | 17.50 | -20.11 | $108,944.43 | |||
Communist | Tyson Strandlund | 136 | 0.20 | – | ||||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 68,081 | 100.00 | $229,301.98 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 199 | – | – | |||||
Turnout | 68,280 | 74.99 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 91,056 | |||||||
New Democratic hold | Swing | -11.02 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[11][12][13] |
2011 federal election redistributed results[14] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
New Democratic | 22,324 | 39.40 | |
Conservative | 21,305 | 37.61 | |
Green | 7,287 | 12.86 | |
Liberal | 5,496 | 9.70 | |
Others | 242 | 0.43 |
References[]
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2011
- ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- ^ a b Report – British Columbia (PDF)
- ^ "Government Bill (House of Commons) C-37 (41-2) - Third Reading - Riding Name Change Act, 2014 - Parliament of Canada".
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Esquimalt--Saanich--Sooke [Federal electoral district], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]". February 8, 2017.
- ^ "2011 National Household Survey Profile - Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)". May 8, 2013.
- ^ "2011 National Household Survey Profile - Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)". May 8, 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke, 30 September 2015
- ^ Official Voting Results - Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke
- ^ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
- ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
- British Columbia federal electoral districts
- British Columbia federal electoral districts on Vancouver Island
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