Nanaimo—Ladysmith
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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] | 114,998 | ||
Electors (2015) | 91,240 | ||
Area (km²)[1] | 1,753 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 65.6 | ||
Census division(s) | Cowichan Valley, Nanaimo | ||
Census subdivision(s) | , , Ladysmith, Lantzville, Nanaimo, Nanaimo A, , |
Nanaimo—Ladysmith is a federal electoral district in British Columbia.
Nanaimo—Ladysmith was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order.[2] It has come into effect with the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, on August 2, 2015.[3] 55% of the riding came from the previous riding of Nanaimo—Cowichan and 44% from Nanaimo—Alberni.[4]
Demographics[]
Ethnic groups in Nanaimo—Ladysmith (2016) Source: [1] |
Population | % | |
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Ethnic group | European | 94,940 | 79.5% |
Aboriginal | 11,430 | 9.6% | |
Chinese | 2,475 | 2.1% | |
South Asian | 2,065 | 1.7% | |
Filipino | 1,095 | 0.9% | |
Southeast Asian | 855 | 0.7% | |
Black | 785 | 0.7% | |
Japanese | 645 | 0.5% | |
Latin American | 510 | 0.4% | |
Korean | 430 | 0.4% | |
Arab | 275 | 0.2% | |
West Asian | 190 | 0.2% | |
Multiple minorities | 340 | 0.3% | |
Visible minority, n.i.e. | 75 | 0.1% | |
Total population | 122,710 | 100% |
Ethnic groups: 86.4% White, 7.1% Aboriginal, 1.8% South Asian, 1.6% Chinese
Languages: 89.9% English, 1.7% French, 1.4% German, 1.0% Chinese
Religions: 43.2% Christian (11.0% Catholic, 7.4% United Church, 7.0% Anglican, 2.0% Baptist, 1.7% Lutheran, 1.6% Pentecostal, 1.3% Presbyterian, 11.2% Other), 53.0% No religion
Median income (2010): $27,826
Average income (2010): $35,078
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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Nanaimo—Ladysmith Riding created from Nanaimo—Alberni and Nanaimo—Cowichan |
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42nd | 2015–2019 | Sheila Malcolmson | New Democratic | |
2019–2019 | Paul Manly | Green | ||
43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
44th | 2021–present | Lisa Marie Barron | New Democratic |
Election results[]
2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | Lisa Marie Barron | 19,826 | 28.8 | +5.2 | ||||
Conservative | Tamara Kronis | 18,627 | 27.1 | +1.2 | ||||
Green | Paul Manly | 17,640 | 25.7 | -8.9 | ||||
Liberal | Michelle Corfield | 9,314 | 13.5 | -0.1 | ||||
People's | Stephen Welton | 3,358 | 4.9 | +3.4 | ||||
Total valid votes | 68,765 | 99.6 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 277 | 0.4 | ||||||
Turnout | 69,042 | 64.0 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 107,926 | |||||||
New Democratic gain from Green | Swing | +2.0 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[7] |
2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Green | Paul Manly | 24,844 | 34.57 | –2.69 | $113,671.60 | |||
Conservative | John Hirst | 18,634 | 25.93 | +1.05 | none listed | |||
New Democratic | Bob Chamberlin | 16,985 | 23.63 | +0.63 | none listed | |||
Liberal | Michelle Corfield | 9,735 | 13.55 | +2.55 | $54,697.02 | |||
People's | Jennifer Clarke | 1,049 | 1.46 | –1.63 | none listed | |||
Independent | Geoff Stoneman | 235 | 0.33 | none listed | ||||
Progressive Canadian | Brian Marlatt | 207 | 0.29 | –0.33 | none listed | |||
Communist | James Chumsa | 104 | 0.14 | none listed | ||||
Independent | Echo White | 71 | 0.10 | $360.48 | ||||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 71,864 | 99.69 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 255 | 0.31 | -0.00 | |||||
Turnout | 72,089 | 68.87 | +27.70 | |||||
Eligible voters | 104,678 | |||||||
Green hold | Swing | -1.87 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[8][9] |
Canadian federal by-election, May 6, 2019 Resignation of Sheila Malcolmson | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Green | Paul Manly | 15,302 | 37.26 | +17.51 | ||||
Conservative | John Hirst | 10,215 | 24.88 | +1.52 | ||||
New Democratic | Bob Chamberlin | 9,446 | 23.00 | –10.20 | ||||
Liberal | Michelle Corfield | 4,515 | 10.99 | –12.52 | ||||
People's | Jennifer Clarke | 1,268 | 3.09 | |||||
Progressive Canadian | Brian Marlatt | 253 | 0.62 | |||||
National Citizens Alliance | Jakob Letkemann | 66 | 0.16 | |||||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 41,065 | 99.68 | – | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 130 | 0.32 | +0.09 | |||||
Turnout | 41,195 | 41.16 | -33.84 | |||||
Eligible voters | 100,074 | |||||||
Green gain from New Democratic | Swing | +13.85 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[10]; MacLean's[11] |
2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | Sheila Malcolmson | 23,651 | 33.20 | -12.06 | $136,135.63 | |||
Liberal | Tim Tessier | 16,753 | 23.52 | +16.84 | $21,699.17 | |||
Conservative | Mark Allen MacDonald | 16,637 | 23.35 | -17.04 | $132,376.87 | |||
Green | Paul Manly | 14,074 | 19.76 | +12.58 | $145,016.61 | |||
Marxist–Leninist | Jack East | 126 | 0.18 | – | – | |||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 71,241 | 99.78 | $236,098.07 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 158 | 0.22 | – | |||||
Turnout | 71,399 | 75.00 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 95,200 | |||||||
New Democratic notional hold | Swing | -14.45 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[12][13][14] |
2011 federal election redistributed results[15] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
New Democratic | 25,294 | 45.26 | |
Conservative | 22,572 | 40.39 | |
Green | 4,009 | 7.17 | |
Liberal | 3,733 | 6.68 | |
Others | 276 | 0.49 |
References[]
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2011
- ^ "Proclamation Declaring the Representation Order to be in Force Effective on the First Dissolution of Parliament that Occurs after May 1, 2014, SI/2013-102" (PDF). Minister of Justice.
- ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- ^ Final Report – British Columbia
- ^ "National Household Survey (NHS) Profile, 2011". May 8, 2013.
- ^ "National Household Survey (NHS) Profile, 2011". 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.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ Official Voting Results
- ^ MacLean's (May 7, 2019). "Nanaimo–Ladysmith by-election 2019: Live results". MacLean's. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Nanaimo—Ladysmith, 30 September 2015
- ^ Official Voting Results - Nanaimo—Ladysmith
- ^ Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
- ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
- British Columbia federal electoral districts
- British Columbia federal electoral districts on Vancouver Island
- Politics of Nanaimo
- Canadian constituency stubs