Vancouver Island North British Columbia electoral district Vancouver Island North in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts
Legislature House of Commons District created 1996 District abolished 2013 First contested 1997 Last contested 2011 District webpage profile , map Population (2011 )[1] 118,374 Electors (2011)89,063 Area (km²)[2] 49,144.61 Census subdivision(s) Campbell River , Comox , Courtenay , Port Hardy , Cumberland , Port McNeill , , Comox-Strathcona B (Lazo North) , Comox-Strathcona C (Puntledge/Black Creek) ,
Vancouver Island North is a former federal electoral district in British Columbia , Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015.
Geography [ ]
The district included the Regional Districts of Comox Valley , Strathcona , Mount Waddington and the southern half of Central Coast excluding Calvert Island and Hunter Island . These regional districts include the towns of Campbell River , Comox , Courtenay , Port Alice , Port McNeill , Port Hardy , Alert Bay , Quadra Island , Denman Island and Hornby Island .
History [ ]
The electoral district was created in 1996 from Comox—Alberni and North Island—Powell River ridings .
The 2012 electoral redistribution dissolved the riding into the new ridings of North Island—Powell River and Courtenay—Alberni for the 2015 election .
Members of Parliament [ ]
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament :
Election results [ ]
2011 election [ ]
2008 election [ ]
2008 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Conservative
John Duncan
26,166
45.78
+5.17
$76,173
New Democratic
Catherine J. Bell
23,681
41.43
-0.29
$80,622
Green
Philip Stone
4,563
7.98
+3.14
$12,309
Liberal
Geoff Fleischer
2,391
4.18
-8.65
$2,026
Independent
Jason Draper
361
0.63
–
Total valid votes/Expense limit
57,162
100.0
$171,130
Conservative gain from New Democratic
Swing
+2.73
2006 election [ ]
Nomination contests
2004 election [ ]
2004 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Conservative
John Duncan
18,733
35.41
-15.62
$47,274
New Democratic
Catherine J. Bell
18,250
34.49
+22.78
$43,372
Liberal
Noor Ahmed
11,352
21.45
-3.39
$78,890
Green
Pam Munroe
4,456
8.42
+3.22
$26,376
Marxist–Leninist
Jack East
111
0.20
+0.02
Total valid votes
52,902
100.0
Total rejected ballots
136
0.26
+0.01
Turnout
53,038
65.79
+1.31
Conservative hold
Swing
-19.20
Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined total of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives.
Nomination contests
2000 election [ ]
2000 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Alliance
John Duncan
24,844
51.03
+3.49
$42,203
Liberal
Daniel P. Smith
12,092
24.84
+3.92
$52,728
New Democratic
Alex Turner
5,701
11.71
-11.57
$10,377
Progressive Conservative
David R. Tingley
2,997
6.15
+2.71
$33
Green
Pam Munroe
2,532
5.20
+1.95
$6,295
Independent
John Krell
216
0.44
–
Natural Law
Nancy More
205
0.42
-0.03
Marxist–Leninist
Jack East
92
0.18
–
$90
Total valid votes
48,679
100.0
Total rejected ballots
131
0.27
-0.07
Turnout
48,810
64.48
+0.12
Alliance hold
Swing
-0.22
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the 1997 results of the Reform Party.
1997 election [ ]
1997 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Reform
John Duncan
22,769
47.54
$31,625
New Democratic
Gilbert Popovich
11,152
23.28
$60,126
Liberal
David Durrant
10,024
20.92
$14,397
Progressive Conservative
Dave Tingley
1,650
3.44
$3,659
Green
Hazel Lennox
1,559
3.25
Christian Heritage
John Krell
522
1.08
$2,001
Natural Law
Nancy More
218
0.45
Total valid votes
47,894
100.0
Total rejected ballots
161
0.34
Turnout
48,055
64.36
This riding was created from Comox—Alberni and North Island—Powell River , both of which elected a Reform candidate in the previous election. John Duncan was the incumbent from North Island—Powell River.
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Coordinates : 50°16′N 126°58′W / 50.27°N 126.96°W / 50.27; -126.96