Courtenay—Alberni

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Courtenay—Alberni
Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia electoral district
Courtenay--Alberni (Canadian electoral district).svg
Courtenay—Alberni in relation to other electoral districts in the Vancouver Island area
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Gord Johns
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) Ahahswinis 1, Alberni 2, Alberni-Clayoquot A, Alberni-Clayoquot B, Alberni-Clayoquot C, Alberni-Clayoquot D, Alberni-Clayoquot E, Alberni-Clayoquot F, Anacla 12, Clakamucus 2, Comox Valley A, Courtenay, Cumberland, Elhlateese 2, Esowista 3, Hesquiat 1, Ittatsoo 1, Klehkoot 2, Macoah 1, Marktosis 15, Nanaimo E, Nanaimo F, Nanaimo G, Nanaimo H, Numukamis 1, Opitsat 1, Parksville, Port Alberni, Powell River E, Qualicum, Qualicum Beach, Refuge Cove 6, Sachsa 4, Tin Wis 11, Tofino, Tsahaheh 1, Ucluelet

Courtenay—Alberni is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada. It is around the latitudinal centre of Vancouver Island. It encompasses a portion of B.C. formerly included in the electoral districts of Nanaimo—Alberni and Vancouver Island North. [3]

Contents

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, polling for which took place in October 2015. [4]

Demographics

Panethnic groups in Courtenay—Alberni (2011−2021)
Panethnic
group
2021 [5] 2016 [6] 2011 [7]
Pop. %Pop.%Pop.%
European [lower-alpha 1] 104,32596,50595,360
Indigenous 11,62510,4758,585
East Asian [lower-alpha 2] 1,8351,7351,460
Southeast Asian [lower-alpha 3] 1,6651,105870
South Asian 1,3201,110615
African 570520330
Latin American 465170290
Middle Eastern [lower-alpha 4] 1908060
Other [lower-alpha 5] 410275260
Total responses122,395111,970107,825
Total population125,116114,647110,324
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.
According to the 2011 Canadian census [8] [9]

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:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Courtenay—Alberni
Riding created from Nanaimo—Alberni and Vancouver Island North
42nd  2015–2019   Gord Johns New Democratic
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

Graph of election results in Courtenay—Alberni (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2023 representation order

2021 federal election redistributed results [10]
PartyVote %
  New Democratic 29,04542.88
  Conservative 21,20531.30
  Liberal 9,22213.61
  Green 4,7767.05
  People's 3,3845.00
 Others1080.16

2013 representation order

Map of the election results of the 2019 Canadian Federal Election by polling station in Courtenay--Alberni Courtenay--Alberni2019.svg
Map of the election results of the 2019 Canadian Federal Election by polling station in Courtenay—Alberni
2021 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Gord Johns 30,61244.2+3.0$97,029.16
Conservative Mary Lee22,18132.0-1.1$108,059.72
Liberal Susan Farlinger9,27613.4+1.5$37,061.04
Green Susanne Lawson3,5905.2-8.3$9,378.63
People's Robert Eppich3,4675.0N/A$6,474.87
Marxist–Leninist Barbara Biley1240.2±0.0$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit69,25099.7$131.260.27
Total rejected ballots2150.3
Turnout69,46565.8
Eligible voters105,605
New Democratic hold Swing +2.1
Source: Elections Canada [11]
2019 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Gord Johns 29,79041.21+3.16$120,371.26
Conservative Byron Horner23,93633.12+4.89$93,314.71
Green Sean Wood9,76213.51+1.76$15,677.21
Liberal Jonah Baden Gowans8,62011.93-9.85$13,538.18
Marxist–Leninist Barbara Biley1720.24+0.04
Total valid votes/expense limit72,28099.51
Total rejected ballots3590.49+0.23
Turnout72,63971.40-4.50
Eligible voters101,730
New Democratic hold Swing -0.87
Source: Elections Canada [12] [13]
2015 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Gord Johns 26,58238.06-2.66$124,072.44
Conservative John Duncan 19,71428.22-16.66$92,251.34
Liberal Carrie Powell-Davidson15,21221.78+15.06$32,002.88
Green Glenn Sollitt8,20111.74+4.89$124,891.17
Marxist–Leninist Barbara Biley1400.20
Total valid votes/expense limit69,84999.74 $231,958.67
Total rejected ballots1850.26
Turnout70,03475.90
Eligible voters92,266
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 [14] [15] [16]
2011 federal election redistributed results [17]
PartyVote %
  Conservative 25,79744.89
  New Democratic 23,40040.72
  Green 3,9356.85
  Liberal 3,8606.72
 Others4800.84

See also

Notes

  1. Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  3. Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  4. Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

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