List of electoral districts on Vancouver Island

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This page lists all historical and current federal and provincial electoral districts on Vancouver Island.

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All Vancouver Island ridings other than those immediately in and around Victoria are descended from the original Vancouver Island riding, which existed only as a temporary measure from the province's joining confederation in 1871 until elections with legally-mandated electoral districts was held the following year. At that time the Vancouver Island riding was renamed simply Vancouver and its counterpart Victoria District was renamed Victoria.

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