Nanaimo (provincial electoral district)

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Nanaimo
Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia electoral district
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Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
First contested 1941
Last contested 2020
Demographics
Population (2011)57,008
Area (km²)458
Census division(s) Nanaimo Regional District
Census subdivision(s) Nanaimo, Nanaimo C

Nanaimo is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada, in use until 2024.

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Demographics

Population, 2011 [1] 57,008
Area (km²)458
Pop. Density (people per km²)124.5

Geography

The riding contains most of the city of Nanaimo plus the uninhabited Five Finger Island, Snake Island and Hudson Rocks which are in the Nanaimo C electoral area.

History

The district was known as Nanaimo and the Islands from 1941 to 1963. It was formed of parts of the former ridings of Alberni-Nanaimo and The Islands. In the 1966 election the Nanaimo riding name was restored and the southern part of the riding became Saanich and the Islands. That area is now part of Saanich North and the Islands. An older riding with the name Nanaimo existed from 1871 to 1928.

In 1966, the riding contained the eastern and southern portions of the Nanaimo Regional District, plus Valdes Island and Lasqueti Island.

For the 1979 election, the riding shifted southwards, running from Lantzville in the north to Ladysmith in the south. It also lost Valdes and Lasqueti Islands.

From 1986 to 1991, the riding returned two members. In 1991, the riding shrunk in size. The northern part of the riding, including the northern coast of the City of Nanaimo was transferred to Parksville-Qualicum, while the southern boundary was moved up to the southern limit of the Nanaimo Regional District, except for Valdes Island, which was added back to the riding.

In 2001, the riding's western boundaries were extended to include nearly all of the Nanaimo C Electoral Area.

In 2009, the riding was drastically reduced in size, consisting solely of part of the city of Nanaimo. In the 2017 redistribution, the riding gained part of the City of Nanaimo west of the Nanaimo Parkway.

Under the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution that took effect upon the calling of the 2024 election, the riding was eliminated by being divided north-south between Nanaimo-Lantzville and Nanaimo-Gabriola Island.

Member of the Legislative Assembly

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Nanaimo and the Islands
20th 1941–1945 George Sharratt Pearson Liberal
21st 1945–1949 Coalition
22nd 1949–1952
23rd 1952–1953 Larry Giovando Progressive Conservative
24th 1953–1956
25th 1956–1960 Earle Westwood Social Credit
26th 1960–1963
27th 1963–1966 David Stupich New Democratic
Nanaimo
28th 1966–1969 David Stupich New Democratic
29th 1969–1972 Frank Ney Social Credit
30th 1972–1975 David Stupich New Democratic
31st 1975–1979
32nd 1979–1983
33rd 1983–1986
34th 1986–1988 Dale Lovick
David Stupich [2]
1989–1991 Dale Lovick
Jan Pullinger
35th 1991–1996 Dale Lovick
36th 1996–2001
37th 2001–2005 Mike Hunter Liberal
38th 2005–2009 Leonard Krog New Democratic
39th 2009–2013
40th 2013–2017
41st 2017–2018
2019–2020 Sheila Malcolmson
42nd 2020–2024

Election results

2020 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Sheila Malcolmson 14,33454.49+4.57$34,570.32
Green Lia Marie Constance Versaevel6,07823.09+15.74$5,101.61
Liberal Kathleen Jones5,90322.42−17.51$26,013.13
Total valid votes26,325100.00
Total rejected ballots  
Turnout  
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC [3] [4]
British Columbia provincial by-election, January 30, 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Sheila Malcolmson 12,11449.92+3.38$50,194
Liberal Tony Harris9,69139.93+7.39$57,212
Green Michele Ney1,7837.35−12.56$41,039
Conservative Justin Greenwood4912.02$1,432
Vancouver Island Party Robin Mark Richardson 1120.46$4,208
Libertarian Bill Walker760.32−0.69$246
Total valid votes24,267100.00
Total rejected ballots330.14−0.36
Turnout24,30052.59−8.68
Registered voters46,210
New Democratic hold Swing −2.01
Source: Elections BC [5]
2017 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Leonard Krog 12,74646.54+0.83$27,486
Liberal Paris Gaudet8,91132.54−4.66$68,406
Green Kathleen Harris5,45419.91+9.31$5,042
Libertarian Bill Walker2771.01$2,583
Total valid votes27,388100.00
Total rejected ballots1370.50+0.06
Turnout27,52562.30+4.14
Registered voters44,184
New Democratic hold Swing +2.75
Source: Elections BC [6]

^ Change is based on redistributed results

2013 provincial general election redistributed results [7]
PartyVote %
  New Democratic 11,36345.71
  Liberal 9,24737.19
  Green 2,63510.60
  Conservative 1,3445.41
 Others2721.09
2013 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Leonard Krog 10,82146.25−7.08$57,730
Liberal Walter Douglas Anderson8,56836.62+0.32$37,016
Green Ian Elliot Gartshore2,53210.82+1.68$5,020
Conservative Bryce Nelson Crigger1,2215.22$6,297
Independent Brunie Brunie2531.09$1,339
Total valid votes23,395100.00
Total rejected ballots1030.44−0.27
Turnout23,49857.96+0.84
Registered voters40,545
New Democratic hold Swing −3.70
Source: Elections BC [8]
2009 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Leonard Krog 11,87753.33+7.9
Liberal Jeet Manhas8,08636.31-6.2
Green Dirk Becker2,0369.14-0.8
Refederation Linden Robert Shaw2721.22
Total valid votes22,27199.29
Total rejected ballots1600.71
Turnout22,43157.12
Eligible voters39,273
New Democratic hold Swing +7.1

^ Change is based on redistributed results.

2005 provincial general election redistributed results [9]
Party %
  New Democratic 45.4
  Liberal 42.5
  Green 9.9
 Others2.2
2005 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Leonard Krog 13,22651.90+21.67
Liberal Mike Hunter 8,65733.97-10.67
Green Doug Catley2,93311.51-5.94
Marijuana Mat Dillon2941.15-2.92
Independent Brunie Brunie2040.80-0.11
Refederation Linden Robert Shaw1690.66
Total valid votes25,48399.45
Total rejected ballots1400.55+0.05
Turnout25,623 62.83-7.04
Eligible voters40,782
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +16.17
2001 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Mike Hunter 9,74844.64+11.28$46,911
New Democratic Leonard Krog 6,60230.23-18.51$15,152
Green Doug Catley3,81017.45+15.33$3,225
Marijuana Donald Edgar Lavallée8894.07$428
Unity Steve Miller5882.69$1,799
Independent Brunie Brunie1990.91$530
Total valid votes21,83699.50
Total rejected ballots1100.50-0.27
Turnout21,946 69.87+0.08
Registered voters31,412
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +14.90
1996 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
  New Democratic Dale Lovick 11,21048.75$16,425
Liberal Gary Korpan7,67233.36$52,556
Reform Garry D. Shepp1,8678.12$6,948
Progressive Democrat David J. Weston1,3375.81$703
Green Karen M. Shillington4862.11$250
Family Coalition Vicki Podetz3111.35$247
Libertarian Mark Chase1130.49$365
Total valid votes22,996 99.23
Total rejected ballots179 0.77 -
Turnout23,175 69.79
Eligible voters33,207
B.C. General Election 1991: Nanaimo
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  NDP Dale Lovick 11,13551.25%$39,246
Liberal Raymond A. Brookbank7,55634.77%$1,051
Social Credit Vivian M. Garner2,48011.41%$17,601
Green Karen M. Shillington3421.57%$506
Family Coalition David P. Bentley1450.67%$226
Libertarian Jack Boulogne710.33%
Total Valid Votes21,729100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots4692.11%
Turnout22,19874.54%
Nanaimo By-Election 15 March 1989 (54% Voter turnout)
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  NDP Jan Pullinger 14,61357.12%$36,999
Social Credit Larry McNabb9,06235.42%$42,216
Liberal Raymond A. Brookbank1,9087.46%$5,414
Total Valid Votes25,583100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots1830.71%
Turnout25,76654.29%
34th British Columbia election, 1986 1
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  NDP David Stupich 18,21326.52%
  NDP Dale Lovick 17,25125.11%
Social Credit Doug McBride15,86823.10%
Social Credit James Alexander (Alex) Stuart15,49722.56%
Liberal Edwin V. Bourke1,5352.24%
Communist Deborah A. MacDonald3250.47%
Total Valid Votes68,689100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots773%
Turnout%
1 two-member seat during this election
33rd British Columbia election, 1983
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  NDP David Stupich 17,43652.17%
Social Credit Graham J.R. Alce13,49040.36%
Western Canada Concept John Lloyd Cowan1,0903.26%
Green Alan Joseph Timberlake 6251.87%
  Liberal Shelagh J.F. (Sue) Matthews5541.66%
 IndependentHoward Peter Yearwood2280.68%
Total Valid Votes33,423100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots269%
Turnout%
32nd British Columbia election, 1979
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  NDP David Stupich 17,02158.69%
Social Credit Thomas Wesley (Tom) Humble11,97941.31%
Total Valid Votes29,000100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots420%
Turnout%
31st British Columbia election, 1975
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  NDP David Stupich 12,17749.08%
Social Credit Graeme C. Roberts11,04144.50%
  Progressive Conservative Marjorie Ennis Moore8693.50%
  Liberal William Harold Matthews6362.56%
Communist Raymond Holmgren900.36%
Total Valid Votes24,813100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots187%
Turnout%
30th British Columbia election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  NDP David Stupich 10,47852.60%
Social Credit Frank Ney 6,40932.17%
  Progressive Conservative Graeme C. Roberts1,8809.44%
  Liberal Lloyd Schoop9164.60%
 IndependentNelson Edward Allen2381.19%
Total Valid Votes19,921100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots327%
Turnout%
29th British Columbia election, 1969
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Social Credit Frank Ney 8,252 49.22%
  NDP David Stupich 7,79046.47%
  Liberal Robert Steven Plecas 7224.31%
Total Valid Votes16,764100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots153%
Turnout%
28th British Columbia election, 1966
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  NDP David Stupich 5,62547.99%
Social Credit Frank Ney 5,58047.61%
  Liberal Robert Paul Goseltine5164.40%
Total Valid Votes11,721100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots114%
Turnout%

Nanaimo and The Islands (1941-1966)

27th British Columbia election, 1963
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  NDP David Stupich 4,27842.44%unknown
  Liberal Robert Clayton Weir9609.52%unknown
Social Credit Earle Cathers Westwood 4,25942.26%unknown
  Progressive Conservative Cornelia Petronella Adriana Wildman5825.77%unknown
Total valid votes10,079100.00%
Total rejected ballots79
Turnout65.33%
26th British Columbia election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Colin Cameron 4,54841.87%unknown
  Liberal Hugh Basil Heath1,0369.54%unknown
Communist Irving Floyd Mortensen720.66%unknown
  Progressive Conservative Edward Drewry Strongitharm6075.59%unknown
Social Credit Earle Cathers Westwood 4,599 42.34%unknown
Total valid votes10,862100.00%
Total rejected ballots151
Turnout%
25th British Columbia election, 1956
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
 IndependentEdward Joseph Brewster690.77%unknown
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Arthur Roderick Glen2,96332.92%unknown
  Liberal Peter Maffeo2,14223.80%unknown
Social Credit Earle Cathers Westwood 3,827 45.52%unknown
Total valid votes9,001100.00%
Total rejected ballots109
Turnout%
24th British Columbia election, 1953 2
PartyCandidateVotes
1st count
%Votes
final count
%±%
  Liberal Elmer Pearce Bradshaw1,37513.99%-- %unknown
 IndependentEdward Joseph Brewster320.33%-- %unknown
  Progressive Conservative Larry Giovando 2,04620.82%4,37650.10%unknown
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. David Stupich 3,63136.96%4,35849.90%unknown
  Labor-Progressive Grace Ellen Tickson1151.17%--%unknown
Social Credit Earle Cathers Westwood 2,62626.73%
Total valid votes9,825100.00%8,734%
Total rejected ballots363
Total Registered Voters
Turnout%
Preferential ballot; final count is between top two candidates from first count; intermediary counts (of 5) not shown
23rd British Columbia election, 1952 1
PartyCandidateVotes
1st count
%Votes
final count
%±%
  Liberal Elmer Pearce Bradshaw2,26321.59%-- %unknown
Social Credit League Edward Joseph Brewster9519.07%
  Progressive Conservative Larry Giovando 3,34631.92%5,14452.89%unknown
  Labor-Progressive Nigel Morgan2071.97%--%unknown
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. David Stupich 3,71535.44%4,58147.11%unknown
Total valid votes10,482100.00%9,725%
Total rejected ballots207
Turnout%
1 Preferential ballot; final count is between top two candidates from first count; intermediary counts (of 4) not shown
22nd British Columbia election, 1949
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Coalition George Sharratt Pearson 5,860 61.50% unknown
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. David Stupich 3,56437.41%unknown
Union of Electors Herbert William Summers1041.09%unknown
Total valid votes9,528100.00%
Total rejected ballots58
Turnout%
21st British Columbia election, 1945
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Social Credit Alliance George Henry Broughton891.55%unknown
Coalition George Sharratt Pearson 3,124 54.24% unknown
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Joseph White2,54744.22%unknown
Total valid votes5,760100.00%
Total rejected ballots66
Turnout63.19%
20th British Columbia election, 1941
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Conservative Victor Birch Harrison1,20824.17%unknown
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Thomas O'Connor1,61532.31%unknown
  Liberal George Sharratt Pearson 2,17543.52%unknown
Total valid votes4,998100.00%
Total rejected ballots62
Turnout%

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