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Parksville-Qualicum
Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia electoral district
British Columbia 2015 Parksville-Qualicum.svg
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
District created1990
First contested 1991
Last contested 2020
Demographics
Population (2015)54,089
Area (km²)978

Parksville-Qualicum is the name of a former provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia in use from 1991 to 2001 and again from 2009 to 2024. The riding consisted of the city of Parksville, the town of Qualicum Beach and the communities of Lantzville and Nanoose Bay.

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It was first contested in the 1991 election. Following redistribution, the area became part of the Nanaimo-Parksville and Alberni-Qualicum ridings. It was again contested in the 2009 general election, and was won by Liberal, Ron Cantelon. Under the 2021 resistribution that took effect for the 2024 election, a substantial reorganization of electoral boundaries in the Nanaimo and mid-Island area saw Parksville-Qualicum dissolved, with the majority of its territory and population being added to Ladysmith-Oceanside while Lantzville and the portion of the City of Nanaimo in the district joined Nanaimo-Lantzville. [1]

Demographics

Population (2015)54,089
Area (km2)978
Pop. density (people per km2)55.3
Source: [2]

MLAs

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Parksville-Qualicum
35th 1991–1996 Leonard Krog New Democratic
36th 1996–1998 Paul Reitsma Liberal
1998–2001 Judith Reid
Riding redistributed into Nanaimo-Parksville
39th 2009–2013 Ron Cantelon Liberal
40th 2013–2017 Michelle Stilwell
41st 2017–2020
42nd 2020–2023 Adam Walker New Democratic
2023–2024 Independent

Electoral history

2020 election results by polling area Results of the 2020 British Columbia General Election in Parksville-Qualicum.svg
2020 election results by polling area
2020 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Adam Walker 13,20742.00+13.34$6,991.73
Liberal Michelle Stilwell 11,15535.47−9.66$45,718.10
Green Rob Lyon5,22716.62−8.82$2,772.94
Conservative Don Purdey1,4044.46–$1,413.44
Independent John St John4541.44–$0.00
Total valid votes31,447100.00–
Total rejected ballots  
Turnout  
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC [3] [4]
2017 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Michelle Stilwell 13,60445.13−5.00$53,948
New Democratic Sue Powell9,18928.66−8.40$44,326
Green Glenn Sollitt8,15725.44–$10,490
Refederation Terry Hand2450.77–$0
Total valid votes32,059100.00–
Total rejected ballots1590.49−0.15
Turnout32,21870.21+2.27
Registered voters45,891
Source: Elections BC [5] [6]
2013 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Michelle Stilwell 1451850.13
New Democratic Barry Avis1073237.06
Conservative David Bernard Coupland371012.81
Total valid votes28960100.00
Total rejected ballots1860.64
Turnout2914667.94
Source: Elections BC [7]
2009 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ron Cantelon 13,71651.420.00
New Democratic Leanne Salter10,13638.00-0.65
Green Wayne Osborne2,5739.64+1.20
Refederation Bruce Ryder2510.94+0.06
Total valid votes26,676 100.00
Total rejected ballots131 0.49
Turnout26,80765.70
Eligible voters40,805
Liberal hold Swing +0.65
2005 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ron Cantelon 15,79951.42-11.18
New Democratic Carol McNamee11,85438.65+17.54
Green Jordan Ellis2,5428.44-1.87
Refederation Bruce Ryder2800.88–
Marijuana Richard Payne1840.61-1.67
Total valid votes32,169 100.00
Total rejected ballots127 0.39
Turnout26,80769.56
Eligible voters46,428
Liberal hold Swing -14.36
2001 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Judith Reid 17,35662.60+9.99$38,337
New Democratic Jamie Brennan5,85221.11-1.58$11,643
Green Phil Carson3,19211.51+9.77$1,643
Unity Daniel Stelmacker6932.50-3.42$1,992
Marijuana Leonard Martin Melman6342.28–$505
Total valid votes27,727 100.00
Total rejected ballots105 0.38
Turnout27,832 74.94
Liberal hold Swing +5.79
British Columbia provincial by-election, December 14, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Judith Reid 13,86252.61+11.42$80,746
New Democratic Leonard Krog 5,97822.69-17.03$51,078
Progressive Democrat Bruce Hampson3,58513.61+8.50$32,872
Reform Roger Rocan1,5605.92-6.19$13,303
Green Stuart Parker 4581.74+0.45$100
Independent Brunie Brunie4191.67–$650
Independent Bruce Ryder1630.62–$106
Independent Les Blank1360.51–$923
Family Coalition Mary Elinor Moreau940.35–$1,849
British Columbia Party John Motiuk740.28–$9,988
Total valid votes/expense limit 26,349 100.0   –  
Total rejected ballots 55 0.38  
Turnout 26,404 60.09  
Liberal hold Swing +14.22
By-election due to the resignation of Paul Reitsma
Source(s)
"December 14, 1998 By-election" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. December 14, 1998. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
1996 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Paul Reitsma 13,45941.19+5.90
New Democratic Leonard Krog 12,97639.72-0.52
Reform Teunis Westbroek5,84612.11–
Progressive Democrat Garner Stone1,6695.11–
Green Mark Robinson 4221.29+0.12
Natural Law Cliff Brown1100.34–
Common SenseDavid Martin810.24–
Total valid votes32,672 100.00
Total rejected ballots1430.44
Turnout32,81577.12
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +3.21
1991 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
New Democratic Leonard Krog 10,40840.24$47,385.69
Liberal William J. Patrick9,12835.29$4,703.30
Social Credit Janet Crapo5,84622.60$67,722.89
Green Ernie Yacob3031.17$$596.50
Family Coalition Augustine J. Cunningham1800.70$439.00
Total valid votes25,863 100.00
Total rejected ballots398
Turnout26,26179.24

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  2. ↑ "Population of proposed electoral districts" (PDF). Elections BC . Retrieved January 16, 2021.
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  7. ↑ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.

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