Vancouver Island North

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Vancouver Island North
Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia electoral district
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Vancouver Island North in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1996
District abolished2013
First contested 1997
Last contested 2011
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
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 A (Baynes Sound), Comox-Strathcona B (Lazo North), Comox-Strathcona C (Puntledge/Black Creek), Comox-Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake)

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.

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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:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Comox—Alberni
and North Island—Powell River
36th  1997–2000   John Duncan Reform
 2000–2000   Alliance
37th  2000–2003
 2003–2004   Conservative
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008   Catherine J. Bell New Democratic
40th  2008–2011   John Duncan Conservative
41st  2011–2015
Riding dissolved into North Island—Powell River
and Courtenay—Alberni

Election results

2011

2011 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Duncan 27,20646.11+0.33
New Democratic Ronna-Rae Leonard 25,37943.01+1.64
Liberal Mike Holland3,0395.15+0.95
Green Sue Moen3,0185.11-2.90
Independent Jason Draper3040.52-0.12
Marxist–Leninist Frank Martin570.10
Total valid votes/Expense limit59,00399.68
Total rejected ballots1870.32+0.03
Turnout59,19065.49+0.92
Eligible voters90,374
Conservative hold Swing -0.65

2008

2008 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative John Duncan 26,16645.78+5.17$76,173
New Democratic Catherine J. Bell 23,68141.43-0.29$80,622
Green Philip Stone4,5637.98+3.14$12,309
Liberal Geoff Fleischer2,3914.18-8.65$2,026
Independent Jason Draper3610.63
Total valid votes/Expense limit57,162100.0   $171,130
Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +2.73

2006

2006 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Catherine J. Bell 23,56141.72+7.23$80,265
Conservative John Duncan 22,93140.61+5.20$91,651
Liberal Jim Mitchell7,24312.83-8.62$28,226
Green Michael Mascall2,7354.84-3.58$8,685
Total valid votes56,470100.0  
New Democratic gain from Conservative Swing +1.02

Nomination contests

New Democratic Party
CandidateResidenceAugust 14, 2005
Catherine J. Bell Cumberland X

2004

2004 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative John Duncan 18,73335.41-15.62$47,274
New Democratic Catherine J. Bell 18,25034.49+22.78$43,372
Liberal Noor Ahmed11,35221.45-3.39$78,890
Green Pam Munroe4,4568.42+3.22$26,376
Marxist–Leninist Jack East1110.20+0.02
Total valid votes52,902100.0  
Total rejected ballots1360.26+0.01
Turnout53,03865.79+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

Conservative Party of Canada
CandidateResidenceFebruary 28
John Duncan Campbell River X
New Democratic Party
CandidateResidenceMarch 7
Catherine J. Bell Cumberland X
Erik Eriksson Courtenay
Monica Judd Campbell River
Liberal Party of Canada
CandidateResidenceFebruary 22
Nooral Ahmed Courtenay X
David Lewis Gold River
Don Smith Campbell River

2000

2000 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Alliance John Duncan 24,84451.03+3.49$42,203
Liberal Daniel P. Smith12,09224.84+3.92$52,728
New Democratic Alex Turner5,70111.71-11.57$10,377
Progressive Conservative David R. Tingley2,9976.15+2.71$33
Green Pam Munroe2,5325.20+1.95$6,295
Independent John Krell2160.44
Natural Law Nancy More2050.42-0.03
Marxist–Leninist Jack East920.18$90
Total valid votes48,679100.0  
Total rejected ballots1310.27-0.07
Turnout48,81064.48+0.12
Alliance hold Swing -0.22
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the 1997 results of the Reform Party.

1997

1997 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
Reform John Duncan 22,76947.54$31,625
New Democratic Gilbert Popovich11,15223.28$60,126
Liberal David Durrant10,02420.92$14,397
Progressive Conservative Dave Tingley1,6503.44$3,659
Green Hazel Lennox1,5593.25
Christian Heritage John Krell5221.08$2,001
Natural Law Nancy More2180.45
Total valid votes47,894100.0  
Total rejected ballots1610.34
Turnout48,05564.36
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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