Nanaimo—Ladysmith
 British Columbia electoral district |
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| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
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| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011)[2] | 114,998 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 91,240 | ||
| Area (km²)[3] | 1,753 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 65.6 | ||
| Census divisions | Cowichan Valley, Nanaimo | ||
| Census subdivisions | Cowichan Valley G, Cowichan Valley H, Ladysmith, Lantzville, Nanaimo, Nanaimo A, Nanaimo B, Nanaimo C | ||
Nanaimo—Ladysmith is a federal electoral district in British Columbia.
Nanaimo—Ladysmith was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order.[4] It has come into effect with the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, on August 2, 2015.[5] 55% of the riding came from the previous riding of Nanaimo—Cowichan and 44% from Nanaimo—Alberni.[6]
Demographics
| Ethnic groups in Nanaimo—Ladysmith (2016) Source: [1] |
Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnic group | European | 94,940 | 79.5% |
| Aboriginal | 11,430 | 9.6% | |
| Chinese | 2,475 | 2.1% | |
| South Asian | 2,065 | 1.7% | |
| Filipino | 1,095 | 0.9% | |
| Southeast Asian | 855 | 0.7% | |
| Black | 785 | 0.7% | |
| Japanese | 645 | 0.5% | |
| Latin American | 510 | 0.4% | |
| Korean | 430 | 0.4% | |
| Arab | 275 | 0.2% | |
| West Asian | 190 | 0.2% | |
| Multiple minorities | 340 | 0.3% | |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 75 | 0.1% | |
| Total population | 122,710 | 100% | |
- According to the Canada 2011 Census[7][8]
Ethnic groups: 86.4% White, 7.1% Aboriginal, 1.8% South Asian, 1.6% Chinese
Languages: 89.9% English, 1.7% French, 1.4% German, 1.0% Chinese
Religions: 43.2% Christian (11.0% Catholic, 7.4% United Church, 7.0% Anglican, 2.0% Baptist, 1.7% Lutheran, 1.6% Pentecostal, 1.3% Presbyterian, 11.2% Other), 53.0% No religion
Median income (2010): $27,826
Average income (2010): $35,078
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Nanaimo—Ladysmith Riding created from Nanaimo—Alberni and Nanaimo—Cowichan |
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| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Sheila Malcolmson | New Democratic | |
| 2019–Present | Paul Manly | Green | ||
Sheila Malcolmson's resignation from the federal seat took effect on January 2, 2019.[9] She resigned as MP in order to run for the NDP in the provincial by-election in Nanaimo set for January 30, 2019.[10] On January 7, 2019, the Chief Electoral Officer received official notice that the seat is vacant. Under the prevailing legislation, the by-election writ must be dropped between January 18 and July 6, 2019. Under the Canada Elections Act, the minimum length of a campaign is 36 days between dropping the writ and election day.[11] On March 30, 2019, Bob Chamberlin was nominated to represent the NDP for the federal election.
| Canadian federal by-election, May 6, 2019 Resignation of Sheila Malcolmson |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Green | Paul Manly | 15,188 | 37.3 | +17.5 | ||||
| Conservative | John Hirst | 10,093 | 24.8 | +1.4 | ||||
| New Democratic | Bob Chamberlin | 9,392 | 23.1 | –10.1 | ||||
| Liberal | Michelle Corfield | 4,478 | 11.0 | –12.5 | ||||
| PPC | Jennifer Clarke | 1,246 | 3.1 | — | ||||
| Progressive Canadian | Brian Marlatt | 248 | 0.6 | – | ||||
| National Citizens Alliance | Jakob Letkemann | 66 | 0.2 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 100.00 | |||||||
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| 2011 federal election redistributed results[12] | |||
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| Party | Vote | % | |
| New Democratic | 25,294 | 45.26 | |
| Conservative | 22,572 | 40.39 | |
| Green | 4,009 | 7.17 | |
| Liberal | 3,733 | 6.68 | |
| Others | 276 | 0.49 | |
References
- ↑ Green Party's Paul Manly wins B.C.'s Nanaimo-Ladysmith byelection. CTV News, May 7, 2019
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 2011
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 2011
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- ↑ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=59018&Data=Count&SearchText=Nanaimo&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
- ↑ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=59018&Data=Count&SearchText=Nanaimo&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1#tabs2
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- ↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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