Nanaimo—Cowichan British Columbia electoral district |
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Nanaimo—Cowichan in relation to other Vancouver Island federal electoral districts. |
Coordinates: |
48°50′10″N 124°03′47″W / 48.836°N 124.063°W / 48.836; -124.063Coordinates: 48°50′10″N 124°03′47″W / 48.836°N 124.063°W / 48.836; -124.063 |
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Defunct federal electoral district |
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Legislature |
House of Commons |
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District created |
1987 |
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First contested |
1988 |
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Last contested |
2011 |
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District webpage |
profile, map |
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Demographics |
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Population (2011)[1] |
131,118 |
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Electors (2011) |
96,034 |
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Area (km²)[2] |
3,849.38 |
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Census divisions |
Cowichan Valley, Nanaimo |
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Census subdivisions |
Nanaimo, North Cowichan, Ladysmith, Duncan, Cowichan Valley A, Cowichan Valley B, Cowichan Valley C, Cowichan Valley E, Nanaimo A, Nanaimo B |
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Nanaimo—Cowichan is a former federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, which was represented in the House of Commons of Canada between 1988 and 2015. It was located on Vancouver Island.
Demographics
Population, 2001 |
116,754 |
Electors |
86,804 |
Area (km²) |
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Population density (people per km²) |
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Election results
Canadian federal election, 2008 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
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New Democratic | Jean Crowder | 27,454 | 45.18 | -1.59 | $77,175 |
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Conservative | Reed Elley | 22,844 | 37.59 | +5.47 | $85,776 |
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Green | Christina Knighton | 5,816 | 9.56 | +4.48 | $6,368 |
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Liberal | Brian Scott | 4,483 | 7.37 | -7.94 | $19,279 |
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Marxist–Leninist | Jack East | 182 | 0.39 | +0.15 | |
Total valid votes/Expense limit |
60,779 | 100.0 | | $94,753 |
Total rejected ballots |
156 | 0.26 |
Turnout |
60,935 | 63.45 |
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New Democratic hold |
Swing |
-3.53
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Canadian federal election, 2006 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
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New Democratic | Jean Crowder | 28,558 | 46.77 | +3.06 | $58,554 |
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Conservative | Norm Sowden | 19,615 | 32.12 | -0.65 | |
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Liberal | Brian Scott | 9,352 | 15.31 | -0.71 | $14,209 |
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Green | Harold Henn | 3,107 | 5.08 | -1.53 | $1,476 |
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Canadian Action | Jeff Warr | 227 | 0.45 | -0.01 | $913 |
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Marxist–Leninist | Jack East | 148 | 0.24 | – | |
Total valid votes |
61,057 | 100.0 |
Total rejected ballots |
135 | 0.22 |
Turnout |
61,192 |
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New Democratic hold |
Swing |
+1.86
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Canadian federal election, 2004 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
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New Democratic | Jean Crowder | 25,243 | 43.71 | +26.75 | $63,401 |
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Conservative | Dave Quist | 18,928 | 32.77 | -21.04 | $62,967 |
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Liberal | Lloyd Macilquham | 9,257 | 16.02 | -5.39 | $16,671 |
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Green | Harold Henn | 3,822 | 6.61 | +4.26 | |
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Canadian Action | Jeffrey Ian Warr | 270 | 0.46 | -2.49 | |
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Independent | Brunie Brunie | 229 | 0.39 | – | $635 |
Total valid votes |
57,749 | 100.0 |
Total rejected ballots |
147 | 0.25 | -0.07 |
Turnout |
57,896 | 66.70 |
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New Democratic gain from Conservative |
Swing |
+23.90
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Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in the 2000 election. |
Canadian federal election, 2000 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
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Alliance | Reed Elley | 23,641 | 46.63 | +1.68 | $50,405 |
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Liberal | Marshall Cooper | 10,857 | 21.41 | +0.28 | $24,987 |
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New Democratic | Garth Mirau | 8,599 | 16.96 | -9.02 | $33,131 |
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Progressive Conservative | Cynthia-Mary Hemsworth | 3,640 | 7.18 | +2.96 | $993 |
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Canadian Action | Doug Catley | 1,500 | 2.95 | +1.53 | $2,916 |
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Marijuana | Meaghan Walker-Williams | 1,262 | 2.48 | – | |
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Green | Norm Abbey | 1,196 | 2.35 | +0.52 | $990 |
Total valid votes |
50,695 | 100.0 |
Total rejected ballots |
164 | 0.32 | -0.09 |
Turnout |
50,859 | 64.56 | -0.65 |
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Alliance hold |
Swing |
+0.70
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Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in the 1997 election. |
Canadian federal election, 1997 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
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Reform | Reed Elley | 22,685 | 44.95 | +5.12 | $44,831 |
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New Democratic | Garth Mirau | 13,112 | 25.98 | +3.53 | $58,293 |
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Liberal | Michael Garland Coleman | 10,663 | 21.13 | -0.57 | $19,351 |
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Progressive Conservative | Lindsay Parcells | 2,131 | 4.22 | -4.51 | $4,777 |
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Green | Karen Margo Shillington | 928 | 1.83 | – | $996 |
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Canadian Action | Doug Catley | 720 | 1.42 | – | $1,783 |
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Natural Law | Frank S. James Malaka | 224 | 0.44 | -0.35 | |
Total valid votes |
50,463 | 100.0 |
Total rejected ballots |
206 | 0.41 |
Turnout |
50,669 | 65.21 |
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Reform hold |
Swing |
+0.80
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