Nanaimo is a provincial

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for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.

Demographics

Geography

The riding contains most of the city of Nanaimo plus the uninhabited

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, 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 Alberni-Nanaimo was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia which was used only in the general elections of 1933 and 1937. For other current and historical ridings on Vancouver Island, please see Vancouver I ...

and

The Islands The Islands was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the 1890 British Columbia general election, 1890 provincial election and lasted until it was integrated into the new ...

. 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

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and

Lasqueti Island Lasqueti Island ( ) is an island off the east coast of Vancouver Island in the Strait of Georgia, qathet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada and has a population of 498. A passenger-only ferry connects the island to the community of F ...

. For the 1979 election, the riding shifted southwards, running from

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in the north to

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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

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, 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 Nanaimo ( ) is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2021 census, it had a population of 99,863, and it is known as "The Harbour City." The city was previously known as the "Hub City," which was ...

Member of Legislative Assembly

Election results

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, align="right", 14,613 , align="right", 57.12% , align="right", , align="right", $36,999 , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total Valid Votes !align="right", 25,583 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total Rejected Ballots !align="right", 183 !align="right", 0.71% !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", 25,766 !align="right", 54.29% !align="right", !align="right", , - ,

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, align="right", 18,213 , align="right", 26.52% , align="right", , align="right", ,

, Dale Lovick , align="right", 17,251 , align="right", 25.11% , align="right", , align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total Valid Votes !align="right", 68,689 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total Rejected Ballots !align="right", 773 !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=7, ¹ two-member seat during this election , - ,

, align="right", 17,436 , align="right", 52.17% , align="right", , align="right", ,

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, Shelagh J.F. (Sue) Matthews , align="right", 554 , align="right", 1.66% , align="right", , align="right", , Independent , Howard Peter Yearwood , align="right", 228 , align="right", 0.68% , align="right", , align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total Valid Votes !align="right", 33,423 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total Rejected Ballots !align="right", 269 !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=7, , - ,

, align="right", 17,021 , align="right", 58.69% , align="right", , align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total Valid Votes !align="right", 29,000 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total Rejected Ballots !align="right", 420 !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - ,

, align="right", 12,177 , align="right", 49.08% , align="right", , align="right", , Progressive Conservative , Marjorie Ennis Moore , align="right", 869 , align="right", 3.50% , align="right", , align="right", ,

, William Harold Matthews , align="right", 636 , align="right", 2.56% , align="right", , align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total Valid Votes !align="right", 24,813 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total Rejected Ballots !align="right", 187 !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - ,

, align="right", 10,478 , align="right", 52.60% , align="right", , align="right", , Progressive Conservative , Graeme C. Roberts , align="right", 1,880 , align="right", 9.44% , align="right", , align="right", ,

, Lloyd Schoop , align="right", 916 , align="right", 4.60% , align="right", , align="right", , Independent , Nelson Edward Allen , align="right", 238 , align="right", 1.19% , align="right", , align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total Valid Votes !align="right", 19,921 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total Rejected Ballots !align="right", 327 !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - ,

, align="right", 7,790 , align="right", 46.47% , align="right", , align="right", ,

, Robert Steven Plecas , align="right", 722 , align="right", 4.31% , align="right", , align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total Valid Votes !align="right", 16,764 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total Rejected Ballots !align="right", 153 !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - ,

, align="right", 5,625 , align="right", 47.99% , align="right", , align="right", ,

, Robert Paul Goseltine , align="right", 516 , align="right", 4.40% , align="right", , align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total Valid Votes !align="right", 11,721 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total Rejected Ballots !align="right", 114 !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right",

Nanaimo and The Islands (1941-1966)

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, align="right", 4,278 , align="right", 42.44% , align="right", , align="right", unknown ,

, Robert Clayton Weir , align="right", 960 , align="right", 9.52% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Progressive Conservative , Cornelia Petronella Adriana Wildman , align="right", 582 , align="right", 5.77% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 10,079 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 79 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", 65.33% !align="right", !align="right", , - , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. , Colin Cameron , align="right", 4,548 , align="right", 41.87% , align="right", , align="right", unknown ,

, Hugh Basil Heath , align="right", 1,036 , align="right", 9.54% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Progressive Conservative , Edward Drewry Strongitharm , align="right", 607 , align="right", 5.59% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 10,862 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 151 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - , Independent , Edward Joseph Brewster , align="right", 69 , align="right", 0.77% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. , Arthur Roderick Glen , align="right", 2,963 , align="right", 32.92% , align="right", , align="right", unknown ,

, Peter Maffeo , align="right", 2,142 , align="right", 23.80% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 9,001 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 109 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - ,

, Elmer Pearce Bradshaw , align="right", 1,375 , align="right", 13.99% , align="right", - , align="right", - % , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Independent , Edward Joseph Brewster , align="right", 32 , align="right", 0.33% , align="right", - , align="right", - % , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Progressive Conservative ,

Larry Giovando Larry Giovando also known formally as Lorenzo Giovando (March 10, 1905 – May 25, 1982) was twice MLA in British Columbia's Legislative Assembly for the Conservative Party of British Columbia for the seat of Nanaimo and the Islands. His 1 ...

, align="right", 2,046 , align="right", 20.82% , align="right", 4,376 , align="right", 50.10% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. ,

, align="right", 3,631 , align="right", 36.96% , align="right", 4,358 , align="right", 49.90% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Labor-Progressive , Grace Ellen Tickson , align="right", 115 , align="right", 1.17% , align="right", - , align="right", -% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 9,825 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", 8,734 !align="right", % !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 363 !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total Registered Voters !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=9, Preferential ballot; final count is between top two candidates from first count; intermediary counts (of 5) not shown , - ,

, Elmer Pearce Bradshaw , align="right", 2,263 , align="right", 21.59% , align="right", - , align="right", - % , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Progressive Conservative ,

, align="right", 3,346 , align="right", 31.92% , align="right", 5,144 , align="right", 52.89% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Labor-Progressive , Nigel Morgan , align="right", 207 , align="right", 1.97% , align="right", - , align="right", -% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. ,

, align="right", 3,715 , align="right", 35.44% , align="right", 4,581 , align="right", 47.11% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 10,482 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", 9,725 !align="right", % !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 207 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=9, ¹ Preferential ballot; final count is between top two candidates from first count; intermediary counts (of 4) not shown , - , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. ,

, align="right", 3,564 , align="right", 37.41% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 9,528 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 58 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. , Joseph White , align="right", 2,547 , align="right", 44.22% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 5,760 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 66 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", 63.19% !align="right", !align="right", , - , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. , Thomas O'Connor , align="right", 1,615 , align="right", 32.31% , align="right", , align="right", unknown ,

George Sharratt Pearson George Sharratt Pearson (April 27, 1880 – August 24, 1966) was a Canadian politician in the province of British Columbia. He represented the ridings of Nanaimo from 1928 to 1933, Alberni-Nanaimo from 1933 to 1941 and Nanaimo and the Islands ...

, align="right", 2,175 , align="right", 43.52% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 4,998 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 62 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right",

External links

BC Stats Profile - 2001Results of 2001 election (pdf)2001 Expenditures1996 ExpendituresWebsite of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

References

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