Nanaimo—Cowichan is a former federal
electoral district
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in
British Columbia
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, Canada, which was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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between 1988 and 2015. It was located on
Vancouver Island
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.
Demographics
Geography
It included, together with more rural areas, the southern portion of the city of
Nanaimo
Nanaimo ( ) is a city of about 100,000 on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. "The Harbour City" was previously known as the "Hub City", which was attributed to its original layout design with streets radiating fr ...
, the city of
Duncan, the town of
Ladysmith, and the District of
North Cowichan
North Cowichan (Canada 2021 Census population 31,990) is a district municipality established in 1873 on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. The municipality is part of the Cowichan Valley Regional District. North Cowichan is noted fo ...
.
History
The electoral district was created in 1987 from parts of
Nanaimo–Alberni and
Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands ridings. The
2012 electoral redistribution saw this riding dissolved into the new ridings of
Cowichan—Malahat—Langford and
Nanaimo—Ladysmith
Nanaimo—Ladysmith is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, in southeastern Vancouver Island.
Nanaimo—Ladysmith was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representat ...
for the
2015 election.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
members of Parliament:
Election results
See also
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List of Canadian electoral districts
This is a list of Canada's 343 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2023 Representation Order''.
Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect membe ...
*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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Federal electoral districts in Canada are re-adjusted every ten years based on the ...
References
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National Post article on Canadian troopsLibrary of Parliament Riding ProfileCampaign expense data from Elections Canada – 2008Expenditures - 2004Expenditures – 2000Expenditures – 1997
External links
* Website of th
Parliament of CanadaMap of Nanaimo—Cowichan riding archived by Elections Canada part of Simon Fraser University'
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Defunct British Columbia federal electoral districts on Vancouver Island
Duncan, British Columbia
Politics of Nanaimo