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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The House of Common ...
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 on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. As of the Canada 2021 Census, 2021 census, it had a population of 99,863, and it is known as "The Harbour City." The city was previously known as the "H ...
, the City of
Duncan, the Town of
Ladysmith Ladysmith may refer to:
* Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
* Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
* Ladysmith, Wisconsin, United States
* Ladysmith, New South Wales, Australia
* Ladysmith, Virginia, United States
* Ladysmith Island, Queenslan ...
, 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 for ...
.
History
The electoral district was created in 1987 from parts of
Nanaimo–Alberni and
Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands
Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988.
This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Isl ...
ridings.
The
2012 electoral redistribution saw this riding dissolved into the new ridings of
Cowichan—Malahat—Langford
Cowichan—Malahat—Langford is a federal electoral district in British Columbia. It encompasses a portion of British Columbia previously included in the electoral districts of Nanaimo—Cowichan and Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca.
Cowichan—Malaha ...
and
Nanaimo—Ladysmith
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. It has come into effect ...
for the
2015 election.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
Members of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
:
Election results
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2013 Representation Order''.
Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
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References
*
National Post article on Canadian troopsLibrary of Parliament Riding ProfileCampaign expense data from Elections Canada – 2008Expenditures - 2004Expenditures – 2000Expenditures – 1997
Notes
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