North Island—Powell River is a federal
electoral district in
British Columbia
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997, and again from 2015 onward. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of
Comox—Powell River
Comox—Powell River 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 Coast Chilcotin, Comox–Alberni and ...
riding. The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into
Vancouver Island North
Vancouver Island North is a former federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015.
Geography
The district included the Regional Districts of Comox Valley, Strat ...
riding.
The riding consisted of the southern part of Kitimat-Stikine Regional District, the Central Coast Regional District, the Mount Waddington Regional District, the northwest part of the Comox-Strathcona Regional District, the Sunshine Coast Regional District, and the Powell River Regional District, except Electoral Area E.
North Island—Powell River was re-created (initially called Vancouver Island North—Comox—Powell River) by the
2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the
42nd Canadian federal election, which was held 19 October 2015.
Demographics
*Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on
2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution
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riding boundaries.
Members of Parliament
Electoral history
North Island—Powell River, 2015–present
North Island—Powell River, 1988–1997
See also
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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 ...
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Past Canadian electoral districts
This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. In 1999 and 2003, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was elected using the same districts within that province. ...
Notes
References
External links
Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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British Columbia federal electoral districts
British Columbia federal electoral districts on Vancouver Island
Campbell River, British Columbia
Courtenay, British Columbia
Powell River, British Columbia