North Island—Powell River is a federal
electoral district
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in
British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1988 to 1997, and again since 2015. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of
Comox—Powell River riding and contested for the first time at the
34th federal election on 21 November 1988. It was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into
Vancouver Island North riding, and it ceased to be represented in the House of Commons effective at the call of the
36th federal election on 2 June 1997.
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
The 2015 Canadian federal election held on October 19, 2015, saw the Liberal Party, led by Justin Trudeau, win 184 seats, allowing it to form a majority government with Trudeau becoming the next prime minister.
The election was held to elect me ...
, which was held 19 October 2015.
Demographics
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
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
Notes
References
External links
Riding history from the Library 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