Nanaimo—Cowichan is a former federal
electoral district in
British Columbia
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, Canada, which was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada 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, 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 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
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and
Nanaimo—Ladysmith for the
2015 election.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
Members of Parliament
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:
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
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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