Esquimalt—Saanich was a federal
electoral district
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in
British Columbia
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1953 to 1988. This
riding was created in 1952 from parts 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 ...
riding.
It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into
Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca
Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca is a former federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, which was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2015
Demographics
Geography
It initially consisted of:
* the Esq ...
and
Saanich—Gulf Islands
Saanich—Gulf Islands is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988. It is named for its geographical location across the Gulf I ...
ridings. It consisted of the southern part of Vancouver Island and off-shore islands.
Members of Parliament
Election results
See also
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List of Canadian electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect membe ...
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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References
External links
Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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Defunct British Columbia federal electoral districts on Vancouver Island