Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands was a federal

electoral district An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...

—also known as a "riding"—in

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, Canada, that was represented in the

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from 1962 to 1979. This riding was created in 1962 from

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 ...

. The 1966 electoral redistribution saw this riding gain territory from

Metchosin The District of Metchosin () is a municipality and community in Greater Victoria on the southern tip of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It is a coastal community adjacent to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Metchosin is part of the We ...

and lose territory in the northern end toward the

Englishman River Englishman River ( Halkomelem: K̓wal̓uxw) is a river in the eastern side of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It starts on the eastern slopes of the Beaufort Range, originating from tiny Jewel Lake and flowing in an easterly direction ...

. This riding was dissolved into

Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988. This Riding (division), riding was created in 1 ...

and Nanaimo—Alberni in 1979.

Members of Parliament

Election results

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* Website of th
Parliament of Canada

Elections Canada riding history
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nanaimo-Cowichan-The Islands Defunct British Columbia federal electoral districts on Vancouver Island Tommy Douglas

Members of Parliament

Election results

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