Nanaimo—Ladysmith is a federal
electoral district
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in
British Columbia
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, in southeastern
Vancouver Island
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.
Nanaimo—Ladysmith was created by the
2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It has come into effect with the call of the
42nd Canadian federal election, on August 2, 2015.
Five-ninths of the riding came from the previous riding of
Nanaimo—Cowichan and four-ninths from
Nanaimo—Alberni.
Demographics
:''According to the
2021 Canadian census
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''
Languages: 87.4% English, 1.2% French, 1.2% Mandarin
Religions: 62.9% No religion, 31.7% Christian (9.2% Catholic, 4% United Church, 3.9% Anglican, 1.2% Baptist, 1.2% Lutheran), 1.1% Sikh
Median income (2020): $39,600
Average income (2020): $49,080
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the
House of Commons of Canada
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:
Election results
2023 representation order
2013 representation order
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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Notes
References
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British Columbia federal electoral districts
British Columbia federal electoral districts on Vancouver Island
Politics of Nanaimo