Nanaimo—Cowichan is a former federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, which was represented in the House of Commons of Canada between 1988 and 2015. It was located on Vancouver Island.
Demographics Population, 2001116,754Electors86,804Area (km2)Population density (people per km2)
Geography It included, together with more rural areas, the southern portion of the city of Nanaimo, the city of Duncan, the town of Ladysmith, and the District of North Cowichan.
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 and Nanaimo—Ladysmith for the 2015 election.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Election results
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
National Post article on Canadian troops Expenditures – 2000 Expenditures – 1997
External links Website of the Parliament of Canada