Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke is a federal electoral district in Greater Victoria, located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

It was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution, the district came into effect in 2013, and first contested in the general election on Monday October 19th, 2015. Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke encompasses portions of the south Island that were previously included in the electoral districts of Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca and Saanich—Gulf Islands. The riding contains the Township of Esquimalt, the City of Colwood, the District of Metchosin, View Royal, Sooke, as well as the North Quadra, Swan Lake and Cloverdale neighbourhoods in Saanich East along with all of Saanich West. The population of the district was 113,004 in 2011.

The district was originally planned to be named "Saanich—Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca".

The riding was redrawn in accordance to the 2023 representation order.

Demographics + Panethnic groups in Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke (2011−2021)Panethnicgroup202120162011 European 99,360 96,370 95,230 Indigenous 7,255 6,655 5,270 East Asian 5,645 4,820 3,440 South Asian 4,640 3,665 2,890 Southeast Asian 4,365 3,340 2,375 African 1,735 1,300 1,110 Latin American 1,160 785 595 Middle Eastern 970 590 210 Other 1,035 615 395 Total responses 126,165 118,150 111,510 Total population 128,644 120,834 112,969

According to the 2016 Canadian census

Languages: 86.2% English, 2.4% French, 1.5% Punjabi, 1.1% German, 1.0% Cantonese, 1.0% Tagalog Religions (2011): 43.0% Christian (13.7% Catholic, 7.9% Anglican, 5.6% United Church, 2.6% Baptist, 1.3% Lutheran, 1.3% Pentecostal, 1.2% Presbyterian, 9.4% Other), 1.4% Sikh, 52.6% No religion Median income (2015): $37,275 Average income (2015): $45,081

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Election results

2023 representation order

2021 federal election redistributed results Party Vote %   New Democratic 26,306 43.23   Liberal 13,314 21.88   Conservative 12,759 20.97   Green 5,410 8.89   People's 2,828 4.65   Others 234 0.38

2013 representation order

2011 federal election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections Party Vote %   New Democratic 22,324 39.40   Conservative 21,305 37.61   Green 7,287 12.86   Liberal 5,496 9.70   Others 242 0.43

See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

Notes

References