Nanaimo—Ladysmith is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, in southeastern Vancouver Island.
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 + Panethnic groups in Nanaimo—Ladysmith (2011−2021)Panethnicgroup202120162011 European 104,950 99,615 97,120 Indigenous 11,775 10,125 8,020 East Asian 4,720 3,550 2,600 South Asian 3,250 2,065 1,980 Southeast Asian 2,935 1,950 1,265 African 1,345 785 510 Latin American 770 510 305 Middle Eastern 750 465 280 Other 775 415 365 Total responses 131,265 119,495 112,445 Total population 134,509 122,710 114,998
According to the 2021 Canadian census 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:
Election results
2023 representation order
2021 federal election redistributed results Party Vote % New Democratic 18,307 29.38 Conservative 16,566 26.58 Green 16,110 25.85 Liberal 8,214 13.18 People's 3,123 5.01
2013 representation order
2011 federal election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections Party Vote % New Democratic 25,294 45.26 Conservative 22,572 40.39 Green 4,009 7.17 Liberal 3,733 6.68 Others 276 0.49
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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