Nanaimo (provincial electoral district)

Nanaimo is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada, in use until 2024.

Demographics Population, 201157,008Area (km2)458Pop. Density (people per km2)124.5

Geography The riding contains most of the city of Nanaimo plus the uninhabited Five Finger Island, Snake Island and Hudson Rocks which are in the Nanaimo C electoral area.

History

The district was known as Nanaimo and the Islands from 1941 to 1963. It was formed of parts of the former ridings of Alberni-Nanaimo and The Islands. In the 1966 election the Nanaimo riding name was restored and the southern part of the riding became Saanich and the Islands. That area is now part of Saanich North and the Islands. An older riding with the name Nanaimo existed from 1871 to 1928.

In 1966, the riding contained the eastern and southern portions of the Nanaimo Regional District, plus Valdes Island and Lasqueti Island.

For the 1979 election, the riding shifted southwards, running from Lantzville in the north to Ladysmith in the south. It also lost Valdes and Lasqueti Islands.

From 1986 to 1991, the riding returned two members. In 1991, the riding shrunk in size. The northern part of the riding, including the northern coast of the City of Nanaimo was transferred to Parksville-Qualicum, while the southern boundary was moved up to the southern limit of the Nanaimo Regional District, except for Valdes Island, which was added back to the riding.

In 2001, the riding's western boundaries were extended to include nearly all of the Nanaimo C Electoral Area.

In 2009, the riding was drastically reduced in size, consisting solely of part of the city of Nanaimo. In the 2017 redistribution, the riding gained part of the City of Nanaimo west of the Nanaimo Parkway.

Under the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution that took effect upon the calling of the 2024 election, the riding was eliminated by being divided north–south between Nanaimo-Lantzville and Nanaimo-Gabriola Island.

Member of the Legislative Assembly Assembly Years Member PartyNanaimo and the Islands20th1941–1945 George Sharratt PearsonLiberal21st1945–1949 Coalition22nd1949–195223rd1952–1953 Larry Giovando Progressive Conservative24th1953–195625th1956–1960 Earle Westwood Social Credit26th1960–196327th1963–1966 David Stupich New DemocraticNanaimo28th1966–1969 David Stupich New Democratic29th1969–1972Frank NeySocial Credit30th1972–1975David StupichNew Democratic31st1975–197932nd1979–198333rd1983–198634th 1986–1988 Dale LovickDavid StupichSeat at this time was a two-member seat Dave Stupich resigned in 1988, Lovick continued to represent district solo until joined by Jan Pullinger in 1989. 1989–1991 Dale LovickJan Pullinger35th1991–1996Dale Lovick36th1996–200137th2001–2005Mike HunterLiberal38th2005–2009Leonard KrogNew Democratic39th2009–201340th2013–201741st2017–20182019–2020 Sheila Malcolmson42nd2020–2024

Election results

^ Change is based on redistributed results

2013 provincial general election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections Party Vote % New Democratic 11,363 45.71 Liberal 9,247 37.19 Green 2,635 10.60 Conservative 1,344 5.41 Others 272 1.09

2005 provincial general election redistributed resultsUBC Election Stock Market: Assumed Transposition of Votes Party % New Democratic 45.4 Liberal 42.5 Green 9.9 Others 2.2

|NDP |Dale Lovick |align="right"|11,135 |align="right"|51.25% |align="right"| |align="right"|$39,246

|NDP |Jan Pullinger |align="right"|14,613 |align="right"|57.12% |align="right"| |align="right"|$36,999

Nanaimo and The Islands (1941-1966)

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Nanaimo (provincial electoral district)

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