Nanaimo is the name of several Canadian federal and British Columbia provincial electoral districts, both historical and current, in and around the Vancouver Island city of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Ridings "descended" from the original Nanaimo riding are also listed.
Federal
Current Nanaimo—Ladysmith, federal electoral district since 2015
Historical Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands, federal electoral district 1968–1976 Nanaimo (electoral district), federal electoral district 1903–1962 Nanaimo—Alberni, federal electoral district 1976-1987; 1996–2015 Nanaimo—Cowichan, federal electoral district 1987–2015
Provincial
Current Nanaimo-Gabriola Island 2024–present Nanaimo-Lantzville 2024–present
Historical Nanaimo City 1890–1912 Nanaimo (provincial electoral district) 1871–1890; 1916–1928; 1966–2020 Alberni-Nanaimo 1933–1937 Nanaimo and The Islands 1941–1963 South Nanaimo 1894–1900 North Nanaimo 1894–1900 Nanaimo-Parksville 2001–2005 The Islands 1890; 1903–1937 Newcastle (electoral district) 1903–1920 Cowichan-Newcastle 1924–1963 Nanaimo-North Cowichan 2009–2020
Nanaimo riding did not appear in the 1909 election, but Nanaimo City and The Islands were the Nanaimo-area ridings in the 1909 or 1912 election. The riding of Newcastle appeared in the 1903 election, as did The Islands. For the 1924 election parts of Newcastle (electoral district) helped form the new riding of Cowichan-Newcastle.
See also List of British Columbia provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts
References Electoral History of BC, BC Elections