Nanaimo—Ladysmith

Nanaimo—Ladysmith is a federal electoral district in British Columbia.

Nanaimo—Ladysmith
British Columbia electoral district
Nanaimo—Ladysmith in relation to other electoral districts in the Vancouver Island area
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Paul Manly
Green
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]114,998
Electors (2015)91,240
Area (km²)[1]1,753
Pop. density (per km²)65.6
Census division(s)Cowichan Valley, Nanaimo
Census subdivision(s)Cowichan Valley G, Cowichan Valley H, Ladysmith, Lantzville, Nanaimo, Nanaimo A, Nanaimo B, Nanaimo C

Nanaimo—Ladysmith was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order.[2] It has come into effect with the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, on August 2, 2015.[3] 55% of the riding came from the previous riding of Nanaimo—Cowichan and 44% from Nanaimo—Alberni.[4]

Demographics
Ethnic groups in Nanaimo—Ladysmith (2016)
Source: 		Population%
Ethnic groupEuropean94,94079.5%
Aboriginal11,4309.6%
Chinese2,4752.1%
South Asian2,0651.7%
Filipino1,0950.9%
Southeast Asian8550.7%
Black7850.7%
Japanese6450.5%
Latin American5100.4%
Korean4300.4%
Arab2750.2%
West Asian1900.2%
Multiple minorities3400.3%
Visible minority, n.i.e.750.1%
Total population122,710100%
According to the Canada 2011 Census[5][6]

Ethnic groups: 86.4% White, 7.1% Aboriginal, 1.8% South Asian, 1.6% Chinese
Languages: 89.9% English, 1.7% French, 1.4% German, 1.0% Chinese
Religions: 43.2% Christian (11.0% Catholic, 7.4% United Church, 7.0% Anglican, 2.0% Baptist, 1.7% Lutheran, 1.6% Pentecostal, 1.3% Presbyterian, 11.2% Other), 53.0% No religion
Median income (2010): $27,826
Average income (2010): $35,078

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament Years Member Party
Nanaimo—Ladysmith
Riding created from Nanaimo—Alberni and Nanaimo—Cowichan
42nd  2015–2019     Sheila Malcolmson New Democratic
 2019–2019     Paul Manly Green
43rd  2019–present

Election results
Graph of election results in Nanaimo—Ladysmith (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
GreenPaul Manly24,84434.6–2.66
ConservativeJohn Hirst18,63425.9+1.02
New DemocraticBob Chamberlin16,98523.6+0.6
LiberalMichelle Corfield9,73513.6+2.51
People'sJennifer Clarke1,0491.5–2.4
IndependentGeoff Stoneman2350.3+0.3
Progressive CanadianBrian Marlatt2070.3–0.32
CommunistJames Chumsa1040.1+0.1
IndependentEcho White710.1+0.1
Total valid votes/Expense limit 71,864100.0  
Total rejected ballots 255
Turnout 72,089
Eligible voters 103,762
Green hold Swing -1.84
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
Canadian federal by-election, May 6, 2019
Resignation of Sheila Malcolmson
Party Candidate Votes%±%
GreenPaul Manly15,30237.26+17.51
ConservativeJohn Hirst10,21524.88+1.52
New DemocraticBob Chamberlin9,44623.00–10.20
LiberalMichelle Corfield4,51510.99–12.52
People'sJennifer Clarke1,2683.09+3.09
Progressive CanadianBrian Marlatt2530.62+0.62
National Citizens AllianceJakob Letkemann660.16+0.16
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,06599.68–
Total rejected ballots 1300.32+0.09
Turnout 41,19541.44-33.56
Eligible voters 99,413
Green gain from New Democratic Swing +13.85
Source: Elections Canada[9]; MacLean's[10]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticSheila Malcolmson23,65133.20-12.06$136,135.63
LiberalTim Tessier16,75323.52+16.84$21,699.17
ConservativeMark Allen MacDonald16,63723.35-17.04$132,376.87
GreenPaul Manly14,07419.76+12.58$145,016.61
Marxist–LeninistJack East1260.18––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 71,24199.78 $236,098.07
Total rejected ballots 1580.22–
Turnout 71,39975.00–
Eligible voters 95,200
New Democratic notional hold Swing -14.45
Source: Elections Canada[11][12][13]
2011 federal election redistributed results[14]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic25,29445.26
  Conservative22,57240.39
  Green4,0097.17
  Liberal3,7336.68
  Others2760.49

References
  1. Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. "Proclamation Declaring the Representation Order to be in Force Effective on the First Dissolution of Parliament that Occurs after May 1, 2014, SI/2013-102" (PDF). Minister of Justice.
  3. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. Final Report – British Columbia
  5. "National Household Survey (NHS) Profile, 2011". 8 May 2013.
  6. "National Household Survey (NHS) Profile, 2011". 8 May 2013.
  7. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  8. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  9. Validated Results - Nanaimo—Ladysmith
  10. MacLean's (May 7, 2019). "Nanaimo–Ladysmith by-election 2019: Live results". MacLean's. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  11. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Nanaimo—Ladysmith, 30 September 2015
  12. Official Voting Results - Nanaimo—Ladysmith
  13. Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
  14. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections


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