Nanaimo—Ladysmith is a federal electoral district in British Columbia.
Nanaimo—Ladysmith in relation to other electoral districts in the Vancouver Island area | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
New Democratic | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| District webpage | profile, 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]
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
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 |
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| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Sheila Malcolmson | New Democratic | |
| 2019–2019 | Paul Manly | Green | ||
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
| 44th | 2021–present | Lisa Marie Barron | New Democratic | |
| 2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Lisa Marie Barron | 19,826 | 28.8 | +5.2 | ||||
| Conservative | Tamara Kronis | 18,627 | 27.1 | +1.2 | ||||
| Green | Paul Manly | 17,640 | 25.7 | -8.9 | ||||
| Liberal | Michelle Corfield | 9,314 | 13.5 | -0.1 | ||||
| People's | Stephen Welton | 3,358 | 4.9 | +3.4 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 68,765 | 99.6 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 277 | 0.4 | ||||||
| Turnout | 69,042 | 64.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 107,926 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Green | Swing | +2.0 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7] | ||||||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Green | Paul Manly | 24,844 | 34.57 | –2.69 | $113,671.60 | |||
| Conservative | John Hirst | 18,634 | 25.93 | +1.05 | none listed | |||
| New Democratic | Bob Chamberlin | 16,985 | 23.63 | +0.63 | none listed | |||
| Liberal | Michelle Corfield | 9,735 | 13.55 | +2.55 | $54,697.02 | |||
| People's | Jennifer Clarke | 1,049 | 1.46 | –1.63 | none listed | |||
| Independent | Geoff Stoneman | 235 | 0.33 | none listed | ||||
| Progressive Canadian | Brian Marlatt | 207 | 0.29 | –0.33 | none listed | |||
| Communist | James Chumsa | 104 | 0.14 | none listed | ||||
| Independent | Echo White | 71 | 0.10 | $360.48 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 71,864 | 99.69 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 255 | 0.31 | -0.00 | |||||
| Turnout | 72,089 | 68.87 | +27.70 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 104,678 | |||||||
| Green hold | Swing | -1.87 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9] | ||||||||
Resignation of Sheila Malcolmson | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Green | Paul Manly | 15,302 | 37.26 | +17.51 | ||||
| Conservative | John Hirst | 10,215 | 24.88 | +1.52 | ||||
| New Democratic | Bob Chamberlin | 9,446 | 23.00 | –10.20 | ||||
| Liberal | Michelle Corfield | 4,515 | 10.99 | –12.52 | ||||
| People's | Jennifer Clarke | 1,268 | 3.09 | |||||
| Progressive Canadian | Brian Marlatt | 253 | 0.62 | |||||
| National Citizens Alliance | Jakob Letkemann | 66 | 0.16 | |||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 41,065 | 99.68 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 130 | 0.32 | +0.09 | |||||
| Turnout | 41,195 | 41.16 | -33.84 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 100,074 | |||||||
| Green gain from New Democratic | Swing | +13.85 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10]; MacLean's[11] | ||||||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Sheila Malcolmson | 23,651 | 33.20 | -12.06 | $136,135.63 | |||
| Liberal | Tim Tessier | 16,753 | 23.52 | +16.84 | $21,699.17 | |||
| Conservative | Mark Allen MacDonald | 16,637 | 23.35 | -17.04 | $132,376.87 | |||
| Green | Paul Manly | 14,074 | 19.76 | +12.58 | $145,016.61 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Jack East | 126 | 0.18 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 71,241 | 99.78 | $236,098.07 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 158 | 0.22 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 71,399 | 75.00 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 95,200 | |||||||
| New Democratic notional hold | Swing | -14.45 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[12][13][14] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[15] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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