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North Island—Powell River is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997, and again from 2015 onward. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Comox—Powell River riding. The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into Vancouver Island North riding.

North Island—Powell River
British Columbia electoral district
North Island—Powell River in relation to other electoral districts in the Vancouver Island area
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Rachel Blaney
New Democratic
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]103,458
Electors (2015)79,517
Area (km²)[2]57,911
Pop. density (per km²)1.8
Census division(s)Comox Valley, Mount Waddington, qathet, Strathcona
Census subdivision(s)Campbell River, Comox, Powell River, Gold River, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Alice, Alert Bay, Sayward, Comox Valley B, Comox Valley C, Strathcona C, Strathcona D

The riding consisted of the southern part of Kitimat-Stikine Regional District, the Central Coast Regional District, the Mount Waddington Regional District, the northwest part of the Comox-Strathcona Regional District, the Sunshine Coast Regional District, and the Powell River Regional District, except Electoral Area E.

North Island—Powell River was re-created (initially called Vancouver Island North—Comox—Powell River) by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, which was held 19 October 2015.[3][4]


Demographics


Ethnic groups in North Island—Powell River (2016)
Source: 		Population %
Ethnic groupEuropean83,69080.7%
Aboriginal13,60013.1%
Filipino7600.7%
Chinese6550.6%
South Asian4550.4%
Black4300.4%
Southeast Asian3650.4%
Japanese3050.3%
Latin American2950.3%
Korean2250.2%
West Asian400%
Arab350%
Multiple minorities1150.1%
Visible minority, n.i.e.1150.1%
Total population105,466100%

Members of Parliament


Parliament Years Member Party
North Island—Powell River
Riding created from Comox—Powell River
34th  1988–1993     Ray Skelly New Democratic
35th  1993–1997     John Duncan Reform
Riding dissolved into Vancouver Island North,
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast, Skeena and Cariboo—Chilcotin
Riding re-created from Vancouver Island North and
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
42nd  2015–2019     Rachel Blaney New Democratic
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Electoral history



North Island—Powell River, 2015–present


Graph of election results in North Island—Powell River (since 2015, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticRachel Blaney23,83339.5+1.6
ConservativeShelley Downey21,67036.0+3.4
LiberalJennifer Grenz7,92213.1±0.0
GreenJessica Wegg3,6566.1-8.0
People'sPaul Macknight2,7954.6+2.8
MaverickStacey Gastis3100.5N/A
Marxist–LeninistCarla Neal770.1±0.0
Total valid votes 60,26399.3
Total rejected ballots 4210.7
Turnout 60,68465.3
Eligible voters 92,814
New Democratic hold Swing -0.9
Source: Elections Canada[5]
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2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticRachel Blaney23,83437.9-2.31$59,655.63
ConservativeShelley Downey20,50232.6+6.43$49,894.99
GreenMark de Bruijn8,89114.1+5.94$34,354.18
LiberalPeter Schwarzhoff8,25113.1-12.37none listed
People'sBrian Rundle1,1021.8–$5,894.54
IndependentGlen Staples2870.5–$3,027.54
Marxist–LeninistCarla Neal480.1–none listed
Total valid votes 62,915100.00–
Total rejected ballots 291––
Turnout 63,206––
Eligible voters 89,561
New Democratic hold Swing -4.37
Source: Elections Canada[6]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticRachel Blaney24,34040.21-1.53$139,441.92
ConservativeLaura Smith15,84026.17-19.86$83,346.00
LiberalPeter Schwarzhoff15,41625.47+19.11$40,436.14
GreenBrenda Sayers4,9408.16+3.01$37,000.01
Total valid votes/Expense limit 60,53699.71 $268,365.27
Total rejected ballots 1770.29–
Turnout 60,71375.21–
Eligible voters 80,730
New Democratic notional gain from Conservative Swing +9.17
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2011 federal election redistributed results[9]
Party Vote  %
  Conservative23,42546.03
  New Democratic21,23941.74
  Liberal3,2366.36
  Green2,6235.15
  Others3670.72

North Island—Powell River, 1988–1997


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1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ReformJohn Duncan18,25539.31+37.63
LiberalAl Huddlestan11,87725.57+9.46
New DemocraticRaymond Skelly7,79416.78−35.24
Progressive ConservativeMark von Schellwitz3,6827.93−16.49
NationalMark A. Grenier3,4087.34–
GreenMichael Mascall1,0152.19+0.97
Natural LawWayne A. Melvin2540.55–
Canada PartyJames Peter Turner1590.34–
Total valid votes 46,444100.0  
Reform gain from New Democratic Swing +14.08
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1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticRaymond Skelly22,17952.02
Progressive ConservativeMichel Rabu10,41124.42
LiberalAllan Warnke6,86716.11
Christian HeritageJohn A. Krell1,5213.57
ReformDodd W. Pellant7181.68
GreenMichael Conway-Brown5191.22
RhinocerosPhilip John Hicks2990.70
CommunistNickolas Chernoff1210.28
Total valid votes 42,635100.00  
This riding was created from Comox—Powell River, and New Democrat Ray Skelly was the incumbent.

See also



References


  1. Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. "Government Bill (House of Commons) C-37 (41-2) - Third Reading - Riding Name Change Act, 2014 - Parliament of Canada".
  5. "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  6. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  7. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for North Island—Powell River, 30 September 2015
  8. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  9. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections




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