Nanaimo—Cowichan is a former federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, which was represented in the House of Commons of Canada between 1988 and 2015. It was located on Vancouver Island.

Demographics

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|Population, 2001

|116,754

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|Electors

|86,804

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|Population density (people per km<sup>2</sup>)

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Geography

It included, together with more rural areas, the southern portion of the city of Nanaimo, the city of Duncan, the town of Ladysmith, and the District of North Cowichan.

History

The electoral district was created in 1987 from parts of Nanaimo–Alberni and Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands ridings. The 2012 electoral redistribution saw this riding dissolved into the new ridings of Cowichan—Malahat—Langford and Nanaimo—Ladysmith for the 2015 election.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

See also

  • List of Canadian electoral districts
  • Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

  • National Post article on Canadian troops
  • Library of Parliament Riding Profile
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada&nbsp;– 2008
  • Expenditures - 2004
  • Expenditures&nbsp;– 2000
  • Expenditures&nbsp;– 1997
  • Website of the Parliament of Canada
  • Map of Nanaimo—Cowichan riding archived by Elections Canada
  • Imagine the Cowichan, part of Simon Fraser University's Imagine BC series