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
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Paul Manly Green
District created	2013
First contested	2015
Last contested	2019
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 divisions	Cowichan Valley, Nanaimo
Census subdivisions	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 group	European	94,940	79.5%
	Aboriginal	11,430	9.6%
	Chinese	2,475	2.1%
	South Asian	2,065	1.7%
	Filipino	1,095	0.9%
	Southeast Asian	855	0.7%
	Black	785	0.7%
	Japanese	645	0.5%
	Latin American	510	0.4%
	Korean	430	0.4%
	Arab	275	0.2%
	West Asian	190	0.2%
	Multiple minorities	340	0.3%
	Visible minority, n.i.e.	75	0.1%
Total population		122,710	100%

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
	Green	Paul Manly	24,844	34.6	–2.66
	Conservative	John Hirst	18,634	25.9	+1.02
	New Democratic	Bob Chamberlin	16,985	23.6	+0.6
	Liberal	Michelle Corfield	9,735	13.6	+2.51
	People's	Jennifer Clarke	1,049	1.5	–2.4
	Independent	Geoff Stoneman	235	0.3	+0.3
	Progressive Canadian	Brian Marlatt	207	0.3	–0.32
	Communist	James Chumsa	104	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Echo White	71	0.1	+0.1
Total valid votes/Expense limit			71,864	100.0
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	%	±%
	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	+3.09
	Progressive Canadian	Brian Marlatt	253	0.62	+0.62
	National Citizens Alliance	Jakob Letkemann	66	0.16	+0.16
Total valid votes/Expense limit			41,065	99.68	–
Total rejected ballots			130	0.32	+0.09
Turnout			41,195	41.44	-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 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[11][12][13]

2011 federal election redistributed results[14]
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

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