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Former electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver Island North electoral district Vancouver Island North in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts
Legislature House of Commons District created 1996 District abolished 2013 First contested 1997 Last contested 2011 District webpage profile , map Population (2011 )[ 1] 118,374 Electors (2011)89,063 Area (km²)[ 2] 49,144.61 Census subdivision(s) Campbell River , Comox , Courtenay , Port Hardy , Cumberland , Port McNeill , Comox-Strathcona A (Baynes Sound) , Comox-Strathcona B (Lazo North) , Comox-Strathcona C (Puntledge/Black Creek) , Comox-Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake)
Vancouver Island North is a former federal electoral district in British Columbia , Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015.
The district included the Regional Districts of Comox Valley , Strathcona , Mount Waddington and the southern half of Central Coast excluding Calvert Island and Hunter Island . These regional districts include the towns of Campbell River , Comox , Courtenay , Port Alice , Port McNeill , Port Hardy , Alert Bay , Quadra Island , Denman Island and Hornby Island .
The electoral district was created in 1996 from Comox—Alberni and North Island—Powell River ridings .
The 2012 electoral redistribution dissolved the riding into the new ridings of North Island—Powell River and Courtenay—Alberni for the 2015 election .
Members of Parliament [ edit ] This riding elected the following members of Parliament :
2008 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Conservative John Duncan 26,166
45.78
+5.17
$76,173
New Democratic Catherine J. Bell 23,681
41.43
-0.29
$80,622
Green Philip Stone
4,563
7.98
+3.14
$12,309
Liberal Geoff Fleischer
2,391
4.18
-8.65
$2,026
Independent Jason Draper
361
0.63
–
Total valid votes/Expense limit
57,162 100.0 $171,130
Conservative gain from New Democratic
Swing
+2.73
Nomination contests
2004 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Conservative John Duncan 18,733
35.41
-15.62
$47,274
New Democratic Catherine J. Bell 18,250
34.49
+22.78
$43,372
Liberal Noor Ahmed
11,352
21.45
-3.39
$78,890
Green Pam Munroe
4,456
8.42
+3.22
$26,376
Marxist–Leninist Jack East
111
0.20
+0.02
Total valid votes
52,902 100.0
Total rejected ballots
136 0.26 +0.01
Turnout
53,038 65.79 +1.31
Conservative hold
Swing
-19.20
Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined total of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives.
Nomination contests
2000 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Alliance John Duncan 24,844
51.03
+3.49
$42,203
Liberal Daniel P. Smith
12,092
24.84
+3.92
$52,728
New Democratic Alex Turner
5,701
11.71
-11.57
$10,377
Progressive Conservative David R. Tingley
2,997
6.15
+2.71
$33
Green Pam Munroe
2,532
5.20
+1.95
$6,295
Independent John Krell
216
0.44
–
Natural Law Nancy More
205
0.42
-0.03
Marxist–Leninist Jack East
92
0.18
–
$90
Total valid votes
48,679 100.0
Total rejected ballots
131 0.27 -0.07
Turnout
48,810 64.48 +0.12
Alliance hold
Swing
-0.22
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the 1997 results of the Reform Party.
1997 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Reform John Duncan 22,769
47.54
$31,625
New Democratic Gilbert Popovich
11,152
23.28
$60,126
Liberal David Durrant
10,024
20.92
$14,397
Progressive Conservative Dave Tingley
1,650
3.44
$3,659
Green Hazel Lennox
1,559
3.25
Christian Heritage John Krell
522
1.08
$2,001
Natural Law Nancy More
218
0.45
Total valid votes
47,894 100.0
Total rejected ballots
161 0.34
Turnout
48,055 64.36
This riding was created from Comox—Alberni and North Island—Powell River , both of which elected a Reform candidate in the previous election. John Duncan was the incumbent from North Island—Powell River.
50°16′N 126°58′W / 50.27°N 126.96°W / 50.27; -126.96
British Columbia electoral district