Vancouver Island North

Vancouver Island North
British Columbia electoral district
	Vancouver Island North in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1996
District abolished	2013
First contested	1997
Last contested	2011
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)	118,374
Electors (2011)	89,063
Area (km²)	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.

Geography

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.

History

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

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Riding created from Comox—Alberni and North Island—Powell River
36th	1997–2000	John Duncan	Reform
36th	2000–2000		Alliance
37th	2000–2003		Alliance
37th	2003–2004		Conservative
38th	2004–2006		Conservative
39th	2006–2008	Catherine J. Bell	New Democratic
40th	2008–2011	John Duncan	Conservative
41st	2011–2015	John Duncan	Conservative
Riding dissolved into North Island—Powell River and Courtenay—Alberni

Election results

2011

2011 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	John Duncan	27,206	46.11	+0.33	$103,125.07
	New Democratic	Ronna-Rae Leonard	25,379	43.01	+1.64	$86,891.93
	Liberal	Mike Holland	3,039	5.15	+0.95	$33,424.83
	Green	Sue Moen	3,018	5.11	–2.90	$6,744.47
	Independent	Jason Draper	304	0.52	–0.12	$8.84
	Marxist–Leninist	Frank Martin	57	0.10	–	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			59,003	99.68	–	$114,293.63
Total rejected ballots			187	0.32	+0.03
Turnout			59,190	65.49	+0.92
Eligible voters			90,374
	Conservative hold		Swing		–0.65
Source: Elections Canada^[3]^[4]

2008

2008 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	John Duncan	25,963	45.78	+5.14	$69,069.92
	New Democratic	Catherine J. Bell	23,466	41.38	–0.35	$78,617.17
	Green	Philip Stone	4,544	8.01	+3.20	$12,234.83
	Liberal	Geoff Fleischer	2,380	4.20	–8.63	$696.23
	Independent	Jason Draper	362	0.64	–	$1,352.29
Total valid votes/expense limit			56,715	99.71	–	$109,871.27
Total rejected ballots			164	0.29	+0.05
Turnout			56,879	64.58	–2.61
Eligible voters			88,077
	Conservative gain from New Democratic		Swing		+2.75
Source: Elections Canada^[5]^[6]

2006

2006 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Catherine J. Bell	23,552	41.73	+7.23	$75,355.84
	Conservative	John Duncan	22,936	40.64	+5.23	$95,976.26
	Liberal	Jim Mitchell	7,239	12.83	–8.63	$29,542.04
	Green	Michael Mascall	2,715	4.81	–3.61	$8,685.04
Total valid votes/expense limit			56,442	99.76	–	$101,166.85
Total rejected ballots			133	0.24	–0.02
Turnout			56,575	67.19	+1.40
Eligible voters			84,200
	New Democratic gain from Conservative		Swing		+1.02
Source: Elections Canada^[7]^[8]

Nomination contests

Candidate	Residence	August 14, 2005
New Democratic Party
Catherine J. Bell	Cumberland	X

2004

2004 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	John Duncan	18,733	35.41	–21.78	$46,145.62
	New Democratic	Catherine J. Bell	18,250	34.50	+22.78	$43,592.78
	Liberal	Noor Ahmed	11,352	21.46	–3.38	$78,890.72
	Green	Pam Munroe	4,456	8.42	+3.22	$26,376.83
	Marxist–Leninist	Jack East	111	0.21	+0.02	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			52,902	99.74	–	$96,776.98
Total rejected ballots			136	0.26	–0.01
Turnout			53,038	65.79	+1.31
Eligible voters			80,619
	Conservative hold		Swing		–22.28
Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined total of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives.
Source: Elections Canada^[9]^[10]^[11]

Nomination contests

Candidate	Residence	February 28
Conservative Party of Canada
John Duncan	Campbell River	X

Candidate	Residence	March 7
New Democratic Party
Catherine J. Bell	Cumberland	X
Erik Eriksson	Courtenay
Monica Judd	Campbell River

Candidate	Residence	February 22
Liberal Party of Canada
Nooral Ahmed	Courtenay	X
David Lewis	Gold River
Don Smith	Campbell River

2000

2000 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Alliance	John Duncan	24,844	51.04	+3.50	$42,203
	Liberal	Daniel P. Smith	12,092	24.84	+3.91	$52,728
	New Democratic	Alex Turner	5,701	11.71	–11.57	$10,377
	Progressive Conservative	David R. Tingley	2,997	6.16	+2.71	$33
	Green	Pam Munroe	2,532	5.20	+1.95	$6,295
	Independent	John A. Krell	216	0.44	–0.65	none listed
	Natural Law	Nancy More	205	0.42	–0.03	none listed
	Marxist–Leninist	Jack East	92	0.19	–	$90
Total valid votes			48,679	99.73
Total rejected ballots			131	0.27	–0.07
Turnout			48,810	64.48	+0.12
Eligible voters			75,698
	Alliance hold		Swing		–0.22
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the 1997 results of the Reform Party.
Source: Elections Canada^[12]^[13]

1997

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	20.93	–	$14,397
	Progressive Conservative	David R. Tingley	1,650	3.45	–	$3,659
	Green	Hazel Lennox	1,559	3.26	–	none listed
	Christian Heritage	John A. Krell	522	1.09	–	$2,001
	Natural Law	Nancy More	218	0.46	–	none listed
Total valid votes			47,894	99.67
Total rejected ballots			161	0.34	–
Turnout			48,055	64.36	–
Eligible voters			74,667
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.
Source: Elections Canada^[14]^[15]

References

↑ Statistics Canada: 2012
↑ Statistics Canada: 2012
↑ "Forty-First General Election 2011 — Poll-by-poll Results: Vancouver Island North". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2011.
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2011). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2011 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
↑ "Fortieth General Election 2008 — Poll-by-poll Results: Vancouver Island North". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2008.
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2008). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2008 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
↑ "Thirty-Ninth General Election 2006 — Poll-by-poll Results: Vancouver Island North". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2006.
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2006). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2006 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Vancouver Island North, British Columbia (2004)". lop.parl.ca.
↑ "Thirty-Eighth General Election 2004 — Poll-by-poll Results: Vancouver Island North". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2004.
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2004). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2004 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Vancouver Island North, British Columbia (2000)". lop.parl.ca.
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2000). Thirty-Seventh General Election, 2000: Official Voting Results (Report). Ottawa: Elections Canada. ISBN 0-662-65518-4.
↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Vancouver Island North, British Columbia (1997)". lop.parl.ca.
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1997). Thirty-Sixth General Election, 1997: Official Voting Results (Report). Ottawa: Elections Canada.

"Vancouver Island North (Code 59031) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
Library of Parliament Riding Profile
Expenditures – 2004
Expenditures – 2000
Expenditures – 1997

External links

50°16′N 126°58′W / 50.27°N 126.96°W / 50.27; -126.96

[1] Statistics Canada: 2012

[2] Statistics Canada: 2012

[3] "Forty-First General Election 2011 — Poll-by-poll Results: Vancouver Island North". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2011.

[4] Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2011). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2011 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".

[5] "Fortieth General Election 2008 — Poll-by-poll Results: Vancouver Island North". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2008.

[6] Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2008). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2008 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".

[7] "Thirty-Ninth General Election 2006 — Poll-by-poll Results: Vancouver Island North". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2006.

[8] Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2006). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2006 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".

[9] Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Vancouver Island North, British Columbia (2004)". lop.parl.ca.

[10] "Thirty-Eighth General Election 2004 — Poll-by-poll Results: Vancouver Island North". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2004.

[11] Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2004). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2004 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".

[12] Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Vancouver Island North, British Columbia (2000)". lop.parl.ca.

[13] Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2000). Thirty-Seventh General Election, 2000: Official Voting Results (Report). Ottawa: Elections Canada. ISBN 0-662-65518-4.

[14] Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Vancouver Island North, British Columbia (1997)". lop.parl.ca.

[15] Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1997). Thirty-Sixth General Election, 1997: Official Voting Results (Report). Ottawa: Elections Canada.

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