Nanaimo (provincial electoral district)

Nanaimo is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.

Under the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution the riding will be divided north-south between Nanaimo-Lantzville and Nanaimo-Gabriola Island.

Geography
The riding contains most of the city of Nanaimo plus the uninhabited Five Finger Island, Snake Island and Hudson Rocks which are in the Nanaimo C electoral area.

History
The district was known as Nanaimo and the Islands from 1941 to 1963. It was formed of parts of the former ridings of Alberni-Nanaimo and The Islands. In the 1966 election the Nanaimo riding name was restored and the southern part of the riding became Saanich and the Islands. That area is now part of Saanich North and the Islands. An older riding with the name Nanaimo existed from 1871 to 1928.

In 1966, the riding contained the eastern and southern portions of the Nanaimo Regional District, plus Valdes Island and Lasqueti Island.

For the 1979 election, the riding shifted southwards, running from Lantzville in the north to Ladysmith in the south. It also lost Valdes and Lasqueti Islands.

From 1986 to 1991, the riding returned two members. In 1991, the riding shrunk in size. The northern part of the riding, including the northern coast of the City of Nanaimo was transferred to Parksville-Qualicum, while the southern boundary was moved up to the southern limit of the Nanaimo Regional District, except for Valdes Island, which was added back to the riding.

In 2001, the riding's western boundaries were extended to include nearly all of the Nanaimo C Electoral Area.

In 2009, the riding was drastically reduced in size, consisting solely of part of the city of Nanaimo. In the 2017 redistribution, the riding gained part of the City of Nanaimo west of the Nanaimo Parkway.

Election results
^ Change is based on redistributed results


 * New Democratic
 * Dale Lovick
 * align="right"|11,210
 * align="right"|48.75
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 * align="right"|$16,425




 * NDP
 * Dale Lovick
 * align="right"|11,135
 * align="right"|51.25%
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 * align="right"|$39,246

!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes !align="right"|21,729 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots !align="right"|469 !align="right"|2.11% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|22,198 !align="right"|74.54% !align="right"| !align="right"|
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 * NDP
 * Jan Pullinger
 * align="right"|14,613
 * align="right"|57.12%
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 * align="right"|$36,999

!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes !align="right"|25,583 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots !align="right"|183 !align="right"|0.71% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|25,766 !align="right"|54.29% !align="right"| !align="right"|
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 * NDP
 * David Stupich
 * align="right"|18,213
 * align="right"|26.52%
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 * NDP
 * Dale Lovick
 * align="right"|17,251
 * align="right"|25.11%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes !align="right"|68,689 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots !align="right"|773 !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"| !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=7|1 two-member seat during this election
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 * NDP
 * David Stupich
 * align="right"|17,436
 * align="right"|52.17%
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 * Liberal
 * Shelagh J.F. (Sue) Matthews
 * align="right"|554
 * align="right"|1.66%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes !align="right"|33,423 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots !align="right"|269 !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"| !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=7|
 * Independent
 * Howard Peter Yearwood
 * align="right"|228
 * align="right"|0.68%
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 * NDP
 * David Stupich
 * align="right"|17,021
 * align="right"|58.69%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes !align="right"|29,000 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots !align="right"|420 !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"| !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"|
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 * NDP
 * David Stupich
 * align="right"|12,177
 * align="right"|49.08%
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 * Progressive Conservative
 * Marjorie Ennis Moore
 * align="right"|869
 * align="right"|3.50%
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 * Liberal
 * William Harold Matthews
 * align="right"|636
 * align="right"|2.56%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes !align="right"|24,813 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots !align="right"|187 !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"| !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"|
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 * NDP
 * David Stupich
 * align="right"|10,478
 * align="right"|52.60%
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 * Progressive Conservative
 * Graeme C. Roberts
 * align="right"|1,880
 * align="right"|9.44%
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 * Liberal
 * Lloyd Schoop
 * align="right"|916
 * align="right"|4.60%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes !align="right"|19,921 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots !align="right"|327 !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"| !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"|
 * Independent
 * Nelson Edward Allen
 * align="right"|238
 * align="right"|1.19%
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 * NDP
 * David Stupich
 * align="right"|7,790
 * align="right"|46.47%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes !align="right"|16,764 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots !align="right"|153 !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"| !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"|
 * Liberal
 * Robert Steven Plecas
 * align="right"|722
 * align="right"|4.31%
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 * NDP
 * David Stupich
 * align="right"|5,625
 * align="right"|47.99%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes !align="right"|11,721 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots !align="right"|114 !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"| !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"|
 * Liberal
 * Robert Paul Goseltine
 * align="right"|516
 * align="right"|4.40%
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Nanaimo and The Islands (1941-1966)



 * NDP
 * David Stupich
 * align="right"|4,278
 * align="right"|42.44%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|unknown


 * Liberal
 * Robert Clayton Weir
 * align="right"|960
 * align="right"|9.52%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|unknown

!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|10,079 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|79 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|65.33% !align="right"| !align="right"|
 * Progressive Conservative
 * Cornelia Petronella Adriana Wildman
 * align="right"|582
 * align="right"|5.77%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|unknown
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 * Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
 * Colin Cameron
 * align="right"|4,548
 * align="right"|41.87%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|unknown


 * Liberal
 * Hugh Basil Heath
 * align="right"|1,036
 * align="right"|9.54%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|unknown


 * Progressive Conservative
 * Edward Drewry Strongitharm
 * align="right"|607
 * align="right"|5.59%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|unknown

!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|10,862 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|151 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"|
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 * Independent
 * Edward Joseph Brewster
 * align="right"|69
 * align="right"|0.77%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|unknown


 * Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
 * Arthur Roderick Glen
 * align="right"|2,963
 * align="right"|32.92%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|unknown


 * Liberal
 * Peter Maffeo
 * align="right"|2,142
 * align="right"|23.80%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|unknown

!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|9,001 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|109 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"|
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 * Liberal
 * Elmer Pearce Bradshaw
 * align="right"|1,375
 * align="right"|13.99%
 * align="right"| -
 * align="right"| - %
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|unknown


 * Independent
 * Edward Joseph Brewster
 * align="right"|32
 * align="right"|0.33%
 * align="right"| -
 * align="right"| - %
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|unknown


 * Progressive Conservative
 * Larry Giovando
 * align="right"|2,046
 * align="right"|20.82%
 * align="right"|4,376
 * align="right"|50.10%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|unknown


 * Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
 * David Stupich
 * align="right"|3,631
 * align="right"|36.96%
 * align="right"|4,358
 * align="right"|49.90%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|unknown


 * Labor-Progressive
 * Grace Ellen Tickson
 * align="right"|115
 * align="right"|1.17%
 * align="right"|-
 * align="right"|-%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|unknown

!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|9,825 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|8,734 !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|363 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total Registered Voters !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=9|Preferential ballot; final count is between top two candidates from first count; intermediary counts (of 5) not shown
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 * Liberal
 * Elmer Pearce Bradshaw
 * align="right"|2,263
 * align="right"|21.59%
 * align="right"| -
 * align="right"| - %
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|unknown


 * Progressive Conservative
 * Larry Giovando
 * align="right"|3,346
 * align="right"|31.92%
 * align="right"|5,144
 * align="right"|52.89%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|unknown


 * Labor-Progressive
 * Nigel Morgan
 * align="right"|207
 * align="right"|1.97%
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 * align="right"|-%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|unknown

!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|10,482 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|9,725 !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|207 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=9|1 Preferential ballot; final count is between top two candidates from first count; intermediary counts (of 4) not shown
 * Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
 * David Stupich
 * align="right"|3,715
 * align="right"|35.44%
 * align="right"|4,581
 * align="right"|47.11%
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 * align="right"|unknown
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 * Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
 * David Stupich
 * align="right"|3,564
 * align="right"|37.41%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|unknown

!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|9,528 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|58 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"|
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|5,760 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|66 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|63.19% !align="right"| !align="right"|
 * Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
 * Joseph White
 * align="right"|2,547
 * align="right"|44.22%
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 * align="right"|unknown
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 * Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
 * Thomas O'Connor
 * align="right"|1,615
 * align="right"|32.31%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|unknown

!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|4,998 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|62 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"|
 * Liberal
 * George Sharratt Pearson
 * align="right"|2,175
 * align="right"|43.52%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|unknown
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