Nanaimo-Parksville

Nanaimo-Parksville was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 2001 to 2009.

Demographics

Population, 2001	56,076
Population Change, 1996–2001	8.2%
Area (km²)	240.43
Pop. Density (people per km²)	233

History

1999 redistribution

Nanaimo-Parksville created from parts of Nanaimo and Parksville-Qualicum electoral districts.

Member of Legislative Assembly

It was represented by MLA, Ron Cantelon, a former city councillor for Nanaimo. He was elected in the 2005. He represented the British Columbia Liberal Party.

Election results

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B.C. General Election 2005 Initial Count: Nanaimo-Parksville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
BC Liberal	Ron Cantelon	15,797	51.53%
NDP	Carol McNamee	11,854	38.67%
	Green	Jordan Ellis	2,542	8.29%	–
	Refederation	Bruce Ryder	275	0.90%	–	Marijuana	Richard Payne	188	0.61%
Total			30,656	100.00%

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B.C. General Election 2001: Nanaimo-Parksville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Liberal	Judith Reid	17,356	62.60%		$38,337
NDP	Jamie Brennan	5,852	21.11%		$11,643
	Green	Phil Carson	3,192	11.51%	–	$1,643	Unity	Daniel Stelmacker	693	2.50%		$1,992	Marijuana	Leonard Martin Melman	634	2.28%		$505
Total Valid Votes			27,727	100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots			105	0.38%
Turnout			27,832	74.94%

External links

• BC Stats Profile - 2001 (pdf)
• Results of 2001 election (pdf)
• 2001 Expenditures (pdf)
• Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia