Nanaimo-Parksville
Encyclopedia
Nanaimo-Parksville was a provincial
electoral district
for the Legislative Assembly
of British Columbia
, Canada
from 2001 to 2009.
, Ron Cantelon
, a former city councillor for Nanaimo. He was elected in the 2005
. He represented the British Columbia Liberal Party
.
| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
|Ron Cantelon
|align="right"|15,797
|align="right"|51.53%
|align="right"|
|-
|NDP
|Carol McNamee
|align="right"|11,854
|align="right"|38.67%
|align="right"|
|Green
|Jordan Ellis
|align="right"|2,542
|align="right"|8.29%
|align="right"|
|RefedBC
|Bruce Ryder
|align="right"|275
|align="right"|0.90%
|align="right"|
|Marijuana
|Richard Payne
|align="right"|188
|align="right"|0.61%
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|30,656
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|}
|-
| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
|Judith Reid
|align="right"|17,356
|align="right"|62.60%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$38,337
|-
|NDP
|Jamie Brennan
|align="right"|5,852
|align="right"|21.11%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$11,643
|Green
|Phil Carson
|align="right"|3,192
|align="right"|11.51%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$1,643
|Unity
|Daniel Stelmacker
|align="right"|693
|align="right"|2.50%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$1,992
|Marijuana
|Leonard Martin Melman
|align="right"|634
|align="right"|2.28%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$505
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|27,727
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|105
!align="right"|0.38%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|27,832
!align="right"|74.94%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...
electoral district
Electoral district
An electoral district is a distinct territorial subdivision for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body...
for the Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament ....
of British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
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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 |
1999 Redistribution
Nanaimo-Parksville created from parts of Nanaimo and Parksville-Qualicum.Member of Legislative Assembly
It was represented by MLAMember of the Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....
, Ron Cantelon
Ron Cantelon
Ron Cantelon was re-elected on to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada, May 12 2009 in the riding of Parksville-Qualicum as a member of the BC Liberal Party caucus....
, a former city councillor for Nanaimo. He was elected in the 2005
British Columbia general election, 2005
The 38th British Columbia general election was held on May 17, 2005, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia , Canada. The BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell...
. He represented the British Columbia Liberal Party
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
.
Election results
|-| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|Ron Cantelon
Ron Cantelon
Ron Cantelon was re-elected on to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada, May 12 2009 in the riding of Parksville-Qualicum as a member of the BC Liberal Party caucus....
|align="right"|15,797
|align="right"|51.53%
|align="right"|
|-
|NDP
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...
|Carol McNamee
|align="right"|11,854
|align="right"|38.67%
|align="right"|
|Green
Green Party of British Columbia
The Green Party of British Columbia is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. It is led by former Esquimalt municipal councillor, university professor and businessperson Jane Sterk, she was elected by the party in 2007. Penticton realtor and columnist Julius Bloomfield serves as the deputy...
|Jordan Ellis
|align="right"|2,542
|align="right"|8.29%
|align="right"|
|RefedBC
|Bruce Ryder
|align="right"|275
|align="right"|0.90%
|align="right"|
|Marijuana
British Columbia Marijuana Party
The British Columbia Marijuana Party is a minor political party in the Canadian province of British Columbia that advocates the legalisation of cannabis....
|Richard Payne
|align="right"|188
|align="right"|0.61%
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|30,656
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|}
|-
| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|Judith Reid
Judith Reid
Judith Reid is a politician in British Columbia, Canada. She is a former Liberal Party Member of the Legislative Assembly , and was Minister of Transportation for 3 years....
|align="right"|17,356
|align="right"|62.60%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$38,337
|-
|NDP
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...
|Jamie Brennan
|align="right"|5,852
|align="right"|21.11%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$11,643
|Green
Green Party of British Columbia
The Green Party of British Columbia is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. It is led by former Esquimalt municipal councillor, university professor and businessperson Jane Sterk, she was elected by the party in 2007. Penticton realtor and columnist Julius Bloomfield serves as the deputy...
|Phil Carson
|align="right"|3,192
|align="right"|11.51%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$1,643
|Unity
|Daniel Stelmacker
|align="right"|693
|align="right"|2.50%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$1,992
|Marijuana
British Columbia Marijuana Party
The British Columbia Marijuana Party is a minor political party in the Canadian province of British Columbia that advocates the legalisation of cannabis....
|Leonard Martin Melman
|align="right"|634
|align="right"|2.28%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$505
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|27,727
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|105
!align="right"|0.38%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|27,832
!align="right"|74.94%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}