Nanaimo-Gabriola Island
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Location in Greater Nanaimo | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
New Democratic | ||
| District created | 2021 | ||
| First contested | 2024 | ||
| Last contested | 2024 | ||
Nanaimo-Gabriola Island is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Created under the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution, the riding was first contested in the 2024 British Columbia general election.[1] It was created out of parts of Nanaimo-North Cowichan and Nanaimo.
Geography
The district consists of the central and southern portions of the city of Nanaimo, as well as unincorporated communities in the Regional District of Nanaimo including Gabriola Island, Cedar, and South Wellington.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanaimo-Gabriola Island Riding created from Nanaimo and Nanaimo-North Cowichan |
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| 43rd | 2024–present | Sheila Malcolmson | New Democratic | |
Election results
| 2024 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Sheila Malcolmson | 14,663 | 52.75 | -0.4 | $43,963.12 | |||
| Conservative | Dale Parker | 9,633 | 34.65 | – | $9,857.59 | |||
| Green | Shirley Lambrecht | 3,502 | 12.60 | -16.1 | $9,463.26 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 27,798 | 99.80 | – | $71,700.08 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 57 | 0.20 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 27,855 | 59.96 | – | |||||
| Registered voters | 46,454 | |||||||
| New Democratic notional hold | Swing | -17.5 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[2][3] | ||||||||
| 2020 provincial election redistributed results[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | % | ||
| New Democratic | 53.1 | ||
| Green | 28.7 | ||
| Liberal | 18.2 | ||
See also
References
- ^ "2024 Provincial Election Maps". Elections BC. December 6, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Votes – 43rd Provincial General Election – October 19, 2024" (PDF). Elections BC. April 17, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Provincial General Election Financing Reports Available". Elections BC. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
- ^ "Nanaimo-Gabriola Island". 338Canada. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
