North Vancouver is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia , Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988.
Demographics [ edit ]
Ethnic groups in North Vancouver (2016)Source: [2]
Population
%
Ethnic group
European
76,545
67.2%
Iranian
9,190
8.1%
Chinese
6,510
5.7%
Filipino
4,665
4.1%
South Asian
4,105
3.6%
Aboriginal
3,575
3.1%
Korean
2,625
2.3%
Japanese
1,710
1.5%
Latin American
1,410
1.2%
Black
840
0.7%
Southeast Asian
465
0.4%
Arab
355
0.3%
Multiple minorities
1,050
0.9%
Visible minority, n.i.e.
205
0.2%
Total population
113,870
100%
According to the Canada 2016 Census ; 2013 representation[2] [3] [4]
Languages: 69.8% English, 7.7% Persian , 2.2% Tagalog, 2.1% Mandarin, 1.9% Korean, 1.8% French, 1.6% Spanish, 1.6% German, 1.5% Cantonese
Religions (2011): 47.2% Christian (18.2% Catholic, 7.0% Anglican, 6.6% United Church, 1.6% Lutheran, 1.5% Presbyterian, 1.4% Christian Orthodox, 1.3% Baptist 9.6% Other), 6.3% Muslim, 42.5% No religion
Median income (2010): $39,040
Average income (2010): $58,194
Geography [ edit ]
This district includes the entirety of the City of North Vancouver and the majority of the District of North Vancouver .
History [ edit ]
This riding was created in 1987 from portions of North Vancouver—Burnaby and Capilano electoral districts.
The 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of North Vancouver should be adjusted, and a modified electoral district of the same name will be contested in future elections.[5] The redefined North Vancouver loses the eastern portion of its current territory to the new district of Burnaby North—Seymour , while its western boundary with West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country is adjusted to correspond to the boundaries between the District of North Vancouver , West Vancouver and the Capilano Indian Reserve . These new boundaries were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, which came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election , scheduled for October 2015.[6]
Members of Parliament [ edit ]
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament :
Members of Parliament [ edit ]
North Vancouver, as well as surrounding North Shore ridings, typically elect right-leaning candidates in federal elections. For nearly 25 consecutive years between 1979 and 2004, North Vancouver and its predecessor, North Vancouver-Burnaby, were held by a member of the major "small-c" conservative party of the day. The stream was however interrupted in the 2004 general election, when outgoing North Vancouver (city) mayor Don Bell was able to swing the riding over to the Liberals, just narrowly defeating long-time incumbent Conservative MP Ted White . Bell was re-elected in the 2006 election (by less than 4% of the vote), though in neither of his two terms did the sitting parliament even make it to the halfway point of its five-year mandate before an election was held. In the 2008 election, North Vancouver businessman Andrew Saxton returned the riding to the Conservatives, winning a plurality of the vote (by less than 5% of the vote) and defeating the incumbent Don Bell. Saxton served as parliamentary secretary to multiple cabinet ministers in the Conservative majority government, including Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance (Jim Flaherty). In the 2015 general election, amidst a climate of growing dissatisfaction with the government and Prime Minister Stephen Harper , as well as the emergence of populous strategic voting, Liberal candidate Jonathan Wilkinson defeated Saxton by almost a 2-to-1 margin, and serves as parliamentary secretary to the minister of environment and climate change in the Liberal majority government in Canada's 43rd parliament.
Election results [ edit ]
Graph of election results in North Vancouver (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2019 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Jonathan Wilkinson
26,979
42.87
-13.78
$98,189.08
Conservative
Andrew Saxton
16,908
26.87
-0.02
none listed
New Democratic
Justine Bell
10,340
16.43
+8.64
$40,432.73
Green
George Orr
7,868
12.50
+4.19
$39,810.86
People's
Azmairnin Jadavji
835
1.33
–
none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit
62,930
99.45
Total rejected ballots
349
0.55
+0.21
Turnout
63,279
71.20
-4.57
Eligible voters
88,874
Liberal hold
Swing
-6.88
Source: Elections Canada [8] [9]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Jonathan Wilkinson
36,458
56.65
+26.94
$149,970.51
Conservative
Andrew Saxton
17,301
26.88
-20.67
$149,776.24
Green
Claire Martin
5,350
8.31
+3.08
$135,108.48
New Democratic
Carleen Thomas
5,015
7.79
-9.06
$21,413.99
Libertarian
Ismet Yetisen
136
0.21
–
$1,942.47
Independent
Payam Azad
94
0.15
–
$22.40
Total valid votes/expense limit
64,354
99.66
$220,823.27
Total rejected ballots
218
0.34
–
Turnout
64,572
75.77
–
Eligible voters
85,219
Liberal gain from Conservative
Swing
+23.80
Source: Elections Canada [10] [11] [12]
2008 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Conservative
Andrew Saxton
24,371
42.20
+5.43
$88,610
Liberal
Don Bell
21,551
37.31
-5.03
$88,697
Green
Jim Stephenson
6,168
10.79
+3.31
$17,464
New Democratic
Michael Charrois
5,417
9.42
-3.77
$6,664
Libertarian
Tunya Audain
166
0.29
–
Total valid votes/expense limit
57,673
100.0
$89,266
Total rejected ballots
162
0.28
+0.05
Turnout
57,835
Conservative gain from Liberal
Swing
+5.23
2006 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Don Bell
25,357
42.34
+2.32
$78,858
Conservative
Cindy Silver
22,021
36.77
+0.41
$82,866
New Democratic
Sherry Shaghaghi
7,903
13.19
-2.67
$13,797
Green
Jim Stephenson
4,483
7.48
+0.20
$15,613
Marxist–Leninist
Michael Hill
112
0.18
+0.05
Total valid votes
59,876
100.0
Total rejected ballots
140
0.23
-0.05
Turnout
60,016
69.89
+1.73
Liberal hold
Swing
+0.96
2004 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Don Bell
22,619
40.02
+7.26
$72,712
Conservative
Ted White
20,548
36.36
-20.61
$60,651
New Democratic
John Nelson
8,967
15.86
+10.93
$21,278
Green
Peggy Stortz
4,114
7.28
–
$3,241
Canadian Action
Andres Esteban Barker
181
0.32
-1.24
$400
Marxist–Leninist
Michael Hill
77
0.13
-0.01
Total valid votes
56,506
100.0
Total rejected ballots
158
0.28
-0.01
Turnout
56,664
68.16
-0.64
Liberal gain from Alliance
Swing
+13.94
Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
2000 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Alliance
Ted White
27,920
49.87
+1.01
$60,178
Liberal
Bill Bell
18,343
32.76
-1.18
$50,482
Progressive Conservative
Laurence Putnam
3,975
7.10
+2.16
$1,278
New Democratic
Sam Schechter
2,760
4.93
-4.22
$2,769
Marijuana
Tunya Audain
1,008
1.80
–
$23
Canadian Action
Diana Jewell
877
1.56
+1.20
$547
Independent
Dallas Collis
760
1.35
+0.70
$1,134
Independent
Rusty Corben
253
0.45
–
Marxist–Leninist
Michael Hill
80
0.14
–
$33
Total valid votes
55,976
100.0
Total rejected ballots
164
0.29
-0.01
Turnout
56,140
68.80
-3.03
Alliance hold
Swing
+1.10
Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
1997 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Reform
Ted White
27,075
48.86
+8.85
$63,443
Liberal
Warren Kinsella
18,806
33.94
+2.87
$62,704
New Democratic
Martin Stuible
5,075
9.15
+2.77
$11,938
Progressive Conservative
Dennis Prouse
2,740
4.94
-11.00
$14,159
Green
Peggy Stortz
982
1.77
–
$173
Independent
Dallas Lindley Collins
365
0.65
–
Canadian Action
Wayne Mulherin
203
0.36
–
$1,359
Natural Law
Ken Chawkin
162
0.29
-0.59
Total valid votes
55,408
100.0
Total rejected ballots
167
0.30
Turnout
55,575
71.83
Reform hold
Swing
+2.99
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