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Encyclopedia > Nanaimo (electoral districts)

Nanaimo is the same of several Canadian federal and British Columbia provincial electoral districts, both historical and current.

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Federal

Current

  • Nanaimo—Alberni, federal electoral district since 1996
  • Nanaimo—Cowichan, federal electoral district since 1987

Nanaimo—Alberni is the name of a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada. ... Nanaimo—Cowichan is a Canadian Federal Government riding on Vancouver Island. ...

Historical

  • Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands, federal electoral district 1968-1976
  • Nanaimo, federal electoral district 1903-1962
  • Nanaimo—Alberni, federal electoral district 1976 - 1987

Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of British Columbia. ... for the city, see Nanaimo, British Columbia. ... Nanaimo—Alberni is the name of a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada. ...

Provincial

Current

  • Nanaimo 1996-present
  • Nanaimo-Parksville

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

Historical

Nanaimo riding did not appear in the 1909 election, but Nanaimo City and The Islands were the Nanaimo-area ridings in the 1909 or 1912 election. The riding of Newcastle appeared in the 1916 election, as did The Islands. For the 1924 election parts of Newcastle helped form the new riding of Cowichan-Newcastle. Nanaimo is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. ...


Nanaimo also did not appear in a riding name in the 1933 or 1937 elections. In 1937 the name The Islands was restored.


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Law Society of British Columbia: Benchers' Bulletin (3289 words)
Electoral boundaries and the number of Benchers can be changed by approval by 2/3 of the members at a general meeting of the Society, or in a referendum.
In examining the adequacy of the present electoral boundaries for the election of Benchers, the first consideration is the relative lawyer population of the electoral districts.
This alternative would create three electoral districts in the City: the downtown (west of Carroll), the region west of Cambie Street (528 lawyers) and the region that is east of Cambie and east of Carroll downtown (255 lawyers).
CBC - British Columbia Votes 2005 - Features - Election Dictionary (3914 words)
District Magnitude (n) the number of candidates who are to be elected from an electoral district.
District magnitude under the current electoral system is one: only one person wins in each riding.
On a map, the controversial district was in the shape of a salamander.
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