Courtenay—Alberni

Courtenay—Alberni

British Columbia electoral district
District created	2013
First contested	2015
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)	110,391
Electors (2015)	88,673
Area (km²)	8,571
Census divisions	Alberni-Clayoquot, Comox Valley, Nanaimo, Powell River
Census subdivisions	Ahahswinis 1, Alberni 2, Alberni-Clayoquot A, Alberni-Clayoquot B, Alberni-Clayoquot C, Alberni-Clayoquot D, Alberni-Clayoquot E, Alberni-Clayoquot F, Anacla 12, Clakamucus 2, Comox Valley A, Courtenay, Cumberland, Elhlateese 2, Esowista 3, Hesquiat 1, Ittatsoo 1, Klehkoot 2, Macoah 1, Marktosis 15, Nanaimo E, Nanaimo F, Nanaimo G, Nanaimo H, Numukamis 1, Opitsat 1, Parksville, Pentledge 2, Port Alberni, Powell River E, Qualicum, Qualicum Beach, Refuge Cove 6, Sachsa 4, Tin Wis 11, Tofino, Tsahaheh 1, Ucluelet

Courtenay—Alberni is a federal electoral district in British Columbia. It encompasses a portion of B.C. formerly included in the electoral districts of Nanaimo—Alberni and Vancouver Island North.

Courtenay—Alberni was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census

Ethnic groups: 88.4% White, 8.0% Aboriginal
Languages: 90.8% English, 2.2% French, 1.8% German
Religions: 45.1% Christian (11.9% Catholic, 8.3% United Church, 7.7% Anglican, 2.5% Baptist, 2.0% Lutheran, 1.3% Presbyterian, 1.2% Pentecostal, 10.2% Other), 3.0% Other, 51.9% No religion
Median income (2010): $26,754
Average income (2010): $34,319
Main industries: Retail trade (14.4% of labour force), Health care and social assistance (12.1%)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Courtenay—Alberni Riding created from Nanaimo—Alberni and Vancouver Island North
42nd	2015–Present		Gord Johns	New Democratic

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
The 2015 general election will be held on October 19.
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Marxist–Leninist	Barbara Biley	–	–	–	–
	Conservative	John Duncan	–	–	–	–
	New Democratic	Gord Johns	–	–	–	–
	Liberal	Carrie Powell-Davidson	–	–	–	–
	Green	Glenn Sollitt	–	–	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			–	100.0		$229,341.97
Total rejected ballots			–	–	–
Turnout			–	–	–
Eligible voters			88,673
This riding was created from Nanaimo—Alberni and Vancouver Island North, both of which elected a Conservative candidate in the last election. John Duncan was the incumbent from Vancouver Island North.
Source: Elections Canada

2011 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	25,797	44.89
	New Democratic	23,400	40.72
	Green	3,935	6.85
	Liberal	3,860	6.72
	Others	480	0.84