Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke

Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke

British Columbia electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Randall Garrison New Democratic
District created	2013
First contested	2015
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)	113,004
Electors (2015)	87,281
Area (km²)	404
Pop. density (per km²)	279.7
Census divisions	Capital
Census subdivisions	Belcher Bay 1, Capital H, Colwood, Esquimalt (district municipality), Esquimalt (Indian reserve), Metchosin, New Songhees 1A, Saanich, Sooke, T'Sou-ke, View Royal

Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke is a federal electoral district in Greater Victoria, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution, came into effect in 2013, and will be first contested in the general election on Monday October 19th, 2015. Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke encompasses portions of the south Island previously included in the electoral districts of Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca and Saanich—Gulf Islands. The riding contains the Township of Esquimalt, the City of Colwood, the District of Metchosin, View Royal, Sooke, as well as the North Quadra, Swan Lake and Cloverdale neighbourhoods in Saanich East and all of Saanich West. The population of the district was 113,004 in 2011.

The district was originally planned to be named "Saanich—Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca".

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census

Ethnic groups: 85.4% White, 4.7% Aboriginal, 2.6% South Asian, 2.4% Chinese, 1.3% Filipino
Languages: 87.1% English, 2.4% French, 1.6% Chinese, 1.6% Punjabi, 1.2% German
Religions: 43.0% Christian (13.7% Catholic, 7.9% Anglican, 5.6% United Church, 2.6% Baptist, 1.3% Lutheran, 1.3% Pentecostal, 1.2% Presbyterian, 9.4% Other), 1.4% Sikh, 52.6% No religion
Median income (2010): $33,770
Average income (2010): $39,772

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke Riding created from Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca and Saanich—Gulf Islands
42nd	2015–Present		Randall Garrison	New Democratic

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
The 2015 general election will be held on October 19.
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Randall Garrison	–	–	–	–
	Green	Frances Litman	–	–	–	–
	Conservative	Shari Lukens	–	–	–	–
	Liberal	David Merner	–	–	–	–
	Communist	Tyson Strandlund	–	–	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			–	100.0		$227,115.52
Total rejected ballots			–	–	–
Turnout			–	–	–
Eligible voters			87,281
Source: Elections Canada

2011 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
	New Democratic	22,324	39.40
	Conservative	21,305	37.61
	Green	7,287	12.86
	Liberal	5,496	9.70
	Others	242	0.43