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Nanaimo—Ladysmith
Federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nanaimo—Ladysmith is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, in southeastern Vancouver Island.
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Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
New Democratic | ||
District created | 2013 | ||
First contested | 2015 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2021)[1] | 134,509 | ||
Electors (2021) | 107,926 | ||
Area (km²)[1] | 1,726.78 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 77.9 | ||
Census division(s) | Cowichan Valley, Nanaimo | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Cowichan Valley G, Cowichan Valley H, Ladysmith, Lantzville, Nanaimo, Nanaimo A, Nanaimo B, Nanaimo C |
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Nanaimo—Ladysmith was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order.[2] It has come into effect with the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, on August 2, 2015.[3] Five-ninths of the riding came from the previous riding of Nanaimo—Cowichan and four-ninths from Nanaimo—Alberni.[4]