Cowichan—Malahat—Langford
British Columbia electoral district
Cowichan—Malahat—Langford in relation to other electoral districts in the Vancouver Island area
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Alistair MacGregor
New Democratic
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]99,160
Electors (2019)92,637
Area (km²)[2]4,749
Pop. density (per km²)20.9
Census division(s)Capital, Cowichan Valley
Census subdivision(s)Capital H, Cowichan Valley A, Cowichan Valley B, Cowichan Valley C, Cowichan Valley D, Cowichan Valley E, Duncan, Lake Cowichan, Langford, North Cowichan

Cowichan—Malahat—Langford is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada. It is on south-central Vancouver Island. It encompasses a portion of British Columbia previously included in the electoral districts of Nanaimo—Cowichan and Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca.[3]

Cowichan—Malahat—Langford 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, polling for which took place on 19 October 2015.[4]

Demographics

Panethnic groups in Cowichan—Malahat—Langford (2011−2021)
Panethnic
group
2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[lower-alpha 1] 98,015 80.15% 88,650 83.7% 83,625 85.91%
Indigenous 12,120 9.91% 10,160 9.59% 8,700 8.94%
South Asian 3,135 2.56% 2,160 2.04% 1,725 1.77%
East Asian[lower-alpha 2] 2,845 2.33% 1,920 1.81% 1,360 1.4%
Southeast Asian[lower-alpha 3] 2,765 2.26% 1,440 1.36% 935 0.96%
African 1,310 1.07% 510 0.48% 395 0.41%
Latin American 895 0.73% 520 0.49% 245 0.25%
Middle Eastern[lower-alpha 4] 535 0.44% 250 0.24% 90 0.09%
Other[lower-alpha 5] 685 0.56% 310 0.29% 255 0.26%
Total responses 122,295 98.43% 105,915 98.02% 97,345 98.13%
Total population 124,247 100% 108,052 100% 99,195 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament Years Member Party
Cowichan—Malahat—Langford
Riding created from Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca and Nanaimo—Cowichan
42nd  2015–2019     Alistair MacGregor New Democratic
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

Graph of election results in Cowichan—Malahat—Langford (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticAlistair MacGregor26,96842.8+6.7$49,798.01
ConservativeAlana DeLong17,87028.4+2.4$51,680.34
LiberalBlair Herbert10,32016.4+0.6$28,769.73
People'sMark Hecht3,9526.3+4.7$13,032.24
GreenLia Versaevel3,9226.2-14.0$7,031.80
Total valid votes/Expense limit 63,03299.5$125,299.84
Total rejected ballots 3060.5
Turnout 63,33864.4
Eligible voters 98,396
New Democratic hold Swing +2.2
Source: Elections Canada[8]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticAlistair MacGregor23,51936.06+0.12$90,249.73
ConservativeAlana DeLong16,95926.00+3.19$45,957.36
GreenLydia Hwitsum13,18120.21+3.27$58,460.55
LiberalBlair Herbert10,30115.79-7.98$25,800.21
People'sRhonda Chen1,0661.63none listed
Christian HeritageRobin Morton Stanbridge2020.31none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 65,22899.57 $117,241.30
Total rejected ballots 2820.43+0.06
Turnout 65,51069.88-5.84
Eligible voters 93,745
New Democratic hold Swing -1.53
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticAlistair MacGregor22,20035.94-7.65$104,734.63
LiberalLuke Krayenhoff14,68523.77+17.97$18,683.24
ConservativeMartin Barker14,09122.81-20.25$77,247.07
GreenFran Hunt-Jinnouchi10,46216.93+9.71$99,481.30
Marxist–LeninistAlastair Haythornthwaite3400.55
Total valid votes/expense limit 61,77899.63 $214,942.07
Total rejected ballots 2300.37
Turnout 62,00875.72
Eligible voters 81,888
New Democratic hold Swing -12.81
Source: Elections Canada[11][12][13]
2011 federal election redistributed results[14]
Party Vote  %
  New Democratic20,81843.6
  Conservative20,56543.1
  Green3,4527.2
  Liberal2,7725.8
  Others1530.3

Notes

  1. Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  3. Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  4. Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References

  1. Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. Final Report – British Columbia
  4. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  5. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  6. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  7. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  8. "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  9. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  10. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  11. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, 30 September 2015
  12. Official Voting Results - Cowichan—Malahat—Langford
  13. "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
  14. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections


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