Vancouver Island North
British Columbia electoral district
Vancouver Island North in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1996
District abolished	2013
First contested	1997
Last contested	2011
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)^[1]	118,374
Electors (2011)	89,063
Area (km²)^[2]	49,144.61
Census subdivision(s)	Campbell River, Comox, Courtenay, Port Hardy, Cumberland, Port McNeill, Comox-Strathcona A (Baynes Sound), Comox-Strathcona B (Lazo North), Comox-Strathcona C (Puntledge/Black Creek), Comox-Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake)

Vancouver Island North is a former federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015.

Geography

History

The electoral district was created in 1996 from Comox—Alberni and North Island—Powell River ridings.

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Riding created from Comox—Alberni and North Island—Powell River
36th	1997–2000	John Duncan	Reform
36th	2000–2000		Alliance
37th	2000–2003		Alliance
37th	2003–2004		Conservative
38th	2004–2006		Conservative
39th	2006–2008	Catherine J. Bell	New Democratic
40th	2008–2011	John Duncan	Conservative
41st	2011–2015	John Duncan	Conservative
Riding dissolved into North Island—Powell River and Courtenay—Alberni

2011 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Duncan	27,206	46.11	+0.33
	New Democratic	Ronna-Rae Leonard	25,379	43.01	+1.64
	Liberal	Mike Holland	3,039	5.15	+0.95
	Green	Sue Moen	3,018	5.11	-2.90
	Independent	Jason Draper	304	0.52	-0.12
	Marxist–Leninist	Frank Martin	57	0.10	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			59,003	99.68
Total rejected ballots			187	0.32	+0.03
Turnout			59,190	65.49	+0.92
Eligible voters			90,374
	Conservative hold		Swing		-0.65

2008 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	John Duncan	26,166	45.78	+5.17	$76,173
	New Democratic	Catherine J. Bell	23,681	41.43	-0.29	$80,622
	Green	Philip Stone	4,563	7.98	+3.14	$12,309
	Liberal	Geoff Fleischer	2,391	4.18	-8.65	$2,026
	Independent	Jason Draper	361	0.63	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			57,162	100.0		$171,130
	Conservative gain from New Democratic		Swing		+2.73

2006 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Catherine J. Bell	23,561	41.72	+7.23	$80,265
	Conservative	John Duncan	22,931	40.61	+5.20	$91,651
	Liberal	Jim Mitchell	7,243	12.83	-8.62	$28,226
	Green	Michael Mascall	2,735	4.84	-3.58	$8,685
Total valid votes			56,470	100.0
	New Democratic gain from Conservative		Swing		+1.02

Nomination contests

Candidate	Residence	August 14, 2005
New Democratic Party
Catherine J. Bell	Cumberland	X

2004 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	John Duncan	18,733	35.41	-15.62	$47,274
	New Democratic	Catherine J. Bell	18,250	34.49	+22.78	$43,372
	Liberal	Noor Ahmed	11,352	21.45	-3.39	$78,890
	Green	Pam Munroe	4,456	8.42	+3.22	$26,376
	Marxist–Leninist	Jack East	111	0.20	+0.02
Total valid votes			52,902	100.0
Total rejected ballots			136	0.26	+0.01
Turnout			53,038	65.79	+1.31
	Conservative hold		Swing		-19.20
Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined total of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives.

Nomination contests

Candidate	Residence	February 28
Conservative Party of Canada
John Duncan	Campbell River	X

2000 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Alliance	John Duncan	24,844	51.03	+3.49	$42,203
	Liberal	Daniel P. Smith	12,092	24.84	+3.92	$52,728
	New Democratic	Alex Turner	5,701	11.71	-11.57	$10,377
	Progressive Conservative	David R. Tingley	2,997	6.15	+2.71	$33
	Green	Pam Munroe	2,532	5.20	+1.95	$6,295
	Independent	John Krell	216	0.44	–
	Natural Law	Nancy More	205	0.42	-0.03
	Marxist–Leninist	Jack East	92	0.18	–	$90
Total valid votes			48,679	100.0
Total rejected ballots			131	0.27	-0.07
Turnout			48,810	64.48	+0.12
	Alliance hold		Swing		-0.22
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the 1997 results of the Reform Party.

1997 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Reform	John Duncan	22,769	47.54	$31,625
	New Democratic	Gilbert Popovich	11,152	23.28	$60,126
	Liberal	David Durrant	10,024	20.92	$14,397
	Progressive Conservative	Dave Tingley	1,650	3.44	$3,659
	Green	Hazel Lennox	1,559	3.25
	Christian Heritage	John Krell	522	1.08	$2,001
	Natural Law	Nancy More	218	0.45
Total valid votes			47,894	100.0
Total rejected ballots			161	0.34
Turnout			48,055	64.36
This riding was created from Comox—Alberni and North Island—Powell River, both of which elected a Reform candidate in the previous election. John Duncan was the incumbent from North Island—Powell River.

Federal ridings on Vancouver Island

Federal ridings on Vancouver Island
Green	Saanich—Gulf Islands
New Democratic	Courtenay—Alberni Cowichan—Malahat—Langford Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke Nanaimo—Ladysmith North Island—Powell River Victoria

List of federal ridings in British Columbia

List of federal ridings in British Columbia
British Columbia Interior	Cariboo—Prince George Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo Kelowna—Lake Country Kootenay—Columbia North Okanagan—Shuswap Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies Skeena—Bulkley Valley South Okanagan—West Kootenay
Fraser Valley and the Southern Lower Mainland	Abbotsford Chilliwack—Hope Cloverdale—Langley City Delta Fleetwood—Port Kells Langley—Aldergrove Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge Richmond Centre South Surrey—White Rock Steveston—Richmond East Surrey Centre Surrey—Newton
Vancouver and the Northern Lower Mainland	Burnaby North—Seymour Burnaby South Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam New Westminster—Burnaby North Vancouver Port Moody—Coquitlam Vancouver Centre Vancouver East Vancouver Granville Vancouver Kingsway Vancouver Quadra Vancouver South West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
Vancouver Island	Courtenay—Alberni Cowichan—Malahat—Langford Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke Nanaimo—Ladysmith North Island—Powell River Saanich—Gulf Islands Victoria