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Areas included: Downtown Nanaimo, NRGH, Harewood, East Wellington, Chase River, Cedar, Cinnabar Valley, Duke Point, Gabriola Island, Mudge Island, De Courcy Island, Protection Island
History: Re-drawn for the 2024 election by the B.C. Boundaries Commission, the Nanaimo-Gabriola riding is a combination of the former Nanaimo and Nanaimo-North Cowichan ridings, each won by the BC NDP in the 2020 provincial election.
Sheila Malcolmson (Nanaimo) is running again, while Doug Routley (Nanaimo-North Cowichan) has retired from politics.
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Areas included: Central and north Nanaimo, Brannen Lake, Lantzville, Snaw-Naw-As First Nation
History: Made up of parts from two previous ridings, Parksville Qualicum and Nanaimo, the new Nanaimo-Lantzville riding resulted in changes from the B.C. Boundaries Commission to balance population growth on central Vancouver Island.
The BC NDP won both of the old ridings in 2020 through Sheila Malcolmson (Nanaimo) and Adam Walker (Parksville Qualicum). Walker was since removed from the NDP caucus and is running in a neighbouring riding as an independent.
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Areas included: City of Parksville, Town of Qualicum Beach, Nanoose Bay, Nanaimo Lakes, Nanaimo River, Cassidy, Yellow Point, Ladysmith, Saltair
History: A newly created riding and a by-product of record growth in Nanaimo over the last four years, the uniquely drawn boundaries encompass both considerable rural and municipal areas formerly dubbed Parksville Qualicum and Nanaimo-North Cowichan.
Both ridings were won by the NDP in 2020 however neither MLA’s are running for the party in 2024. Adam Walker is running for re-election as an independent while Doug Routley has retired from provincial politics.
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Areas included: Port Alberni, Tofino, Ucluelet, Cumberland, Denman Island, Hornby Island, Coombs, Errington, Hilliers/Whiskey Creek
History: A largely unchanged riding from 2020, still encompassing all the same major population centres. The riding, in various versions, has been an NDP stronghold since the early 1960’s, having only been won by another party three times.
Josie Osborne is the incumbent, winning 58.2 per cent of the vote over the Green Party candidate (20.3 per cent) in 2020.
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