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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.

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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.

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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 for the 2024 election, 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.

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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.