North Vancouver—Capilano (federal electoral district)

North Vancouver—Capilano
British Columbia electoral district
	Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Jonathan Wilkinson; Liberal
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District created	1987
First contested	1988
Last contested	2025
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)	109,639
Electors (2015)	82,085
Area (km²)	342
Pop. density (per km²)	320.6
Census division	Greater Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)	North Vancouver (part), North Vancouver, West Vancouver (part), Capilano, Mission

North Vancouver—Capilano (formerly North Vancouver) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988.

The riding was renamed in the 2022 federal electoral redistribution, and its boundaries were altered.^[2]

Geography

As of the 2022 electoral redistribution, the district includes the entirety of the City of North Vancouver, part of the District of North Vancouver and the easternmost part of West Vancouver, including Park Royal Shopping Centre, Sentinel Hill and all of Ambleside.

Demographics

Panethnic groups in North Vancouver (2011−2021)
Panethnic group	2021^[3]		2016^[4]		2011^[5]
Panethnic group	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
European^[a]	78,535	64.42%	78,165	68.64%	78,055	71.92%
Middle Eastern^[b]	13,460	11.04%	9,545	8.38%	7,885	7.27%
East Asian^[c]	11,820	9.69%	10,845	9.52%	9,515	8.77%
Southeast Asian^[d]	6,035	4.95%	5,130	4.51%	5,125	4.72%
South Asian	4,220	3.46%	4,105	3.6%	3,035	2.8%
Indigenous	2,685	2.2%	2,580	2.27%	2,335	2.15%
Latin American	2,160	1.77%	1,410	1.24%	1,120	1.03%
African	800	0.66%	840	0.74%	525	0.48%
Other^[e]	2,210	1.81%	1,255	1.1%	930	0.86%
Total responses	121,920	99.1%	113,870	98.72%	108,525	98.98%
Total population	123,025	100%	115,344	100%	109,639	100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

According to the 2016 Canadian census; 2013 representation^[6]^[7]^[8]

Languages: 69.8% English, 7.7% Persian, 2.2% Tagalog, 2.1% Mandarin, 1.9% Korean, 1.8% French, 1.6% Spanish, 1.6% German, 1.5% Cantonese
Median income (2010): $39,040
Average income (2010): $58,194

According to the 2021 Canadian census^[9]

Religions (2021): 34.5% Christian, 8.9% Muslim, 51.8% No religion

Twenty most common ethnic origins (2021) : 21.6% English, 16.1% Scottish, 13.0% Irish, 10.8% Iranian, 8.6% German, 7.8% Canadian, 7.1% Chinese, 5.2% British Isles, 5.1% French, 4.1% Italian, 4.0% Filipino, 3.7% Persian, 3.4% Ukrainian, 2.8% Dutch, 2.7% Polish, 2.4% Indian (India), 2.3% Korean, 2.2% European, 2.2% Russian, 2.1% Welsh.^[10]

History

The riding was created in 1987 from portions of North Vancouver—Burnaby and Capilano electoral districts.

The 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of North Vancouver should be adjusted, and a modified electoral district of the same name will be contested in future elections.^[11] The redefined North Vancouver loses the eastern portion of its current territory to the new district of Burnaby North—Seymour, while its western boundary with West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country is adjusted to correspond to the boundaries between the District of North Vancouver, West Vancouver and the Capilano Indian Reserve. These new boundaries were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, which came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.^[12]

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding was renamed to North Vancouver—Capilano. The distribution also incorporated all parts of West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country south of the Trans-Canada Highway and east of 21 St, and removed the Lynn Valley and Lynnmour areas to Burnaby North—Seymour. The boundary change in West Vancouver was criticized by some, including Patrick Weiler, the Member of Parliament previously representing that area.^[13] The new boundaries came into effect in the 2025 Canadian federal election.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
North Vancouver Riding created from North Vancouver—Burnaby and Capilano
34th	1988–1993	Chuck Cook	Progressive Conservative
35th	1993–1997	Ted White	Reform
36th	1997–2000		Reform
36th	2000–2000		Alliance
37th	2000–2003		Alliance
37th	2003–2004		Conservative
38th	2004–2006	Don Bell	Liberal
39th	2006–2008	Don Bell	Liberal
40th	2008–2011	Andrew Saxton	Conservative
41st	2011–2015	Andrew Saxton	Conservative
42nd	2015–2019	Jonathan Wilkinson	Liberal
43rd	2019–2021
44th	2021–2025
North Vancouver—Capilano
45th	2025–present	Jonathan Wilkinson	Liberal

Upon its creation in 1988, North Vancouver—Capilano, the riding initially won by right-leaning candidates. It was first represented by Chuck Cook, of the Progressive Conservative Party. In the 1993 federal election, the riding was won by Ted White, then a member of the Reform Party. White was re-elected in the 1997 federal election and 2000 federal election, as a member of the Canadian Alliance. During the 37th Parliament, White joined the Conservative Party.

However, in the 2004 federal election outgoing North Vancouver mayor Don Bell flipped the riding to the Liberal Party, narrowly defeating incumbent Ted White. Bell was re-elected in the 2006 federal election. In the 2008 federal election, North Vancouver businessman Andrew Saxton flipped the riding back to the Conservative Party.

In the 2015 federal election, Jonathan Wilkinson flipped the riding back to the Liberals, receiving 56.7% of the vote. Wilkinson won re-election in the 2019 federal election (42.9%), 2021 federal election (45.1%), and 2025 federal election (59.8%).

Election results

Graph of election results in North Vancouver (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)