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North Island—Powell River

North Island—Powell River is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997, and again since 2015. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Comox—Powell River riding and contested for the first time at the 34th federal election on 21 November 1988. It was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into Vancouver Island North riding, and it ceased to be represented in the House of Commons effective at the call of the 36th federal election on 2 June 1997.

North Island—Powell River
British Columbia electoral district
Map
Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Aaron Gunn
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2025
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]103,458
Electors (2015)79,517
Area (km²)[2]57,911
Pop. density (per km²)1.8
Census division(s)Comox Valley, Mount Waddington, qathet, Strathcona
Census subdivision(s)Campbell River, Courtenay (part), Comox, Powell River, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Gold River, Sliammon, Port Alice, Campbell River

The riding consisted of the southern part of Kitimat-Stikine Regional District, the Central Coast Regional District, the Mount Waddington Regional District, the northwest part of the Comox-Strathcona Regional District, the Sunshine Coast Regional District, and the Powell River Regional District, except Electoral Area E.

North Island—Powell River was re-created (initially called Vancouver Island North—Comox—Powell River) 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, which was held 19 October 2015.[3][4]

Demographics

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Panethnic groups in North Island—Powell River (2011−2021)
Panethnic
group		 2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 91,320 83.17% 87,400 84.31% 88,465 86.9%
Indigenous 13,400 12.2% 12,475 12.03% 10,560 10.37%
East Asian[b] 1,515 1.38% 1,185 1.14% 575 0.56%
Southeast Asian[c] 1,390 1.27% 1,125 1.09% 985 0.97%
South Asian 920 0.84% 455 0.44% 370 0.36%
African 505 0.46% 430 0.41% 330 0.32%
Latin American 370 0.34% 295 0.28% 300 0.29%
Middle Eastern[d] 80 0.07% 75 0.07% 20 0.02%
Other[e] 300 0.27% 230 0.22% 200 0.2%
Total responses 109,800 98.19% 103,670 98.3% 101,800 98.33%
Total population 111,825 100% 105,466 100% 103,525 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Members of Parliament

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Parliament Years Member Party
North Island—Powell River
Riding created from Comox—Powell River
34th  1988–1993     Ray Skelly New Democratic
35th  1993–1997     John Duncan Reform
Riding dissolved into Vancouver Island North,
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast, Skeena and Cariboo—Chilcotin
Riding re-created from Vancouver Island North and
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
42nd  2015–2019     Rachel Blaney New Democratic
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–2025
45th  2025–present     Aaron Gunn Conservative

Electoral history

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North Island—Powell River, 2015–present

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Graph of election results in North Island—Powell River (since 2015, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2025 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeAaron Gunn31,35638.75+2.53
New DemocraticTanille Johnston26,35732.57-6.89
LiberalJennifer Lash21,21826.22+12.92
GreenJessica Wegg1,5051.86-4.00
People'sPaul Macknight3410.42-4.14
IndependentGlen Staples152–
Total valid votes/expense limit 80,92999.62
Total rejected ballots 3110.38
Turnout 81,24073.84
Eligible voters 110,017
Conservative notional gain from New Democratic Swing +4.71
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2021 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic26,91839.46
  Conservative24,70736.22
  Liberal9,07613.30
  Green3,9995.86
  People's3,1134.56
  Others4030.59
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticRachel Blaney23,83339.5+1.6$62,260.34
ConservativeShelley Downey21,67036.0+3.4$63,438.47
LiberalJennifer Grenz7,92213.1±0.0$44,209.34
GreenJessica Wegg3,6566.1-8.0$22,023.44
People'sPaul Macknight2,7954.6+2.8$0.00
MaverickStacey Gastis3100.5N/A$26,200.41
Marxist–LeninistCarla Neal770.1±0.0$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 60,26399.3–$147,765.33
Total rejected ballots 4210.7
Turnout 60,68465.3
Eligible voters 92,814
New Democratic hold Swing -0.9
Source: Elections Canada[11]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticRachel Blaney23,83437.9-2.31$59,655.63
ConservativeShelley Downey20,50232.6+6.43$49,894.99
GreenMark de Bruijn8,89114.1+5.94$34,354.18
LiberalPeter Schwarzhoff8,25113.1-12.37none listed
People'sBrian Rundle1,1021.8–$5,894.54
IndependentGlen Staples2870.5–$3,027.54
Marxist–LeninistCarla Neal480.1–none listed
Total valid votes 62,915100.00–
Total rejected ballots 291––
Turnout 63,206––
Eligible voters 89,561
New Democratic hold Swing -4.37
Source: Elections Canada[12]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticRachel Blaney24,34040.21-1.53$139,441.92
ConservativeLaura Smith15,84026.17-19.86$83,346.00
LiberalPeter Schwarzhoff15,41625.47+19.11$40,436.14
GreenBrenda Sayers4,9408.16+3.01$37,000.01
Total valid votes/expense limit 60,53699.71 $268,365.27
Total rejected ballots 1770.29–
Turnout 60,71375.21–
Eligible voters 80,730
New Democratic notional gain from Conservative Swing +9.17
Source: Elections Canada[13][14]
2011 federal election redistributed results[15]
Party Vote %
  Conservative23,42546.03
  New Democratic21,23941.74
  Liberal3,2366.36
  Green2,6235.15
  Others3670.72

North Island—Powell River, 1988–1997

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1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ReformJohn Duncan18,25539.31+37.63
LiberalAl Huddlestan11,87725.57+9.46
New DemocraticRaymond Skelly7,79416.78−35.24
Progressive ConservativeMark von Schellwitz3,6827.93−16.49
NationalMark A. Grenier3,4087.34–
GreenMichael Mascall1,0152.19+0.97
Natural LawWayne A. Melvin2540.55–
Canada PartyJames Peter Turner1590.34–
Total valid votes 46,444100.0  
Reform gain from New Democratic Swing +14.08
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticRaymond Skelly22,17952.02
Progressive ConservativeMichel Rabu10,41124.42
LiberalAllan Warnke6,86716.11
Christian HeritageJohn A. Krell1,5213.57
ReformDodd W. Pellant7181.68
GreenMichael Conway-Brown5191.22
RhinocerosPhilip John Hicks2990.70
CommunistNickolas Chernoff1210.28
Total valid votes 42,635100.00  
This riding was created from Comox—Powell River, and New Democrat Ray Skelly was the incumbent.

Student vote results

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2025

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2025 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
ConservativeAaron Gunn1,83535.71
New DemocraticTanille Johnston1,39227.09
LiberalJennifer Lash97318.94
GreenJessica Wegg61211.91
People'sPaul Macknight1993.87
IndependentGlen Staples1272.47
Total votes 5,138100
Source: Student Vote Canada[16]

2019

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Canadian federal election: 2019
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticRachel Blaney1,67936,14
GreenMark de Brujin1,28327.62
ConservativeShelley Downey88819.11
LiberalPeter Schwarzhoff4219.06
People'sBrian Rundle1954.20
IndependentGlen Staples962.07
Marxist–LeninistCarla Neal841.81
Total votes 4,646100
Source: Student Vote Canada[17]

See also

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Notes

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  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

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  1. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. ↑ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. ↑ "Government Bill (House of Commons) C-37 (41-2) - Third Reading - Riding Name Change Act, 2014 - Parliament of Canada".
  5. ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (26 October 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  6. ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (27 October 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  7. ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (27 November 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  11. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  13. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for North Island—Powell River, 30 September 2015
  14. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  15. ↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
  16. ↑ "Student Vote Canada 2025". Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  17. ↑ "Student Vote Canada 2019". Retrieved 4 June 2025.
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