Courtenay—Alberni

Courtenay—Alberni

British Columbia electoral district
Courtenay—Alberni in relation to other electoral districts in the Vancouver Island area
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Gord Johns New Democratic
District created	2013
First contested	2015
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)	110,391
Electors (2015)	88,673
Area (km²)	8,571
Pop. density (per km²)	12.9
Census divisions	Alberni-Clayoquot, Comox Valley, Nanaimo, Powell River
Census subdivisions	Ahahswinis 1, Alberni 2, Alberni-Clayoquot A, Alberni-Clayoquot B, Alberni-Clayoquot C, Alberni-Clayoquot D, Alberni-Clayoquot E, Alberni-Clayoquot F, Anacla 12, Clakamucus 2, Comox Valley A, Courtenay, Cumberland, Elhlateese 2, Esowista 3, Hesquiat 1, Ittatsoo 1, Klehkoot 2, Macoah 1, Marktosis 15, Nanaimo E, Nanaimo F, Nanaimo G, Nanaimo H, Numukamis 1, Opitsat 1, Parksville, Port Alberni, Powell River E, Qualicum, Qualicum Beach, Refuge Cove 6, Sachsa 4, Tin Wis 11, Tofino, Tsahaheh 1, Ucluelet

Courtenay—Alberni is a federal electoral district in British Columbia. It encompasses a portion of B.C. formerly included in the electoral districts of Nanaimo—Alberni and Vancouver Island North.

Courtenay—Alberni was created 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, scheduled for October 2015.

Demographics

Ethnic groups in Courtenay—Alberni (2016) Source: [1]		Population	%
Ethnic group	European	92,410	82.5%
	Aboriginal	11,265	10.1%
	South Asian	1,110	1%
	Chinese	1,105	1%
	Filipino	690	0.6%
	Black	520	0.5%
	Japanese	430	0.4%
	Southeast Asian	415	0.4%
	Korean	200	0.2%
	Latin American	170	0.2%
	West Asian	45	0%
	Arab	35	0%
	Multiple minorities	155	0.1%
	Visible minority, n.i.e.	120	0.1%
Total population		114,647	100%

According to the Canada 2011 Census

Ethnic groups: 88.4% White, 8.0% Aboriginal
Languages: 90.8% English, 2.2% French, 1.8% German
Religions: 45.1% Christian (11.9% Catholic, 8.3% United Church, 7.7% Anglican, 2.5% Baptist, 2.0% Lutheran, 1.3% Presbyterian, 1.2% Pentecostal, 10.2% Other), 3.0% Other, 51.9% No religion
Median income (2010): $26,754
Average income (2010): $34,319
Main industries: Retail trade (14.4% of labour force), Health care and social assistance (12.1%)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Courtenay—Alberni Riding created from Nanaimo—Alberni and Vancouver Island North
42nd	2015–present		Gord Johns	New Democratic

Election results

2015 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Gord Johns	26,582	38.06	-2.66	$124,072.44
	Conservative	John Duncan	19,714	28.22	-16.66	$92,251.34
	Liberal	Carrie Powell-Davidson	15,212	21.78	+15.06	$32,002.88
	Green	Glenn Sollitt	8,201	11.74	+4.89	$124,891.17
	Marxist–Leninist	Barbara Biley	140	0.20	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			69,849	100.00		$231,958.67
Total rejected ballots			185	0.26	–
Turnout			70,034	75.90	–
Eligible voters			92,266
	New Democratic notional gain from Conservative		Swing		-7.00
This riding was created from Nanaimo—Alberni and Vancouver Island North, both of which elected a Conservative candidate in the last election. John Duncan was the incumbent from Vancouver Island North.
Source: Elections Canada

2011 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	25,797	44.89
	New Democratic	23,400	40.72
	Green	3,935	6.85
	Liberal	3,860	6.72
	Others	480	0.84