Nanaimo (electoral district)
 British Columbia electoral district
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1904 |
| District abolished | 1962 |
| First contested | 1904 |
| Last contested | 1958 |
Nanaimo was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1979.
This riding was created as Nanaimo riding in 1903 from parts of Vancouver and Victoria ridings.
Its legal description when it was created was: "The electoral district of Nanaimo, comprising the provincial electoral districts of Cowichan, Esquimalt, Nanaimo City, Newcastle, Saanich and The Islands."
Nanaimo electoral district was renamed Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands in 1962.
Riding history from the Library of Parliament:
Coordinates: 49°09′45″N 123°56′19″W / 49.16262°N 123.93874°W
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