Saanich—Gulf Islands

Saanich—Gulf Islands

British Columbia electoral district
Saanich—Gulf Islands based on other Vancouver Island federal electoral districts (2003 boundaries).
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Elizabeth May Green
District created	1987
First contested	1988
Last contested	2015
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)	104,285
Electors (2015)	83,970
Area (km²)	518
Pop. density (per km²)	201.3
Census divisions	Capital
Census subdivisions	Saanich, Central Saanich, Sidney, North Saanich, Capital F, Capital G, Capital H, Cole Bay 3, Union Bay 4, East Saanich 2, South Saanich 1

Saanich—Gulf Islands is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988. It is named for its geographical location across the Gulf Islands and Saanich Peninsula in the Vancouver Island region.

More than 21 percent of Saanich—Gulf Islands' residents are immigrants, and more than 19 percent are older than 65, making this the riding with the third largest senior population in Canada. The riding has a median age of 48.3, making it the riding with the highest median age in Canada. The average family income is $70,814; unemployment is 5.9 percent.

Ethnic groups: 83.9% White, 5.5% Chinese, 3.8% Aboriginal, 2.3% South Asian
Languages: 85.0% English, 3.9% Chinese, 1.6% German, 1.6% French, 1.2% Punjabi
Religions: 46.9% Christian (12.2% Catholic, 10.6% Anglican, 7.8% United Church, 2.2% Baptist, 1.7% Lutheran, 1.5% Presbyterian, 1.1%% Pentecostal, 10.0% Other), 1.3% Buddhist, 1.2% Sikh, 47.3% No religion
Median income (2010): $32,967
Average income (2010): $43,972