British Columbia electoral district | |
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Vancouver Island North in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts
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Defunct federal electoral district | |
Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1996 |
District abolished | 2013 |
First contested | 1997 |
Last contested | 2011 |
District webpage | profile, map |
Demographics | |
Population (2011) | 118,374 |
Electors (2011) | 89,063 |
Area (km²) | 49,144.61 |
Census subdivisions | Campbell River, Comox, Courtenay, Port Hardy, Cumberland, Port McNeill, Comox-Strathcona A (Baynes Sound), Comox-Strathcona B (Lazo North), Comox-Strathcona C (Puntledge/Black Creek), Comox-Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake) |
Vancouver Island North is a former federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2015.
The district included the Regional Districts of Comox Valley, Strathcona, Mount Waddington and the southern half of Central Coast excluding Calvert Island and Hunter Island. These regional districts include the towns of Campbell River, Comox, Courtenay, Port Alice, Port McNeill, Port Hardy, Alert Bay, Quadra Island, Denman Island and Hornby Island.
The electoral district was created in 1996 from Comox—Alberni and North Island—Powell River ridings.