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West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast

West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
British Columbia electoral district
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West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country in relation to the other British Columbia ridings
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Pamela Goldsmith-Jones
Liberal
District created 1996
First contested 1997
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011) 112,875
Electors (2015) 86,370
Area (km²) 13,237
Pop. density (per km²) 8.5
Census subdivisions Whistler, Squamish, Pemberton, West Vancouver, Lions Bay, Sechelt, Bowen Island, Gibsons

West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country (formerly West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.

The district includes the regional districts of Sunshine Coast and Powell River (excluding Lasqueti Island), the southern portion of the Squamish–Lillooet Regional District, including the municipalities of Whistler, Squamish, Pemberton; and West Vancouver, Lions Bay and Bowen Island, which are in the Greater Vancouver Regional District.

Ethnic groups: 78.8% White, 5.0% Aboriginal, 4.7% Chinese, 3.5% West Asian, 2.2% South Asian, 1.5% Filipino, 1.2% Japanese, 1.0% Korean
Languages: 79.1% English, 3.5% Persian, 3.5% Chinese, 2.5% French, 2.1% German, 1.1% Punjabi, 1.0% Korean
Religions: 42.4% Christian (13.3% Catholic, 8.6% Anglican, 6.8% United Church, 1.6% Baptist, 1.5% Lutheran, 1.1% Presbyterian, 9.5% Other), 3.3% Muslim, 1.3% Buddhist, 1.0% Jewish, 1.0% Sikh, 49.3% No religion
Median income (2010): $32,478
Average income (2010): $57,554

The electoral district was created as "West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast" in 1996 from parts of Capilano—Howe Sound and North Island—Powell River ridings.


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