Nanaimo was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

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 in British Columbia

British Columbia

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, Canada

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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1904 to 1979.

This riding was created as Nanaimo riding in 1903 from parts of Vancouver

Vancouver (electoral district)

Vancouver was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1904...

 and Victoria

Victoria (electoral district)

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 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

Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands

Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands 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 in 1903 as "Nanaimo" riding...

" in 1962. (See that article for more information.) It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands

Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands

Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988....

 and Nanaimo—Alberni

Nanaimo—Alberni

Nanaimo—Alberni is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988...

 ridings.

Election results

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|align="left" colspan=7|¹ Neither Wolley's nor Fenton's first names appear in the historical records on this riding.

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|align="left" colspan=7|²Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, 1960-1968
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|align="left" colspan=7|A redistribution in 1952 (S.C. 1952, c.48) reduced the area and population of the riding.

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament

Library of Parliament

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• Nanaimo 1904-1952
• Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands
• Website of the Parliament of Canada