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{{Short description|Former federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox Canada electoral district
| province            = British Columbia
| image               = Vancouver Island North.png
| caption             = Vancouver Island North in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts
| fed-status          = defunct
| fed-district-number = 59031
| fed-created         = 1996
| fed-abolished       = 2013
| fed-election-first  = 1997
| fed-election-last   = 2011
| fed-rep             = 
| fed-rep-party       = 
| fed-rep-party-link  = 
| demo-pop-ref        = <ref>[[#2011fed|Statistics Canada]]: 2012</ref>
| demo-area-ref       = <ref>[[#2011fed|Statistics Canada]]: 2012</ref>
| demo-electors-ref   = 
| demo-census-date    = [[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]
| demo-pop            = 118374 	
| demo-electors       = 89063
| demo-electors-date  = 2011
| demo-area           = 49144.61 	
| demo-cd             = 
| demo-csd            = [[Campbell River, British Columbia|Campbell River]], [[Comox, British Columbia|Comox]], [[Courtenay, British Columbia|Courtenay]], [[Port Hardy, British Columbia|Port Hardy]], [[Cumberland, British Columbia|Cumberland]], [[Port McNeill, British Columbia|Port McNeill]], [[Comox-Strathcona A, British Columbia|Comox-Strathcona A (Baynes Sound)]], [[Comox-Strathcona B, British Columbia|Comox-Strathcona B (Lazo North)]], [[Comox-Strathcona C, British Columbia|Comox-Strathcona C (Puntledge/Black Creek)]], [[Comox-Strathcona D, British Columbia|Comox-Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake)]]
}}

'''Vancouver Island North''' is a former federal [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] in [[British Columbia]], Canada, that was represented in the [[House of Commons of Canada]] from 1997 to 2015.

==Geography==
The district included the Regional Districts of [[Comox Valley Regional District, British Columbia|Comox Valley]], [[Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia|Strathcona]], [[Mount Waddington Regional District, British Columbia|Mount Waddington]] and the southern half of [[Central Coast Regional District, British Columbia|Central Coast]] excluding [[Calvert Island (British Columbia)|Calvert Island]] and [[Hunter Island (British Columbia)|Hunter Island]]. These regional districts include the towns of [[Campbell River, British Columbia|Campbell River]], [[Comox, British Columbia|Comox]], [[Courtenay, British Columbia|Courtenay]], [[Port Alice, British Columbia|Port Alice]], [[Port McNeill, British Columbia|Port McNeill]], [[Port Hardy, British Columbia|Port Hardy]], [[Alert Bay, British Columbia|Alert Bay]], [[Quadra Island]], [[Denman Island]] and [[Hornby Island]].

==History==
The electoral district was created in 1996 from [[Comox—Alberni]] and [[North Island—Powell River]] [[electoral district (Canada)|ridings]].

The [[Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012|2012 electoral redistribution]] dissolved the riding into the new ridings of [[North Island—Powell River]] and [[Courtenay—Alberni]] for the [[42nd Canadian federal election|2015 election]].

===Members of Parliament===

This riding elected the following [[Member of Parliament|members of Parliament]]:

{{CanMP}}
{{CanMP nodata|''Riding created from'' [[Comox—Alberni]]<br>''and'' [[North Island—Powell River]]}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1997
| ToYr = 2000
| Assembly# = 36
| CanParty = Reform
| RepName = John Duncan
| RepLink = John Duncan (Canadian politician)
| RepTerms# = 5
| PartyTerms# = 1
| #ByElections = 1
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2000
| ToYr = 2000
| CanParty = Canadian Alliance
| PartyTerms# = 2
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2000
| ToYr = 2003
| Assembly# = 37
| #ByElections = 1
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2003
| ToYr = 2004
| CanParty = Conservative
| PartyTerms# = 2
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2004
| ToYr = 2006
| Assembly# = 38
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2006
| ToYr = 2008
| Assembly# = 39
| CanParty = NDP
| RepName = Catherine J. Bell
| RepTerms# = 1
| PartyTerms# = 1
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2008
| ToYr = 2011
| Assembly# = 40
| CanParty = Conservative
| RepName = John Duncan
| RepLink = John Duncan (Canadian politician)
| RepTerms# = 2
| PartyTerms# = 2
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2011
| ToYr = 2015
| Assembly# = 41
}}
{{CanMP nodata|''Riding dissolved into'' [[North Island—Powell River]]<br>''and'' [[Courtenay—Alberni]]}}
{{CanMP end}}

==Election results==

===2011===

{{CANelec/top|CA|2011|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|[[John Duncan (Canadian politician)|John Duncan]]|27,206|46.11|+0.33}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|[[Ronna-Rae Leonard]]|25,379|43.01|+1.64}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Mike Holland|3,039|5.15|+0.95}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Sue Moen|3,018|5.11|-2.90}}
{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Jason Draper|304|0.52|-0.12}}
{{CANelec|CA|Marxist-Leninist|Frank Martin|57|0.10|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|59,003|99.68}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|187|0.32|+0.03}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|59,190|65.49|+0.92}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|90,374}}
{{CANelec/hold|CA|Conservative|-0.65}}
{{end}}

===2008===
{{CANelec/top|CA|2008|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|[[John Duncan (Canadian politician)|John Duncan]]|26,166|45.78|+5.17|$76,173}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|[[Catherine J. Bell]]|23,681|41.43|-0.29|$80,622}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Philip Stone|4,563|7.98|+3.14|$12,309}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Geoff Fleischer|2,391|4.18|-8.65|$2,026}}
{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Jason Draper|361|0.63|&ndash;|}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|57,162|100.0 &nbsp;|&nbsp;|$171,130}}
{{CANelec/gain|CA|Conservative|NDP|+2.73}}
{{end}}

===2006===
{{CANelec/top|CA|2006|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|[[Catherine J. Bell]]|23,561|41.72|+7.23|$80,265}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|[[John Duncan (Canadian politician)|John Duncan]]|22,931|40.61|+5.20|$91,651}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Jim Mitchell|7,243|12.83|-8.62|$28,226}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Michael Mascall|2,735|4.84|-3.58|$8,685}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|56,470|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/gain|CA|NDP|Conservative|+1.02}}
{{end}}

'''Nomination contests'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="sandybrown" colspan=3|'''New Democratic Party'''
|-
!align="left"|Candidate
!align="center"|Residence
!align="left"|August 14, 2005
|-
|[[Catherine J. Bell]]||[[Cumberland, British Columbia|Cumberland]]|| X
|}

===2004===
{{CANelec/top|CA|2004|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|[[John Duncan (Canadian politician)|John Duncan]]|18,733|35.41|-15.62|$47,274}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|[[Catherine J. Bell]]|18,250|34.49|+22.78|$43,372}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Noor Ahmed|11,352|21.45|-3.39|$78,890}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Pam Munroe|4,456|8.42|+3.22|$26,376}}
{{CANelec|CA|Marxist-Leninist|Jack East|111|0.20|+0.02| }}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|52,902|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|136|0.26|+0.01}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|53,038|65.79|+1.31}}
{{CANelec/hold|CA|Conservative|-19.20}}
{{CANelec/note|<small>Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined total of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives.</small>}}
{{end}}

'''Nomination contests'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="cornflowerblue" colspan=3|'''Conservative Party of Canada'''
|-
!align="left"|Candidate
!align="center"|Residence
!align="left"|February 28
|-
|[[John Duncan (Canadian politician)|John Duncan]]||[[Campbell River, British Columbia|Campbell River]]|| X
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="sandybrown" colspan=3|'''New Democratic Party'''
|-
!align="left"|Candidate
!align="center"|Residence
!align="left"|March 7
|-
|[[Catherine J. Bell]]||[[Cumberland, British Columbia|Cumberland]]|| X
|-
|Erik Eriksson||[[Courtenay, British Columbia|Courtenay]]|| 
|-
|Monica Judd||[[Campbell River, British Columbia|Campbell River]]||
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="lightcoral" colspan=3|'''Liberal Party of Canada'''
|-
!align="left"|Candidate
!align="center"|Residence
!align="left"|February 22
|-
|Nooral Ahmed||[[Courtenay, British Columbia|Courtenay]]||X
|-
|David Lewis||[[Gold River, British Columbia|Gold River]]||
|-
|Don Smith||[[Campbell River, British Columbia|Campbell River]]||
|}

===2000===
{{CANelec/top|CA|2000|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Canadian Alliance|[[John Duncan (Canadian politician)|John Duncan]]|24,844|51.03|+3.49|$42,203}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Daniel P. Smith|12,092|24.84|+3.92|$52,728}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Alex Turner|5,701|11.71|-11.57|$10,377}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|David R. Tingley|2,997|6.15|+2.71|$33}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Pam Munroe|2,532|5.20|+1.95|$6,295}}
{{CANelec|CA|Independent|John Krell|216|0.44|&ndash;| }}
{{CANelec|CA|Natural Law|Nancy More|205|0.42|-0.03| }}
{{CANelec|CA|Marxist-Leninist|Jack East|92|0.18|&ndash;|$90}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|48,679|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|131|0.27|-0.07}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|48,810|64.48|+0.12}}
{{CANelec/hold|CA|Canadian Alliance|-0.22}}
{{CANelec/note|<small>Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the 1997 results of the Reform Party.</small>}}
{{end}}

===1997===
{{CANelec/top|CA|1997|percent=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Reform|[[John Duncan (Canadian politician)|John Duncan]]|22,769|47.54|$31,625}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Gilbert Popovich|11,152|23.28|$60,126}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|David Durrant|10,024|20.92|$14,397}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|Dave Tingley|1,650|3.44|$3,659}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Hazel Lennox|1,559|3.25|}}
{{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|John Krell|522|1.08|$2,001}}
{{CANelec|CA|Natural Law|Nancy More|218|0.45|}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|47,894|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|161|0.34}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|48,055|64.36}}
{{CANelec/note|<small>This riding was created from [[Comox—Alberni]] and [[North Island—Powell River]], both of which elected a Reform candidate in the previous election. [[John Duncan (Canadian politician)|John Duncan]] was the incumbent from North Island—Powell River.</small>}}
{{end}}

==See also==
* [[List of Canadian electoral districts]]
* [[Historical federal electoral districts of Canada]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
*{{SCref|unit=fed|name=2011fed|access-date=2011-03-06|59031}}
* [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1074 Library of Parliament Riding Profile]
* [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/webpep/fin/select_election.aspx?entity=1&lang=e Expenditures&nbsp;– 2004]
* [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/ecCandidates2/Default.asp?L=E&Page=SearchByEdResult&DB=AsSubmitted&EL=226&ST=ED&ID=59028 Expenditures&nbsp;– 2000]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060929195238/http://www.elections.ca/eccandidates/district.asp?ran=2008.092&objectType=district&action=provinces&ul=1&ElectionID=191 Expenditures&nbsp;– 1997]

==External links==
* [https://www.parl.ca/ Parliament of Canada]
* [http://politwitter.ca/riding/59031 Politwitter]
* [http://www.projectdemocracy.ca/vancouver-island-north Project Democracy]
* [http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding/?riding=1246 Pundit's Guide]
* [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/fedprofile/RetrieveTable.cfm?GC=59031 StatsCan District Profile]

{{Ridings in Vancouver Island}}
{{Ridings in British Columbia}}

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[[Category:Defunct British Columbia federal electoral districts on Vancouver Island]]
[[Category:Campbell River, British Columbia]]
[[Category:Courtenay, British Columbia]]