# Nanaimo—Ladysmith

Nanaimo—Ladysmith is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, in southeastern Vancouver Island.
Nanaimo—Ladysmith was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It has come into effect with the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, on August 2, 2015. Five-ninths of the riding came from the previous riding of Nanaimo—Cowichan and four-ninths from Nanaimo—Alberni.

## Demographics

Panethnic groups in Nanaimo—Ladysmith (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 104,950 | 79.95% | 99,615 | 83.36% | 97,120 | 86.37% |
| Indigenous | 11,775 | 8.97% | 10,125 | 8.47% | 8,020 | 7.13% |
| East Asian | 4,720 | 3.6% | 3,550 | 2.97% | 2,600 | 2.31% |
| South Asian | 3,250 | 2.48% | 2,065 | 1.73% | 1,980 | 1.76% |
| Southeast Asian | 2,935 | 2.24% | 1,950 | 1.63% | 1,265 | 1.12% |
| African | 1,345 | 1.02% | 785 | 0.66% | 510 | 0.45% |
| Latin American | 770 | 0.59% | 510 | 0.43% | 305 | 0.27% |
| Middle Eastern | 750 | 0.57% | 465 | 0.39% | 280 | 0.25% |
| Other | 775 | 0.59% | 415 | 0.35% | 365 | 0.32% |
| Total responses | 131,265 | 97.59% | 119,495 | 97.38% | 112,445 | 97.78% |
| Total population | 134,509 | 100% | 122,710 | 100% | 114,998 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||
    According to the 2021 Canadian census
Languages: 87.4% English, 1.2% French, 1.2% Mandarin Religions: 62.9% No religion, 31.7% Christian (9.2% Catholic, 4% United Church, 3.9% Anglican, 1.2% Baptist, 1.2% Lutheran), 1.1% Sikh Median income (2020): $39,600
Average income (2020): $49,080

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Nanaimo—Ladysmith Riding created from Nanaimo—Alberni and Nanaimo—Cowichan |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Sheila Malcolmson | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2019–2019 | Paul Manly | Green |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Paul Manly | Green |
| 44th | 2021–present | Lisa Marie Barron | New Democratic |

## Election results
### 2023 representation order

2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| New Democratic | 18,307 | 29.38 |
| Conservative | 16,566 | 26.58 |
| Green | 16,110 | 25.85 |
| Liberal | 8,214 | 13.18 |
| People's | 3,123 | 5.01 |

### 2013 representation order

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Lisa Marie Barron | 19,826 | 28.8 | +5.2 | $79,614.79 |
| | Conservative | Tamara Kronis | 18,627 | 27.1 | +1.2 | $134,837.55 |
| | Green | Paul Manly | 17,640 | 25.7 | -8.9 | $118,140.35 |
| | Liberal | Michelle Corfield | 9,314 | 13.5 | -0.1 | $33,839.39 |
| | People's | Stephen Welton | 3,358 | 4.9 | +3.4 | $8,293.38 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 68,765 | 99.6 | – | $133,040.55 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 277 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,042 | 64.0 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 107,926 |
| | New Democratic gain from Green | New Democratic gain from Green | Swing | Swing | +2.0 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Green | Paul Manly | 24,844 | 34.57 | –2.69 | $113,671.60 |
| | Conservative | John Hirst | 18,634 | 25.93 | +1.05 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Bob Chamberlin | 16,985 | 23.63 | +0.63 | none listed |
| | Liberal | Michelle Corfield | 9,735 | 13.55 | +2.55 | $54,697.02 |
| | People's | Jennifer Clarke | 1,049 | 1.46 | –1.63 | none listed |
| | Independent | Geoff Stoneman | 235 | 0.33 | | none listed |
| | Progressive Canadian | Brian Marlatt | 207 | 0.29 | –0.33 | none listed |
| | Communist | James Chumsa | 104 | 0.14 | | none listed |
| | Independent | Echo White | 71 | 0.10 | | $360.48 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 71,864 | 99.69 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 255 | 0.31 | -0.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,089 | 68.87 | +27.70 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 104,678 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | Swing | -1.87 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vteCanadian federal by-election, May 6, 2019 Resignation of Sheila Malcolmson :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Paul Manly | 15,302 | 37.26 | +17.51 |
| | Conservative | John Hirst | 10,215 | 24.88 | +1.52 |
| | New Democratic | Bob Chamberlin | 9,446 | 23.00 | –10.20 |
| | Liberal | Michelle Corfield | 4,515 | 10.99 | –12.52 |
| | People's | Jennifer Clarke | 1,268 | 3.09 | |
| | Progressive Canadian | Brian Marlatt | 253 | 0.62 | |
| | National Citizens Alliance | Jakob Letkemann | 66 | 0.16 | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,065 | 99.68 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 130 | 0.32 | +0.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,195 | 41.16 | -33.84 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 100,074 |
| | Green gain from New Democratic | Green gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +13.85 |
| Source: Elections Canada; Maclean's |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Sheila Malcolmson | 23,651 | 33.20 | -12.06 | $136,135.63 |
| | Liberal | Tim Tessier | 16,753 | 23.52 | +16.84 | $21,699.17 |
| | Conservative | Mark Allen MacDonald | 16,637 | 23.35 | -17.04 | $132,376.87 |
| | Green | Paul Manly | 14,074 | 19.76 | +12.58 | $145,016.61 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Jack East | 126 | 0.18 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 71,241 | 99.78 | | $236,098.07 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 158 | 0.22 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,399 | 75.00 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 95,200 |
| | New Democratic notional hold | New Democratic notional hold | Swing | Swing | -14.45 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| New Democratic | 25,294 | 45.26 |
| Conservative | 22,572 | 40.39 |
| Green | 4,009 | 7.17 |
| Liberal | 3,733 | 6.68 |
| Others | 276 | 0.49 |