# North Island—Powell River

North Island—Powell River is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997, and again since 2015. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Comox—Powell River riding and contested for the first time at the 34th federal election on 21 November 1988. It was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into Vancouver Island North riding, and it ceased to be represented in the House of Commons effective at the call of the 36th federal election on 2 June 1997.
The riding consisted of the southern part of Kitimat-Stikine Regional District, the Central Coast Regional District, the Mount Waddington Regional District, the northwest part of the Comox-Strathcona Regional District, the Sunshine Coast Regional District, and the Powell River Regional District, except Electoral Area E.
North Island—Powell River was re-created (initially called Vancouver Island North—Comox—Powell River) by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, which was held 19 October 2015.

## Demographics

Panethnic groups in North Island—Powell River (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 91,320 | 83.17% | 87,400 | 84.31% | 88,465 | 86.9% |
| Indigenous | 13,400 | 12.2% | 12,475 | 12.03% | 10,560 | 10.37% |
| East Asian | 1,515 | 1.38% | 1,185 | 1.14% | 575 | 0.56% |
| Southeast Asian | 1,390 | 1.27% | 1,125 | 1.09% | 985 | 0.97% |
| South Asian | 920 | 0.84% | 455 | 0.44% | 370 | 0.36% |
| African | 505 | 0.46% | 430 | 0.41% | 330 | 0.32% |
| Latin American | 370 | 0.34% | 295 | 0.28% | 300 | 0.29% |
| Middle Eastern | 80 | 0.07% | 75 | 0.07% | 20 | 0.02% |
| Other | 300 | 0.27% | 230 | 0.22% | 200 | 0.2% |
| Total responses | 109,800 | 98.19% | 103,670 | 98.3% | 101,800 | 98.33% |
| Total population | 111,825 | 100% | 105,466 | 100% | 103,525 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||

## Members of Parliament

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| North Island—Powell River Riding created from Comox—Powell River |||||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Ray Skelly | New Democratic |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | John Duncan | Reform |
| Riding dissolved into Vancouver Island North, West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast, Skeena and Cariboo—Chilcotin |||||
| Riding re-created from Vancouver Island North and West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Rachel Blaney | New Democratic |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Rachel Blaney | New Democratic |
| 44th | 2021–present | Rachel Blaney | New Democratic |

## Electoral history
### North Island—Powell River, 2015–present

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Rachel Blaney | 23,833 | 39.5 | +1.6 | $62,260.34 |
| | Conservative | Shelley Downey | 21,670 | 36.0 | +3.4 | $63,438.47 |
| | Liberal | Jennifer Grenz | 7,922 | 13.1 | ±0.0 | $44,209.34 |
| | Green | Jessica Wegg | 3,656 | 6.1 | -8.0 | $22,023.44 |
| | People's | Paul Macknight | 2,795 | 4.6 | +2.8 | $0.00 |
| | Maverick | Stacey Gastis | 310 | 0.5 | N/A | $26,200.41 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Carla Neal | 77 | 0.1 | ±0.0 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 60,263 | 99.3 | – | $147,765.33 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 421 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,684 | 65.3 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 92,814 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -0.9 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| New Democratic | 26,918 | 39.46 |
| Conservative | 24,707 | 36.22 |
| Liberal | 9,076 | 13.30 |
| Green | 3,999 | 5.86 |
| People's | 3,113 | 4.56 |
| Others | 403 | 0.59 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Rachel Blaney | 23,834 | 37.9 | -2.31 | $59,655.63 |
| | Conservative | Shelley Downey | 20,502 | 32.6 | +6.43 | $49,894.99 |
| | Green | Mark de Bruijn | 8,891 | 14.1 | +5.94 | $34,354.18 |
| | Liberal | Peter Schwarzhoff | 8,251 | 13.1 | -12.37 | none listed |
| | People's | Brian Rundle | 1,102 | 1.8 | – | $5,894.54 |
| | Independent | Glen Staples | 287 | 0.5 | – | $3,027.54 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Carla Neal | 48 | 0.1 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 62,915 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 291 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,206 | – | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 89,561 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -4.37 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Rachel Blaney | 24,340 | 40.21 | -1.53 | $139,441.92 |
| | Conservative | Laura Smith | 15,840 | 26.17 | -19.86 | $83,346.00 |
| | Liberal | Peter Schwarzhoff | 15,416 | 25.47 | +19.11 | $40,436.14 |
| | Green | Brenda Sayers | 4,940 | 8.16 | +3.01 | $37,000.01 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 60,536 | 99.71 | | $268,365.27 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 177 | 0.29 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,713 | 75.21 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 80,730 |
| | New Democratic notional gain from Conservative | New Democratic notional gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +9.17 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 23,425 | 46.03 |
| New Democratic | 21,239 | 41.74 |
| Liberal | 3,236 | 6.36 |
| Green | 2,623 | 5.15 |
| Others | 367 | 0.72 |

### North Island—Powell River, 1988–1997

vte1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform | John Duncan | 18,255 | 39.31 | +37.63 |
| | Liberal | Al Huddlestan | 11,877 | 25.57 | +9.46 |
| | New Democratic | Raymond Skelly | 7,794 | 16.78 | −35.24 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mark von Schellwitz | 3,682 | 7.93 | −16.49 |
| | National | Mark A. Grenier | 3,408 | 7.34 | – |
| | Green | Michael Mascall | 1,015 | 2.19 | +0.97 |
| | Natural Law | Wayne A. Melvin | 254 | 0.55 | – |
| | Canada Party | James Peter Turner | 159 | 0.34 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,444 | 100.0 |
| | Reform gain from New Democratic | Reform gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +14.08 |
vte1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | New Democratic | Raymond Skelly | 22,179 | 52.02 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Michel Rabu | 10,411 | 24.42 |
| | Liberal | Allan Warnke | 6,867 | 16.11 |
| | Christian Heritage | John A. Krell | 1,521 | 3.57 |
| | Reform | Dodd W. Pellant | 718 | 1.68 |
| | Green | Michael Conway-Brown | 519 | 1.22 |
| | Rhinoceros | Philip John Hicks | 299 | 0.70 |
| | Communist | Nickolas Chernoff | 121 | 0.28 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,635 | 100.00 |
| This riding was created from Comox—Powell River, and New Democrat Ray Skelly was the incumbent. |||||||