# Courtenay—Alberni

Courtenay—Alberni is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada. It is around the latitudinal centre of Vancouver Island. It encompasses a portion of B.C. formerly included in the electoral districts of Nanaimo—Alberni and Vancouver Island North.
Courtenay—Alberni was created 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, polling for which took place in October 2015.

## Demographics

Panethnic groups in Courtenay—Alberni (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 104,325 | 85.24% | 96,505 | 86.19% | 95,360 | 88.44% |
| Indigenous | 11,625 | 9.5% | 10,475 | 9.36% | 8,585 | 7.96% |
| East Asian | 1,835 | 1.5% | 1,735 | 1.55% | 1,460 | 1.35% |
| Southeast Asian | 1,665 | 1.36% | 1,105 | 0.99% | 870 | 0.81% |
| South Asian | 1,320 | 1.08% | 1,110 | 0.99% | 615 | 0.57% |
| African | 570 | 0.47% | 520 | 0.46% | 330 | 0.31% |
| Latin American | 465 | 0.38% | 170 | 0.15% | 290 | 0.27% |
| Middle Eastern | 190 | 0.16% | 80 | 0.07% | 60 | 0.06% |
| Other | 410 | 0.33% | 275 | 0.25% | 260 | 0.24% |
| Total responses | 122,395 | 97.83% | 111,970 | 97.67% | 107,825 | 97.73% |
| Total population | 125,116 | 100% | 114,647 | 100% | 110,324 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||
    According to the 2011 Canadian census
Languages: 90.8% English, 2.2% French, 1.8% German Religions: 45.1% Christian (11.9% Catholic, 8.3% United Church, 7.7% Anglican, 2.5% Baptist, 2.0% Lutheran, 1.3% Presbyterian, 1.2% Pentecostal, 10.2% Other), 3.0% Other, 51.9% No religion
Median income (2010): $26,754
Average income (2010): $34,319
Main industries: Retail trade (14.4% of labour force), Health care and social assistance (12.1%)

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Courtenay—Alberni Riding created from Nanaimo—Alberni and Vancouver Island North |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Gord Johns | New Democratic |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Gord Johns | New Democratic |
| 44th | 2021–present | Gord Johns | New Democratic |

## Election results
### 2023 representation order

2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| New Democratic | 29,045 | 42.88 |
| Conservative | 21,205 | 31.30 |
| Liberal | 9,222 | 13.61 |
| Green | 4,776 | 7.05 |
| People's | 3,384 | 5.00 |
| Others | 108 | 0.16 |

### 2013 representation order

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Gord Johns | 30,612 | 44.2 | +3.0 | $97,029.16 |
| | Conservative | Mary Lee | 22,181 | 32.0 | -1.1 | $108,059.72 |
| | Liberal | Susan Farlinger | 9,276 | 13.4 | +1.5 | $37,061.04 |
| | Green | Susanne Lawson | 3,590 | 5.2 | -8.3 | $9,378.63 |
| | People's | Robert Eppich | 3,467 | 5.0 | N/A | $6,474.87 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Barbara Biley | 124 | 0.2 | ±0.0 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 69,250 | 99.7 | – | $131.260.27 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 215 | 0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,465 | 65.8 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 105,605 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +2.1 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Gord Johns | 29,790 | 41.21 | +3.16 | $120,371.26 |
| | Conservative | Byron Horner | 23,936 | 33.12 | +4.89 | $93,314.71 |
| | Green | Sean Wood | 9,762 | 13.51 | +1.76 | $15,677.21 |
| | Liberal | Jonah Baden Gowans | 8,620 | 11.93 | -9.85 | $13,538.18 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Barbara Biley | 172 | 0.24 | +0.04 | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 72,280 | 99.51 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 359 | 0.49 | +0.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,639 | 71.40 | -4.50 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 101,730 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -0.87 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Gord Johns | 26,582 | 38.06 | -2.66 | $124,072.44 |
| | Conservative | John Duncan | 19,714 | 28.22 | -16.66 | $92,251.34 |
| | Liberal | Carrie Powell-Davidson | 15,212 | 21.78 | +15.06 | $32,002.88 |
| | Green | Glenn Sollitt | 8,201 | 11.74 | +4.89 | $124,891.17 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Barbara Biley | 140 | 0.20 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 69,849 | 99.74 | | $231,958.67 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 185 | 0.26 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,034 | 75.90 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 92,266 |
| | New Democratic notional gain from Conservative | New Democratic notional gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | -7.00 |
| This riding was created from Nanaimo—Alberni and Vancouver Island North, both of which elected a Conservative candidate in the last election. John Duncan was the incumbent from Vancouver Island North. |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 25,797 | 44.89 |
| New Democratic | 23,400 | 40.72 |
| Green | 3,935 | 6.85 |
| Liberal | 3,860 | 6.72 |
| Others | 480 | 0.84 |