# Nanaimo-North Cowichan

Nanaimo-North Cowichan is a former provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, in use from 2009 to 2024.
It was established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008 and first contested in the 2009 election. Under the 2021 redistribution that took effect from the 2024 election, a substantial reorganization of electoral boundaries in the Nanaimo and mid-Island area saw Nanaimo-North Cowichan dissolved, with its territory split between the districts of Cowichan Valley, Ladysmith-Oceanside and Nanaimo-Gabriola Island.

## MLAs

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Nanaimo-North Cowichan |||||
| 39th | 2009–2013 | Doug Routley | New Democratic |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Doug Routley | New Democratic |
| 41st | 2017–2020 | Doug Routley | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2020–2024 | Doug Routley | New Democratic |

## Electoral history

vte2020 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Doug Routley | 12,787 | 49.48 | +2.59 | $20,730.17 |
| | Green | Chris Istace | 7,700 | 29.80 | +5.92 | $16,549.41 |
| | Liberal | Duck Paterson | 5,354 | 20.72 | −3.16 | $25,059.60 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,841 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2017 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Doug Routley | 12,276 | 46.89 | +0.68 | $34,949 |
| | Liberal | Alana DeLong | 7,379 | 28.18 | −2.59 | $36,526 |
| | Green | Lia Marie Constance Versaevel | 6,252 | 23.88 | +10.15 | $7,981 |
| | Independent | P. Anna Paddon | 274 | 1.05 | +0.77 | $1,010 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,181 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 198 | 0.75 | +0.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,379 | 63.73 | +2.62 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 41,393 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2013 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Doug Routley | 11,542 | 46.21 | −8.13 | $55,479 |
| | Liberal | Amanda Lee Jacobson | 7,685 | 30.77 | −4.75 | $32,579 |
| | Green | Mayo McDonough | 3,430 | 13.73 | +4.73 | $5,363 |
| | Conservative | John James Donald Sherry | 1,603 | 6.42 | – | $12,676 |
| | Independent | Murray McNab | 647 | 2.59 | – | $1,575 |
| | Independent | P. Anna Paddon | 71 | 0.28 | – | $1,916 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,978 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 98 | 0.39 | −0.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,076 | 61.11 | −0.34 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 41,036 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2009 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Doug Routley | 12,888 | 54.34 | $74,487 |
| | Liberal | Rob Hutchins | 8,426 | 35.52 | $146,407 |
| | Green | Ian Gartshore | 2,135 | 9.00 | $3,497 |
| | Refederation | Ron James Fuson | 271 | 1.14 | $770 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,720 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 142 | 0.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,862 | 61.45 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 38,832 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||