# Parksville-Qualicum

Parksville-Qualicum was a former provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia in use from 1991 to 2001 and again from 2009 to 2024. The riding consisted of the city of Parksville, the town of Qualicum Beach and the communities of Lantzville and Nanoose Bay.
It was first contested in the 1991 election. Following redistribution, the area became part of the Nanaimo-Parksville and Alberni-Qualicum ridings. It was re-created prior to the 2009 general election, and was won by Liberal, Ron Cantelon. Under the 2021 resistribution that took effect for the 2024 election, a substantial reorganization of electoral boundaries in the Nanaimo and mid-Island area saw Parksville-Qualicum dissolved, with the majority of its territory and population being added to Ladysmith-Oceanside while Lantzville and the portion of the City of Nanaimo in the district joined Nanaimo-Lantzville.

## Demographics

| Population (2015) | 54,089 |
| Area (km$^2$) | 978 |
| Pop. density (people per km$^2$) | 55.3 |
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## MLAs

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Parksville-Qualicum |||||
| 35th | 1991–1996 | Leonard Krog | New Democratic |
| 36th | 1996–1998 | Paul Reitsma | Liberal |
| 36th | 1998–2001 | Judith Reid | Liberal |
| Riding redistributed into Nanaimo-Parksville |||||
| 39th | 2009–2013 | Ron Cantelon | Liberal |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Michelle Stilwell | Liberal |
| 41st | 2017–2020 | Michelle Stilwell | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2020–2023 | Adam Walker | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2023–2024 | Adam Walker | Independent |

## Electoral history

vte2020 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Adam Walker | 13,207 | 42.00 | +13.34 | $6,991.73 |
| | Liberal | Michelle Stilwell | 11,155 | 35.47 | −9.66 | $45,718.10 |
| | Green | Rob Lyon | 5,227 | 16.62 | −8.82 | $2,772.94 |
| | Conservative | Don Purdey | 1,404 | 4.46 | – | $1,413.44 |
| | Independent | John St John | 454 | 1.44 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,447 | 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 |
| | Liberal | Michelle Stilwell | 13,604 | 45.13 | −5.00 | $53,948 |
| | New Democratic | Sue Powell | 9,189 | 28.66 | −8.40 | $44,326 |
| | Green | Glenn Sollitt | 8,157 | 25.44 | – | $10,490 |
| | Refederation | Terry Hand | 245 | 0.77 | – | $0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,059 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 159 | 0.49 | −0.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,218 | 70.21 | +2.27 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 45,891 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2013 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Michelle Stilwell | 14518 | 50.13 |
| | New Democratic | Barry Avis | 10732 | 37.06 |
| | Conservative | David Bernard Coupland | 3710 | 12.81 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28960 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 186 | 0.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29146 | 67.94 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2009 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ron Cantelon | 13,716 | 51.42 | 0.00 |
| | New Democratic | Leanne Salter | 10,136 | 38.00 | -0.65 |
| | Green | Wayne Osborne | 2,573 | 9.64 | +1.20 |
| | Refederation | Bruce Ryder | 251 | 0.94 | +0.06 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,676 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 131 | 0.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,807 | 65.70 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 40,805 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.65 |
vte2005 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ron Cantelon | 15,799 | 51.42 | -11.18 |
| | New Democratic | Carol McNamee | 11,854 | 38.65 | +17.54 |
| | Green | Jordan Ellis | 2,542 | 8.44 | -1.87 |
| | Refederation | Bruce Ryder | 280 | 0.88 | – |
| | Marijuana | Richard Payne | 184 | 0.61 | -1.67 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,169 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 127 | 0.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,807 | 69.56 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 46,428 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -14.36 |
vte2001 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Judith Reid | 17,356 | 62.60 | +9.99 | $38,337 |
| | New Democratic | Jamie Brennan | 5,852 | 21.11 | -1.58 | $11,643 |
| | Green | Phil Carson | 3,192 | 11.51 | +9.77 | $1,643 |
| | Unity | Daniel Stelmacker | 693 | 2.50 | -3.42 | $1,992 |
| | Marijuana | Leonard Martin Melman | 634 | 2.28 | – | $505 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,727 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 105 | 0.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,832 | 74.94 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +5.79 |
vteBritish Columbia provincial by-election, December 14, 1998 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Judith Reid | 13,862 | 52.61 | +11.42 | $80,746 |
| | New Democratic | Leonard Krog | 5,978 | 22.69 | -17.03 | $51,078 |
| | Progressive Democrat | Bruce Hampson | 3,585 | 13.61 | +8.50 | $32,872 |
| | Reform | Roger Rocan | 1,560 | 5.92 | -6.19 | $13,303 |
| | Green | Stuart Parker | 458 | 1.74 | +0.45 | $100 |
| | Independent | Brunie Brunie | 419 | 1.67 | – | $650 |
| | Independent | Bruce Ryder | 163 | 0.62 | – | $106 |
| | Independent | Les Blank | 136 | 0.51 | – | $923 |
| | Family Coalition | Mary Elinor Moreau | 94 | 0.35 | – | $1,849 |
| | British Columbia Party | John Motiuk | 74 | 0.28 | – | $9,988 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 26,349 | 100.0 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 55 | 0.38 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,404 | 60.09 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +14.22 |
| By-election due to the resignation of Paul Reitsma |||||||
| Source(s) "December 14, 1998 By-election" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. December 14, 1998. Retrieved February 7, 2017. |||||||
vte1996 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Paul Reitsma | 13,459 | 41.19 | +5.90 |
| | New Democratic | Leonard Krog | 12,976 | 39.72 | -0.52 |
| | Reform | Teunis Westbroek | 5,846 | 12.11 | – |
| | Progressive Democrat | Garner Stone | 1,669 | 5.11 | – |
| | Green | Mark Robinson | 422 | 1.29 | +0.12 |
| | Natural Law | Cliff Brown | 110 | 0.34 | – |
| | Common Sense | David Martin | 81 | 0.24 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,672 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 143 | 0.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,815 | 77.12 |
| | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +3.21 |
vte1991 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Leonard Krog | 10,408 | 40.24 | $47,385.69 |
| | Liberal | William J. Patrick | 9,128 | 35.29 | $4,703.30 |
| | Social Credit | Janet Crapo | 5,846 | 22.60 | $67,722.89 |
| | Green | Ernie Yacob | 303 | 1.17 | $$596.50 |
| | Family Coalition | Augustine J. Cunningham | 180 | 0.70 | $439.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,863 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 398 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,261 | 79.24 |