# Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca

Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca is a former federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, which was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2015

## Demographics

| Population, 2006 | 120,669 |
| Electors | 87,456 |
| Area (km²) | 1,862 |
| Population density (people per km²) | 64.80 |

## Geography

It initially consisted of:
* the Esquimalt District Municipality and the City of Colwood;
* Electoral Area D of the Capital Regional District, the southwest part of Electoral Area B, the southwest part of Electoral Area E'
* the southwest part of Saanich District Municipality,
* the southeast part of Cowichan Valley Regional District, and
* Metchosin District Municipality.

## History

The riding was created in 1988 from Esquimalt—Saanich and Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands ridings.

### Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Esquimalt—Saanich and Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands |||||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Dave Barrett | New Democratic |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Keith Martin | Reform |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Keith Martin | Reform |
| 36th | 2000–2000 | Keith Martin | Alliance |
| 37th | 2000–2003 | Keith Martin | Alliance |
| 37th | 2003–2004 | Keith Martin | Independent |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Keith Martin | Liberal |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Keith Martin | Liberal |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Keith Martin | Liberal |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Randall Garrison | New Democratic |
| Riding dissolved into Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke and Cowichan—Malahat—Langford |||||

## Election results

2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Randall Garrison | 26,198 | 40.87 | +18.15 |
| | Conservative | Troy DeSouza | 25,792 | 40.24 | +6.17 |
| | Liberal | Lillian Szpak | 6,409 | 10.00 | -24.18 |
| | Green | Shaunna Salsman | 5,351 | 8.35 | +0.07 |
| | Independent | Louis James Lesosky | 181 | 0.28 | – |
| | Canadian Action | Christopher Porter | 145 | 0.23 | -0.01 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 64,096 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 152 | 0.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,248 | 66.35 |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +5.99 |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Keith Martin | 20,042 | 34.18 | -0.75 | |
| | Conservative | Troy DeSouza | 19,974 | 34.07 | +6.60 | $89,760 |
| | New Democratic | Jennifer Burgis | 13,322 | 22.72 | -8.57 | $54,909 |
| | Green | Brian G. Gordon | 4,854 | 8.28 | +2.58 | $19,491 |
| | Independent | Philip G. Ney | 309 | 0.53 | – | $2,282 |
| | Canadian Action | Brad Rhodes | 130 | 0.22 | +0.07 | $774 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 58,631 | 100.0 | | $91,768 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -3.68 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Keith Martin | 20,761 | 34.93 | -0.36 | $79,041 |
| | New Democratic | Randall Garrison | 18,595 | 31.29 | +0.67 | $75,094 |
| | Conservative | Troy DeSouza | 16,327 | 27.47 | +3.31 | $83,818 |
| | Green | Mike Robinson | 3,385 | 5.70 | -3.54 | $1,911 |
| | Western Block | Doug Christie | 272 | 0.46 | – | $98 |
| | Canadian Action | David Piney | 89 | 0.15 | -0.10 | $3,523 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 59,429 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 112 | 0.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,541 | 68.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -0.52 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Keith Martin | 19,389 | 35.29 | +11.37 | $76,722 |
| | New Democratic | Randall Garrison | 16,821 | 30.62 | +17.21 | $36,277 |
| | Conservative | John Koury | 13,271 | 24.16 | -33.56 | $61,902 |
| | Green | Jane Sterk | 5,078 | 9.24 | +4.98 | $20,392 |
| | Independent | Jen Fisher-Bradley | 229 | 0.41 | – | $5,424 |
| | Canadian Action | Shawn W. Giles | 141 | 0.25 | – | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 54,929 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 144 | 0.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,073 | 65.93 |
| | Liberal gain from Independent | Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | Swing | -2.92 |
| Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined totals of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives. Liberal candidate Keith Martin lost 14.44 percentage points from his 2000 performance running as a Canadian Alliance candidate. |||||||
2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Alliance | Keith Martin | 23,982 | 49.73 | +6.31 | $55,783 |
| | Liberal | Alan Thompson | 11,536 | 23.92 | -2.25 | $42,770 |
| | New Democratic | Carol E. Harris | 6,468 | 13.41 | -8.76 | $17,154 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Vukovic | 3,857 | 7.99 | +3.51 | $7,015 |
| | Green | Casey Brennan | 2,056 | 4.26 | +1.75 | $129 |
| | Natural Law | Paul E. Tessier | 324 | 0.67 | +0.01 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,223 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 157 | 0.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,380 | 61.50 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | Swing | +4.28 |
| Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party. |||||||
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Reform | Keith Martin | 20,370 | 43.42 | +8.13 | $61,464 |
| | Liberal | John Bergbusch | 12,278 | 26.17 | +4.65 | $51,318 |
| | New Democratic | Chris Main | 10,400 | 22.17 | -5.02 | $55,916 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Terry Prentice | 2,104 | 4.48 | -5.41 | $4,987 |
| | Green | Robert Moore-Stewart | 1,181 | 2.51 | – | $979 |
| | Natural Law | Sylvia Danyluk | 311 | 0.66 | -0.26 | $321 |
| | Canadian Action | Dan Whetung | 261 | 0.55 | – | $3,206 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,905 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 150 | 0.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,055 | 64.98 |
| | Reform hold | Reform hold | Swing | Swing | +1.74 |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform | Keith Martin | 16,352 | 35.29 | +24.86 |
| | New Democratic | Dave Barrett | 12,600 | 27.19 | -23.73 |
| | Liberal | Ross McKinnon | 9,970 | 21.52 | +9.52 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Grace Holman | 4,582 | 9.89 | -15.21 |
| | National | Dan W. Whetung | 2,214 | 4.78 | – |
| | Natural Law | Don McCarthy | 426 | 0.92 | – |
| | Independent | Louis J. Lesosky | 98 | 0.21 | -0.09 |
| | Canada Party | Alisen Oliver | 97 | 0.21 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,339 | 100.0 |
| | Reform gain from New Democratic | Reform gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +24.30 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | New Democratic | Dave Barrett | 22,644 | 50.92 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Owen Lippert | 11,162 | 25.10 |
| | Liberal | William J. McElroy | 5,332 | 11.99 |
| | Reform | William Kronkhite | 4,637 | 10.43 |
| | Green | Beverley A. Holden | 444 | 1.00 |
| | Independent | Louis J. Lesosky | 132 | 0.30 |
| | Independent | Richard Lewers | 84 | 0.19 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Donald L. Porter | 34 | 0.08 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,469 | 100.0 |
| This riding was created from parts of Esquimalt—Saanich and Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands, which elected a Progressive Conservative and a New Democrat, respectively, in the last election. |||||||