# Vancouver Island North

Vancouver Island North is a former federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015.

## Geography

The district included the Regional Districts of Comox Valley, Strathcona, Mount Waddington and the southern half of Central Coast excluding Calvert Island and Hunter Island. These regional districts include the towns of Campbell River, Comox, Courtenay, Port Alice, Port McNeill, Port Hardy, Alert Bay, Quadra Island, Denman Island and Hornby Island.

## History

The electoral district was created in 1996 from Comox—Alberni and North Island—Powell River ridings.
The 2012 electoral redistribution dissolved the riding into the new ridings of North Island—Powell River and Courtenay—Alberni for the 2015 election.

### Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Comox—Alberni and North Island—Powell River |||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | John Duncan | Reform |
| 36th | 2000–2000 | John Duncan | Alliance |
| 37th | 2000–2003 | John Duncan | Alliance |
| 37th | 2003–2004 | John Duncan | Conservative |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | John Duncan | Conservative |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Catherine J. Bell | New Democratic |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | John Duncan | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | John Duncan | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into North Island—Powell River and Courtenay—Alberni |||||

## Election results
### 2011

2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Duncan | 27,206 | 46.11 | +0.33 |
| | New Democratic | Ronna-Rae Leonard | 25,379 | 43.01 | +1.64 |
| | Liberal | Mike Holland | 3,039 | 5.15 | +0.95 |
| | Green | Sue Moen | 3,018 | 5.11 | -2.90 |
| | Independent | Jason Draper | 304 | 0.52 | -0.12 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Frank Martin | 57 | 0.10 | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 59,003 | 99.68 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 187 | 0.32 | +0.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,190 | 65.49 | +0.92 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 90,374 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -0.65 |

### 2008

2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | John Duncan | 26,166 | 45.78 | +5.17 | $76,173 |
| | New Democratic | Catherine J. Bell | 23,681 | 41.43 | -0.29 | $80,622 |
| | Green | Philip Stone | 4,563 | 7.98 | +3.14 | $12,309 |
| | Liberal | Geoff Fleischer | 2,391 | 4.18 | -8.65 | $2,026 |
| | Independent | Jason Draper | 361 | 0.63 | – | |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 57,162 | 100.0 | | $171,130 |
| | Conservative gain from New Democratic | Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +2.73 |

### 2006

2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Catherine J. Bell | 23,561 | 41.72 | +7.23 | $80,265 |
| | Conservative | John Duncan | 22,931 | 40.61 | +5.20 | $91,651 |
| | Liberal | Jim Mitchell | 7,243 | 12.83 | -8.62 | $28,226 |
| | Green | Michael Mascall | 2,735 | 4.84 | -3.58 | $8,685 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 56,470 | 100.0 |
| | New Democratic gain from Conservative | New Democratic gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +1.02 |
Nomination contests
New Democratic Party :
| Candidate | Residence | August 14, 2005 |
| Catherine J. Bell | Cumberland | X |

### 2004

2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | John Duncan | 18,733 | 35.41 | -15.62 | $47,274 |
| | New Democratic | Catherine J. Bell | 18,250 | 34.49 | +22.78 | $43,372 |
| | Liberal | Noor Ahmed | 11,352 | 21.45 | -3.39 | $78,890 |
| | Green | Pam Munroe | 4,456 | 8.42 | +3.22 | $26,376 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Jack East | 111 | 0.20 | +0.02 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 52,902 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 136 | 0.26 | +0.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,038 | 65.79 | +1.31 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -19.20 |
| Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined total of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives. |||||||
Nomination contests
Conservative Party of Canada :
| Candidate | Residence | February 28 |
| John Duncan | Campbell River | X |
New Democratic Party :
| Candidate | Residence | March 7 |
| Catherine J. Bell | Cumberland | X |
| Erik Eriksson | Courtenay | |
| Monica Judd | Campbell River | |
Liberal Party of Canada :
| Candidate | Residence | February 22 |
| Nooral Ahmed | Courtenay | X |
| David Lewis | Gold River | |
| Don Smith | Campbell River | |

### 2000

2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Alliance | John Duncan | 24,844 | 51.03 | +3.49 | $42,203 |
| | Liberal | Daniel P. Smith | 12,092 | 24.84 | +3.92 | $52,728 |
| | New Democratic | Alex Turner | 5,701 | 11.71 | -11.57 | $10,377 |
| | Progressive Conservative | David R. Tingley | 2,997 | 6.15 | +2.71 | $33 |
| | Green | Pam Munroe | 2,532 | 5.20 | +1.95 | $6,295 |
| | Independent | John Krell | 216 | 0.44 | – | |
| | Natural Law | Nancy More | 205 | 0.42 | -0.03 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Jack East | 92 | 0.18 | – | $90 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,679 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 131 | 0.27 | -0.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,810 | 64.48 | +0.12 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | Swing | -0.22 |
| Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the 1997 results of the Reform Party. |||||||

### 1997

1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Reform | John Duncan | 22,769 | 47.54 | $31,625 |
| | New Democratic | Gilbert Popovich | 11,152 | 23.28 | $60,126 |
| | Liberal | David Durrant | 10,024 | 20.92 | $14,397 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dave Tingley | 1,650 | 3.44 | $3,659 |
| | Green | Hazel Lennox | 1,559 | 3.25 | |
| | Christian Heritage | John Krell | 522 | 1.08 | $2,001 |
| | Natural Law | Nancy More | 218 | 0.45 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 47,894 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 161 | 0.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,055 | 64.36 |
| This riding was created from Comox—Alberni and North Island—Powell River, both of which elected a Reform candidate in the previous election. John Duncan was the incumbent from North Island—Powell River. |||||||