# Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke

Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke is a federal electoral district in Greater Victoria, located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
It was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution, the district came into effect in 2013, and first contested in the general election on Monday October 19th, 2015. Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke encompasses portions of the south Island that were previously included in the electoral districts of Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca and Saanich—Gulf Islands. The riding contains the Township of Esquimalt, the City of Colwood, the District of Metchosin, View Royal, Sooke, as well as the North Quadra, Swan Lake and Cloverdale neighbourhoods in Saanich East along with all of Saanich West. The population of the district was 113,004 in 2011.
The district was originally planned to be named "Saanich—Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca".

## Demographics

Panethnic groups in Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 99,360 | 78.75% | 96,370 | 81.57% | 95,230 | 85.4% |
| Indigenous | 7,255 | 5.75% | 6,655 | 5.63% | 5,270 | 4.73% |
| East Asian | 5,645 | 4.47% | 4,820 | 4.08% | 3,440 | 3.08% |
| South Asian | 4,640 | 3.68% | 3,665 | 3.1% | 2,890 | 2.59% |
| Southeast Asian | 4,365 | 3.46% | 3,340 | 2.83% | 2,375 | 2.13% |
| African | 1,735 | 1.38% | 1,300 | 1.1% | 1,110 | 1% |
| Latin American | 1,160 | 0.92% | 785 | 0.66% | 595 | 0.53% |
| Middle Eastern | 970 | 0.77% | 590 | 0.5% | 210 | 0.19% |
| Other | 1,035 | 0.82% | 615 | 0.52% | 395 | 0.35% |
| Total responses | 126,165 | 98.07% | 118,150 | 97.78% | 111,510 | 98.71% |
| Total population | 128,644 | 100% | 120,834 | 100% | 112,969 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||
    According to the 2016 Canadian census
Languages: 86.2% English, 2.4% French, 1.5% Punjabi, 1.1% German, 1.0% Cantonese, 1.0% Tagalog Religions (2011): 43.0% Christian (13.7% Catholic, 7.9% Anglican, 5.6% United Church, 2.6% Baptist, 1.3% Lutheran, 1.3% Pentecostal, 1.2% Presbyterian, 9.4% Other), 1.4% Sikh, 52.6% No religion
Median income (2015): $37,275
Average income (2015): $45,081

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke Riding created from Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca and Saanich—Gulf Islands |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Randall Garrison | New Democratic |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Randall Garrison | New Democratic |
| 44th | 2021–2025 | Randall Garrison | New Democratic |
| 44th | 2025–present | Vacant | Vacant |

## Election results
### 2023 representation order

2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| New Democratic | 26,306 | 43.23 |
| Liberal | 13,314 | 21.88 |
| Conservative | 12,759 | 20.97 |
| Green | 5,410 | 8.89 |
| People's | 2,828 | 4.65 |
| Others | 234 | 0.38 |

### 2013 representation order

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Randall Garrison | 28,056 | 42.8 | +8.7 | $82,390.92 |
| | Liberal | Doug Kobayashi | 14,466 | 22.1 | +4.2 | $64,456.41 |
| | Conservative | Laura Anne Frost | 13,885 | 21.2 | +2.1 | $40,019.46 |
| | Green | Harley Gordon | 5,891 | 9.0 | -17.4 | $44,246.24 |
| | People's | Rob Anderson | 2,995 | 4.6 | +3.0 | $2,605.00 |
| | Communist | Tyson Riel Strandlund | 249 | 0.4 | +0.2 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 65,542 | 99.1 | – | $128,919.72 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 565 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,107 | 64.4 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 102,679 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +4.5 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Randall Garrison | 23,887 | 34.1 | -0.91 | $91,278.46 |
| | Green | David Merner | 18,506 | 26.4 | +6.46 | $84,289.59 |
| | Conservative | Randall Pewarchuk | 13,409 | 19.1 | +1.60 | $67,736.79 |
| | Liberal | Jamie Hammond | 12,554 | 17.9 | -9.45 | $69,892.94 |
| | People's | Jeremy Gustafson | 1,089 | 1.6 | – | |
| | Libertarian | Josh Steffler | 287 | 0.4 | – | |
| | Communist | Tyson Strandlund | 111 | 0.2 | – | |
| | Independent | Louis Lesosky | 100 | 0.1 | – | |
| | Independent | Fidelia Godron | 99 | 0.1 | – | |
| | Independent | Philip Ney | 83 | 0.1 | – | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 70,125 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 304 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,429 | 70.9 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 99,285 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -4.27 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Randall Garrison | 23,836 | 35.01 | -4.39 | $119,644.07 |
| | Liberal | David Merner | 18,622 | 27.35 | +17.65 | $33,914.59 |
| | Green | Frances Litman | 13,575 | 19.94 | +7.08 | $119,498.62 |
| | Conservative | Shari Lukens | 11,912 | 17.50 | -20.11 | $108,944.43 |
| | Communist | Tyson Strandlund | 136 | 0.20 | | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 68,081 | 100.00 | | $229,301.98 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 199 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,280 | 74.99 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 91,056 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -11.02 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| New Democratic | 22,324 | 39.40 |
| Conservative | 21,305 | 37.61 |
| Green | 7,287 | 12.86 |
| Liberal | 5,496 | 9.70 |
| Others | 242 | 0.43 |