Courtenay—Alberni
Federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
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Courtenay—Alberni is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada. It is around the latitudinal centre of Vancouver Island. It encompasses a portion of B.C. formerly included in the electoral districts of Nanaimo—Alberni and Vancouver Island North.[3]
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
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Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election. Points indicate the cities of Courtenay and Port Alberni. | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
New Democratic | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011)[1] | 110,391 | ||
| Electors (2019) | 100,510 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 8,571 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 12.9 | ||
| Census division(s) | Alberni-Clayoquot, Comox Valley, Nanaimo, Powell River | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Nanaimo (part), Courtenay (part), Port Alberni, Parksville, Qualicum Beach, Cumberland, Lantzville, Tofino, Ucluelet, Marktosis | ||
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Courtenay—Alberni was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, polling for which took place in October 2015.[4]
Demographics
| Panethnic group |
2021[5] | 2016[6] | 2011[7] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||||||
| European[a] | 104,325 | 85.24% | 96,505 | 86.19% | 95,360 | 88.44% | ||||||||
| Indigenous | 11,625 | 9.5% | 10,475 | 9.36% | 8,585 | 7.96% | ||||||||
| East Asian[b] | 1,835 | 1.5% | 1,735 | 1.55% | 1,460 | 1.35% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asian[c] | 1,665 | 1.36% | 1,105 | 0.99% | 870 | 0.81% | ||||||||
| South Asian | 1,320 | 1.08% | 1,110 | 0.99% | 615 | 0.57% | ||||||||
| African | 570 | 0.47% | 520 | 0.46% | 330 | 0.31% | ||||||||
| Latin American | 465 | 0.38% | 170 | 0.15% | 290 | 0.27% | ||||||||
| Middle Eastern[d] | 190 | 0.16% | 80 | 0.07% | 60 | 0.06% | ||||||||
| Other[e] | 410 | 0.33% | 275 | 0.25% | 260 | 0.24% | ||||||||
| Total responses | 122,395 | 97.83% | 111,970 | 97.67% | 107,825 | 97.73% | ||||||||
| Total population | 125,116 | 100% | 114,647 | 100% | 110,324 | 100% | ||||||||
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. | ||||||||||||||
- According to the 2011 Canadian census[8][9]
Languages: 90.8% English, 2.2% French, 1.8% German
Religions: 45.1% Christian (11.9% Catholic, 8.3% United Church, 7.7% Anglican, 2.5% Baptist, 2.0% Lutheran, 1.3% Presbyterian, 1.2% Pentecostal, 10.2% Other), 3.0% Other, 51.9% No religion
Median income (2010): $26,754
Average income (2010): $34,319
Main industries: Retail trade (14.4% of labour force), Health care and social assistance (12.1%)
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtenay—Alberni Riding created from Nanaimo—Alberni and Vancouver Island North |
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| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Gord Johns | New Democratic | |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
| 44th | 2021–2025 | |||
| 45th | 2025–present | |||
Election results
Graph of election results in Courtenay—Alberni (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2023 representation order
| 2025 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Gord Johns | 31,612 | 39.58 | –3.30 | ||||
| Conservative | Kris McNichol | 27,602 | 34.56 | +3.26 | ||||
| Liberal | Brian Cameron | 18,209 | 22.80 | +9.19 | ||||
| Green | Chris Markevich | 1,752 | 2.19 | –4.86 | ||||
| People's | Thomas Gamble | 427 | 0.53 | –4.47 | ||||
| Animal Protection | Teresa Knight | 195 | 0.24 | N/A | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Jesse Musial | 69 | 0.09 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 79,866 | 74.16 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 107,691 | |||||||
| New Democratic notional hold | Swing | –3.28 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10][11] | ||||||||
| 2021 federal election redistributed results[12] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| New Democratic | 29,045 | 42.88 | |
| Conservative | 21,205 | 31.30 | |
| Liberal | 9,222 | 13.61 | |
| Green | 4,776 | 7.05 | |
| People's | 3,384 | 5.00 | |
| Others | 108 | 0.16 | |
2013 representation order
| 2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Gord Johns | 30,612 | 44.2 | +3.0 | $97,029.16 | |||
| Conservative | Mary Lee | 22,181 | 32.0 | -1.1 | $108,059.72 | |||
| Liberal | Susan Farlinger | 9,276 | 13.4 | +1.5 | $37,061.04 | |||
| Green | Susanne Lawson | 3,590 | 5.2 | -8.3 | $9,378.63 | |||
| People's | Robert Eppich | 3,467 | 5.0 | N/A | $6,474.87 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Barbara Biley | 124 | 0.2 | ±0.0 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 69,250 | 99.7 | – | $131.260.27 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 215 | 0.3 | ||||||
| Turnout | 69,465 | 65.8 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 105,605 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +2.1 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[13] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Gord Johns | 29,790 | 41.21 | +3.16 | $120,371.26 | |||
| Conservative | Byron Horner | 23,936 | 33.12 | +4.89 | $93,314.71 | |||
| Green | Sean Wood | 9,762 | 13.51 | +1.76 | $15,677.21 | |||
| Liberal | Jonah Baden Gowans | 8,620 | 11.93 | -9.85 | $13,538.18 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Barbara Biley | 172 | 0.24 | +0.04 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 72,280 | 99.51 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 359 | 0.49 | +0.23 | |||||
| Turnout | 72,639 | 71.40 | -4.50 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 101,730 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -0.87 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[14][15] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Gord Johns | 26,582 | 38.06 | -2.66 | $124,072.44 | |||
| Conservative | John Duncan | 19,714 | 28.22 | -16.66 | $92,251.34 | |||
| Liberal | Carrie Powell-Davidson | 15,212 | 21.78 | +15.06 | $32,002.88 | |||
| Green | Glenn Sollitt | 8,201 | 11.74 | +4.89 | $124,891.17 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Barbara Biley | 140 | 0.20 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 69,849 | 99.74 | $231,958.67 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 185 | 0.26 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 70,034 | 75.90 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 92,266 | |||||||
| New Democratic notional gain from Conservative | Swing | -7.00 | ||||||
| This riding was created from Nanaimo—Alberni and Vancouver Island North, both of which elected a Conservative candidate in the last election. John Duncan was the incumbent from Vancouver Island North. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[16][17][18] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[19] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 25,797 | 44.89 | |
| New Democratic | 23,400 | 40.72 | |
| Green | 3,935 | 6.85 | |
| Liberal | 3,860 | 6.72 | |
| Others | 480 | 0.84 | |
See also
Notes
- Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
