Courtenay—Alberni

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]

Courtenay—Alberni

British Columbia electoral district
Courtenay—Alberni in relation to other electoral districts in the Vancouver Island area
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Gord Johns New Democratic
District created	2013
First contested	2015
Last contested	2021
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)	Ahahswinis 1, Alberni 2, Alberni-Clayoquot A, Alberni-Clayoquot B, Alberni-Clayoquot C, Alberni-Clayoquot D, Alberni-Clayoquot E, Alberni-Clayoquot F, Anacla 12, Clakamucus 2, Comox Valley A, Courtenay, Cumberland, Elhlateese 2, Esowista 3, Hesquiat 1, Ittatsoo 1, Klehkoot 2, Macoah 1, Marktosis 15, Nanaimo E, Nanaimo F, Nanaimo G, Nanaimo H, Numukamis 1, Opitsat 1, Parksville, Port Alberni, Powell River E, Qualicum, Qualicum Beach, Refuge Cove 6, Sachsa 4, Tin Wis 11, Tofino, Tsahaheh 1, Ucluelet

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 on October 2015.^[4]

Demographics

Panethnic groups in Courtenay—Alberni (2011−2021)

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 Canada 2011 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
42nd	2015–2019		Gord Johns	New Democratic
43rd	2019–2021
44th	2021–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)

 

Map of the election results of the 2019 Canadian Federal Election by polling station in Courtenay—Alberni

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^[10]

v t e 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^[11]^[12]

v t e 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^[13]^[14]^[15]

2011 federal election redistributed results^[16]
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

Notes

1. Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
2. Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
3. Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
4. Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
5. Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References

1. Statistics Canada: 2011
2. Statistics Canada: 2011
3. Final Report – British Columbia
4. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
5. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
6. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
7. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
8. "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". February 8, 2012.
9. "2011 National Household Survey Profile - Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)". May 8, 2013.
10. "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
11. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
12. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
13. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Courtenay—Alberni, 30 September 2015
14. Official Voting Results - Courtenay—Alberni
15. . Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
16. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections