Saanich—Gulf Islands

British Columbia electoral district

Saanich—Gulf Islands based on other Vancouver Island federal electoral districts (2003 boundaries).

Federal electoral district

Legislature

House of Commons

Elizabeth May
Green

District created

1987

First contested

1988

Last contested

2015

District webpage

profile, map

Demographics

Population (2011)^[1]

104,285

Electors (2015)

83,970

Area (km²)^[1]

518

Pop. density (per km²)

201.3

Census divisions

Capital

Census subdivisions

Saanich, Central Saanich, Sidney, North Saanich, Capital F, Capital G, Capital H, Cole Bay 3, Union Bay 4, East Saanich 2, South Saanich 1

Saanich—Gulf Islands is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988. It is named for its geographical location across the Gulf Islands and Saanich Peninsula in the Vancouver Island region.

Demographics

More than 21 percent of Saanich—Gulf Islands' residents are immigrants, and more than 19 percent are older than 65, making this the riding with the third largest senior population in Canada. The riding has a median age of 48.3, making it the riding with the highest median age in Canada.^[2] The average family income is $70,814; unemployment is 5.9 percent.

According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation^[3]^[3]

Ethnic groups: 83.9% White, 5.5% Chinese, 3.8% Aboriginal, 2.3% South Asian
Languages: 85.0% English, 3.9% Chinese, 1.6% German, 1.6% French, 1.2% Punjabi
Religions: 46.9% Christian (12.2% Catholic, 10.6% Anglican, 7.8% United Church, 2.2% Baptist, 1.7% Lutheran, 1.5% Presbyterian, 1.1%% Pentecostal, 10.0% Other), 1.3% Buddhist, 1.2% Sikh, 47.3% No religion
Median income (2010): $32,967
Average income (2010): $43,972

Geography

The riding of Saanich—Gulf Islands consists of the north part of the Municipality of Saanich, as well as the municipalities of Central Saanich, North Saanich, and Sidney on Vancouver Island. The district also includes a number of the southern Gulf Islands, including Salt Spring Island, the Pender Islands, Galiano Island, Mayne Island and Saturna Island. The district's southeastern border runs along the University of Victoria.

History

The electoral district was created in 1987 from Esquimalt—Saanich and Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands ridings.

In the 2008 election, there were allegations of electoral fraud around Gary Lunn's campaign.^[4]

The 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of Saanich—Gulf Islands should be adjusted, and a modified electoral district of the same name will be contested in future elections.^[5] The redefined Saanich—Gulf Islands loses a small portion of its current territory in the urbanized portion of Saanich to the new district of Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke. These new boundaries were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, which came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, which was held 19 October 2015.^[6]

Political geography

Despite the usually close vote between the various right-leaning parties, the Canadian Alliance, Reform and Conservative parties have consistently won here for the past decade. Since 1953, the riding and its predecessor, Esquimalt-Saanich, have only gone to a non-conservative candidate four times: 1968 to Liberal David Anderson, in 1988 to New Democrat Lynn Hunter, and in 2011 and 2015 to Green party leader Elizabeth May. The 1988 Conservative loss is attributed to vote splitting between the Progressive Conservatives and the new Reform party.

Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:

Party		Association Name	CEO	HQ Address	HQ City
	Conservative	Saanich—Gulf Islands Conservative Association	Ryan T. Trelford	Post Office Box 606	Saanichton
	Green	Saanich—Gulf Islands Green Party EDA	David Charles	Post Office Box 20076	Sidney
	Liberal	Saanich—Gulf Islands Federal Liberal Association	Paul H. McKivett	460-580 Hornby Street	Vancouver
	New Democratic	Saanich—Gulf Islands Federal NDP Riding Association	Irene A. Wright	105-121 Atkins Road	Salt Spring Island

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Saanich—Gulf Islands Riding created from Esquimalt—Saanich and Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands
34th	1988–1993	Lynn Hunter	New Democratic
35th	1993–1997	Jack Frazer	Reform
36th	1997–2000	Gary Lunn	Reform
36th	2000–2000		Alliance
37th	2000–2003		Alliance
37th	2003–2004		Conservative
38th	2004–2006
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2011
41st	2011–2015	Elizabeth May	Green
42nd	2015–Present	Elizabeth May	Green

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Green Party leader Elizabeth May. She was elected in 2011 and is the first Green MP to be elected to the House of Commons. She defeated Conservative Incumbent and cabinet minister Gary Lunn.

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Green	Elizabeth May	37,079	54.40	+7.99	–
	Conservative	Robert Boyd	13,260	19.46	-17.02	–
	Liberal	Tim Kane	11,380	16.70	+10.64	–
	New Democratic	Alicia Cormier	6,181	9.07	-1.97	–
	Libertarian	Meghan Jess Porter	249	0.37	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			68,140	100.00		$221,816.53
Total rejected ballots			201	0.29	–
Turnout			68,341	79.62	–
Eligible voters			85,839
	Green hold		Swing		+12.50
Source: Elections Canada^[7]^[8]

2011 federal election redistributed results^[9]
Party		Vote	%
	Green	28,993	46.42
	Conservative	22,785	36.48
	New Democratic	6,898	11.04
	Liberal	3,787	6.06

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Green	Elizabeth May	31,890	46.33	+35.88	$87,738
	Conservative	Gary Lunn	24,544	35.66	−7.77	$89,604
	New Democratic	Edith Loring-Kuhanga	8,185	11.89	+6.20	$66,273
	Liberal	Renée Hetherington	4,208	6.11	−33.25	$50,002
Total valid votes/Expense limit			68,827	100.0		$293,617
Total rejected ballots			160	0.23
Turnout			68,987	75.25
Eligible voters			91,673
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing		+21.82

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Conservative	Gary Lunn	27,988	43.43	+6.28
	Liberal	Briony Penn	25,367	39.36	+13.28
	Green	Andrew Lewis	6,732	10.45	+0.51
	New Democratic	Julian West	3,667	5.69	−20.85
	Libertarian	Dale P. Leier	246	0.38	–
	Western Block	Patricia O'Brien	195	0.3	+0.03
	Canadian Action	Jeremy Arney	139	0.2	–
	Christian Heritage	Dan Moreau	114	0.2	–
Total valid votes			64,448	100.0
Total rejected ballots			179	0.27
Turnout			64,639	70.40
	Conservative hold		Swing		−3.50
Julian West was selected as the New Democratic Party candidate for the 2008 election, but withdrew after the filing deadline following a scandal.^[10] Because of the late withdrawal his name did appear on the ballot.

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Gary Lunn	24,416	37.15	+2.58	$80,272
	New Democratic	Jennifer Burgis	17,455	26.54	+4.96	$50,412
	Liberal	Sheila Orr	17,144	26.08	−0.70	$79,489
	Green	Andrew Lewis	6,533	9.94	−6.77	$19,061
	Western Block	Patricia O'Brien	183	0.27	–	$0
Total valid votes			65,721	100.0
Total rejected ballots			134	0.20
Turnout			65,855	73.2
	Conservative hold		Swing		−1.19

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Gary Lunn	22,050	34.57	−18.86	$81,613
	Liberal	David Mulroney	17,082	26.78	−5.51	$61,819
	New Democratic	Jennifer Burgis	13,763	21.58	+13.56	$40,318
	Green	Andrew Lewis	10,662	16.71	+11.20	$79,731
	Independent	Mary Moreau	214	0.33	–	$12
Total valid votes			63,771	100.0
Total rejected ballots			159	0.25
Turnout			63,930	73.97
	Conservative hold		Swing		−6.68
Conservative change is from a combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative votes.

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Alliance	Gary Lunn	25,392	43.15	+0.09	$61,497
	Liberal	Karen Knott	19,002	32.29	+0.82	$63,669
	Progressive Conservative	Don Page	6,049	10.28	+2.76	$10,385
	New Democratic	Pat O'Neill	4,721	8.02	−6.31	$9,666
	Green	Wally Du Temple	3,243	5.51	+2.77	$7,217
	Natural Law	Kathleen Lapeyrouse	217	0.36	−0.07	$100
	Independent	Dan Moreau	123	0.20	–
	Communist	Charley Stimac	88	0.14	–	$189
Total valid votes			58,835	100.0
Total rejected ballots			165	0.28
Turnout			59,000	70.60
	Alliance hold		Swing		−0.36
Canadian Alliance change is based on the Reform Party.

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Reform	Gary Lunn	24,275	43.06	+5.91	$61,075
	Liberal	Clark Roberts	17,742	31.47	+5.45	$59,743
	New Democratic	Chuck Beyer	8,080	14.33	−4.53	$29,672
	Progressive Conservative	Marilyn Loveless	4,243	7.52	−4.00	$23,349
	Green	Julia Lerner	1,546	2.74	–	$745
	Natural Law	Andy Guest	248	0.43	−0.31	$321
	Canadian Action	Valerie Rampone	234	0.41	–	$4,335
Total valid votes			56,368	100.0
Total rejected ballots			181	0.32
Turnout			56,549	74.26
	Reform hold		Swing		+0.23

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Reform	Jack Frazer	26,016	37.15	+24.67
	Liberal	Alex Phillips	18,226	26.02	+8.40
	New Democratic	Lynn Hunter	13,207	18.86	-16.54
	Progressive Conservative	Marilyn Loveless	8,070	11.52	-21.94
	National	Judith Rayburn	3,730	5.33	–
	Natural Law	Andy Guest	521	0.74	–
	Independent	C.R. Bob Ward	215	0.31	–
	Canada Party	Arleigh Rolind	52	0.07	–
Total valid votes			70,037	100.0
	Reform gain from New Democratic		Swing		+8.14

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Lynn Hunter	23,168	35.40
	Progressive Conservative	Patrick D. Crofton	21,900	33.46
	Liberal	Kathryn Clout	11,534	17.62
	Reform	Bob Slavick	8,165	12.48
	Independent	Patrick Kelly	216	0.33
	Libertarian	William St. John Buckler	214	0.33
	Independent	Doug Christie	172	0.26
	Communist	Ernie Knott	78	0.12
Total valid votes			65,447	100.0
This riding was created from Esquimalt—Saanich and Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands, which elected a Progressive Conservative and a New Democrat, respectively, in the previous election. Patrick Crofton was the incumbent from Esquimalt—Saanich.

References

"(Code 59024) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
Library of Parliament Riding Profile 1987–1996
Library of Parliament Riding Profile 1996–2005
Expenditures – 2004
Expenditures – 2000
Expenditures – 1997

Notes

1 2 Stastistics Canada: 2011
↑ "Census « Pundits' Guide to Canadian Federal Elections". Punditsguide.ca. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
1 2 http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=59027&Data=Count&SearchText=Saanich&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
↑ Colonist, Times (2008-10-30). "Saanich-Gulf Islands election tactics under microscope". Canada.com. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
↑ Final Report – British Columbia
↑ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Saanich—Gulf Islands, 30 September 2015
↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
↑ Colonist, Times (2008-09-24). "Departure of NDP candidate throws race wide open". Canada.com. Retrieved 2010-05-13.

External links

Website of the Parliament of Canada
Website of the Conservative Party in Saanich Gulf Islands
Website of the Green Party
Website of the Liberal Party of Canada in Saanich Gulf Islands
Website of the New Democratic Party (NDP) in Saanich Gulf Islands

Federal ridings on Vancouver Island

New Democratic	Courtenay—Alberni Cowichan—Malahat—Langford Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke Nanaimo—Ladysmith North Island—Powell River Victoria

Green	Saanich—Gulf Islands

Federal ridings in British Columbia

British Columbia Interior	Cariboo—Prince George Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo Kelowna—Lake Country Kootenay—Columbia North Okanagan—Shuswap Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies Skeena—Bulkley Valley South Okanagan—West Kootenay

Fraser Valley and the Southern Lower Mainland	Abbotsford Chilliwack—Hope Cloverdale—Langley City Delta Fleetwood—Port Kells Langley—Aldergrove Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge Richmond Centre South Surrey—White Rock Steveston—Richmond East Surrey Centre Surrey—Newton

Vancouver and the Northern Lower Mainland	Burnaby North—Seymour Burnaby South Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam New Westminster—Burnaby North Vancouver Port Moody—Coquitlam Vancouver Centre Vancouver East Vancouver Granville Vancouver Kingsway Vancouver Quadra Vancouver South West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country

Vancouver Island	Courtenay—Alberni Cowichan—Malahat—Langford Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke Nanaimo—Ladysmith North Island—Powell River Saanich—Gulf Islands Victoria

Coordinates: 48°41′42″N 123°24′11″W / 48.695°N 123.403°W / 48.695; -123.403

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Saanich—Gulf Islands

Demographics

Geography

History

Political geography

Riding associations

Members of Parliament

Current Member of Parliament

Election results

See also

References

Notes

External links