Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca
Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca British Columbia electoral district |
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Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca in relation to other Vancouver Island federal electoral districts |
Federal electoral district |
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Legislature |
House of Commons |
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District created |
1987 |
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District abolished |
2013 |
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First contested |
1988 |
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Last contested |
2011 |
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District webpage |
profile, map |
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Demographics |
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Population (2011)[1] |
132,300 |
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Electors (2011) |
91,003 |
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Area (km²)[2] |
1,796.18 |
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Census divisions |
Capital |
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Census subdivisions |
Saanich, Langford, Esquimalt, Colwood, Sooke, View Royal, Metchosin, Capital H (Part 1) |
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Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca is a former federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, which was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2015
Demographics
Population, 2006 |
120,669 |
Electors |
87,456 |
Area (km²) |
1,862 |
Population density (people per km²) |
64.80 |
Geography
It initially consisted of:
- the Esquimalt District Municipality and the City of Colwood;
- Electoral Area D of the Capital Regional District, the southwest part of Electoral Area B, the southwest part of Electoral Area E'
- the southwest part of Saanich District Municipality,
- the southeast part of Cowichan Valley Regional District, and
- Metchosin District Municipality.
History
The riding was created in 1988 from Esquimalt—Saanich and Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Election results
Canadian federal election, 2008 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
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Liberal | Keith Martin | 20,042 | 34.18 | -0.75 | |
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Conservative | Troy DeSouza | 19,974 | 34.07 | +6.60 | $89,760 |
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New Democratic | Jennifer Burgis | 13,322 | 22.72 | -8.57 | $54,909 |
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Green | Brian G. Gordon | 4,854 | 8.28 | +2.58 | $19,491 |
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Independent | Philip G. Ney | 309 | 0.53 | – | $2,282 |
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Canadian Action | Brad Rhodes | 130 | 0.22 | +0.07 | $774 |
Total valid votes/Expense limit |
58,631 | 100.0 | | $91,768 |
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Liberal hold |
Swing |
-3.68
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Canadian federal election, 2006 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
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Liberal | Keith Martin | 20,761 | 34.93 | -0.36 | $79,041 |
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New Democratic | Randall Garrison | 18,595 | 31.29 | +0.67 | $75,094 |
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Conservative | Troy DeSouza | 16,327 | 27.47 | +3.31 | $83,818 |
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Green | Mike Robinson | 3,385 | 5.70 | -3.54 | $1,911 |
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Western Block | Doug Christie | 272 | 0.46 | – | $98 |
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Canadian Action | David Piney | 89 | 0.15 | -0.10 | $3,523 |
Total valid votes |
59,429 | 100.0 |
Total rejected ballots |
112 | 0.19 |
Turnout |
59,541 | 68.9 |
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Liberal hold |
Swing |
-0.52
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Canadian federal election, 2004 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
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Liberal | Keith Martin | 19,389 | 35.29 | +11.37 | $76,722 |
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New Democratic | Randall Garrison | 16,821 | 30.62 | +17.21 | $36,277 |
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Conservative | John Koury | 13,271 | 24.16 | -33.56 | $61,902 |
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Green | Jane Sterk | 5,078 | 9.24 | +4.98 | $20,392 |
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Independent | Jen Fisher-Bradley | 229 | 0.41 | – | $5,424 |
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Canadian Action | Shawn W. Giles | 141 | 0.25 | – | |
Total valid votes |
54,929 | 100.0 |
Total rejected ballots |
144 | 0.26 |
Turnout |
55,073 | 65.93 |
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Liberal gain from Independent |
Swing |
-2.92
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Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined totals of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives. Liberal candidate Keith Martin lost 14.44 percentage points from his 2000 performance running as a Canadian Alliance candidate. |
Canadian federal election, 2000 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
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Alliance | Keith Martin | 23,982 | 49.73 | +6.31 | $55,783 |
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Liberal | Alan Thompson | 11,536 | 23.92 | -2.25 | $42,770 |
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New Democratic | Carol E. Harris | 6,468 | 13.41 | -8.76 | $17,154 |
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Progressive Conservative | John Vukovic | 3,857 | 7.99 | +3.51 | $7,015 |
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Green | Casey Brennan | 2,056 | 4.26 | +1.75 | $129 |
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Natural Law | Paul E. Tessier | 324 | 0.67 | +0.01 | |
Total valid votes |
48,223 | 100.0 |
Total rejected ballots |
157 | 0.32 |
Turnout |
48,380 | 61.50 |
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Alliance hold |
Swing |
+4.28
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Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party. |
Canadian federal election, 1997 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
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Reform | Keith Martin | 20,370 | 43.42 | +8.13 | $61,464 |
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Liberal | John Bergbusch | 12,278 | 26.17 | +4.65 | $51,318 |
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New Democratic | Chris Main | 10,400 | 22.17 | -5.02 | $55,916 |
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Progressive Conservative | Terry Prentice | 2,104 | 4.48 | -5.41 | $4,987 |
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Green | Robert Moore-Stewart | 1,181 | 2.51 | – | $979 |
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Natural Law | Sylvia Danyluk | 311 | 0.66 | -0.26 | $321 |
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Canadian Action | Dan Whetung | 261 | 0.55 | – | $3,206 |
Total valid votes |
46,905 | 100.0 |
Total rejected ballots |
150 | 0.32 |
Turnout |
47,055 | 64.98 |
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Reform hold |
Swing |
+1.74
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