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Cowichan Valley

Incumbent: Debra Toporowski · BC NDP

Projected winner

Projection as of Oct 11, 2026. Nominations closed Oct 3, 2026.

Conservative67% chance of winning

  • Conservative · Bert Chen67%
  • BC NDP · Debra Toporowski (incumbent)33%
  • BC Green · Justin Douglas

2024 result

  • Debra Toporowskielected11,79540.5%
  • John Koury10,94637.6%
  • Cammy Lockwood5,77319.8%
  • Eden Haythornthwaite3411.2%
  • Jon Coleman2630.9%
Margin
2.9%
Tier
Toss-up
Turnout
63.4%
Registered
45,901

2020 result

Estimated. 2020 was fought on the previous 87-district map, so these votes are transposed onto today's boundaries using Elections BC's voting-area conversion table. A notional baseline, not a count.

  • Sonia Furstenau9,29235.1%
  • Rob Douglaselected8,78033.2%
  • Tanya Kaul3,35112.7%
  • Doug Routley2,5319.6%
  • Chris Istace1,4855.6%
  • Duck (don) Paterson1,0403.9%

Who actually voted

2024 turnout by age band. Elections BC publishes this per district; Elections Canada does not, so federal ridings have no equivalent.

  • 18-24
    51%
  • 25-34
    45%
  • 35-44
    55%
  • 45-54
    59%
  • 55-64
    67%
  • 65-74
    75%
  • 75+
    73%

District at a glance

2021 Census of Population, published by Statistics Canada directly on these boundaries — nothing here is interpolated from a different map. Ranks are against all 93 districts.

Median household income
$74,50077 of 93
Average rent
$1,17775 of 93
Renters
23.1%66 of 93
Bachelor's or higher
16.5%75 of 93
Median age
50.411 of 93
Over 65
27.5%10 of 93
Immigrants
11.9%74 of 93
Visible minority
6.5%75 of 93
Indigenous identity
14.4%11 of 93
Unemployment
7.7%67 of 93

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