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Nanaimo-Gabriola Island

Incumbent: Sheila Malcolmson · BC NDP

Projected winner

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

BC NDP98% chance of winning

  • BC NDP · Sheila Malcolmson (incumbent)98%
  • Conservative · Mark MacDonald2%
  • BC Green · Anna Mary McKenzie

2024 result

  • Sheila Malcolmsonelected14,66352.8%
  • Dale Parker9,63334.6%
  • Shirley Lambrecht3,50212.6%
Margin
18.1%
Tier
Lean
Turnout
59.8%
Registered
46,454

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.

  • Sheila Malcolmsonelected6,97027.4%
  • Doug Routley6,24224.6%
  • Chris Istace3,80315.0%
  • Lia Marie Constance Versaevel3,02311.9%
  • Kathleen Jones2,75410.8%
  • Duck (don) Paterson2,5219.9%
  • Adam Walker350.1%
  • Michelle Stilwell260.1%
  • Rob Lyon110.0%
  • Don Purdey30.0%
  • John St John10.0%

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
    52%
  • 25-34
    46%
  • 35-44
    54%
  • 45-54
    58%
  • 55-64
    63%
  • 65-74
    72%
  • 75+
    70%

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
$68,00086 of 93
Average rent
$1,23470 of 93
Renters
36.5%28 of 93
Bachelor's or higher
22.3%52 of 93
Median age
44.828 of 93
Over 65
23.1%25 of 93
Immigrants
13.8%67 of 93
Visible minority
10.8%65 of 93
Indigenous identity
10.5%18 of 93
Unemployment
8.4%50 of 93

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