Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke

Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke
British Columbia electoral district
Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke in relation to other electoral districts in the Vancouver Island area
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Randall Garrison
New Democratic
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]113,004
Electors (2019)99,285
Area (km²)[1]404
Pop. density (per km²)279.7
Census division(s)Capital
Census subdivision(s)Belcher Bay 1, Capital H, Colwood, Esquimalt (district municipality), Esquimalt (Indian reserve), Metchosin, New Songhees 1A, Saanich, Sooke, T'Sou-ke, View Royal

Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke is a federal electoral district in Greater Victoria, located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

It was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution, the district came into effect in 2013, and first contested in the general election on Monday October 19th, 2015.[2] Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke encompasses portions of the south Island that were previously included in the electoral districts of Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca and Saanich—Gulf Islands.[3] The riding contains the Township of Esquimalt, the City of Colwood, the District of Metchosin, View Royal, Sooke, as well as the North Quadra, Swan Lake and Cloverdale neighbourhoods in Saanich East along with all of Saanich West. The population of the district was 113,004 in 2011.[3]

The district was originally planned to be named "Saanich—Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca".[4]

Demographics

Panethnic groups in Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke (2011−2021)
Panethnic
group 		2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 99,360 78.75% 96,370 81.57% 95,230 85.4%
Indigenous 7,255 5.75% 6,655 5.63% 5,270 4.73%
East Asian[b] 5,645 4.47% 4,820 4.08% 3,440 3.08%
South Asian 4,640 3.68% 3,665 3.1% 2,890 2.59%
Southeast Asian[c] 4,365 3.46% 3,340 2.83% 2,375 2.13%
African 1,735 1.38% 1,300 1.1% 1,110 1%
Latin American 1,160 0.92% 785 0.66% 595 0.53%
Middle Eastern[d] 970 0.77% 590 0.5% 210 0.19%
Other[e] 1,035 0.82% 615 0.52% 395 0.35%
Total responses 126,165 98.07% 118,150 97.78% 111,510 98.71%
Total population 128,644 100% 120,834 100% 112,969 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.
According to the 2016 Canadian census[8][9][10]

Languages: 86.2% English, 2.4% French, 1.5% Punjabi, 1.1% German, 1.0% Cantonese, 1.0% Tagalog
Religions (2011): 43.0% Christian (13.7% Catholic, 7.9% Anglican, 5.6% United Church, 2.6% Baptist, 1.3% Lutheran, 1.3% Pentecostal, 1.2% Presbyterian, 9.4% Other), 1.4% Sikh, 52.6% No religion
Median income (2015): $37,275
Average income (2015): $45,081

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke
Riding created from Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca and Saanich—Gulf Islands
42nd  2015–2019     Randall Garrison New Democratic
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

Graph of election results in Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2023 representation order

2021 federal election redistributed results[11]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 26,306 43.23
  Liberal 13,314 21.88
  Conservative 12,759 20.97
  Green 5,410 8.89
  People's 2,828 4.65
  Others 234 0.38

2013 representation order

2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Randall Garrison 28,056 42.8 +8.7 $82,390.92
Liberal Doug Kobayashi 14,466 22.1 +4.2 $64,456.41
Conservative Laura Anne Frost 13,885 21.2 +2.1 $40,019.46
Green Harley Gordon 5,891 9.0 -17.4 $44,246.24
People's Rob Anderson 2,995 4.6 +3.0 $2,605.00
Communist Tyson Riel Strandlund 249 0.4 +0.2 $0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 65,542 99.1 – $128,919.72
Total rejected ballots 565 0.9
Turnout 66,107 64.4
Eligible voters 102,679
New Democratic hold Swing +4.5
Source: Elections Canada[12]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Randall Garrison 23,887 34.1 -0.91 $91,278.46
Green David Merner 18,506 26.4 +6.46 $84,289.59
Conservative Randall Pewarchuk 13,409 19.1 +1.60 $67,736.79
Liberal Jamie Hammond 12,554 17.9 -9.45 $69,892.94
People's Jeremy Gustafson 1,089 1.6 –
Libertarian Josh Steffler 287 0.4 –
Communist Tyson Strandlund 111 0.2 –
Independent Louis Lesosky 100 0.1 –
Independent Fidelia Godron 99 0.1 –
Independent Philip Ney 83 0.1 –
Total valid votes/expense limit 70,125 100.0
Total rejected ballots 304
Turnout 70,429 70.9
Eligible voters 99,285
New Democratic hold Swing -4.27
Source: Elections Canada[13][14]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Randall Garrison 23,836 35.01 -4.39 $119,644.07
Liberal David Merner 18,622 27.35 +17.65 $33,914.59
Green Frances Litman 13,575 19.94 +7.08 $119,498.62
Conservative Shari Lukens 11,912 17.50 -20.11 $108,944.43
Communist Tyson Strandlund 136 0.20 –
Total valid votes/expense limit 68,081 100.00   $229,301.98
Total rejected ballots 199 – –
Turnout 68,280 74.99 –
Eligible voters 91,056
New Democratic hold Swing -11.02
Source: Elections Canada[15][16][17]
2011 federal election redistributed results[18]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 22,324 39.40
  Conservative 21,305 37.61
  Green 7,287 12.86
  Liberal 5,496 9.70
  Others 242 0.43

See also

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. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  3. ^ a b Report – British Columbia (PDF)
  4. ^ "Government Bill (House of Commons) C-37 (41-2) - Third Reading - Riding Name Change Act, 2014 - Parliament of Canada".
  5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (26 October 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (27 October 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  7. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (27 November 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Esquimalt--Saanich--Sooke [Federal electoral district], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]". 8 February 2017.
  9. ^ "2011 National Household Survey Profile - Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)". 8 May 2013.
  10. ^ "2011 National Household Survey Profile - Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)". 8 May 2013.
  11. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  12. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  13. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  15. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke, 30 September 2015
  16. ^ Official Voting Results - Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke
  17. ^ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
  18. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections