Saanich—Gulf Islands

Saanich—Gulf Islands

Infobox Canada electoral district
province = British Columbia


caption = Saanich—Gulf Islands based on other Vancouver Island federal electoral districts.
fed-status = active
fed-district-number = 59024
fed-created = 1987
fed-abolished =
fed-election-first = 1988
fed-election-last = 2006
fed-rep = Gary Lunn
fed-rep-link =
fed-rep-party = Conservative
fed-rep-party-link = Conservative Party of Canada
demo-census-date = 2006
demo-pop = 115724
demo-electors = 89920
demo-electors-date = 2006
demo-area = 504
demo-cd =
demo-csd = Saanich, Central Saanich, Sidney, North Saanich, Capital F, Capital G

Saanich—Gulf Islands is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988.

Demographics

More than 21 per cent of the residents are immigrants, and more than 19 per cent are older than 65, making this the riding with the third largest senior population in Canada. The average family income is $70,814; unemployment is 5.9 per cent.

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.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

* 1988-1993: Lynn Hunter - New Democratic Party
* 1993-1997: Jack Frazer - Reform
* 1997-present: Gary Lunn - Reform (1997-2000), Canadian Alliance (2000-2003), Conservative (2003-present)

The riding is noted as being one of the most favourable for the Green Party of Canada, giving the Greens their strongest individual riding performance in a federal general election ever in 2004, although they have never won this or any other seat and finished a distant fourth in 2006 after running a less vigorous campaign than in 2004. Despite the usually close vote between the various parties, the Canadian Alliance, Reform and Conservative parties have consistently won here for the past decade. Since 1953, the NDP was the only non-conservative party to win the riding.

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Gary Lunn, a former lawyer. He was first elected in 1997. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada.

Election results

Julian West had been selected as the NDP candidate for the 2008 election, but withdrew after the filing deadline following a scandal. [http://www.winnipegsun.com/canadavotes/news/2008/09/23/6856886.html]

See also

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=952 Library of Parliament Riding Profile 1987-1996]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1250 Library of Parliament Riding Profile 1996-2005]
* [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/webpep/fin/select_election.aspx?entity=1&lang=e Expenditures - 2004]
* [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/ecCandidates2/Default.asp?L=E&Page=SearchByEdResult&DB=AsSubmitted&EL=226&ST=ED&ID=59021 Expenditures - 2000]
* [http://www.elections.ca/eccandidates/district.asp?ran=2008.092&objectType=district&action=provinces&ul=1&ElectionID=191 Expenditures – 1997]
* Website of the [http://www.parl.gc.ca/ Parliament of Canada]
* Website of the [http://www.conservativesgi.ca/ Conservative Party in Saanich Gulf Islands]
* Website of the [http://www.greenpartysgi.ca/ Green Party in Saanich Gulf Islands]
* Website of the [http://www.teamsgi.ca/ Liberal Party of Canada in Saanich Gulf Islands]
* Website of the [http://www.ndp.ca/page/356/ New Democratic Party (NDP) in Saanich Gulf Islands]


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