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Nanaimo Cowichan




Riding Information

Province:British Columbia
Type:Suburb
Region:Western Region
Area:3,961
Population:116,754
Electors:91,842
Start Position:Left
Current Position:Left


Candidates

CandidatePartyWon
KENDRICK GONZALES
Conservative
Candidate
MERVIN SHAW
Liberal
Candidate
DONNIE STEVENSON
NDP
Candidate
ORVILLE CROSBY
Green Party
Candidate



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Adjacent Ridings

Esquimalt--Juan de Fuca

Cities

Nanaimo
North Cowichan
Ladysmith
Cowichan Valley B
Nanaimo A
Duncan
Cowichan Valley C
Cowichan Valley E
Nanaimo B
Cowichan Valley A


Top Issues

Aborigional Affairs
Privacy Laws
National Unity
Athletics Funding
Federal Sponsorship Scandal
Climate Change
Defence
Cloning
Gun Control
Terrorism


Riding Data

Male Population

Male under 19: 26.5%
Male 20-34: 15%
Male 35-49: 23.8%
Male 50-65: 18.9%
Male over 65: 13%

Female Population

Female under 19: 24.7%
Female 20-34: 15.5%
Female 35-49: 24.3%
Female 50-65: 18%
Female over 65: 13%

Marriage

Never Married: 28.3%
Married: 7229.2%
Divorced: 10.6%
Widowed: 7.1%

Race

Chinese: 0.7%
South Asian: 1.6%
Black: 0.3%
Filipino: 0.3%
Latin American: 0.1%
Southeast Asian: 1.6%
Arab: 0.7%
West Asian: 0%
Korean: 0.1%
Japanese: 0.1%
Visible Minorities: 0.1%
Others: 94.4%

Language

English: 92.8%
French: 0%
Both Languages: 0.4%
Neither Language: 0.3%

Schooling

No Highschool: 25.7%
Highschool: 19.2%
Trades: 12.4%
College: 11.8%
University: 10.9%

Employment

Employed: 88.4%
Unemployed: 11.6%

Income

Average Income: $25959
Household Income: $47344

Home Status

Owned: 72.3%
Rented: 27.1%

Religion

Catholic: 12.9%
Protestant: 36.4%
Christian Orthodox: 0.3%
Christian nie: 4%
Muslim: 0.1%
Jewish: 0.2%
Buddhist: 0.6%
Hindu: 0.2%
Sikh: 1.2%
Eastern Religions: 0.5%
Other Religions: 1%
No Religion: 42.5%

Work Type

Management: 9.2%
Business: 14.4%
Natural Sciences: 4.6%
Health: 5.2%
Social Science: 8.2%
Art: 3.2%
Sales: 27.1%
Trade: 16.6%
Primary: 6.2%
Manufacturing: 5.4%

Residence

Non Immigrant: 84.7%
Not Perminanet: 13.6%

First Nations

Native: 7.9%