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This is page shows results of Canadian federal elections on Vancouver Island.
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Regional profile
Like most of British Columbia outside of Greater Vancouver, Vancouver Island tends to be a battleground between the Conservatives and the NDP. This is as true now, as has been in the past, except between 1988 and 2004. In 1988, the NDP swept the island in a wave of popular support that saw the party win the most seats in its history. This was wiped out in 1993 however, when many NDP voters switched to the Reform Party which won every seat except Victoria, which was picked up by the Liberals for the first time since 1968. This arrangement continued until the resurgence of the NDP in 2004, which led to it picking up Nanaimo—Cowichan, while the Liberals benefited by the seat switching of Keith Martin in Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca, whose personal popularity allowed him to be re-elected as a Liberal.
In 2011, Liberal the Liberals lost their lone seat in the region, to the NDP and failed to reach 15% in any riding. Since winning their first seat in the region 17 years in 2004, the NDP won two more seats here in 2006 picking up Victoria from the Liberals and Vancouver Island North from the Tories. The Tories won Vancouver Island North back in 2008. In 2011, the NDP picked up Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca from the Liberals while Green Party leader Elizabeth May defeated Tory cabinet member Gary Lunn in Saanich—Gulf Islands to win her party's first elected parliamentary seat in history. The island swung hard to the NDP in 2015; May was the only non-NDP MP elected here.
2008 - 40th General Election
- Julian West stepped down, however his name remained on the ballot.
2004 - 38th General Election
- ^ Martin formerly Conservative, became Independent, ran for re-election as Liberal