Nanaimo-Parksville
# Nanaimo-Parksville

Nanaimo-Parksville was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 2001 to 2009.

## Demographics

| Population, 2001 | 56,076 |
| - | - |
| Population Change, 1996–2001 | 8.2% |
| Area (km²) | 240.43 |
| Pop. Density (people per km²) | 233 |

## History

### 1999 redistribution

Nanaimo-Parksville created from parts of Nanaimo and Parksville-Qualicum electoral districts.

## Member of Legislative Assembly

It was represented by MLA, Ron Cantelon, a former city councillor for Nanaimo. He was elected in the 2005. He represented the British Columbia Liberal Party.

## Election results

B.C. General Election 2005 Initial Count: Nanaimo-Parksville :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Ron Cantelon | 15,797 | 51.53% | |
| | NDP | Carol McNamee | 11,854 | 38.67% | |
| | Green | Jordan Ellis | 2,542 | 8.29% | – |
| | Refederation | Bruce Ryder | 275 | 0.90% | – |
| | Marijuana | Richard Payne | 188 | 0.61% | |
| Total | Total | Total | 30,656 | 100.00% | |

B.C. General Election 2001: Nanaimo-Parksville :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Judith Reid | 17,356 | 62.60% | | $38,337 |
| | NDP | Jamie Brennan | 5,852 | 21.11% | | $11,643 |
| | Green | Phil Carson | 3,192 | 11.51% | – | $1,643 |
| | Unity | Daniel Stelmacker | 693 | 2.50% | | $1,992 |
| | Marijuana | Leonard Martin Melman | 634 | 2.28% | | $505 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,727 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 105 | 0.38% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,832 | 74.94% |
