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Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke

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British Columbia electoral district

Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke in relation to other electoral districts in the Vancouver Island area

Federal electoral district

Legislature

House of Commons

Randall Garrison
New Democratic

District created

First contested

Last contested

District webpage

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 districtinGreater Victoria, on the southern tip of Vancouver IslandinBritish Columbia, Canada.

It was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution, 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 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 and 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

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Panethnic groups in Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke (2011−2021)
Panethnic group	2021^[5]		2016^[6]		2011^[7]
Panethnic group	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

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

Parliament	Years		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

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Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

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

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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

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v t e 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]

v t e 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]

v t e 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

Notes

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^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.

^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.

^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.

^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.

^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References

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^ ^a ^b Statistics Canada: 2011

^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts

^ ^a ^b Report – British Columbia (PDF)

^ "Government Bill (House of Commons) C-37 (41-2) - Third Reading - Riding Name Change Act, 2014 - Parliament of Canada".

^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.

^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.

^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.

^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Esquimalt--Saanich--Sooke [Federal electoral district], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]". February 8, 2017.

^ "2011 National Household Survey Profile - Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)". May 8, 2013.

^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.

^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.

^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.

^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.

^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke, 30 September 2015

^ Official Voting Results - Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke

^ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.

^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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New Democratic

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