Ladysmith-Oceanside

Ladysmith-Oceanside

British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA	Stephanie Higginson New Democratic
District created	2021
First contested	2024
Last contested	2024
Demographics
Census division(s)	Cowichan Valley, Nanaimo
Census subdivision(s)	Chemainus 13, Cowichan Valley G, Cowichan Valley H, Ladysmith, Nanaimo A, Nanaimo C, Nanaimo E, Nanaimo F, Nanaimo G, Oyster Bay 12, Parksville, Qualicum Beach

Ladysmith-Oceanside is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Created under the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution, the riding will first be contested in the 2024 British Columbia general election. It was created out parts of Parksville-Qualicum and Nanaimo-North Cowichan.

Geography

The district wraps around the City of Nanaimo, bringing together the town of Ladysmith and surrounding communities in the Cowichan Valley Regional District, rural areas in the inland west of the Regional District of Nanaimo, and the Oceanside region north of Greater Nanaimo, including Nanoose Bay, Parksville and Qualicum Beach. The district was controversial at its time of creation, earning criticism from some local elected officials.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly	Years	Member		Party
Created out of Parksville-Qualicum and Nanaimo-North Cowichan
43rd	2024–present		Stephanie Higginson	New Democratic

Election results

2024 British Columbia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Stephanie Higginson	14,144	41.5%
	Conservative	Brett Fee	12,097	35.5%
	Independent	Adam Walker	5,559	16.3%
	Green	Laura Ferreira	2,292	6.7%
Total valid votes			34,092	–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC

2020 provincial election redistributed results
Party		%
	New Democratic	44.1
	Liberal	32.7
	Green	18.6
	Conservative	3.1
	Independent	1.5