Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainJeff Kibble (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley in Ottawa as MP for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford
Across British Columbia, 20 of the 43 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada. Cowichan Valley is the riding Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley votes in for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and its MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly, the provincial or territorial legislature) isn’t named here because no open list records the members. Locally, Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley is run as a regional district electoral area. This page names no head of council for Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley, as no open list of councils exists in British Columbia.
Three governments, and who does what
Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley is a regional district electoral area: a regional district or the province runs its local services.
Services from the regional or provincial body.
Regional parks, waste, rural areas’ services.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
leg.bc.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Local services in Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley come from Cowichan Valley Regional District, where the area has one elected director.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley, from the most recent elections.
- 1Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley councilRegional district electoral area
- 2Legislative Assembly of British ColumbiaCowichan Valley
- 3House of CommonsCowichan—Malahat—Langford
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley council | 17 October 2026 | 19 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | 19 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The last general elections came on 19 October 2024 for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. After the 17 October 2026 election, Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley council next goes to the polls on 19 October 2030. It is the third Saturday in October every four years, as the Local Government Act provides. There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley votes in Cowichan Valley for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
MLA: see the legislature’s list
leg.bc.ca ↗For the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley votes in Cowichan Valley, which has one MLA.
BC ridings: Elections BC 2023 electoral districts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
The 2024 provincial election in Cowichan Valley
The riding turned out at 64%, above the provincial 58%. Cowichan Valley went to Debra Toporowski (BC NDP) in October 2024: 41% of the vote and a lead of 849 over the runner-up (Conservative Party of BC).
BC 2024 results: Elections BC, Provincial Voting Results and Registered Voter Counts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
Jeff Kibble represents Cowichan—Malahat—Langford in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Cowichan—Malahat—Langford · Conservative Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada20
- Conservative Party of Canada19
- New Democratic Party3
- Green Party of Canada1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Cowichan—Malahat—Langford puts the New Democratic Party first at 43%: Jeff Kibble won it away from them in 2025. The 2025 general election sent Jeff Kibble to the Commons for the first time.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
In 2021, Cowichan—Malahat—Langford re-elected Alistair MacGregor of the New Democratic Party
Results in Cowichan—Malahat—Langford as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
In 2019, Alistair MacGregor had won the same riding with 36%. In 2021, Cowichan—Malahat—Langford went to Alistair MacGregor (New Democratic Party) on 43%; Alana DeLong (Conservative Party of Canada) finished 9,098 votes behind. Turnout in Cowichan—Malahat—Langford reached 64% in 2021, against 63% nationally.
All 5 candidates in Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alistair MacGregor | New Democratic Party | 26,968 | 42.8% |
| Alana DeLong | Conservative Party of Canada | 17,870 | 28.4% |
| Blair Herbert | Liberal Party of Canada | 10,320 | 16.4% |
| Mark Hecht | People's Party of Canada | 3,952 | 6.3% |
| Lia Versaevel | Green Party of Canada | 3,922 | 6.2% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Having a say in how Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
elections.bc.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Not on this page. No council budgets, no band councils, and no party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record.
- Election results. Official counts for 2019 and 2021 are by the 2013 ridings; Elections Canada also re-counted the 2021 ballots onto the 2023 ridings by polling division, and that estimate is what “today’s boundaries” means here.
- Which riding. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
Questions about how Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley is run
Who is the MP for Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley?
For Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley, it’s Jeff Kibble (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Cowichan—Malahat—Langford.
Which party won Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley in the 2021 federal election?
Alistair MacGregor won Cowichan—Malahat—Langford for the New Democratic Party in 2021; the riding is now Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, held by Jeff Kibble.
Who is the MLA for Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley?
Cowichan Valley elected Debra Toporowski (BC NDP) in October 2024; the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia’s members page shows who sits for it as MLA now.
Who heads the council in Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley?
Ask the municipality itself: Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley, a regional district electoral area, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
Which regional body is Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley part of?
Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley is a member of the Cowichan Valley Regional District, whose board includes directors from Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley’s council.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · BC ridings: Elections BC 2023 electoral districts (Elections BC Open Data Licence) · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026 · BC 2024 results: Elections BC, Provincial Voting Results and Registered Voter Counts (Elections BC Open Data Licence). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).