Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainTamara Kronis (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Nanaimo—Ladysmith, the riding that includes Electoral Area A, Nanaimo
For the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Electoral Area A, Nanaimo spreads over 2 ridings: Nanaimo-Gabriola Island and Ladysmith-Oceanside. No open list says who the MLA is today; the last open record is the 2024 count. Locally, Electoral Area A, Nanaimo is run as a regional district electoral area. No open list of councils exists in British Columbia, so no mayor of Electoral Area A, Nanaimo is named here. Across British Columbia, 20 of the 43 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Electoral Area A, Nanaimo 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 A, Nanaimo come from Nanaimo Regional District, where the area has one elected director.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Electoral Area A, Nanaimo, from the most recent elections.
- 1Electoral Area A, Nanaimo councilRegional district electoral area
- 2Legislative Assembly of British ColumbiaNanaimo-Gabriola Island · Ladysmith-Oceanside
- 3House of CommonsNanaimo—Ladysmith
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 A, Nanaimo votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area A, Nanaimo council | 17 October 2026 | 19 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | 19 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms. Elected on 17 October 2026, Electoral Area A, Nanaimo council is up again on 19 October 2030. It is the third Saturday in October every four years, as the Local Government Act provides. The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia was last elected on 19 October 2024, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Electoral Area A, Nanaimo spans 2 ridings 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 ↗MLA: see the legislature’s list
leg.bc.ca ↗So more than one MLA in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia speaks for parts of Electoral Area A, Nanaimo.
BC ridings: Elections BC 2023 electoral districts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
The 2024 provincial election in Nanaimo-Gabriola Island
The riding turned out at 60%, above the provincial 58%. Sheila Malcolmson (BC NDP) took Nanaimo-Gabriola Island in October 2024 with 53% of the vote, 5,030 votes clear of the runner-up (Conservative Party of BC).
BC 2024 results: Elections BC, Provincial Voting Results and Registered Voter Counts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
Tamara Kronis represents Nanaimo—Ladysmith in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Nanaimo—Ladysmith · 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
On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Nanaimo—Ladysmith would have gone to the New Democratic Party (29%), so Tamara Kronis’s 2025 win took it from them. April 2025 was Tamara Kronis’s first election to the House of Commons.
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
Lisa Marie Barron (New Democratic Party) took Nanaimo—Ladysmith in 2021
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Nanaimo—Ladysmith; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
Across Canada’s 338 ridings, only 14 were won by a smaller share. 64% of electors in Nanaimo—Ladysmith voted in 2021, above the 63% turnout across Canada. The 2021 count in Nanaimo—Ladysmith put Lisa Marie Barron (New Democratic Party) first at 29%, with Tamara Kronis (Conservative Party of Canada) 1,199 votes back. The 2019 vote had gone another way, to Paul Manly (Green Party of Canada) at 35%.
All 5 candidates in Nanaimo—Ladysmith, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Marie Barron | New Democratic Party | 19,826 | 28.8% |
| Tamara Kronis | Conservative Party of Canada | 18,627 | 27.1% |
| Paul Manly | Green Party of Canada | 17,640 | 25.7% |
| Michelle Corfield | Liberal Party of Canada | 9,314 | 13.5% |
| Stephen Welton | People's Party of Canada | 3,358 | 4.9% |
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 A, Nanaimo 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
- 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. The members named here are Wikidata’s, kept up by volunteers; a by-election or a floor crossing may take a few days to show.
- Not on this page. Council budgets, band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- 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.
Questions about how Electoral Area A, Nanaimo is run
Who is the MP for Electoral Area A, Nanaimo?
Electoral Area A, Nanaimo is in Nanaimo—Ladysmith, represented by Tamara Kronis (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won Electoral Area A, Nanaimo in the 2021 federal election?
Lisa Marie Barron won Nanaimo—Ladysmith for the New Democratic Party in 2021; the riding is now Nanaimo—Ladysmith, held by Tamara Kronis.
Who is the MLA for Electoral Area A, Nanaimo?
Each of Nanaimo-Gabriola Island and Ladysmith-Oceanside elects its own MLA to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and Electoral Area A, Nanaimo lies across them.
Who heads the council in Electoral Area A, Nanaimo?
Ask the municipality itself: Electoral Area A, Nanaimo, a regional district electoral area, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
Which regional body is Electoral Area A, Nanaimo part of?
The board of the Nanaimo Regional District takes directors from member councils such as Electoral Area A, Nanaimo’s and runs regional services.
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).