Electoral Area B, Nanaimo sends Tamara Kronis (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Nanaimo—Ladysmith
From British Columbia come 43 MPs, 20 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada. For the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Electoral Area B, Nanaimo votes in Nanaimo-Gabriola Island; open data doesn’t yet say who its MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly, the provincial or territorial legislature) is. Electoral Area B, Nanaimo is a regional district electoral area by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. This page names no head of council for Electoral Area B, Nanaimo, as no open list of councils exists in British Columbia.
Three governments, and who does what
Electoral Area B, 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.
Electoral Area B, Nanaimo is an electoral area of Nanaimo Regional District: the regional district’s board runs its local services.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Electoral Area B, Nanaimo, from the most recent elections.
- 1Electoral Area B, Nanaimo councilRegional district electoral area
- 2Legislative Assembly of British ColumbiaNanaimo-Gabriola Island
- 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 B, Nanaimo votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area B, Nanaimo council | 17 October 2026 | 19 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | 19 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia was last elected on 19 October 2024, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. After the 17 October 2026 election, Electoral Area B, Nanaimo council next goes to the polls on 19 October 2030. The Local Government Act sets the day: the third Saturday in October every four years. The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Electoral Area B, Nanaimo votes in Nanaimo-Gabriola Island 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 ↗The riding is Nanaimo-Gabriola Island: it sends one MLA to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and Electoral Area B, Nanaimo votes in it.
BC ridings: Elections BC 2023 electoral districts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
The 2024 provincial election in Nanaimo-Gabriola Island
Turnout there was 60% of registered voters, against 58% across British Columbia. 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. Tamara Kronis is new to Parliament, first elected in the April 2025 vote.
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
Nanaimo—Ladysmith changed hands in 2021, to Lisa Marie Barron (New Democratic Party)
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Nanaimo—Ladysmith; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
64% of electors in Nanaimo—Ladysmith voted in 2021, above the 63% turnout across Canada. That was among the tightest results in the country: 14 of 338 ridings were closer. The 2019 vote had gone another way, to Paul Manly (Green Party of Canada) at 35%. 1,199 votes separated Lisa Marie Barron (New Democratic Party) from Tamara Kronis (Conservative Party of Canada) in Nanaimo—Ladysmith in 2021, when the winner took 29%.
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 B, Nanaimo is run
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elections.bc.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. The 2019 and 2021 figures are Elections Canada’s official counts on the ridings drawn in 2013; the “today’s boundaries” figures are its transposition of the 2021 vote onto the 2023 ridings, an estimate built from polling divisions.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- 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.
Questions about how Electoral Area B, Nanaimo is run
Who is the MP for Electoral Area B, Nanaimo?
Tamara Kronis of the Conservative Party of Canada is the MP for Nanaimo—Ladysmith, which includes Electoral Area B, Nanaimo.
Which party won Electoral Area B, Nanaimo in the 2021 federal election?
The New Democratic Party, with Lisa Marie Barron in Nanaimo—Ladysmith; since 2025 Tamara Kronis represents Nanaimo—Ladysmith.
Who is the MLA for Electoral Area B, Nanaimo?
Nanaimo-Gabriola Island elected Sheila Malcolmson (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 B, Nanaimo?
Ask the municipality itself: Electoral Area B, Nanaimo, a regional district electoral area, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
Which regional body is Electoral Area B, Nanaimo part of?
The board of the Nanaimo Regional District takes directors from member councils such as Electoral Area B, 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).