Photo: Gerry Thomasen from Nanaimo, Canada · CC BY 2.02 MPs share Nanaimo, which straddles Nanaimo—Ladysmith and Courtenay—Alberni
In Ottawa, Tamara Kronis speaks for 92% of Nanaimo, and Gord Johns for most of the remainder. The 2 ridings of Nanaimo-Lantzville and Nanaimo-Gabriola Island each take in part of Nanaimo for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Open data stops at the October 2024 count, so the current MLA isn’t confirmed here. For local government, Nanaimo is a city. Who leads Nanaimo’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in British Columbia.
Three governments, and who does what
Nanaimo, a city in British Columbia, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
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.
Nanaimo is a member municipality of Nanaimo Regional District, which runs regional services and governs the rural areas around it.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Nanaimo, from the most recent elections.
- 1Nanaimo councilCity
- 2Legislative Assembly of British ColumbiaNanaimo-Lantzville · Nanaimo-Gabriola Island
- 3House of CommonsNanaimo—Ladysmith · 92%
- 4House of CommonsCourtenay—Alberni · 8%
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 Nanaimo votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Nanaimo council | 17 October 2026 | 19 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | 19 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Voters last chose the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia on 19 October 2024 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Voters last chose Nanaimo council on 17 October 2026 and will again on 19 October 2030. The Local Government Act sets the day: the third Saturday in October every four years. Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
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 ↗Every one of them sends a separate MLA to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and each covers part of Nanaimo.
BC ridings: Elections BC 2023 electoral districts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
The 2024 provincial election in Nanaimo-Lantzville
Turnout there was 66% of registered voters, against 58% across British Columbia. In October 2024, Nanaimo-Lantzville elected George Anderson (BC NDP) on 52%, by 3,620 votes 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)
Nanaimo has 2 MPs
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 · 92%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Courtenay—Alberni · New Democratic Party · 8%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada20
- Conservative Party of Canada19
- New Democratic Party3
- Green Party of Canada1
As Wikidata records them.
From British Columbia come 43 MPs: 20 for the Liberal Party of Canada, 19 for the Conservative Party of Canada, Tamara Kronis’s party.
The MP’s record
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Nanaimo—Ladysmith puts the New Democratic Party first at 29%: Tamara Kronis won it away from them in 2025. 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
Lisa Marie Barron (New Democratic Party) took Nanaimo—Ladysmith in 2021
Results in Nanaimo—Ladysmith as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Lisa Marie Barron won the 2021 race in Nanaimo—Ladysmith for the New Democratic Party, polling 29% and beating Tamara Kronis (Conservative Party of Canada) by 1,199 votes. 35% had been enough for Paul Manly (Green Party of Canada) to win it in 2019. Only 14 of Canada’s 338 ridings had a narrower result. Nanaimo—Ladysmith turned out at 64% in 2021; the country managed 63%.
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 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. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- 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. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
Questions about how Nanaimo is run
Who is the MP for Nanaimo?
It depends on the street: most of Nanaimo is in Nanaimo—Ladysmith (Tamara Kronis, Conservative Party of Canada), some in Courtenay—Alberni (Gord Johns).
Which party won Nanaimo in the 2021 federal election?
Nanaimo—Ladysmith went to Lisa Marie Barron (New Democratic Party) in 2021. Since 2025, Tamara Kronis has been the MP for Nanaimo—Ladysmith.
Who is the MLA for Nanaimo?
Parts of Nanaimo are in Nanaimo-Lantzville and Nanaimo-Gabriola Island; the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia’s site gives the MLA for each.
Who heads the council in Nanaimo?
Nanaimo, a city, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
Which regional body is Nanaimo part of?
Nanaimo is a member of the Nanaimo Regional District, whose board includes directors from Nanaimo’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).