Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke

Ethnic groups: 85.4% White, 4.7% Aboriginal, 2.6% South Asian, 2.4% Chinese, 1.3% Filipino
Languages: 87.1% English, 2.4% French, 1.6% Chinese, 1.6% Punjabi, 1.2% German
Religions: 43.0% Christian (13.7% Catholic, 7.9% Anglican, 5.6% United Church, 2.6% Baptist, 1.3% Lutheran, 1.3% Pentecostal, 1.2% Presbyterian, 9.4% Other), 1.4% Sikh, 52.6% No religion
Median income (2010): $33,770
Average income (2010): $39,772

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke Riding created from Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca and Saanich—Gulf Islands
42nd	2015–Present		Randall Garrison	New Democratic

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Randall Garrison	23,836	35.01	-4.39	–
	Liberal	David Merner	18,622	27.35	+17.65	–
	Green	Frances Litman	13,575	19.94	+7.08	–
	Conservative	Shari Lukens	11,912	17.50	-20.11	–
	Communist	Tyson Strandlund	136	0.20		–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			68,081	100.00		$227,115.52
Total rejected ballots			199	–	–
Turnout			68,280	76.27	–
Eligible voters			89,523
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-11.02
Source: Elections Canada^[8]^[9]

2011 federal election redistributed results^[10]
Party		Vote	%
	New Democratic	22,324	39.40
	Conservative	21,305	37.61
	Green	7,287	12.86
	Liberal	5,496	9.70
	Others	242	0.43

References

Federal ridings on Vancouver Island

New Democratic	Courtenay—Alberni Cowichan—Malahat—Langford Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke Nanaimo—Ladysmith North Island—Powell River Victoria

Green	Saanich—Gulf Islands

Federal ridings in British Columbia

British Columbia Interior	Cariboo—Prince George Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo Kelowna—Lake Country Kootenay—Columbia North Okanagan—Shuswap Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies Skeena—Bulkley Valley South Okanagan—West Kootenay

Fraser Valley and the Southern Lower Mainland	Abbotsford Chilliwack—Hope Cloverdale—Langley City Delta Fleetwood—Port Kells Langley—Aldergrove Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge Richmond Centre South Surrey—White Rock Steveston—Richmond East Surrey Centre Surrey—Newton

Vancouver and the Northern Lower Mainland	Burnaby North—Seymour Burnaby South Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam New Westminster—Burnaby North Vancouver Port Moody—Coquitlam Vancouver Centre Vancouver East Vancouver Granville Vancouver Kingsway Vancouver Quadra Vancouver South West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country

Vancouver Island	Courtenay—Alberni Cowichan—Malahat—Langford Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke Nanaimo—Ladysmith North Island—Powell River Saanich—Gulf Islands Victoria

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