North Vancouver (British Columbia) 207/338

 North Vancouver (British Columbia)

Today we're back in BC with North Vancouver!

North Vancouver has existed as a riding since 1988, created from North Vancouver—Burnaby and Capilano. The population of the riding was 123,025 in 2021. The population centers are the city of North Vancouver (58,120 in 2021), the district municipality of North Vancouver (88,168 in 2021, shared with Burnaby North-Seymour), as well as a small part of Metro Vancouver A.

Politically, this seat is a Conservative/Liberal fight, with the Liberals holding it in the past three elections. That is not to say that opposition parties are irrelevant here. In 2019, the Greens received 12.5% of the vote, one of five ridings in the Lower Mainland where they did better than 10%. The NDP had their best performance here in 2021, even better than their 2011 "Orange Wave" performance. This seat is currently represented by Liberal MP and Minister of Natural Resources, Jonathan Wilkinson.

One of the provincial ridings within North Vancouver is North Vancouver-Lonsdale, currently represented by Minister of State for Transport, Bowinn Ma. Ma became the first NDP candidate elected on the North Shore since 1991. Since then, Ma has been somewhat of a rising star within the provincial NDP, touted as a possible candidate for the leadership race in 2022. This riding was 28/42 in BC and 153/338 in Canada by margin.

The name is perfect, it contains the entirety of the city and part of the District Municipality. The shape is good, definitely better than the other North Vancouver riding. As for individuality, it is on brand for the rest of the Lower Mainland by being a Conservative riding that has been Liberal in the past few years.

Tomorrow, we'll be back in Ontario with Northumberland–Peterborough South!