Courtenay-Alberni incumbent, NDP's Gord Johns, clinches riding once again (2025)

Gord Johns, the incumbent NDP candidate in Courtenay-Alberni, has secured victory in the riding once again after a nail-biting finish to election night.

After all 275 polls were reported, Johns had 31,594 votes, out of 79,783counted.

The Conservative candidate, Kris McNichol, had 27,588 votes which put him in second place with the Liberals’ Brian Cameron in third with 18,161.

Speaking after his win, Johnsnoted the victory was bittersweet since many of his NDP colleagues would not be returning to Ottawa, and he and other NDPers will take some time to absorb the loss.

Turnout for this riding was 74.09 per cent for the 107,691 registered voters.

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Gord Johns, NDP incumbent re-elected

Gord Johns was born and raised on Vancouver Island, working as a small eco-business owner, and serving as a Tofino municipal councillor and executive director of the Tofino-Long Beach Chamber of Commerce.

Gord entered federal politics in 2015 to reverse a decade of neglect by Conservative MPs. Since then, historic levels of housing and infrastructure investment have created jobs and reduced the local tax burden for the people of Courtenay-Alberni.

His private members’ bill led to the doubling of the income tax credit for volunteer firefighters and search and rescue personnel and much-needed financial relief for these essential volunteers.

His motion on plastic pollution in aquatic environments passed unanimously and led to the ban of single-use plastics. His bill to protect unspent funds for Veterans benefits also passed unanimously.

Known for his tireless work ethic and strong community engagement, Gord has always prioritized people and the planet over corporate profits.

More information about the Courtenay-Alberni riding

The2021 Censusshows the population of the riding was 125,116, up from 114,647 in the 2016 census.

Of those, 69,185 are between the ages of 15 and 64 (voting age is 18 and older), while there are 40,480 people aged 65 and above.

The riding boundaries include the Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area E of the qathet Regional District, Electoral Area A of the Comox Valley Regional District, part of Courtenay, Cumberland, Electoral Areas E, F, G and H of the Nanaimo Regional District, Lantzville, Parksville, part of Nanaimo, and the Nanoose Indian Reserve.

Thelast federal electionsaw Gord Johns with the NDP securing the seat with 30,612 (44.2 per cent of the vote) with a total of six candidates seeking the seat.

Mary Lee with the Conservatives came in second with 22,181 votes (32.0 per cent), then Susan Farlinger with the Liberals with 9,276 votes (13.4 per cent), Susanne Lawson with the Green Party with 3,590 votes (5.2 per cent), Robert Eppich with the People’s Party of Canada with 3,467 votes (5 per cent) and Barbara Biley with the Marxist-Leninist with 124 votes (0.2 per cent).

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