Cowichan-Ladysmith was a provincial

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for the

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia () is the deliberative assembly of the Legislature of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The other component of the Legislature is the lieutenant governor of British Columbi ...

, Canada. It made its first appearance on the

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in the general election of 1991, and was eliminated when the legislature dissolved in advance of the 2009 election. Its predecessor riding was

Cowichan-Malahat Cowichan-Malahat was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacifi ...

and was succeeded by Nanaimo-North Cowichan and

Cowichan Valley The Cowichan Valley is a region around the Cowichan River, Cowichan Bay and Cowichan Lake on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. There is some debate as to the origin of the name Cowichan, which many believe to be an anglicized for ...

MLAs

Demographics

Election results

, - , - , NDP , Rob Hutchins , align="right", 7,783 , align="right", 31.98% , align="right", , align="right", $26,172 , - , NDP , Jan Pullinger , align="right", 12,249 , align="right", 49.85% , align="right", , align="right", $32,625 , - , - , NDP , Jan Pullinger , align="right", 11,038 , align="right", 48.53% , align="right", , align="right", $42,602 , -

External links

BC Stats Profile - 2001 (pdf)Results of 2001 election (pdf)2001 Expenditures (pdf)1996 Expenditures (pdf)Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

part of Simon Fraser University'

{{British Columbia provincial electoral districts 1991-2001 Former provincial electoral districts of British Columbia on Vancouver Island