As the provincial election approaches in October, Elections BC has a new tool to help voters find what electoral district they are in.
The Elections BC website now has a search bar where people can type their address and it will show what riding you are in and what the boundaries of it are.
This year, British Columbia will have 93 electoral districts, up from 87, as the province’s population continues to increase.
Not only will there be six more ridings, other ridings have been redrawn, in order to ensure representation by population remains fair.
The Nanaimo electoral district will now include Gabriola Island as well as the south of the city, and be called Nanaimo-Gabriola Island while the new Nanaimo-Lantzville riding will combine North Nanaimo and Lantzville.
A new Ladysmith-Oceanside riding will surround the two Nanaimo ridings.