📌 The Canadian federal electoral district of Nanaimo—Cowichan was contested in the 2000 election.

🏆 Reed Elley, the Canadian Alliance candidate, won the riding with 23,641 votes (46.6% of the vote).

🥈 The runner-up was Marshall Cooper (Liberal) with 10,857 votes (21.4%), defeated by a margin of 12,784 votes.

📊 Other notable candidates: Garth Mirau (NDP, 17%) and Cynthia-Mary Hemsworth (Progressive Conservative, 7%).