Saanich and the Islands

Saanich and the Islands

Saanich and the Islands was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1986. Most of the riding is now part of Saanich North and the Islands, while the southern part of the riding is now Saanich South.

For other current and historical ridings on Vancouver Island, please see Vancouver Island (electoral districts) or, for those in the area of Victoria, Victoria (electoral districts).

Electoral history

"Note: Winners of each election are in" bold.
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Liberal
James McGeer Campbell
align="right"|3,401
align="right"|23.52%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
New Democrat
Edwin Wallace Haw
align="right"|3,821
align="right"|26.43%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
Social Credit
John Douglas Tidball Tisdalle
align="right"|7,237
align="right"|50.05%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|14,459 !align="right"|100.00%!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|152!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|%!align="right"
!align="right"

-
New Democrat
Donald Inge Johannessen
align="right"|6,978
align="right"|34.58%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
Liberal
Louis Frederick Lindholm
align="right"|3,312
align="right"|16.41%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
Social Credit
John Douglas Tidball Tisdalle
align="right"|9,888
align="right"|49.00%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|20,178!align="right"|100.00%!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|136!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|63.19%!align="right"
!align="right"

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Liberal
Malcolm B. Anderson
align="right"|3,581
align="right"|15.25%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
Independent
John Crawford McKenzie
align="right"|49
align="right"|0.21%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
Progressive Conservative
Hugh Austin Curtis
align="right"|8,427
align="right"|35.88%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
Social Credit
T. Foster Isherwood
align="right"|5,894
align="right"|25.09%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
New Democrat
Eric Sherwood
align="right"|5,536
align="right"|23.57%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|23,487!align="right"|100.00%!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|265!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|%!align="right"
!align="right"

-
Progressive Conservative
Irene Rose Block
align="right"|2,883
align="right"|10.22%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
Social Credit
Hugh Austin Curtis
align="right"|14,185
align="right"|50.31%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
New Democrat
Carolyn Mae Pickup
align="right"|10,048
align="right"|35.64%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
Liberal
Edgar Rudolf Rhomberg
align="right"|1,079
align="right"|3.83%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|28,195 !align="right"|100.00%!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|356!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|%!align="right"
!align="right"

-
Social Credit
Hugh Austin Curtis
align="right"|16,018
align="right"|49.42%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
Progressive Conservative
John Willison Green
align="right"|2,431
align="right"|7.50%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
New Democrat
John Mika
align="right"|13,961
align="right"|43.08%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|32,410 !align="right"|100.00%!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|419!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total Registered Voters!align="right"
!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|%!align="right"
!align="right"

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Independent
Douglas Hewson Christie
align="right"|1,028
align="right"|2.57%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
Social Credit
Hugh Austin Curtis
align="right"|19,219
align="right"|48.13%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
Progressive Conservative
John Willison Green
align="right"|1,560
align="right"|3.91%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
Liberal
Mary Jane Lewis
align="right"|780
align="right"|1.95%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
New Democrat
John Mika
align="right"|17,347
align="right"|43.44%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|39,934 !align="right"|100.00%!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|364!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|%!align="right"
!align="right"

-
Social Credit
Melville Bertram Couvelier
align="right"|20,658
align="right"|25.42%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
Social Credit
Terry Huberts
align="right"|20,517
align="right"|25.24%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
New Democrat
Carolyn Mae Pickup
align="right"|17,193
align="right"|21.15%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
Liberal
Clive Tanner
align="right"|5,884
align="right"|7.24%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
New Democrat
David Herbert Vickers
align="right"|17,024
align="right"|20.95%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"| 81,276 !align="right"|100.00%!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|585!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|%!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=7|1 Seat increased to two members from one.

After the 1986 election the riding was redistributed due to population growth in Saanich. The successor ridings are:

Saanich North and the Islands (2001-present)
Saanich South (2001--present)


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