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Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands (previously known as Nanaimo) was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1979.
This riding was created in 1903 as "Nanaimo" riding. (See Nanaimo (electoral district) for more information.) It was renamed "Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands" in 1962.
For other current and historical Nanaimo-area ridings, please see Nanaimo (electoral districts). For other Cowichan ridings please see the Cowichan disambiguation page.
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Demographics
Population, 1871 Population, 1961 Population change, 1871–1966 % Area (km²) Population density in 1871 (people per km²) 0.0% History and political geography
Members of Parliament
Election results
Note: Winners of each election are in bold.
Canadian federal election, 1962 Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democrat Colin Cameron 11,152 42.35% Progressive Conservative Walter Franklyn Matthews 1 7,280 27.65% Liberal John F.T. Samuel 5,446 20.68% Social Credit Cyril Norman Dawkin 2,456 9.32% Total 26,334 100.00% 1 Incumbent MP from former Nanaimo riding. Canadian federal election, 1963 Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democrat Colin Cameron 12,280 44.15% Liberal Douglas Malcolm Greer 6,782 24.38% Progressive Conservative W.F. Matthews 6,481 23.30% Social Credit Alfred Douglas Dane 2,272 8.17% Total 27,815 100.00% Canadian federal election, 1965 Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democrat Colin Cameron 12,337 45.45% Liberal Douglas Malcolm Greer 6,431 23.69% Progressive Conservative W.F. Matthews 4,784 17.62% Social Credit Lyle C. Wilkinson 3,595 13.24% Total 27,147 100.00% A redistribution (Representation Order, 1966) rearranged the riding's boundaries, with the resulting riding taking in the Metchosin region near Victoria and excluding the northern end of the riding toward the Englishman River.
Canadian federal election, 1968 Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democrat Colin Cameron 15,273 41.71% Liberal Mladen Giunio Zorkin 11,378 31.07% Progressive Conservative Jeffry Brock 8,773 23.96% Social Credit Lorne Lee 1,193 3.26% Total 36,617 100.00% Byelection, February 10, 19692 Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democrat Tommy Douglas 19,730 57.03% Liberal Eric W. Winch 12,897 37.28% Progressive Conservative Magdalenus Verbrugge 1,966 5.69% Total 34,593 By-Election: On Mr. Cameron's death, July 28, 1968. Canadian federal election, 1972 Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democrat Tommy Douglas 25,483 56.93% Progressive Conservative George MacPherson 10,179 22.74% Liberal Bill Matthews 7,107 15.88% Social Credit Stockwell Day, Sr. 1,868 4.17% Unknown Ken Hasanen 125 0.28% Total 44,762 100.00 Canadian federal election, 1974 Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democrat Tommy Douglas 20,444 40.92% Progressive Conservative Don L. Taylor 18,207 36.44% Liberal Raymond Patrick Kane 11,028 22.07% Communist Ernie Knott 288 0.58% Total 49,967 100.00 See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Website of the Parliament of Canada
- Elections Canada riding history
Categories:- Defunct British Columbia federal electoral districts
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