Nanaimo (electoral district)

Nanaimo
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1904
District abolished 1962
First contested 1904
Last contested 1958

Nanaimo was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1979.

This riding was created as Nanaimo riding in 1903 from parts of Vancouver and Victoria ridings.

Its legal description when it was created was: "The electoral district of Nanaimo, comprising the provincial electoral districts of Cowichan, Esquimalt, Nanaimo City, Newcastle, Saanich and The Islands."

Nanaimo electoral district was renamed Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands in 1962.

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Vancouver and Victoria
10th  1904–1908     Ralph Smith Liberal
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917     Francis Henry Shepherd Conservative
13th  1917–1921     John Charles McIntosh Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     Charles Dickie Conservative
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940     James Samuel Taylor Co-operative Commonwealth
19th  1940–1945     Alan Chambers Liberal
20th  1945–1949     George Pearkes Progressive Conservative
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957     Colin Cameron Co-operative Commonwealth
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Walter Matthews Progressive Conservative
Riding renamed Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeWalter F. Matthews10,73443.91+17.25
Co-operative CommonwealthColin Cameron10,02941.03+3.41
LiberalErnest W.H. Miller2,60610.66-4.33
Social CreditRoy Arthur Folz1,0774.41-16.32
Total valid votes 24,446100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Co-operative Commonwealth Swing +6.92
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthColin Cameron8,65037.62-0.94
Progressive ConservativeWalter Franklyn Matthews6,13126.66+8.57
Social CreditHarold Hine4,76620.73+6.02
LiberalFrank William Wilfert3,44814.99-10.91
Total valid votes 22,995100.0  
Co-operative Commonwealth hold Swing -4.76
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthColin Cameron7,27238.56+11.77
LiberalGavin Colvin Mouat4,88425.90+0.69
Progressive ConservativeDouglas Deane Finlayson3,41218.09-29.91
Social CreditLeonard Francis Hodgson2,77314.71–
Labor–ProgressiveErnest Leon Knott5162.74–
Total valid votes 18,857100.0  
Co-operative Commonwealth gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +5.54
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Randolph Pearkes17,50748.00+12.68
Co-operative CommonwealthRobert Martin Strachan9,77226.79-3.36
LiberalWilliam Edmond Poupore9,19625.21-0.77
Total valid votes 36,475100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +8.02
A redistribution in 1952 (S.C. 1952, c.48) reduced the area and population of the riding.
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Randolph Pearkes11,18135.32+5.40
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Morris Thomas9,54230.15+5.27
LiberalAlan Chambers8,22325.98-16.48
Labor–ProgressiveGeorge Thomas Greenwell2,7078.56–
Total valid votes 31,653100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +0.12
Change for the Progressive Conservatives is based on the National Government results in the last election.
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlan Chambers10,66842.46+11.81
National GovernmentFrank Stigant Cuncliffe7,51829.92-1.89
Co-operative CommonwealthRonald Grantham6,25224.88-9.96
New DemocracyAndrew Henry Jukes5062.01–
IndependentWilliam Frederick Povah1810.72–
Total valid votes 25,125100.0  
Liberal gain from Co-operative Commonwealth Swing +6.85
Change for the National Government is based on the Conservative results in the last election.
Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthJames Samuel Taylor7,05334.84–
ConservativeCharles Herbert Dickie6,44031.81-26.01
LiberalAlan Chambers6,20430.65-11.44
ReconstructionAshton Aubrey Burnet Matthew Clark5462.70–
Total valid votes 20,243100.0  
Co-operative Commonwealth gain from Conservative Swing +30.42
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeCharles Herbert Dickie11,82757.91-8.58
LiberalCornelius Hawkins O'Halloran8,59642.09+8.58
Total valid votes 20,423100.0  
Conservative hold Swing -8.58
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeCharles Herbert Dickie10,46466.49+12.00
LiberalCornelius Hawkins O'Halloran5,27433.51-1.27
Total valid votes 15,738100.0  
Conservative hold Swing +6.64
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeCharles Herbert Dickie9,58454.49+8.55
LiberalThomas Banks Booth6,11734.78+7.08
LabourWilliam Turner Grieves1,88810.73-15.63
Total valid votes 17,589100.0  
Conservative hold Swing +0.74
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeCharles Herbert Dickie6,89745.94-27.49
LiberalThomas Banks Booth4,15927.70+11.89
LabourWilliam Arthur Pritchard3,95826.36+15.60
Total valid votes 15,014100.0  
Conservative hold Swing -19.69
Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Government (Unionist)John Charles McIntosh9,17573.43+15.22
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Hector Allen Stewart1,97615.81-25.98
LabourJoseph Taylor1,34410.76–
Total valid votes 12,495100.0  
Government (Unionist) hold Swing +20.60
Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeFrancis Henry Shepherd2,43858.21+25.97
LiberalRalph Smith1,75041.79+5.71
Total valid votes 4,188100.0  
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +10.13
Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRalph Smith1,49436.08-7.23
ConservativeFrancis Henry Shepherd1,33532.24-2.14
SocialistJames Hurst Hawthornthwaite1,31231.68+9.37
Total valid votes 4,141100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -2.54
Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalRalph Smith1,39243.31
Conservative? Wolley1,10534.38
Socialist? Fenton71722.31
Total valid votes 3,214100.00  
This riding was created from Vancouver and Victoria, both of which elected a Liberal in the previous election. Ralph Smith was the incumbent from Vancouver.

See also

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

Coordinates: 49°09′45″N 123°56′19″W / 49.16262°N 123.93874°W / 49.16262; -123.93874

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