Mission—Port Moody

Mission—Port Moody was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988.

Mission—Port Moody
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1976
District abolished1987
First contested1979
Last contested1984

This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Fraser Valley East and Fraser Valley West ridings.

It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Mission—Coquitlam and Port Moody—Coquitlam ridings.

It consisted of:

  • the Dewdney-Alouette Regional District;
  • the northwestern part of the Greater Vancouver Regional District.

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Fraser Valley East and Fraser Valley West
31st  1979–1980     Mark Rose New Democratic
32nd  1980–1983
 1983–1984     Gerry St. Germain Progressive Conservative
33rd  1984–1988
Riding dissolved into Mission—Coquitlam and Port Moody—Coquitlam

Election results

1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGerry St. Germain30,67847.53-3.13
New DemocraticTom Beardsley25,92540.17-2.80
LiberalMae Cabott7,07110.96+5.78
GreenRichard Hennick5400.84
Social CreditPeggy Brown3270.51
Total valid votes 64,541100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -0.16
Canadian federal by-election, 29 August 1983
On the resignation of Mark Rose, 21 April 1983
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGerry St. Germain21,59050.66+14.66
New DemocraticSophie Weremchuk18,31442.97-4.22
LiberalLouis Duprat2,2075.18-10.59
Not affiliatedBetty Nickerson5081.19
Total valid votes 42,619100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +9.44
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticMark Rose23,22447.19+3.36
Progressive ConservativeBill Otway17,71536.00-2.87
LiberalTom Spraggs7,76215.77-1.21
Social CreditMichael Sulyma3580.73
CommunistJames Wm. Beynon1500.30-0.02
Total valid votes 49,209100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing +3.12
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticMark Rose20,84743.83
Progressive ConservativeJack Campbell18,48638.87
LiberalTom Spraggs8,07816.98
CommunistJames Wm. Beynon1520.32
Total valid votes 47,563100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Fraser Valley East and Fraser Valley West, both of which elected a Progressive Conservative in the previous election.

See also

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