South Vancouver (electoral district)
Defunct provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
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South Vancouver was a provincial electoral district of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1916 (South Vancouver then was incorporated separately from the city of Vancouver).
Following the 1928 election the South Vancouver riding was redistributed. Parts of it were put in different ridings, principally the new ridings of Vancouver-Point Grey and Vancouver East.
Electoral history
Note: Winners in each election are in bold.
| 1916 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Independent Liberal | John Walter Weart | 1,579 | 45.75 | |||||
| Conservative | William Boulton | 1,374 | 39.81 | |||||
| Independent Labour | Job Elija Wilton | 498 | 14.43 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,451 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frederick O. Hodgson | 2,444 | 28.34% | unknown | ||
| Independent | John William McIntosh | 955 | 11.08% | unknown | ||
| Federated Labour Party | Robert Henry Neelands | 3,255 | 37.75% | unknown | ||
| Conservative | Franklin John Russell | 1,969 | 22.83% | unknown | ||
| Total valid votes | 8,623 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | % | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Walter John Buckingham | 1,141 | 22.43% | unknown | ||
| Conservative | Jonathan Webster Cornett | 1,284 | 25.24% | unknown | ||
| Canadian Labour Party | Robert Henry Neelands | 1,971 | 38.74% | unknown | ||
| Provincial | James Nixon | 692 | 13.60% | – | unknown | |
| Total valid votes | 5,088 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | % | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jonathan Webster Cornett | 2,452 | 47.45% | unknown | ||
| Liberal | Charles William Feast | 696 | 13.47% | unknown | ||
| Independent | William Edward Wood Guy | 39 | 0.75% | unknown | ||
| Independent Labour Party 1 | Robert Henry Neelands | 1,981 | 38.33% | unknown | ||
| Provincial | James Nixon | 692 | 13.60% | – | unknown | |
| Total valid votes | 5,168 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 164 | |||||
| Turnout | % | |||||
| 1 Labour in Summary of Votes | ||||||
See also
References
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