Victoria (British Columbia electoral district)
Victoria was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, and was one of the first twelve ridings at the time of that province's joining Confederation in 1871 and stayed on the hustings until 1890. From 1894 to 1963 it did not appear on the electoral map. During that period the Victoria area was represented by North Victoria, South Victoria, Saanich, Esquimalt, Oak Bay and Victoria City. In 1966 the old Victoria City riding was redistributed and given the name of the old "rural" riding, Victoria.
Demographics
Population, 1961 | |
Population change, 1871–1961 | |
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Population density (people per km2) |
Notable MLAs
Electoral history
Note: Winners of each election are in bold.
1st British Columbia election, 1871 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
Independent | Arthur Bunster | 123 | 32.63% | unknown | ||
Independent | William Dalby | 103 | 27.32% | unknown | ||
Independent | Amor De Cosmos | 151 | 40.05% | unknown | ||
Total valid votes | 377 | 100.00% |
British Columbia Byelection: Victoria, November 26, 1874 1 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
Independent | William Dalby | 97 | 21.90% | unknown | ||
Independent | Charles William Horth | 25 | 5.64% | unknown | ||
Independent | James Thomas McIlmoyl | 72 | 16.25% | unknown | ||
Independent | William Archibald Robertson | 108 | 24.38% | unknown | ||
Independent | William Fraser Tolmie | 141 | 31.83% | unknown | ||
Total valid votes | 443 | 100.00% | ||||
1 The byelection was due to resignations February 9, 1874 of A. Bunster and A. De Cosmos upon winning seats in the federal election January 22, 1874 (in Vancouver and Victoria federal ridings, respectively). |
British Columbia general election, 1875 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
Reform caucus | Thomas Basil Humphreys | 89 | 33.58% | |||||
Reform caucus | William Fraser Tolmie | 65 | 24.53% | |||||
Independent | William Reay | 51 | 19.25% | |||||
Independent | Noah Shakespeare | 48 | 18.11% | |||||
Independent | Michael Baker | 12 | 4.53% | |||||
Total valid votes | 265 | 100.00% |
British Columbia general election, 1878 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
Opposition | James Thomas McIlmoyl | 102 | 20.06% | |||||
Opposition | Thomas Basil Humphreys | 99 | 32.04% | |||||
Reform caucus | William Fraser Tolmie | 62 | 20.06% | |||||
Independent | Thomas Lee | 46 | 14.89% | |||||
Total valid votes | 309 | 100.00% |
British Columbia Byelection: Victoria July 10, 18782 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
Independent | Thomas Basil Humphreys | Acclaimed | -.- % | unknown | ||
Total valid votes | n/a | -.- % | ||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Turnout | % | |||||
2 The byelection was called due to Humphreys' resignation upon appointment to the Executive Council (cabinet) upon his appointment to the Executive Council (cabinet) June 26, 1878. This byelection was one of a series held to confirm appointments to the Executive Council, which was the old parliamentary convention. As this byelection writ was filled by acclamation, no polling day was required and the seat was filled within two weeks. The stated date is the date the return of writs was received by the Chief Electoral Officer. |
4th British Columbia election, 1882 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
Government | Thomas Basil Humphreys | 100 | 25.71% | – | unknown | |
Opposition | Robert Franklin John | 110 | 28.28% | – | unknown | |
Government | James Thomas McIlmoyl | 66 | 16.97% | – | unknown | |
Opposition | George Archibald McTavish | 113 | 29.05% | – | unknown | |
Total valid votes | 389 |
5th British Columbia election, 1886 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
Government | George William Anderson | 134 | 27.07% | – | unknown | |
Opposition | Thomas Basil Humphreys | 113 | 22.83% | – | unknown | |
Government | Robert Franklin John | 166 | 33.53% | – | unknown | |
Opposition | John Watts Sluggett | 82 | 16.57% | – | unknown | |
Total valid votes | 495 | 100.00% | ||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Turnout | % |
6th British Columbia election, 1890 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
Government | George William Anderson | 530 | 52.28% | – | unknown | |
Opposition | Joseph Westrop Carey | 115 | 24.89% | – | unknown | |
Government | David McEwen Eberts | 176 | 38.10% | – | unknown | |
Total valid votes | 462 | 100.00% | ||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Turnout | % |
For the 1894 election the Victoria riding was redistributed into North Victoria and South Victoria. The Victoria riding name did not reappear until the 1966 election. As before, it was a two-member seat:
28th British Columbia election, 1966 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
New Democratic | Harold Tuttle Alan | 5,304 | 11.70% | unknown | ||
New Democratic | Dorcas Blair | 5,175 | 11.42% | unknown | ||
Social Credit | William Neelands Chant | 13,068 | 28.84% | – | unknown | |
Communist | Ernest Leon Knott | 241 | 0.53% | unknown | ||
Liberal | John W. Porteus | 4,774 | 10.54% | unknown | ||
Liberal | Frank D. Preston | 4,597 | 10.14% | unknown | ||
Social Credit | Waldo McTavish Skillings | 12,156 | 26.83% | – | unknown | |
Total valid votes | 45,315 | 100.00% | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 264 | |||||
Turnout | % |
29th British Columbia election, 1969 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
New Democratic | Peter G. Bunn | 8,517 | 14.70% | unknown | ||
Social Credit | William Neelands Chant | 15,899 | 27.43% | – | unknown | |
Liberal | Mel Couvelier | 4,497 | 7.76% | unknown | ||
New Democratic | James Philip Fawcett | 8,006 | 13.81% | unknown | ||
Independent | William Alfred Scott | 259 | 0.45% | unknown | ||
Social Credit | Waldo McTavish Skillings | 15,443 | 26.65% | – | unknown | |
Liberal | Ian Hugh Stewart | 5,334 | 9.20% | unknown | ||
Total valid votes | 57,955 | 100.00% | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 496 | |||||
Turnout | % |
30th British Columbia election, 1972 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
Liberal | David Alexander Anderson | 10,750 | 16.00% | unknown | ||
Conservative | Edith Rose Sophia Gunning | 7,843 | 11.67% | unknown | ||
New Democratic | John David Hobson | 6,887 | 10.25% | unknown | ||
Liberal | Carron Baker Jameson | 7,436 | 11.07% | |||
Social Credit | Newell Orrin Ruston Morrison | 10,840 | 16.14% | – | unknown | |
New Democratic | Kathleen Ruff | 6,981 | 10.39% | unknown | ||
Conservative | Albert Clyde Savage | 6,218 | 9.26% | unknown | ||
Social Credit | Waldo McTavish Skillings | 10,227 | 15.22% | – | unknown | |
Total valid votes | 67,182 | 100.00% | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 497 | |||||
Turnout | % |
31st British Columbia election, 1975 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
Liberal | David Alexander Anderson | 6,677 | 9.25 % | unknown | ||
New Democratic | Charles Frederick Barber | 14,645 | 20.30 % | unknown | ||
Social Credit | Robert Samuel Bawlf | 15,143 | 20.99% | – | unknown | |
Conservative | William Loyd Burdon | 2,558 | 3.55% | unknown | ||
New Democratic | Gordon William Hanson | 13,970 | 19.36% | unknown | ||
Independent | Richard Owen Kavanagh | 148 | 0.21% | unknown | ||
Liberal | Terence Pitt O'Grady | 3,102 | 4.30% | |||
Social Credit | Ian Douglas Rendle | 13,374 | 18.54% | – | unknown | |
Independent | William Alfred Scott | 349 | 0.48% | unknown | ||
Conservative | Peter Bruce Stanley | 2,179 | 3.02% | unknown | ||
Total valid votes | 72,145 | 100.00% | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 691 | |||||
Turnout | % |
32nd British Columbia election, 1979 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
New Democratic | Charles Frederick Barber | 22,700 | 28.26% | unknown | ||
Social Credit | Robert Samuel Bawlf | 17,002 | 21.16% | – | unknown | |
Western Independence | Michael Edward Easton | 275 | 0.34% | unknown | ||
New Democratic | Gordon William Hanson | 20,226 | 25.18% | unknown | ||
Conservative | Jack Lindsay | 2,195 | 2.73% | unknown | ||
Conservative | Margaret M. (Maggi) Lynn | 2,018 | 2.51% | unknown | ||
Social Credit | Michael Dalway Watson (Mike) Young | 15,923 | 19.82% | – | unknown | |
Total valid votes | 80,339 | 100.00% | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 1,107 | |||||
Turnout | % |
33rd British Columbia election, 1983 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
New Democratic | Robin Kyle Blencoe | 23,787 | 28.62% | unknown | ||
Social Credit | Joe Easingwood | 15,971 | 19.22% | – | unknown | |
New Democratic | Gordon William Hanson | 23,877 | 28.73% | unknown | ||
Independent | Balther Johannes Jensen | 406 | 0.49% | unknown | ||
Liberal | [Victor Evan Lindal | 1,158 | 1.39% | unknown | ||
Liberal | [William John McElroy | 1,271 | 1.53% | unknown | ||
Independent | David Michael Shebib | 242 | 0.29% | unknown | ||
Social Credit | John McGrath Townson | 15,352 | 18.47% | – | unknown | |
Western Canada Concept | Alice Mary (Alyson) Umpherson | 1,048 | 1.26% | unknown | ||
Total valid votes | 83,112 | 100.00% | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 610 | |||||
Turnout | % |
34th British Columbia election, 1986 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
Liberal | David C. Bibby | 2,257 | 2.82% | unknown | ||
New Democratic | Robin Kyle Blencoe | 21,320 | 26.64% | unknown | ||
New Democratic | Gordon William Hanson | 21,395 | 26.74% | unknown | ||
Independent | Balther Johannes Jensen | 215 | 0.27% | unknown | ||
Liberal | Tom W. Morino | 2,235 | 2.79% | unknown | ||
Green | [Laura Kathryn Porcher | 693 | 0.87% | – | unknown | |
Social Credit | Roger W. Skillings | 16,132 | 20.16% | – | unknown | |
Social Credit | Paul Yewchuck | 15,776 | 19.71% | – | unknown | |
Total valid votes | 80,023 | 100.00% | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 748 | |||||
Turnout | % |
Sources
Elections BC Historical Returns