Columbia River (electoral district)
Encyclopedia
Columbia River was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia
from 1966 to 1986. The riding's predecessor, which was named Columbia
, appeared on the hustings from 1903 to 1963. The successor riding in this region is the current Columbia River-Revelstoke
riding.
For other historical and current ridings in the region see Kootenay (electoral districts)
and Okanagan (electoral districts)
.
|Social Credit
|James Roland Chabot
|align="right"|1,563
|align="right"|58.45%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|Robert Keenleyside
|align="right"|634
|align="right"|23.71%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|New Democrat
|Chris Madson
|align="right"|477
|align="right"|17.84%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"| 2,674
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|21
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Liberal
|William Richard Batten
|align="right"|726
|align="right"|22.47%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Social Credit
|James Roland Chabot
|align="right"|1,818
|align="right"|56.27%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|New Democrat
|Ian David Jack
|align="right"|687
|align="right"|21.26%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|3,231
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|26
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Social Credit
|James Roland Chabot
|align="right"|1,814
|align="right"|45.35%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|New Democrat
|Thomas Hutchison
|align="right"|1,573
|align="right"|39.33%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|Stanley Lim
|align="right"|190
|align="right"|4.75%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Progressive Conservative
|Michael Joseph Walsh
|align="right"|423
|align="right"|10.58%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|4,000
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|58
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Social Credit
|James Roland Chabot
|align="right"|2,800
|align="right"|59.93%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|Joseph Hadley Conroy
|align="right"|507
|align="right"|10.85%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|New Democrat
|Orlando Pecora
|align="right"|1,365
|align="right"|29.22%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|4,672
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|70
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Social Credit
|James Roland Chabot
|align="right"|4,830
|align="right"|52.21%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|New Democrat
|Sandra Helen Mary Smaill
|align="right"|4,421
|align="right"|47.79%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|9,251
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|157
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Social Credit
|James Roland Chabot
|align="right"|6,385
|align="right"|53.94%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|New Democrat
|Don Duff
|align="right"|5,232
|align="right"|44.20%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|Michael Gordon Hendren
|align="right"|220
|align="right"|1.86%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|11,837
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|159
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Liberal
|Betty A.B. Aitchison
|align="right"|672
|align="right"|6.36%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Social Credit
|Duane Delton Crandall
|align="right"|5,178
|align="right"|48.98%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|New Democrat
|Ralph Jones
|align="right"|4,722
|align="right"|44.66%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|10,572
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|127
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
After the 1986 election, the riding was merged with part of the Shuswap-Revelstoke
riding to form Columbia River-Revelstoke
, which is the current riding for this region.
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
from 1966 to 1986. The riding's predecessor, which was named Columbia
Columbia (electoral district)
Columbia was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903. It lasted until the 1928 election, after which the revised riding was renamed Columbia River...
, appeared on the hustings from 1903 to 1963. The successor riding in this region is the current Columbia River-Revelstoke
Columbia River-Revelstoke
Columbia River-Revelstoke is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :...
riding.
For other historical and current ridings in the region see Kootenay (electoral districts)
Kootenay (electoral districts)
Kootenay is a name found in various provincial and federal electoral districts in the Canadian province of British Columbia. This page lists ridings with the name Kootenay in them, and also other ridings within the Kootenay region....
and Okanagan (electoral districts)
Okanagan (electoral districts)
This page lists Canadian federal and provincial electoral districts with the name Okanagan, or in the Okanagan region.-Current federal electoral districts:* Okanagan—Shuswap * Okanagan—Coquihalla * British Columbia Southern Interior...
.
Demographics
| Population, 1966 | |
| Population change, 1966–1986 | |
| Area (km²) | |
| Population density (people per km²) |
Electoral history
Note: Winners in each election are in bold.|Social Credit
British Columbia Social Credit Party
The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...
|James Roland Chabot
|align="right"|1,563
|align="right"|58.45%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|Robert Keenleyside
|align="right"|634
|align="right"|23.71%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|New Democrat
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...
|Chris Madson
|align="right"|477
|align="right"|17.84%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"| 2,674
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|21
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|William Richard Batten
|align="right"|726
|align="right"|22.47%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Social Credit
British Columbia Social Credit Party
The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...
|James Roland Chabot
|align="right"|1,818
|align="right"|56.27%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|New Democrat
|Ian David Jack
|align="right"|687
|align="right"|21.26%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|3,231
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|26
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Social Credit
British Columbia Social Credit Party
The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...
|James Roland Chabot
|align="right"|1,814
|align="right"|45.35%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|New Democrat
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...
|Thomas Hutchison
|align="right"|1,573
|align="right"|39.33%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|Stanley Lim
|align="right"|190
|align="right"|4.75%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Progressive Conservative
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...
|Michael Joseph Walsh
|align="right"|423
|align="right"|10.58%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|4,000
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|58
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Social Credit
British Columbia Social Credit Party
The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...
|James Roland Chabot
|align="right"|2,800
|align="right"|59.93%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|Joseph Hadley Conroy
|align="right"|507
|align="right"|10.85%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|New Democrat
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...
|Orlando Pecora
|align="right"|1,365
|align="right"|29.22%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|4,672
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|70
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Social Credit
British Columbia Social Credit Party
The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...
|James Roland Chabot
|align="right"|4,830
|align="right"|52.21%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|New Democrat
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...
|Sandra Helen Mary Smaill
|align="right"|4,421
|align="right"|47.79%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|9,251
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|157
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Social Credit
British Columbia Social Credit Party
The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...
|James Roland Chabot
|align="right"|6,385
|align="right"|53.94%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|New Democrat
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...
|Don Duff
|align="right"|5,232
|align="right"|44.20%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|Michael Gordon Hendren
|align="right"|220
|align="right"|1.86%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|11,837
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|159
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|Betty A.B. Aitchison
|align="right"|672
|align="right"|6.36%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Social Credit
British Columbia Social Credit Party
The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...
|Duane Delton Crandall
|align="right"|5,178
|align="right"|48.98%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|New Democrat
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...
|Ralph Jones
|align="right"|4,722
|align="right"|44.66%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|10,572
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|127
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
After the 1986 election, the riding was merged with part of the Shuswap-Revelstoke
Shuswap-Revelstoke
Shuswap-Revelstoke was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1979 to 1991. The riding was formed by merging the northern portions of the Revelstoke-Slocan riding with the Shuswap riding...
riding to form Columbia River-Revelstoke
Columbia River-Revelstoke
Columbia River-Revelstoke is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :...
, which is the current riding for this region.