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Cowichan-Malahat was a provincial electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

in the Canadian province of British Columbia

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...

. It first appeared in the general election of 1966

British Columbia general election, 1966

The British Columbia general election of 1966 was the 28th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on August 5, 1966 and held on September 12, 1966...

. In the 1991 general election

British Columbia general election, 1991

The British Columbia general election of 1991 was the 35th provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on September 19, 1991, and held on October 17, 1991...

, it was succeeded by Cowichan-Ladysmith

Cowichan-Ladysmith

Cowichan-Ladysmith was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the general election of 1991, and was eliminated when the legislature dissolved in advance of the 2009 election...

and Malahat-Juan de Fuca

Malahat-Juan de Fuca

Malahat-Juan de Fuca was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :Its MLA is John Horgan. He was first elected in 2005...

Demographics

Population, 2001	%
Population change, 1996–2001
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Election results

Note: Winners of each election are in bold.
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|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...

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...

|Patrick James Rogers
|align="right"|4,412
|align="right"|40.70%
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|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...

|Robert Martin Strachan
|align="right"|5,646
|align="right"|52.08%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|10,841
!align="right"|100.00%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|81
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!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
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|-

|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...

|James Robert Bigsby
|align="right"|916
|align="right"|5.91%
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|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...

|Charles McGregor Ennals
|align="right"|7,107
|align="right"|45.82%
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|Independent
|Kenneth Leslie Craig Hassenen
|align="right"|76
|align="right"|0.49%
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|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...

|Robert Martin Strachan
|align="right"|7,411
|align="right"|47.78%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|15,510
!align="right"|100.00%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|127
!align="right"|%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
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!align="right"|%
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|BC 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...

|Daniel R. Clemmens
|align="right"|842
|align="right"|4.62%
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|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...

|Kathleen Grouhel
|align="right"|4,555
|align="right"|24.97%
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|Independent
|Kenneth Leslie Craig Hassenen
|align="right"|70
|align="right"|0.38%
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|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...

|GJames William Quaife
|align="right"|2,101
|align="right"|11.52%
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|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...

|Robert Martin Strachan
|align="right"|10,672
|align="right"|58.51%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|18,240
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|203
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
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!align="right"|%
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|Independent
|Andrew Basil Bigg
|align="right"|559
|align="right"|2.60%
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|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...

|Charles McGregor Ennals
|align="right"|9,066
|align="right"|42.24%
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|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...

|Jevington Blair Tothill
|align="right"|1,595
|align="right"|7.43%
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|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...

|Barbara Wallace
|align="right"|10,245
|align="right"|47.73%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|21,465
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|188
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
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|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...

|Henry Rex Hollett
|align="right"|7,746
|align="right"|41.43%
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|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...

|Kenneth Paskin
|align="right"|1,113
|align="right"|5.95%
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|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...

|Barbara Wallace
|align="right"|9,839
|align="right"|52.62%
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|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|18,698
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|180
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|
!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...

|Graham Bruce
Graham Bruce
Graham Bruce is a former Canadian politician, who served as a Social Credit Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1983 to 1991 in the electoral district of Cowichan-Malahat. He was later re-elected as a BC Liberal, representing the district of Cowichan-Ladysmith from 2001 to...

|align="right"|10,143
|align="right"|44.38%
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|Independent
|Louis James Lesosky
|align="right"|101
|align="right"|0.44%
|align="right"|
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|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...

|Irwin Wield (Bill) Steele
|align="right"|345
|align="right"|1.51%
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|Western Canada Concept
Western Canada Concept
The Western Canada Concept was a Western Canadian political party founded in 1980 to promote the separation of the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia and the Yukon and Northwest Territories from Canada in order to create a new nation.The party argued that Western...

|James Ivan Turnbull
|align="right"|609
|align="right"|2.67%
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|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...

|Barbara Wallace
|align="right"|11,655
|align="right"|51.00%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"| 22,853
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|245
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=7|
|}
|-

|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...

|Carolyn Judith Askew
|align="right"|10,442
|align="right"|45.31%
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|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...

|Graham Bruce
Graham Bruce
Graham Bruce is a former Canadian politician, who served as a Social Credit Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1983 to 1991 in the electoral district of Cowichan-Malahat. He was later re-elected as a BC Liberal, representing the district of Cowichan-Ladysmith from 2001 to...

|align="right"|11,744
|align="right"|50.96%
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|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...

|Paul Olthof
|align="right"|860
|align="right"|3.73%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|23,046
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|317
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=7|¹ two-member seat during this election
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Sources

Elections BC website - historical election data

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