Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands
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Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands (previously known as Nanaimo) was a federal electoral district
in British Columbia
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1904 to 1979.
This riding was created in 1903 as "Nanaimo" riding. (See Nanaimo (electoral district)
for more information.) It was renamed "Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands" in 1962.
For other current and historical Nanaimo-area ridings, please see Nanaimo (electoral districts)
. For other Cowichan ridings please see the Cowichan
disambiguation page.
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|New Democrat
|Colin Cameron
|align="right"|11,152
|align="right"|42.35%
|align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Walter Franklyn Matthews 1
|align="right"|7,280
|align="right"|27.65%
|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
|John F.T. Samuel
|align="right"|5,446
|align="right"|20.68%
|align="right"|
|-
|Social Credit
|Cyril Norman Dawkin
|align="right"|2,456
|align="right"|9.32%
|align="right"|
|-
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|26,334
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=7|1 Incumbent MP from former Nanaimo
riding.
|-
|New Democrat
|Colin Cameron
|align="right"|12,280
|align="right"|44.15%
|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
|Douglas Malcolm Greer
|align="right"|6,782
|align="right"|24.38%
|align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|W.F. Matthews
|align="right"|6,481
|align="right"|23.30%
|align="right"|
|-
|Social Credit
|Alfred Douglas Dane
|align="right"|2,272
|align="right"|8.17%
|align="right"|
|-
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|27,815
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|New Democrat
|Colin Cameron
|align="right"|12,337
|align="right"|45.45%
|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
|Douglas Malcolm Greer
|align="right"|6,431
|align="right"|23.69%
|align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|W.F. Matthews
|align="right"|4,784
|align="right"|17.62%
|align="right"|
|-
|Social Credit
|Lyle C. Wilkinson
|align="right"|3,595
|align="right"|13.24%
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|27,147
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
A redistribution (Representation Order, 1966) rearranged the riding's boundaries, with the resulting riding taking in the Metchosin
region near Victoria
and excluding the northern end of the riding toward the Englishman River
.
|-
|New Democrat
|Colin Cameron
|align="right"|15,273
|align="right"|41.71%
|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
|Mladen Giunio Zorkin
|align="right"|11,378
|align="right"|31.07%
|align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Jeffry Brock
|align="right"|8,773
|align="right"|23.96%
|align="right"|
|-
|Social Credit
|Lorne Lee
|align="right"|1,193
|align="right"|3.26%
|align="right"|
|-
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|36,617
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|-
|New Democrat
|Tommy Douglas
|align="right"|19,730
|align="right"|57.03%
|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
|Eric W. Winch
|align="right"|12,897
|align="right"|37.28%
|align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Magdalenus Verbrugge
|align="right"|1,966
|align="right"|5.69%
|align="right"|
|-
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|34,593
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|-
!align="left" colspan=7|By-Election: On Mr. Cameron's death, July 28, 1968.
|-
|New Democrat
|Tommy Douglas
|align="right"|25,483
|align="right"|56.93%
|align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|George MacPherson
|align="right"|10,179
|align="right"|22.74%
|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
|Bill Matthews
|align="right"|7,107
|align="right"|15.88%
|align="right"|
|-
|Social Credit
|Stockwell Day, Sr.
|align="right"|1,868
|align="right"|4.17%
|align="right"|
|-
|Unknown
|Ken Hasanen
|align="right"|125
|align="right"|0.28%
|align="right"|
|-
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|44,762
!align="right"|100.00
!align="right"|
|-
|-
|New Democrat
|Tommy Douglas
|align="right"|20,444
|align="right"|40.92%
|align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Don L. Taylor
|align="right"|18,207
|align="right"|36.44%
|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
|Raymond Patrick Kane
|align="right"|11,028
|align="right"|22.07%
|align="right"|
|-
|Communist
|Ernie Knott
|align="right"|288
|align="right"|0.58%
|align="right"|
|-
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|49,967
!align="right"|100.00
!align="right"|
|-
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 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...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1904 to 1979.
This riding was created in 1903 as "Nanaimo" riding. (See Nanaimo (electoral district)
Nanaimo (electoral district)
Nanaimo was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1979.This riding was created as Nanaimo riding in 1903 from parts of Vancouver and Victoria ridings....
for more information.) It was renamed "Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands" in 1962.
For other current and historical Nanaimo-area ridings, please see Nanaimo (electoral districts)
Nanaimo (electoral districts)
Nanaimo is the same of several Canadian federal and British Columbia provincial electoral districts, both historical and current, in and around the Vancouver Island city of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.-Current:...
. For other Cowichan ridings please see the Cowichan
Cowichan
Cowichan may refer either to:*the Cowichan peoples and their dialect of Hul'qumi'num*the Cowichan Tribes First Nation located in and around Duncan, British Columbia...
disambiguation page.
Demographics
| Population, 1871 | Population, 1961 |
| Population change, 1871–1966 | % |
| Area (km²) | |
| Population density in 1871 (people per km²) | 0.0% |
Election results
Note: Winners of each election are in bold.|-
|New Democrat
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|Colin Cameron
|align="right"|11,152
|align="right"|42.35%
|align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|Walter Franklyn Matthews 1
|align="right"|7,280
|align="right"|27.65%
|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|John F.T. Samuel
|align="right"|5,446
|align="right"|20.68%
|align="right"|
|-
|Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
|Cyril Norman Dawkin
|align="right"|2,456
|align="right"|9.32%
|align="right"|
|-
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|26,334
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=7|1 Incumbent MP from former Nanaimo
Nanaimo (electoral district)
Nanaimo was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1979.This riding was created as Nanaimo riding in 1903 from parts of Vancouver and Victoria ridings....
riding.
|-
|New Democrat
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|Colin Cameron
|align="right"|12,280
|align="right"|44.15%
|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Douglas Malcolm Greer
|align="right"|6,782
|align="right"|24.38%
|align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|W.F. Matthews
|align="right"|6,481
|align="right"|23.30%
|align="right"|
|-
|Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
|Alfred Douglas Dane
|align="right"|2,272
|align="right"|8.17%
|align="right"|
|-
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|27,815
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|New Democrat
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|Colin Cameron
|align="right"|12,337
|align="right"|45.45%
|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Douglas Malcolm Greer
|align="right"|6,431
|align="right"|23.69%
|align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|W.F. Matthews
|align="right"|4,784
|align="right"|17.62%
|align="right"|
|-
|Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
|Lyle C. Wilkinson
|align="right"|3,595
|align="right"|13.24%
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|27,147
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
A redistribution (Representation Order, 1966) rearranged the riding's boundaries, with the resulting riding taking in the Metchosin
Metchosin, British Columbia
The District of Metchosin is a small, coastal community in the metro Greater Victoria region of British Columbia. It is part of the Western Communities and one of the 13 regional municipalities. Many Metchosinites are small farmers . Most are retired or work outside the community...
region near Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
and excluding the northern end of the riding toward the Englishman River
Englishman River
Englishman River is located in the eastern side of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It starts on the eastern slopes of the Beaufort Range, originating from tiny Jewel Lake and flowing in an easterly direction for 40 km, entering the Strait of Georgia at Parksville, British Columbia...
.
|-
|New Democrat
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|Colin Cameron
|align="right"|15,273
|align="right"|41.71%
|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Mladen Giunio Zorkin
|align="right"|11,378
|align="right"|31.07%
|align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|Jeffry Brock
|align="right"|8,773
|align="right"|23.96%
|align="right"|
|-
|Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
|Lorne Lee
|align="right"|1,193
|align="right"|3.26%
|align="right"|
|-
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|36,617
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|-
|New Democrat
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|Tommy Douglas
Tommy Douglas
Thomas Clement "Tommy" Douglas, was a Scottish-born Baptist minister who became a prominent Canadian social democratic politician...
|align="right"|19,730
|align="right"|57.03%
|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Eric W. Winch
|align="right"|12,897
|align="right"|37.28%
|align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|Magdalenus Verbrugge
|align="right"|1,966
|align="right"|5.69%
|align="right"|
|-
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|34,593
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|-
!align="left" colspan=7|By-Election: On Mr. Cameron's death, July 28, 1968.
|-
|New Democrat
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|Tommy Douglas
Tommy Douglas
Thomas Clement "Tommy" Douglas, was a Scottish-born Baptist minister who became a prominent Canadian social democratic politician...
|align="right"|25,483
|align="right"|56.93%
|align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|George MacPherson
|align="right"|10,179
|align="right"|22.74%
|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Bill Matthews
|align="right"|7,107
|align="right"|15.88%
|align="right"|
|-
|Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
|Stockwell Day, Sr.
|align="right"|1,868
|align="right"|4.17%
|align="right"|
|-
|Unknown
|Ken Hasanen
|align="right"|125
|align="right"|0.28%
|align="right"|
|-
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|44,762
!align="right"|100.00
!align="right"|
|-
|-
|New Democrat
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|Tommy Douglas
Tommy Douglas
Thomas Clement "Tommy" Douglas, was a Scottish-born Baptist minister who became a prominent Canadian social democratic politician...
|align="right"|20,444
|align="right"|40.92%
|align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|Don L. Taylor
|align="right"|18,207
|align="right"|36.44%
|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Raymond Patrick Kane
|align="right"|11,028
|align="right"|22.07%
|align="right"|
|-
|Communist
Communist Party of Canada
The Communist Party of Canada is a communist political party in Canada. Although is it currently a minor or small political party without representation in the Federal Parliament or in provincial legislatures, historically the Party has elected representatives in Federal Parliament, Ontario...
|Ernie Knott
|align="right"|288
|align="right"|0.58%
|align="right"|
|-
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|49,967
!align="right"|100.00
!align="right"|
|-
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Website of the Parliament of Canada
- Elections Canada riding history