Oak Bay (electoral district)
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Oak Bay was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia
. It first appeared in the general election of 1941
and last appeared in the 1975 election
. Its successor is the Oak Bay-Gordon Head
riding. For other ridings in the area of Victoria, B.C.
please see Victoria (electoral districts)
.
leaders have represented the riding including Herbert Anscomb
who was Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier in the Liberal-Conservative coalition government
. George Scott Wallace
represented the district in the 1970s and his successor as Tory leader Victor Albert Stephens was its last MLA from 1978 until 1979.
|-
|Conservative
|Herbert Anscomb
|align="right"|2,676
|align="right"|55.88%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|Everett Stanley Farr
|align="right"|1,520
|align="right"|31.74%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
|Geoffrey LeGallais
|align="right"|593
|align="right"|12.38%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|4,789
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|68
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|-
|Coalition
|Herbert Anscomb
|align="right"|4,598
|align="right"|82.31%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
|Clare Nulalinda McAllister
|align="right"|988
|align="right"|17.69%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|5,586
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|40
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|-
|Coalition
|Herbert Anscomb
|align="right"|5,918
|align="right"|84.21%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Co-operative Commonwealth
|Patricia Mary Luchinsky
|align="right"|890
|align="right"|12.66%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Union of Electors
|Claudius Edward Wright
|align="right"|220
|align="right"|3.13%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|7,028
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|183
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Herbert Anscomb
|align="right"|2,843
|align="right"|34.45%
|align="right"|3,282
|align="right"|43.24%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
|Frederick James Bevis
|align="right"|707
|align="right"|8.57%
|align="right"| -
|align="right"| - %
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|Philip Archibald Gibbs
|align="right"|3,631
|align="right"|44.00%
|align="right"|4,308
|align="right"|56.76%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|8,252
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|7,590
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|130
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=9|1 Preferential ballot; 1st and final counts (of three) shown only.
|}
|-
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
|Frederick James Bevis
|align="right"|508
|align="right"|6.20%
|align="right"| -
|align="right"| - %
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Progressive Conservative
|Douglas Deane Finlayson
|align="right"|1,220
|align="right"|14.90%
|align="right"| -
|align="right"| - %
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|Philip Archibald Gibbs
|align="right"|3,182
|align="right"|38.85%
|align="right"|4,110
|align="right"|52.75%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Social Credit League
|Einar Maynard Gunderson
|align="right"|3,280
|align="right"|40.05 3%
|align="right"|3,681
|align="right"|47.25%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|8,190
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|7,791
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|192
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Registered Voters
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=9|2 Preferential ballot; 1st and final counts (of three) shown only.
|}
|-
|Liberal
|Philip Archibald Gibbs
|align="right"|3,940
|align="right"|49.38%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Progressive Conservative
|Justin Victor Harbord
|align="right"|919
|align="right"|11.52%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Social Credit
|Kenneth Oliver
|align="right"|2,691
|align="right"|33.73
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
|Patrick Holman Thomas
|align="right"|429
|align="right"|5.38%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|7,979
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|74
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|James Arthur Anderson
|align="right"|1,212
|align="right"|11.82%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|Alan Brock MacFarlane
|align="right"|4,558
|align="right"|44.46%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
|Francis Harris Mitchell
|align="right"|701
|align="right"|6.84%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Social Credit
|George Murdoch
|align="right"|3,780
|align="right"|36.87%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|10,251
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|113
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|-
|Social Credit
|Charles McGregor Ennals
|align="right"|3,770
|align="right"|36.17%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|New Democrat
|Robert Wayne Harrigan
|align="right"|469
|align="right"|4.50%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Progressive Conservative
|Hugh Larratt Henderson
|align="right"|1,726
|align="right"|16.56%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|Alan Brock MacFarlane
|align="right"|4,457
|align="right"|42.77%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|10,422
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|72
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|-
|Social Credit
|Charles McGregor Ennals
|align="right"|5,808
|align="right"|38.97%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|Alan Brock MacFarlane
|align="right"|8,118
|align="right"|54.48%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|New Democrat
|Mira V. Yarwood
|align="right"|976
|align="right"|6.55%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|14,902
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|184
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|-
|Liberal
|Allan Leslie Cox
|align="right"|6,656
|align="right"|36.37%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|New Democrat
|Kirby Gerald Seabrook
|align="right"|2,105
|align="right"|11.50%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Social Credit
|George Scott Wallace
|align="right"|9,542
|align="right"|52.13%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|18,303
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|174
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|-
|Liberal
|Melville Bertram Couvelier
|align="right"|3,253
|align="right"|16.47%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Social Credit
|Howard Richmond McDiarmid
|align="right"|4,752
|align="right"|24.06%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|New Democrat
|John Gordon Neuls
|align="right"|1,423
|align="right"|7.21%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Progressive Conservative
|George Scott Wallace
|align="right"|10,319
|align="right"|52.06%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|19,747
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|229
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|-
|Social Credit
|Sherman Frank Byas Carson
|align="right"|8,274
|align="right"|37.29%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|Sarah Elizabeth Jameson
|align="right"|359
|align="right"|1.62%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|New Democrat
|Raymond Barrie Vickery
|align="right"|2,067
|align="right"|9.31%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Progressive Conservative
|George Scott Wallace
|align="right"|11,489
|align="right"|51.78%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|22,189
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|229
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|-
|Social Credit
|Sherman Frank Byas Carson
|align="right"|5,109
|align="right"|28.52%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|Denson Graham Ross-Smith
|align="right"|2,350
|align="right"|13.12%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Progressive Conservative
|Victor Albert Stephens
|align="right"|6,904
|align="right"|38.54%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Socialist
|Lawrence Richard Tickner
|align="right"|54
|align="right"|00.3%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|17,915
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|154
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
The Oak Bay riding was redistributed and the new riding of Oak Bay-Gordon Head
created. It first appeared in the general election of 1979
.
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 1941
British Columbia general election, 1941
The British Columbia general election, 1941 was the twentieth 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 September 9, 1941, and held on October 21, 1941.After the election, a...
and last appeared in the 1975 election
British Columbia general election, 1975
The British Columbia general election of 1975 was the 31st 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 November 3, 1975, and held on December 11, 1975...
. Its successor is the Oak Bay-Gordon Head
Oak Bay-Gordon Head
Oak Bay-Gordon Head is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :...
riding. For other ridings in the area of Victoria, B.C.
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...
please see Victoria (electoral districts)
Victoria (electoral districts)
This page is a listing of federal and provincial electoral districts and senate divisions in Canada using the name of Victoria, or located in, the area of the city of Victoria.-Current federal electoral districts:...
.
Demographics
| Population, 1941 census | Population, 1976 census |
| Population Change, 1941–1976 | |
| Area (km²) | |
| Pop. Density (people per km²) |
Notable MLAs
Several British Columbia Conservative PartyBritish 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...
leaders have represented the riding including Herbert Anscomb
Herbert Anscomb
Herbert Bertie Anscomb was a Conservative politician and British Columbia cabinet minister.He was born in England and moved to Canada in 1911...
who was Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier in the Liberal-Conservative coalition government
Coalition government
A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several political parties cooperate. The usual reason given for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament...
. George Scott Wallace
George Scott Wallace
George Scott Wallace was a British Columbia physician and politician. Born in Scotland he attended the Edinburgh University Medical School from 1947 to 1952. Wallace came to Canada in 1957 and opened a general practice in Victoria in 1961...
represented the district in the 1970s and his successor as Tory leader Victor Albert Stephens was its last MLA from 1978 until 1979.
Electoral history
Note: Winners in each election are shown in bold.|-
|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...
|Herbert Anscomb
Herbert Anscomb
Herbert Bertie Anscomb was a Conservative politician and British Columbia cabinet minister.He was born in England and moved to Canada in 1911...
|align="right"|2,676
|align="right"|55.88%
|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...
|Everett Stanley Farr
|align="right"|1,520
|align="right"|31.74%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
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...
|Geoffrey LeGallais
|align="right"|593
|align="right"|12.38%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|4,789
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|68
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|-
|Coalition
|Herbert Anscomb
Herbert Anscomb
Herbert Bertie Anscomb was a Conservative politician and British Columbia cabinet minister.He was born in England and moved to Canada in 1911...
|align="right"|4,598
|align="right"|82.31%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
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...
|Clare Nulalinda McAllister
|align="right"|988
|align="right"|17.69%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|5,586
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|40
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|-
|Coalition
|Herbert Anscomb
Herbert Anscomb
Herbert Bertie Anscomb was a Conservative politician and British Columbia cabinet minister.He was born in England and moved to Canada in 1911...
|align="right"|5,918
|align="right"|84.21%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Co-operative Commonwealth
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...
|Patricia Mary Luchinsky
|align="right"|890
|align="right"|12.66%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Union of Electors
|Claudius Edward Wright
|align="right"|220
|align="right"|3.13%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|7,028
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|183
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|-
|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...
|Herbert Anscomb
Herbert Anscomb
Herbert Bertie Anscomb was a Conservative politician and British Columbia cabinet minister.He was born in England and moved to Canada in 1911...
|align="right"|2,843
|align="right"|34.45%
|align="right"|3,282
|align="right"|43.24%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
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...
|Frederick James Bevis
|align="right"|707
|align="right"|8.57%
|align="right"| -
|align="right"| - %
|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...
|Philip Archibald Gibbs
|align="right"|3,631
|align="right"|44.00%
|align="right"|4,308
|align="right"|56.76%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|8,252
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|7,590
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|130
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=9|1 Preferential ballot; 1st and final counts (of three) shown only.
|}
|-
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
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...
|Frederick James Bevis
|align="right"|508
|align="right"|6.20%
|align="right"| -
|align="right"| - %
|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...
|Douglas Deane Finlayson
|align="right"|1,220
|align="right"|14.90%
|align="right"| -
|align="right"| - %
|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...
|Philip Archibald Gibbs
|align="right"|3,182
|align="right"|38.85%
|align="right"|4,110
|align="right"|52.75%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Social Credit League
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...
|Einar Maynard Gunderson
|align="right"|3,280
|align="right"|40.05 3%
|align="right"|3,681
|align="right"|47.25%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|8,190
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|7,791
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|192
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Registered Voters
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=9|2 Preferential ballot; 1st and final counts (of three) shown only.
|}
|-
|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...
|Philip Archibald Gibbs
|align="right"|3,940
|align="right"|49.38%
|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...
|Justin Victor Harbord
|align="right"|919
|align="right"|11.52%
|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...
|Kenneth Oliver
|align="right"|2,691
|align="right"|33.73
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
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...
|Patrick Holman Thomas
|align="right"|429
|align="right"|5.38%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|7,979
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|74
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|-
|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...
|James Arthur Anderson
|align="right"|1,212
|align="right"|11.82%
|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...
|Alan Brock MacFarlane
|align="right"|4,558
|align="right"|44.46%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
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...
|Francis Harris Mitchell
|align="right"|701
|align="right"|6.84%
|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...
|George Murdoch
|align="right"|3,780
|align="right"|36.87%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|10,251
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|113
!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...
|Charles McGregor Ennals
|align="right"|3,770
|align="right"|36.17%
|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...
|Robert Wayne Harrigan
|align="right"|469
|align="right"|4.50%
|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...
|Hugh Larratt Henderson
|align="right"|1,726
|align="right"|16.56%
|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...
|Alan Brock MacFarlane
|align="right"|4,457
|align="right"|42.77%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|10,422
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|72
!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...
|Charles McGregor Ennals
|align="right"|5,808
|align="right"|38.97%
|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...
|Alan Brock MacFarlane
|align="right"|8,118
|align="right"|54.48%
|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...
|Mira V. Yarwood
|align="right"|976
|align="right"|6.55%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|14,902
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|184
!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...
|Allan Leslie Cox
|align="right"|6,656
|align="right"|36.37%
|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...
|Kirby Gerald Seabrook
|align="right"|2,105
|align="right"|11.50%
|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...
|George Scott Wallace
George Scott Wallace
George Scott Wallace was a British Columbia physician and politician. Born in Scotland he attended the Edinburgh University Medical School from 1947 to 1952. Wallace came to Canada in 1957 and opened a general practice in Victoria in 1961...
|align="right"|9,542
|align="right"|52.13%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|18,303
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|174
!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...
|Melville Bertram Couvelier
|align="right"|3,253
|align="right"|16.47%
|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...
|Howard Richmond McDiarmid
|align="right"|4,752
|align="right"|24.06%
|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...
|John Gordon Neuls
|align="right"|1,423
|align="right"|7.21%
|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...
|George Scott Wallace
George Scott Wallace
George Scott Wallace was a British Columbia physician and politician. Born in Scotland he attended the Edinburgh University Medical School from 1947 to 1952. Wallace came to Canada in 1957 and opened a general practice in Victoria in 1961...
|align="right"|10,319
|align="right"|52.06%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|19,747
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|229
!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...
|Sherman Frank Byas Carson
|align="right"|8,274
|align="right"|37.29%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|Sarah Elizabeth Jameson
|align="right"|359
|align="right"|1.62%
|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...
|Raymond Barrie Vickery
|align="right"|2,067
|align="right"|9.31%
|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...
|George Scott Wallace
George Scott Wallace
George Scott Wallace was a British Columbia physician and politician. Born in Scotland he attended the Edinburgh University Medical School from 1947 to 1952. Wallace came to Canada in 1957 and opened a general practice in Victoria in 1961...
|align="right"|11,489
|align="right"|51.78%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|22,189
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|229
!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...
|Sherman Frank Byas Carson
|align="right"|5,109
|align="right"|28.52%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|Denson Graham Ross-Smith
|align="right"|2,350
|align="right"|13.12%
|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...
|Victor Albert Stephens
|align="right"|6,904
|align="right"|38.54%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Socialist
|Lawrence Richard Tickner
|align="right"|54
|align="right"|00.3%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|17,915
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|154
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
The Oak Bay riding was redistributed and the new riding of Oak Bay-Gordon Head
Oak Bay-Gordon Head
Oak Bay-Gordon Head is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :...
created. It first appeared in the general election of 1979
British Columbia general election, 1979
The British Columbia general election of 1979 was the 32nd 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 April 3, 1979...
.