- Comox–Alberni
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Comox—Alberni was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1979.
This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Comox—Atlin riding.
It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Comox—Powell River and Nanaimo—Alberni ridings.
It was recreated in 1987 from parts of those two ridings. The new riding consisted of:
- the Town of Comox;
- the City of Courtenay;
- Electoral Areas A, B and C of Comox-Strathcona Regional District;
- the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District;
- Electoral Areas E, F, G and H of Nanaimo Regional District;
- that part of Electoral Area C of Nanaimo Regional District lying west of the east boundary of Dunsmuir Land District;
- Electoral Area E of Powell River Regional District;
- the Village of Cumberland; and
- the Towns of Parksville and Qualicum Beach.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into Nanaimo—Alberni riding.
Election results
Canadian federal election, 1917 Party Candidate Votes Government Herbert Sylvester Clements 3,652 Opposition William Wallace Burns McInnes 2,162 Canadian federal election, 1921 Party Candidate Votes Progressive Alan Webster Neill 4,170 Conservative Herbert Sylvester Clements 2,935 Unknown John Edward Armishaw 579 Canadian federal election, 1925 Party Candidate Votes Independent Alan Webster Neill 4,794 Conservative Thomas Davis Coldicutt 2,247 Canadian federal election, 1926 Party Candidate Votes Independent Alan Webster Neill 4,307 Conservative Donald Robert MacDonald 2,831 Labour John Edward Armishaw 185 Canadian federal election, 1930 Party Candidate Votes Independent Alan Webster Neill 5,651 Conservative Thomas Graham 3,270 Canadian federal election, 1935 Party Candidate Votes Independent Alan Webster Neill 4,497 Co-operative Commonwealth Colin Cameron 2,437 Conservative Reece Hague 1,509 Labour Malcolm MacKinnon 999 Reconstruction Ernest Richard Tarling 78 Canadian federal election, 1940 Party Candidate Votes Independent Alan Webster Neill 10,156 Co-operative Commonwealth George Harrison Brown 3,835 Canadian federal election, 1945 Party Candidate Votes Independent Liberal John Lambert Gibson 7,348 Co-operative Commonwealth Thomas Speakman Barnett 4,692 Independent Nigel Morgan § 4,679 § Note: listed under the "Trade Union" party
Canadian federal election, 1949 Party Candidate Votes Independent John Lambert Gibson 11,397 Co-operative Commonwealth John Herdman Cameron 7,785 Canadian federal election, 1953 Party Candidate Votes Co-operative Commonwealth Thomas Speakman Barnett 6,115 Liberal Irving Wilson 4,609 Social Credit Robert Harry Watson 4,275 Progressive Conservative Eric Frederick Duncan 1,790 Labour-Progressive William Stuart E. Morrison 850 Canadian federal election, 1957 Party Candidate Votes Co-operative Commonwealth Thomas Speakman Barnett 8,598 Progressive Conservative Henry C. McQuillan 7,423 Social Credit Benjamin F. Wright 4,789 Liberal Alfred Carl Fillinger 3,146 Canadian federal election, 1958 Party Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative Henry McQuillan 11,483 Co-operative Commonwealth Thomas Speakman Barnett 9,607 Liberal M. Stelling 2,472 Social Credit William S. Mullett 1,354 Canadian federal election, 1962 Party Candidate Votes New Democrat Thomas Speakman Barnett 10,474 Liberal William C. Moore 7,689 Progressive Conservative Henry McQuillan 6,478 Social Credit Jack Finnerty 3,219 Communist Mark Fulmore Mosher 567 Canadian federal election, 1963 Party Candidate Votes New Democrat Thomas Speakman Barnett 13,449 Liberal William C. Moore 9,217 Progressive Conservative Alex W. Crouch 6,099 Social Credit Hazel Fee 2,428 Canadian federal election, 1965 Party Candidate Votes New Democrat Thomas Speakman Barnett 13,393 Liberal Loran K. Jordon 7,122 Social Credit Jean M. Gagnon 4,183 Progressive Conservative Bill MacAdam 4,072 Independent John Alexander McKenzie 878 Canadian federal election, 1968 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Richard J.J. Durante 11,939 New Democrat Thomas Speakman Barnett 11,930 Progressive Conservative Blair McLean 5,154 Social Credit Jean-M.-Joseph Gagnon 997 Communist Mark Mosher 311 By-election on 8 April 1969 On election being declared void, 14 February 1969
Party Candidate Votes New Democrat Thomas Speakman Barnett 12,612 Liberal Richard J.J. Durante 12,357 Progressive Conservative Blair McLean 2,350 Canadian federal election, 1972 Party Candidate Votes New Democrat Thomas Speakman Barnett 17,477 Liberal Bob Chown 9,501 Progressive Conservative Jerry Sinnott 6,440 Social Credit Delbert Keith Doll 1,276 Independent Mark F. Mosher 483 Canadian federal election, 1974 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Hugh Alan Anderson 13,594 Progressive Conservative Al Lazerte 12,683 New Democrat Don Barker 11,158 Communist Mark F. Mosher 605 Canadian federal election, 1988 Party Candidate Votes New Democrat Bob Skelly 21,128 Progressive Conservative Darlene Weir 13,959 Liberal Ray J. Rogers 8,182 Reform Gary Hein 4,905 Green Jim Bohlen 528 Christian Heritage Ivan R. Zalinko 478 Communist Gary William Swann 151 Canadian federal election, 1993 Party Candidate Votes Reform Bill Gilmour 22,573 Liberal Lonnie W. Hindle 10,610 New Democrat Bob Skelly 8,560 Progressive Conservative Mike Hicks 4,831 National Ernest Daley 3,120 Green Richard Porter 1,261 Natural Law Kathleen Lapeyrouse 287 Independent Kenneth R. Foster 252 Canada Party Genther Heinrich Smuda 68 See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
Riding history from the Library of Parliament:
Categories:- Defunct British Columbia federal electoral districts
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