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Nanaimo and the Islands was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1941 to 1963. It was formed of parts of the former ridings of Nanaimo and The Islands. In the 1966 election the Nanaimo riding name was restored and the southern part of the riding became Saanich and the Islands. That area is now part of Saanich North and the Islands.
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Demographics
Population, 1961 Population change, 1871–1961 Area (km²) Population density (people per km²) Political Geography and History
Notable elections
Notable MLAs
Electoral history
Note: Winners of each election are in bold.
20th British Columbia election, 1941 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Victor Birch Harrison 1,208 24.17% unknown Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Thomas O'Connor 1,615 32.31% unknown Liberal George Sharratt Pearson 2,175 43.52% unknown Total valid votes 4,998 100.00% Total rejected ballots 62 Turnout % 21st British Columbia election, 1945 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Social Credit Alliance George Henry Broughton 89 1.55% unknown Coalition George Sharratt Pearson 3,124 54.24% unknown Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Joseph White 2,547 44.22% unknown Total valid votes 5,760 100.00% Total rejected ballots 66 Turnout 63.19% 22nd British Columbia election, 1949 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Coalition George Sharratt Pearson 5,860 61.50% unknown Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. David Stupich 3,564 37.41% unknown Union of Electors Herbert William Summers 104 1.09% unknown Total valid votes 9,528 100.00% Total rejected ballots 58 Turnout % 23rd British Columbia election, 19521 Party Candidate Votes
1st count% Votes
final count% ±% Liberal Elmer Pearce Bradshaw 2,263 21.59% - - % unknown Social Credit League Edward Joseph Brewster 951 9.07% - - % unknown Progressive Conservative Larry Giovando 3,346 31.92% 5,144 52.89% unknown Labour Progressive Nigel Morgan 207 1.97% - -% unknown Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. David Stupich 3,715 35.44% 4,581 47.11% unknown Total valid votes 10,482 100.00% 9,725 % Total rejected ballots 207 Turnout % 1 Preferential ballot; final count is between top two candidates from first count; intermediary counts (of 4) not shown 24th British Columbia election, 1953 2 Party Candidate Votes
1st count% Votes
final count% ±% Liberal Elmer Pearce Bradshaw 1,375 13.99% - - % unknown Independent Edward Joseph Brewster 32 0.33% - - % unknown Progressive Conservative Larry Giovando 2,046 20.82% 4,376 50.10% unknown Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. David Stupich 3,631 36.96% 4,358 49.90% unknown Labour Progressive Grace Ellen Tickson 115 1.17% - -% unknown Social Credit Earle Cathers Westwood 2,626 26.73% - -% unknown Total valid votes 9,825 100.00% 8,734 % Total rejected ballots 363 Total Registered Voters Turnout % Preferential ballot; final count is between top two candidates from first count; intermediary counts (of 5) not shown 25th British Columbia election, 1956 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Independent Edward Joseph Brewster 69 0.77% unknown Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Arthur Roderick Glen 2,963 32.92% unknown Liberal Peter Maffeo 2,142 23.80% unknown Social Credit Earle Cathers Westwood 3,827 45.52% unknown Total valid votes 9,001 100.00% Total rejected ballots 109 Turnout % 26th British Columbia election, 1960 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Colin Cameron 4,548 41.87% unknown Liberal Hugh Basil Heath 1,036 9.54% unknown Communist Irving Floyd Mortensen 72 0.66% unknown Progressive Conservative Edward Drewry Strongitharm 607 5.59% unknown Social Credit Earle Cathers Westwood 4,599 42.34% unknown Total valid votes 10,862 100.00% Total rejected ballots 151 Turnout % 27th British Columbia election, 1963 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. David Stupich 4,278 42.44% unknown Liberal Robert Clayton Weir 960 9.52% unknown Social Credit Earle Cathers Westwood 4,259 42.26% unknown Progressive Conservative Cornelia Petronella Adriana Wildman 582 5.77% unknown Total valid votes 10,079 100.00% Total rejected ballots 79 Turnout 65.33% After 1963 the riding was redistributed. In the 1966 election Nanaimo and the Islands was succeeded by the restored Nanaimo and by Saanich and the Islands, which was later succeeded by Saanich North and the Islands
Categories:- Defunct British Columbia provincial electoral districts
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