- 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).
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Demographics
Population, 1941 census Population, 1976 census Population Change, 1941–1976 Area (km²) Pop. Density (people per km²) Political Geography
Notable Elections
Notable MLAs
Several British Columbia Conservative Party 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.
Electoral history
Note: Winners in each election are shown in bold.
20th British Columbia election, 1941 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Herbert Anscomb 2,676 55.88% unknown Liberal Everett Stanley Farr 1,520 31.74% unknown Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Geoffrey LeGallais 593 12.38% unknown Total valid votes 4,789 100.00% Total rejected ballots 68 Turnout % 21st British Columbia election, 1945 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Coalition Herbert Anscomb 4,598 82.31% unknown Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Clare Nulalinda McAllister 988 17.69% unknown Total valid votes 5,586 100.00% Total rejected ballots 40 Turnout % 22nd British Columbia election, 1949 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Coalition Herbert Anscomb 5,918 84.21% unknown Co-operative Commonwealth Patricia Mary Luchinsky 890 12.66% unknown Union of Electors Claudius Edward Wright 220 3.13% unknown Total valid votes 7,028 100.00% Total rejected ballots 183 Turnout % 23rd British Columbia election, 19521 Party Candidate Votes
1st count% Votes
final count% ±% Progressive Conservative Herbert Anscomb 2,843 34.45% 3,282 43.24% unknown Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Frederick James Bevis 707 8.57% - - % unknown Liberal Philip Archibald Gibbs 3,631 44.00% 4,308 56.76% unknown Total valid votes 8,252 % 7,590 100.00% Total rejected ballots 130 Turnout % 1 Preferential ballot; 1st and final counts (of three) shown only. 24th British Columbia election, 1953 2 Party Candidate Votes
1st count% Votes
final count% ±% Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Frederick James Bevis 508 6.20% - - % unknown Progressive Conservative Douglas Deane Finlayson 1,220 14.90% - - % unknown Liberal Philip Archibald Gibbs 3,182 38.85% 4,110 52.75% unknown Social Credit League Einar Maynard Gunderson 3,280 40.05 3% 3,681 47.25% unknown Total valid votes 8,190 100.00% 7,791 % Total rejected ballots 192 Total Registered Voters Turnout % 2 Preferential ballot; 1st and final counts (of three) shown only. 25th British Columbia election, 1956 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Philip Archibald Gibbs 3,940 49.38% unknown Progressive Conservative Justin Victor Harbord 919 11.52% unknown Social Credit Kenneth Oliver 2,691 33.73 unknown Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Patrick Holman Thomas 429 5.38% unknown Total valid votes 7,979 100.00% Total rejected ballots 74 Turnout % 26th British Columbia election, 1960 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Progressive Conservative James Arthur Anderson 1,212 11.82% unknown Liberal Alan Brock MacFarlane 4,558 44.46% unknown Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Francis Harris Mitchell 701 6.84% unknown Social Credit George Murdoch 3,780 36.87% unknown Total valid votes 10,251 100.00% Total rejected ballots 113 Turnout % 27th British Columbia election, 1963 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Social Credit Charles McGregor Ennals 3,770 36.17% unknown New Democrat Robert Wayne Harrigan 469 4.50% unknown Progressive Conservative Hugh Larratt Henderson 1,726 16.56% unknown Liberal Alan Brock MacFarlane 4,457 42.77% unknown Total valid votes 10,422 100.00% Total rejected ballots 72 Turnout % 28th British Columbia election, 1966 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Social Credit Charles McGregor Ennals 5,808 38.97% unknown Liberal Alan Brock MacFarlane 8,118 54.48% unknown New Democrat Mira V. Yarwood 976 6.55% unknown Total valid votes 14,902 100.00% Total rejected ballots 184 Turnout % 29th British Columbia election, 1969 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Allan Leslie Cox 6,656 36.37% unknown New Democrat Kirby Gerald Seabrook 2,105 11.50% unknown Social Credit George Scott Wallace 9,542 52.13% unknown Total valid votes 18,303 100.00% Total rejected ballots 174 Turnout % 30th British Columbia election, 1972 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Melville Bertram Couvelier 3,253 16.47% unknown Social Credit Howard Richmond McDiarmid 4,752 24.06% unknown New Democrat John Gordon Neuls 1,423 7.21% unknown Progressive Conservative George Scott Wallace 10,319 52.06% unknown Total valid votes 19,747 100.00% Total rejected ballots 229 Turnout % 31st British Columbia election, 1975 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Social Credit Sherman Frank Byas Carson 8,274 37.29% unknown Liberal Sarah Elizabeth Jameson 359 1.62% unknown New Democrat Raymond Barrie Vickery 2,067 9.31% unknown Progressive Conservative George Scott Wallace 11,489 51.78% unknown Total valid votes 22,189 100.00% Total rejected ballots 229 Turnout % By-election, March 20, 1978 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Social Credit Sherman Frank Byas Carson 5,109 28.52% unknown Liberal Denson Graham Ross-Smith 2,350 13.12% unknown Progressive Conservative Victor Albert Stephens 6,904 38.54% unknown Socialist Lawrence Richard Tickner 54 00.3% unknown Total valid votes 17,915 100.00% Total rejected ballots 154 Turnout % 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.
Source
Categories:- Defunct British Columbia provincial electoral districts
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