- Columbia (electoral district)
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Columbia was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903. It lasted until the 1928 election, after which the revised riding was renamed Columbia River. This riding was later merged with the Revelstoke riding to become Columbia River-Revelstoke, the current riding for the western part of the area. The eastern part of the riding is now part of East Kootenay.
For other current and historical electoral districts in the Kootenay region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts).
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Demographics
Population, 1901 Population change, 1901–1911 Area (km²) Population density (people per km²) Political geography
Notable elections
Notable MLAs
Electoral history
Note: Winners of each election are in bold.
10th British Columbia election, 1903 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Wilmer Cleveland Wells Accl. -.-% unknown Total valid votes n/a -.-% Total rejected ballots Turnout % 11th British Columbia election, 1907 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Henry George Parson 254 56.57% unknown Liberal Wilmer Cleveland Wells 195 43.43% unknown Total valid votes 449 100.00% Total rejected ballots Turnout % 12th British Columbia election, 1909 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal John Andrew Buckham 245 48.32% unknown Conservative Henry George Parson 262 51.68% unknown Total valid votes 507 100.00% Total rejected ballots Turnout % 13th British Columbia election, 1912 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Independent Conservative 1 Harold Ernest Forster 282 51.74% unknown Conservative George Henry Parson 263 48.26% unknown Total valid votes 545 100.00% Total rejected ballots Turnout % 1 When he failed to obtain the official nomination, Forster ran as an Independent Conservative but in full support of the McBride government. 14th British Columbia election, 1916 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal John Andrew Buckham 541 66.63% unknown Conservative James Norman Taylor 271 33.37% unknown Total valid votes 812 100.00% Total rejected ballots Turnout % 15th British Columbia election, 1920 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal John Andrew Buckham 584 60.58% unknown Conservative Henry George Parson 380 39.42% unknown Total valid votes 964 100.00% Total rejected ballots Turnout % 16th British Columbia election, 1924 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal John Andrew Buckham 644 56.84% unknown Conservative Arthur Murray Chisholm 294 25.95% unknown Provincial James Stewart Johnston 195 17.21% unknown Total valid votes 1,133 100.00% Total rejected ballots Turnout % 17th British Columbia election, 1928 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal John Andrew Buckham 659 50.23% unknown Independent Gladys Elspeth Cross 26 1.98% unknown Conservative Earle Jennings Scovil 627 47.79% unknown Total valid votes 1,312 100.00% Total rejected ballots 23 Turnout % After the 1928 election, there was a redistribution. The Columbia riding was merged with the Revelstoke riding into Columbia-Revelstoke, which first appeared only in the 1933 general election. For the 1937 election, the riding name "Columbia" was re-established.
19th British Columbia election, 1937 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Leonard G. Gaddes 371 22.99% unknown Liberal Thomas King 921 57.06% unknown Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. William Henry Tallis 322 19.95% unknown Total valid votes 1,614 100.00% Total rejected ballots 39 Turnout % 20th British Columbia election, 1941 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Leonard G. Gaddes 384 25.28% unknown Liberal Thomas King 648 42.66% unknown Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. James Herbert Mathews 487 32.06% unknown Total valid votes 1,519 100.00% Total rejected ballots 9 Turnout % 20th British Columbia election, 1945 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Thomas James Alton 588 46.70% unknown Coalition Thomas King 671 53.30% unknown Total valid votes 1,259 100.00% Total rejected ballots 24 Turnout % 21st British Columbia election, 1949 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Thomas James Alton 581 31.09% unknown Coalition Thomas King 1,288 68.91% unknown Total valid votes 1,869 100.00% Total rejected ballots 24 Turnout % 22nd British Columbia election, 1952 2 Party Candidate Votes
1st count% Votes
final count% ±% Liberal Vaughn Stanley Kimpton 649 29.30% 860 42.28% unknown Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Chris Madson 365 16.48% unknown B.C. Social Credit League Richard Orr Newton 841 37.97% 1,174 57.72% unknown Progressive Conservative Edward Jefferson Zinkan 360 16.25% unknown Total valid votes 2,215 100.00% 2,034 Total rejected ballots 101 Turnout % 2 Preferential ballot. First and final counts of three only shown. 23rd British Columbia election, 1953 3 Party Candidate Votes
1st count% Votes
final count% ±% Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Eileen Catherine Madson 481 22.26% unknown Liberal Henry Headley Moore 676 31.28% 787 43.12% unknown B.C. Social Credit League Richard Orr Newton 924 42.76% 1,038 56.88% unknown Progressive Conservative Edward Jefferson Zinkan 80 3.70% - -.- % unknown Total valid votes 2,161 100.00% 1,825 Total rejected ballots 105 Turnout % 3 Preferential ballot. First and final counts of three only shown. 24th British Columbia election, 1956 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Chris Madson 248 12.56% unknown Social Credit Richard Orr Newton 1,074 54.41% unknown Liberal Samuel Forrest Thompson 652 33.03% unknown Total valid votes 1,974 100.00% Total rejected ballots 20 Turnout % 25th British Columbia election, 1960 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Herbert Alexander Blakley 593 22.52% unknown Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Robert Beverly Harris 775 29.43% unknown Social Credit Richard Orr Newton 1,115 42.35% unknown Progressive Conservative Gordon Truls Rad 150 5.70% unknown Total valid votes 2,633 100.00% Total rejected ballots 88 Turnout % 26th British Columbia election, 1963 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Social Credit James Roland Chabot 1,305 40.08% unknown New Democrat Robert Beverly Harris 467 14.34% unknown Liberal Robert Keenleyside 392 12.04% unknown Progressive Conservative Alvin Walter Jo 1,092 33.54% unknown Total valid votes 3,256 100.00% Total rejected ballots 41 Turnout % The riding was redistributed after the 1963 election. In 1966, it was succeeded by the Columbia River riding.
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Categories:- Defunct British Columbia provincial electoral districts
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