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Coast-Capilano was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Vancouver North riding.
The riding consisted of Vancouver's North Shore suburbs, the municipality of West Vancouver and the city and municipality of North Vancouver plus the mainland areas of the former Comox—Atlin riding, i.e., the Sunshine Coast.
Electoral history
Note: Winners of each election are in bold
Canadian federal election, 1949 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Hon. James Sinclair 15,294 75.49% Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Francis James McKenzie 6,253 30.86% Progressive Conservative Harold S. Mahon 4,713 23.26% Total 20,260 100.00% Canadian federal election, 1953 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Hon. James Sinclair 13,614 45.88% Social Credit Ernest Gustav Silverton 7,092 23.90% Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Robert Bryce 5,361 18.07% Progressive Conservative Arthur Archibald McArthur 2,936 9.89% Labour Progressive Party Thomas Alexander McEwen 673 2.27% Total 29,676 100.00% Canadian federal election, 1957 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Hon. James Sinclair 16,443 39.02% Progressive Conservative William H. Payne 11,643 27.63% Social Credit Evelyn M. Fingarson 8,918 21.16% Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Hugh Clifford 5,140 12.20% Total 42,144 100.00% Canadian federal election, 1958 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative William H. Payne 19,343 43.48% Liberal Hon. James Sinclair 17,411 16.66% Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Hugh Clifford 6,134 13.79% Social Credit Edward Gallant 1,599 3.59% Total 44,487 100.00% Canadian federal election, 1962 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Jack Davis 23,583 46.09% Progressive Conservative William H. Payne 11,966 23.39% New Democrat Hugh Clifford 11,030 21.56% Social Credit Vincent H. Bracewell 4,584 9.96% Total 51,163 100.00% Canadian federal election, 1963 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Jack Davis 27,177 42.96% New Democrat Peter S. Faminow 11,731 21.74% Progressive Conservative Mary Frances Southin 1 10,206 18.92% Social Credit James Thornton Fullerton 4,160 7.71% Communist Charles Caron 682 1.27% Total 53,956 100.00% 1 Later Justice Mary Southin, appointed to the Supreme Court of British Columbia, April 5, 1985. Canadian federal election, 1965 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Jack Davis 26,472 48.58% New Democrat William H. Deverell 12,335 22.64% Progressive Conservative Carlyle Boyd Shannon 8,429 15.47% Social Credit Harold Hunter 6,525 11.97% Communist Charles Caron 733 1.35% Total 54,494 100.00% The Coast—Capilano riding was abolished in 1966. Successor ridings were:
- Burnaby—Seymour (1966 - 1976)
- Capilano (1966 - 1987)
- Coast Chilcotin (1966 - 1976)
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
Categories:- Defunct British Columbia federal electoral districts
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