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Coast Chilcotin was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province of British Columbia.
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Geography
The riding spanned the southern Coast Mountains and included the Central Coast through Queen Charlotte Strait and Johnstone Strait to the Sunshine Coast and Howe Sound, as well as the Chilcotin Plateau and from the Cariboo down to Howe Sound via Lillooet.
History
Coast Chilcotin was created in 1966 and incorporated components of these other ridings:
The most significant components were those from Comox—Alberni (the Sunshine Coast), Cariboo and Coast—Capilano. Coast Chilcotin was first used in the Canadian federal election of 1968. It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between:
Members of Parliament
- Paul St. Pierre, Liberal (1968-72)
- Harry Olaussen, New Democratic Party (1972-74)
- Jack Pearsall, Liberal (1974-79)
Election results
Canadian federal election, 1968 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Progressive Conservative Gordon Hopkin 2,355 10.83% unknown Liberal Paul Saint Pierre 8,975 47.31% unknown New Democratic Party Hartley Dent 7.477 34.37% unknown Social Credit Andy Widstein 1,629 7.49% unknown Total valid votes 21,753 100.00% Total rejected ballots unknown Turnout 21,753 Canadian federal election, 1972 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democratic Party Harry Olaussen 8.868 34.47% unknown Liberal Paul Saint Pierre 8,508 33.07% unknown Progressive Conservative John Pankratz 7,601 29.55% unknown Social Credit Lew King 749 2.91% unknown Total valid votes 25,726 100.00% Total rejected ballots unknown unknown Turnout 25,726 Canadian federal election, 1974 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Jack Pearsall 10,336 35.23% unknown Progressive Conservative Lorne Greenaway 9,988 34.05% unknown New Democratic Party Harry Olaussen 8,655 29.50% unknown Independent Gerry Karagianis 356 1.21% unknown Total valid votes 35,485 100.00% Total rejected ballots unknown unknown Turnout 29.335 See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
References
Elections Canada webpage on Coast Chilcotin
External links
Categories:- Defunct British Columbia federal electoral districts
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