- Comox—Powell River
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Comox – Powell River was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988.
This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Coast Chilcotin, Comox–Alberni and Skeena ridings.
It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Comox—Alberni and North Island – Powell River ridings.
It consisted of
- the Mount Waddington Regional District;
- the Powell River Regional District, except Lasqueti Island and the adjacent smaller islands;
- the Comox–Strathcona Regional District;
- the Central Coast Regional District;
- the southern part of the Kitimat-Stikine Regional District, i.e., the part lying south of a line drawn from east to west along Finlayson Channel, Sarah Passage, Tolmie Channel, Meyers Passage and Laredo Sound; and
- the Sunshine Coast Regional District.
Election results
Canadian federal election, 1979 Party Candidate Votes New Democrat SKELLY, Ray 22,075 Progressive Conservative LAZERTE, Al 17,556 Liberal PEARSALL, Jack 9,910 Communist PEDERSON, Sy 314 Canadian federal election, 1980 Party Candidate Votes New Democrat SKELLY, Raymond 25,007 Progressive Conservative LAZERTE, Al 16,545 Liberal MCLOUGHLIN, Shirley 9,221 Communist PEDERSON, Sy 292 Canadian federal election, 1984 Party Candidate Votes New Democrat SKELLY, Raymond 27,288 Progressive Conservative HICKS, Mike 26,566 Liberal NESBITT, Wayne 5,790 Green WHITE, Wayne D. 505 Confederation of Regions GRIFFITHS, Allan W. 452 Social Credit HIGGIN, Rob 357 Communist PEDERSON, Sy 215 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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