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Alberni-Nanaimo

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Alberni-Nanaimo was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia which was used only in the general elections of 1933 and 1937.[1]

For other current and historical ridings on Vancouver Island, please see Vancouver Island (electoral districts)..

Electoral history

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Note: Winners of each election are in bold.

18th British Columbia election, 1933
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
United Front (Workers and Farmers) Alexander Cramb 185 2.79% unknown
  Independent Roy Branwood Dier 162 2.44% unknown
Non-Partisan Independent Group George Arthur Benjamin Hall 781 11.79% unknown
Liberal George Sharratt Pearson 3,146 47.47% unknown
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. James Lyle Telford 2,353 35.51% unknown
Total valid votes 6,627 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 76
Turnout %
19th British Columbia election, 1937
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Social Constructive Frederick Henry Giles 397 4.87%
Liberal George Sharratt Pearson 3,616 44.34 % unknown
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Alexander Maitland Stephen 1 3,129 38.36% unknown
Conservative Nicholas Wright 1,014 12.43% unknown
Total valid votes 8,156 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 100
Turnout %
1 Although suspended and repudiated by the provincial executive, Stephen was nominated by the Alberni-Nanaimo CCF Club, and ran as a CCF candidate.

The riding was redistributed after the 1937 election. In the 1941 general election the successor ridings to Alberni-Nanaimo were:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Constituency Profile". House of Commons - Members. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
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