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]

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

Electoral history

Note: Winners of each election are inbold.

18th British Columbia election, 1933
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
United Front (Workers and Farmers)Alexander Cramb1852.79%unknown
 IndependentRoy Branwood Dier1622.44%unknown
Non-Partisan Independent Group George Arthur Benjamin Hall 78111.79%unknown
Liberal George Sharratt Pearson 3,14647.47%unknown
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. James Lyle Telford 2,35335.51%unknown
Total valid votes6,627100.00%
Total rejected ballots76
Turnout%
19th British Columbia election, 1937
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Social Constructive Frederick Henry Giles3974.87%
Liberal George Sharratt Pearson 3,61644.34 %unknown
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Alexander Maitland Stephen 13,12938.36%unknown
Conservative Nicholas Wright1,01412.43%unknown
Total valid votes8,156100.00%
Total rejected ballots100
Turnout%
1Although 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

References

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