Burrard (electoral district)

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Burrard
Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia electoral district
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Boundaries at abolition
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1917
District abolished1925
First contested 1917
Last contested 1921

Burrard was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1904 and from 1917 to 1925. This riding was created in 1892 from parts of New Westminster riding. In 1903, this riding was redistributed into Vancouver City, Comox—Atlin and Yale—Cariboo, and was re-created from Vancouver City and Comox—Atlin in 1914. It was abolished in 1924 into Vancouver North and Vancouver—Burrard.

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Members of Parliament

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Riding created from New Westminster
8th  1896–1900   George Ritchie Maxwell Liberal
9th  1900–1902†
 1903–1904   Robert George Macpherson Liberal
Riding dissolved into Vancouver City, Comox—Atlin and Yale—Cariboo
Riding re-created from Vancouver City and Comox—Atlin
13th  1917–1921   Sanford Johnston Crowe Government (Liberal–Unionist)
14th  1921–1925   John Arthur Clark Conservative
Riding dissolved into Vancouver North and Vancouver—Burrard

Election results

Burrard, 1917–1921

1921 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Arthur Clark 12,24055.89
Liberal Malcolm Archibald Macdonald 6,96031.78+7.03
Independent John David Harrington2,69912.32
Total valid votes21,899100.0  
Conservative gain from Government (Liberal–Unionist) Swing +24.43
1917 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Government (Liberal–Unionist) Sanford Johnston Crowe 12,56666.08
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Patrick Donnelly4,70724.75
Labour Victor Rainsford Midgley1,7449.17
Total valid votes19,017
This riding was created from Vancouver City and Comox—Atlin, both of which elected a Conservative in the previous election.

Burrard, 1896–1904

Canadian federal by-election, 4 February 1903
On the death of George Ritchie Maxwell, 17 November 1902
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert George Macpherson 2,10848.40-8.12
Independent Labour Chris Foley1,88543.28
Independent Thomas Robert McInnes 3628.31
Total valid votes4,355100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -25.70
1900 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal G.R. Maxwell 2,71656.52+8.31
Conservative James Ford Garden 2,08943.48+4.77
Total valid votes4,805100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +1.77
1896 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal G.R. Maxwell 1,51248.21
Conservative G.H. Cowan 1,21438.71
Conservative W.J. Bowser 41013.07
Total valid votes3,136100.0  
This riding was created from New Westminster, which elected a Conservative in the previous election.

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