South Vancouver (electoral district)

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South Vancouver was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1916 (South Vancouver then was incorporated separately from the City of Vancouver).

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Following the 1928 election the South Vancouver riding was redistributed. Parts of it were put in different ridings, principally Vancouver-Point Grey, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver East.

For other current and historical electoral districts in the City of Vancouver, please see Vancouver (electoral districts).

Demographics

Population, 1916
Population change, 1916–1931
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Political geography

Notable elections

Notable MLAs

Electoral history

Note: Winners in each election are inbold.

1916 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Liberal John Walter Weart 1,57945.75
Conservative William Boulton1,37439.81
Independent Labour Job Elija Wilton49814.43
Total valid votes3,451 100.00
15th British Columbia election, 1920
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Conservative Frederick O. Hodgson2,44428.34%unknown
 IndependentJohn William McIntosh95511.08%unknown
 Federated Labour Party Robert Henry Neelands 3,25537.75%unknown
Conservative Franklin John Russell1,96922.83%unknown
Total valid votes8,623100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout%
16th British Columbia election, 1924
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  Liberal Walter John Buckingham1,14122.43%unknown
Conservative Jonathan Webster Cornett 1,28425.24%unknown
 Canadian Labour Party Robert Henry Neelands 1,97138.74%unknown
Provincial James Nixon69213.60%unknown
Total valid votes5,088100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout%
17th British Columbia election, 1928
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Conservative Jonathan Webster Cornett 2,45247.45%unknown
  Liberal Charles William Feast69613.47%unknown
 IndependentWilliam Edward Wood Guy390.75%unknown
 Independent Labour Party 1 Robert Henry Neelands 1,98138.33%unknown
Provincial James Nixon69213.60%unknown
Total valid votes5,168100.00%
Total rejected ballots164
Turnout%
1 Labour in Summary of Votes

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Elections BC Historical Returns

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