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West Vancouver-Howe Sound was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1986. The riding's predecessor was North Vancouver, which first appeared on the hustings from 1903.

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For other historical and current ridings in the region see Vancouver (electoral districts).

Demographics

Population, 1966
Population change, 1966–1986
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Political geography

Notable elections

Notable MLAs

Electoral history

28th British Columbia election, 1966
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  Liberal Louis Allan Williams 8,34652.76%unknown
Social Credit Laurence Smith Eckhardt5,49934.76%–unknown
New Democratic James William C. McKenzie1,97512.48%unknown
Total valid votes15,820100.00%
Total rejected ballots171
Turnout%
29th British Columbia election, 1969
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  Liberal Louis Allan Williams 8,97446.39%unknown
Social Credit Leonard Joseph Corcoran7,43322.47%–unknown
  New Democrat William Basil Mundy2,93915.19%unknown
Total valid votes19,346100.00%
Total rejected ballots131
Turnout%
30th British Columbia election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  Liberal Louis Allan Williams 7,59733.93%unknown
  Progressive Conservative Peter Stewart Hyndman 7,07631.60%unknown
Social Credit Louis Joseph Corcoran5,09822.77%–unknown
New Democratic Raymond Alden Copes2,61911.70%unknown
Total valid votes22,390100.00%
Total rejected ballots158
Turnout%
31st British Columbia election, 1975
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Social Credit Louis Allan Williams 16,17364.40%–unknown
New Democratic Murray Wayne Miller4,64718.50%unknown
  Liberal Cordelia Kitty Maracle3,26312.99%unknown
  Progressive Conservative Francis Bernard Jameson9983.97%unknown
League for Socialist Action Joseph Kellner340.14%
Total valid votes25,115100.00%
Total rejected ballots261
Turnout%
32nd British Columbia election, 1979
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Social Credit Louis Allan Williams 16,56667.94%–unknown
New Democratic Lawrence Charles Minchin5,77323.68%unknown
  Progressive Conservative Christopher Derrick England1,9167.86%unknown
Gay Alliance Toward Equality Robert Douglas Cook 1260.52%
Total valid votes24,381100.00%
Total rejected ballots459
Turnout%
33rd British Columbia election, 1983
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Social Credit John Reynolds 17,21861.35%–unknown
New Democratic Claus Frank Spiekerman6,76624.11%unknown
  Liberal Morton Alexander Graham1,9416.92%unknown
  Progressive Conservative Neil Stewart Thompson1,8246.50%unknown
 IndependentsJames Roland Chabot3161.12%
Total valid votes28,065100.00%
Total rejected ballots234
Turnout%
34th British Columbia election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Social Credit John Reynolds 14,59154.31%–unknown
  Liberal Ed Carlin6,78625.26%unknown
New Democratic David C. Manning5,49020.43%unknown
Total valid votes26,867100.00%
Total rejected ballots265
Turnout%

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