Alberni was a provincial electoral district in the

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. It originally appeared in the 1890 election and then, after being merged into

Cowichan-Alberni Cowichan-Alberni was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It appeared in the 1894 general election only. It was formed by combining the Alberni riding and parts of the older Cowichan riding. Alberni r ...

for the 1894 election, was renamed Alberni riding in the election of 1898. The riding lasted by that name until 1933 and 1937, when the name

Alberni-Nanaimo 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. For other current and historical ridings on Vancouver Island, please see Vancouver I ...

was used. In 1941 the Alberni riding name was restored. After a redistribution, the area became part of the riding of Alberni-Qualicum.

Electoral history

''Note: Winners in each election are in bold.'' , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 41 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", In the seventh general election of 1894, the Alberni riding was merged with the Cowichan riding to form

. The separate riding names were restored for the 1898 election. , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 178 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 198 !align="right", 100.00% , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 422 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 483 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 549 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", n/a !align="right", - % !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - , Independent , Alan Webster Neill , align="right", 253 , align="right", 25.27% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 1,001 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 1,949 !align="right", 100.00% Alberni riding disappeared with redistribution following the 1928 election. Its successor in the 1933 and 1937 elections was

. For the 1941 election the Alberni riding name was restored: , - , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. ,

Thomas Speakman Barnett Thomas Speakman Barnett (September 3, 1909 – June 5, 2003) was a politician born in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. He attended schools in Alberta and British Columbia, and earned a degree at the University of British Columbia. He married Ruth Eve ...

, align="right", 1,258 , align="right", 31.83% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 3,952 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 74 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - , Independent ,

James Mowat James Mowat (October 6, 1889 – October 26, 1962) was a Scottish-born merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Alberni in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1941 to 1952 as a Liberal member of the ...

, align="right", 3,290 , align="right", 42.84 % , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. , Jack Whittall , align="right", 2,129 , align="right", 27.72% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 7,679 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 200 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - , align="right", , align="right", unknown , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. ,

Stanley John Squire Stanley John Squire (November 24, 1915 – 1998) was a machinist and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Alberni in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1952 to 1966 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and ...

, align="right", 3,067 , align="right", 38.29% , align="right", 4,054 , align="right", 57.23% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 8,009 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", 7,084 , align="right", , align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 246 !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=9, ¹ Preferential ballot. First and final of four counts shown only. , - , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. ,

, align="right", 3,116 , align="right", 43.07% , align="right", 3,715 , align="right", 56.93% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 7,234 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", 6,526 , align="right", , align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 336 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=9, ¹ Preferential ballot. First and final of four counts shown only. , - , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. ,

, align="right", 3,362 , align="right", 50.60% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 6,644 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 80 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. ,

, align="right", 4,093 , align="right", 45.05% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 9,085 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 315 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 8,826 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 68 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 10,871 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 95 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 15,313 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 131 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 17,579 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 251 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 19,967 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 226 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 13,768 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 201 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 14,718 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 244 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", The riding was redistributed after the 1996 election. The main successor riding is Alberni-Qualicum.

Sources

Elections BC historical returns
{{s-end Former provincial electoral districts of British Columbia on Vancouver Island