Cowichan-Newcastle was a provincial

electoral district An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...

in the

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British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

. It appeared in two separate eras, the later in the British Columbia elections of

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

and

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...

elections.

Demographics

Political geography

Notable elections

First Nations

Notable MLAs

Electoral history

''Note: Winners in each election are in bold.'' , - , Canadian Labour Party (B.C. Section) , Samuel Guthrie , align="right", 1,132 , align="right", 28.40% , align="right", , align="right", unknown ,

Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...

, Wymond Wolverton Walkem , align="right", 738 , align="right", 18.51% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 3,986 !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", , - , Independent , St. George Gray , align="right", 90 , align="right", 2.22% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Independent Labour Party , Samuel Guthrie , align="right", 1,607 , align="right", 39.61% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 4,057 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 108 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - ,

, Arnold Christmas Flett , align="right", 1,224 , align="right", 26.35% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. , Samuel Guthrie , align="right", 1,560 , align="right", 33.58% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Independent ,

Hugh George Egioke Savage Hugh George Egioke Savage (1883 – 7 February 1957)) was an English-born journalist and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cowichan-Newcastle in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1933 to 1937 as a member of t ...

, align="right", 1,222 , align="right", 26.31% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 4,645 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 42 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - ,

, Arnold Christmas Flett , align="right", 1,739 , align="right", 29.78 , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. , Samuel Guthrie , align="right", 2,757 , align="right", 47.22% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 5,839 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 61 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. , Samuel Guthrie , align="right", 3,768 , align="right", 55.33% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 6,810 !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", , - , Independents , Thomas James Boyles , align="right", 60 , align="right", 0.61% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. , Samuel Guthrie , align="right", 4,194 , align="right", 42.81% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 9,797 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 217 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. ,

Robert Martin Strachan Robert Martin Strachan (December 1, 1913 – July 21, 1981) was a trade unionist and politician. He was the longest serving Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia history.Canadian Press, "Robert Strachan Led CCF-NDP in opposition for 13 y ...

, align="right", 4,636 , align="right", 43.34% , align="right", 5,697 , align="right", 58.36% , align="right", , align="right", unknown ,

Andrew Mowatt Whisker Andrew Mowatt Whisker (March 14, 1907 – April 4, 1992) was a lumberman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cowichan-Newcastle in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1949 to 1952 as a Liberal. Biography ...

, align="right", 2,711 , align="right", 25.35% , align="right", 4,064 , align="right", 41.64% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 10,696 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", 9,761 , align="right", , align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 334 !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 counts shown only, of three (3). , - , Independent , William Hindle Bryant , align="right", 118 , align="right", 1.14% , align="right", , align="right", , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Progressive Conservative , Earl Grey English , align="right", 510 , align="right", 4.94% , align="right", , align="right", , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. ,

, align="right", 4,517 , align="right", 43.73% , align="right", 5,345 , align="right", 57.95% , align="right", , align="right", unknown ,

, align="right", 2,330 , align="right", 22.56% , align="right", - , align="right", - % , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 10,329 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", 9,223 , align="right", , align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 500 !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, ² Preferential ballot. First and final counts shown only, of five (5). , - ,

, Robert James Harvey , align="right", 1,611 , align="right", 16.44% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. ,

, align="right", 5,015 , align="right", 51.18% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 9,799 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 91 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - , Progressive Conservative , John Joseph Kerrone , align="right", 1,206 , align="right", 11.30% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. ,

, align="right", 6,261 , align="right", 58.68% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 10,670 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 115 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", 66.77% !align="right", !align="right", , - , Progressive Conservative , Cyril Craig , align="right", 840 , align="right", 7.82% , align="right", , align="right", unknown ,

New Democrat New Democrats, also known as centrist Democrats, Clinton Democrats, or moderate Democrats, are a centrist ideological faction within the Democratic Party in the United States. As the Third Way faction of the party, they are seen as culturall ...

, align="right", 5,422 , align="right", 50.47% , align="right", , align="right", unknown {{Canadian party colour, BC, Liberal, row ,

, George Wilfrid Whittaker , align="right", 904 , align="right", 8.42% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 10,742 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 92 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", After the 1963 election, Cowichan-Newcastle was redistributed. It was absorbed into the

Cowichan-Malahat Cowichan-Malahat was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared in the general election of 1966. In the 1991 general election, it was succeeded by Cowichan-Ladysmith and Malahat-Juan de Fuca M ...

and

Nanaimo Nanaimo ( ) is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. As of the Canada 2021 Census, 2021 census, it had a population of 99,863, and it is known as "The Harbour City." The city was previously known as the "H ...

ridings.

Sources

Elections BC website - historical election data
Former provincial electoral districts of British Columbia on Vancouver Island