Coast—Capilano was a federal
electoral district in
British Columbia
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1947 from parts of
Vancouver North
Vancouver North was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1949.
This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Burrard and Comox—Alberni ridings.
A redi ...
riding.
The riding consisted of Vancouver's North Shore suburbs, the then-municipality of
West Vancouver
West Vancouver is a district municipality in the province of British Columbia, Canada. A member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District, West Vancouver is to the northwest of the city of Vancouver on the northern side of English Ba ...
(now a city) and the
city
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and the western part of the
district municipality of North Vancouver plus the mainland
Sunshine Coast areas of the former
Comox—Atlin
Comox—Atlin was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1917.
This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Burrard and Vancouver ridings ...
riding.
Members of Parliament
Election results
See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2013 Representation Order''.
Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
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Past Canadian electoral districts
This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. In 1999 and 2003, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was elected using the same districts within that province. ...
External links
Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of British Columbia