Vancouver East 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 poli ...
for the
Legislative Assembly of
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, for ...
,
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by to ...
. It first appeared on the
hustings
A husting originally referred to a native Germanic governing assembly, the thing. By metonymy, the term may now refer to any event (such as debates or speeches) during an election campaign where one or more of the candidates are present.
Devel ...
in the
general election of 1933. It and the other new Vancouver ridings in this year,
Vancouver-Burrard
Vancouver-Burrard was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared on the hustings in the 1933 general election and included the neighbourhoods of Kitsilano and Fairview. This versio ...
,
Vancouver-Point Grey
Vancouver-Point Grey is a provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was first contested in the 1933 British Columbia general election, general election of 1933. It was ...
and
Vancouver Centre, were all created from the old
Vancouver City
Vancouver City was a federal electoral district in 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 riding. It was abolished in 1914 wh ...
riding, which was a six-member seat. Vancouver East was a two-member seat.
For a full listing of Vancouver ridings, historical and current, please see
Vancouver (electoral districts) This page is a listing of federal and provincial electoral districts located in the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, and for ridings which include the name Vancouver in their title, including those on Vancouver Island among which was the origina ...
.
Demographics
Electoral history 1933-1986
''Note: Winners of each election are in'' bold.
,
Liberal
, Margaret Russell Barclay
, align="right", 5,063
, align="right", 12.37%
,
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...
, William Corran
, align="right", 3,079
, align="right", 7.52%
,
Liberal
, Charles Albert Donovan
, align="right", 5,251
, align="right", 12.83%
,
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...
, Thomas Irvine
, align="right", 2,835
, align="right", 6.93%
,
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
,
James Lyle Telford
James Lyle Telford (21 June 1889 – 27 September 1960) was the 24th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia from 1939 to 1940 and a founder of the British Columbia branch of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). He was born in Valen ...
, align="right", 11,752
, align="right", 28.72%
,
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
,
Harold Edward Winch
Harold Edward Winch (18 June 1907 – 1 February 1993) was a Canadian politician active with the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and its successor, the New Democratic Party (NDP).
Winch was leader of the British Columbia CCF from 193 ...
, align="right", 11,350
, align="right", 27.74%
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 40,918
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 362
, -
,
Co-operative Commonwealth
,
Arthur James Turner
Arthur James Turner, CBE, FTI (1889 – October 1971) was a British scientist who worked in the field of textile technology. He was the first director of the Technological Laboratory created by the Indian Central Cotton Committee (ICCC) in Bom ...
, align="right", 19,284
, align="right", 25.35%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Co-operative Commonwealth
,
Harold Edward Winch
Harold Edward Winch (18 June 1907 – 1 February 1993) was a Canadian politician active with the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and its successor, the New Democratic Party (NDP).
Winch was leader of the British Columbia CCF from 193 ...
, align="right", 20,531
, align="right", 27.00%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 76,059
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 523
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", %
!align="right",
!align="right",
For the elimination-ballot elections of 1952 and 1953 the riding's voters were presented with two ballots, one for each seat, with two separate candidate-races:
,
Liberal
, Everett Crowley
, align="right", 6,574
, align="right", 14.85%
, align="right", 8,263
, align="right", 19.37%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Progressive Conservative
, Emma Loring Tinsman
, align="right", 2,850
, align="right", 6.44%
, align="right", -
, align="right", -.- %
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
,
Arthur James Turner
Arthur James Turner, CBE, FTI (1889 – October 1971) was a British scientist who worked in the field of textile technology. He was the first director of the Technological Laboratory created by the Indian Central Cotton Committee (ICCC) in Bom ...
, align="right", 21,006
, align="right", 47.45%
, align="right", 21,960
, align="right", 51.48%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 44,270
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right", 42,656
!align="right", %
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 2,701
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", %
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=9,
3 Preferential ballot; first and final of four (4) counts only shown.
,
Progressive Conservative
, Irving Simpson Finkleman
, align="right", 3,045
, align="right", 6.79%
, align="right", 3,045
, align="right", 6.79%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Liberal
, Frank George Perrin Lewis
, align="right", 5,286
, align="right", 11.79%
, align="right", 5,286
, align="right", 11.79%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
,
Harold Edward Winch
Harold Edward Winch (18 June 1907 – 1 February 1993) was a Canadian politician active with the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and its successor, the New Democratic Party (NDP).
Winch was leader of the British Columbia CCF from 193 ...
, align="right", 23,051
, align="right", 51.42%
, align="right", 23,051
, align="right", 51.42%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 44,833
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right", 44,833
!align="right", %
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 2,338
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", %
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=9,
4 Preferential ballot; one count only required on this ballot.
,
Liberal
, Everett Crowley
, align="right", 5,272
, align="right", 13.08%
, align="right", 5,796
, align="right", 14.63%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Progressive Conservative
, Irving Simpson Finkleman
, align="right", 747
, align="right", 1.86%
, align="right", -
, align="right", -.- %
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
,
Arthur James Turner
Arthur James Turner, CBE, FTI (1889 – October 1971) was a British scientist who worked in the field of textile technology. He was the first director of the Technological Laboratory created by the Indian Central Cotton Committee (ICCC) in Bom ...
, align="right", 19,475
, align="right", 48.32%
, align="right", 19,942
, align="right", 50.35%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 40,304
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right", 39,610
!align="right", %
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 2,592
!align="right",
!align="right",
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total Registered Voters
!align="right",
!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,
5 Preferential ballot; first and final of four (4) counts only shown.
,
Liberal
, Phillip James Lipp
, align="right", 4,727
, align="right", 11.76%
, align="right", 4,727
, align="right", 11.76%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Progressive Conservative
, Stanley Alexander Roberts
, align="right", 803
, align="right", 2.00%
, align="right", 803
, align="right", 2.00%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
,
Arnold Alexander Webster
Arnold Alexander Webster (9 March 1899 – 27 July 1979) was a Canadian politician and served as Leader of the Opposition and leader of the BC Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (now known as the British Columbia NDP). He returned to politics ...
, align="right", 20,583
, align="right", 51.22%
, align="right", 20,583
, align="right", 51.22%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 40,190
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right", 40,190
!align="right", %
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 2,681
!align="right",
!align="right",
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total Registered Voters
!align="right",
!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,
6 Preferential ballot; only one count required on this ballot.
, -
,
Progressive Conservative
, Lorne C. Aggett
, align="right", 720
, align="right", 0.85%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Progressive Conservative
, Sidney Lewis Beyer
, align="right", 541
, align="right", 0.64%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Liberal
, John Leslie McCabe
, align="right", 4,156
, align="right", 4.92%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Liberal
, Patrick Joseph O'Donohue
, align="right", 4,229
, align="right", 5.01%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
,
Harold Edward Thayer
, align="right", 18,541
, align="right", 21.96%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
,
Arthur James Turner
Arthur James Turner, CBE, FTI (1889 – October 1971) was a British scientist who worked in the field of textile technology. He was the first director of the Technological Laboratory created by the Indian Central Cotton Committee (ICCC) in Bom ...
, align="right", 19,774
, align="right", 23.42%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 84,422
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 76
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", %
!align="right",
!align="right",
, -
,
Liberal
, Harold (Harry) Appleton
, align="right", 5,906
, align="right", 5.92%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Liberal
, Joseph Charles Bryant
, align="right", 5,828
, align="right", 5.86%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Progressive Conservative
, Madeline Barbara Dent
, align="right", 999
, align="right", 1.01%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Progressive Conservative
, Norman Gareth Dent
, align="right", 1,080
, align="right", 1.09%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
,
Alexander Barrett MacDonald
Alexander Barrett Macdonald (21 October 1918 – 5 March 2014) was a Canadian politician who served for several years in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and briefly in the House of Commons of Canada. He was a barrister and solicito ...
, align="right", 25,610
, align="right", 25.74%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
,
Arthur James Turner
Arthur James Turner, CBE, FTI (1889 – October 1971) was a British scientist who worked in the field of textile technology. He was the first director of the Technological Laboratory created by the Indian Central Cotton Committee (ICCC) in Bom ...
, align="right", 25,580
, align="right", 25.71%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 99,479
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 761
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", %
!align="right",
!align="right",
, -
,
Progressive Conservative
, Gladys Chong
, align="right", 2,308
, align="right", 2.64%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Progressive Conservative
, William Dronsfield
, align="right", 2,260
, align="right", 2.59%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
, Independent
, Albert Dunn
, align="right", 215
, align="right", 0.25%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Liberal
, John Joseph Fedyk
, align="right", 3,996
, align="right", 4.58%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Liberal
, Lloyd Bruce Little
, align="right", 3,901
, align="right", 4.47%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
, align="right", unknown
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 87,294
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 644
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", %
!align="right",
!align="right",
, -
,
Liberal
, John Joseph Fedyk
, align="right", 1,637
, align="right", 3.60%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Liberal
, Harry Pedrini
, align="right", 1,583
, align="right", 3.48%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 45,521
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 404
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", %
!align="right",
!align="right",
, -
,
Liberal
, Mary Gertrude Gibson
, align="right", 2,398
, align="right", 4.72%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
, Independent
, Lionel Vincent Hodgson
, align="right", 54
, align="right", 0.11%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Liberal
, James Morrison
, align="right", 2,320
, align="right", 4.57%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 50,810
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 338
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", %
!align="right",
!align="right",
, -
,
Progressive Conservative
, Donald McIntyre
, align="right", 2,453
, align="right", 4.59%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Progressive Conservative
, Paul John Mitchell
, align="right", 2,299
, align="right", 4.30%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 53,422
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 515
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", %
!align="right",
!align="right",
, -
,
Liberal
,
Norman Sidney Chamberlist
, align="right", 1,591
, align="right", 2.87%
, North American Labour Party
, Calvin Alphonso Segur
, align="right", 42
, align="right", 0.07%
,
Liberal
, Florence Anne Simatos
, align="right", 1,387
, align="right", 2.50%
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 55,462
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 582
, -
, North American Labour Party
, Andre Doucet
, align="right", 152
, align="right", 0.23%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Progressive Conservative
, William Arthur Honour
, align="right", 1,068
, align="right", 1.61%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Progressive Conservative
, Shirley Joann Keinanen
, align="right", 999
, align="right", 1.51%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 66,270
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 1,032
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", %
!align="right",
!align="right",
, -
, align="right", unknown
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 69,586
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 1,046
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", %
!align="right",
!align="right",
, -
,
Liberal
, Val J. Anderson
, align="right", 3,348
, align="right", 4.71%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Liberal
, Anita M. Morris
, align="right", 2,804
, align="right", 3.95%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 71,052
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 1,718
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", %
!align="right",
!align="right",
A redistribution before the 1991 election dramatically changed Vancouver's long-standing electoral map by the abandonment of the century-old tradition of multiple member districts. Vancouver East was abolished. Its principal successor ridings were
Vancouver-Kensington,
Vancouver-Hastings
Vancouver-Hastings is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
Geography
History
This riding has elected the following Members of Legislative Assembly:
Member of Legislative As ...
and
Vancouver-Kingsway
Vancouver Kingsway is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1988 and since 1997. It is located in Vancouver.
Demographics
This riding's population ...
. Portions of
Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
Vancouver-Mount Pleasant is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was one of only two electoral districts to return an NDP MLA in the 2001 election when the NDP was nearly wiped off the e ...
and
Vancouver-Burrard
Vancouver-Burrard was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared on the hustings in the 1933 general election and included the neighbourhoods of Kitsilano and Fairview. This versio ...
, formerly part of
Vancouver Centre may also have been added.
References
External links
Elections BC Historical Returns
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vancouver East (Provincial Electoral District)
Former provincial electoral districts of British Columbia