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Comox—Powell River was a federal
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 British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the
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from 1979 to 1988. This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Coast Chilcotin, Comox–Alberni and Skeena ridings. It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Comox—Alberni and North Island—Powell River ridings. It consisted of * the Mount Waddington Regional District; * the Powell River Regional District, except Lasqueti Island and the adjacent smaller islands; * the Comox–Strathcona Regional District; * the Central Coast Regional District; * the southern part of the Kitimat-Stikine Regional District, i.e., the part lying south of a line drawn from east to west along Finlayson Channel, Sarah Passage, Tolmie Channel, Meyers Passage and Laredo Sound; and * the Sunshine Coast Regional District.


Members of Parliament


Election results


See also

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts * Past Canadian electoral districts


External links


Riding history from the
Library of Parliament {{DEFAULTSORT:Comox-Powell River Defunct British Columbia federal electoral districts on Vancouver Island