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
House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
The House of Common ...
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
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Defunct British Columbia federal electoral districts on Vancouver Island