Burrard (electoral district)

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Burrard was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1904 and from 1917 to 1925. This riding was created in 1892 from parts of New Westminster riding.

[edit] Election results

Note: Winners or each election are in bold

Canadian federal election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	G.R. Maxwell	1,512	48.21%
	Conservative	G.H. Cowan	1,214	38.71%
	Conservative	W.J. Bowser ¹	410	13.07%
Total			3,136
¹ 17th Premier of British Columbia (1915-1916).

Canadian federal election, 1900
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	G.R. Maxwell	2,716	56.52%
	Conservative	James F. Garden	2,089	43.48%
Total			4,805

Byelection February 4, 1903 ²
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R.G. MacPherson	2,108	48.40%
	Independent Liberal	C. Foley ³	1,885	43.28%
	Independent	Thomas Robert McInnes	362	8.31%
Total			4,355
² On Mr. Maxwell's death, November 17, 1902.
³ Partner in Foley, Welch and Stuart, builders of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway.

The Burrard riding was redistributed in 1903 in advance of the 1904 election. Successor ridings were Vancouver City, Comox—Atlin and Yale—Cariboo. Burrard riding was re-created in 1914 from parts of Vancouver City and Comox—Atlin ridings, and was used until 1924.

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Government	Sanford Johnston Crowe	12,566	66.08%
	Opposition	Patrick Donnelly	4,707	24.75%
	Labour	Victor Rainsford Midgley	1,744	9.17%
Total			19,017

Canadian federal election, 1921
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Arthur Clarke	12,240	55.89%
	Liberal	Malcolm Archibald MacDonald	6,960	31.78%
	Independent	John David Harrington	2,699	12.32%
Total			21,899