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 | Robert George 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 | ||||
The riding was abolished in 1924. Successor ridings were Vancouver North and Vancouver—Burrard.
