Vancouver Centre

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Vancouver Centre
British Columbia electoral district


Vancouver Centre in relation to the other Vancouver area ridings
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP       Hedy Fry
Liberal
District created 1914
First contested 1917
Last contested 2006
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006) 123,701
Electors (2006) 92,284
Area (km²) 16
Pop. density (per km²) 7,731.3
Census divisions Vancouver
Census subdivisions Vancouver

Vancouver Centre is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1917. For the historical provincial electoral district of the same name, please see Vancouver Centre (electoral district).

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[edit] Geography

The district includes the neighbourhoods of Fairview, Yaletown, Coal Harbour, the Vancouver Business District, and the West End, the western extreme part of Strathcona, the easternmost part of Kitsilano, and Stanley Park in the City of Vancouver.

[edit] History

The electoral district was created in 1914 from Vancouver City and Vancouver East ridings.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Vancouver City and Vancouver East prior to 1916
13th 1917-1921     Henry Herbert Stevens Unionist
14th 1921-1925     Conservative
15th 1925-1926
16th 1926-1930
17th 1930-1935     Ian Alistair Mackenzie Liberal
18th 1935-1940
19th 1940-1945
20th 1945-1948
1948 By-election 1948-1949     Rodney Young CCF
21st 1949-1953     Ralph Campney Liberal
22nd 1953-1957
23rd 1957-1958     Douglas Jung Progressive Conservative
24th 1958-1962
25th 1962-1963     Jack R. Nicholson Liberal
26th 1963-1965
27th 1965-1968
28th 1968-1972     Ron Basford Liberal
29th 1972-1974
30th 1974-1979
31st 1979-1980     Art Phillips Liberal
32nd 1980-1984     Pat Carney Progressive Conservative
33rd 1984-1988
34th 1988-1993     Kim Campbell Progressive Conservative
35th 1993-1997     Hedy Fry Liberal
36th 1997-2000
37th 2000-2004
38th 2004-2006
39th 2006-

[edit] Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Hedy Fry, a former physician. She was first elected in 1993. She represents the Liberal Party of Canada.

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Liberal Hedy Fry 25,013 43.80% $77,825.88
     New Democratic Party Svend Robinson 16,374 28.67% $84,170.48
     Conservative Tony Fogarassy 11,684 20.46% $86,591.42
     Green Jared Evans 3,340 5.84% $1,008.00
     Libertarian John Clarke 304 0.53%
     Marijuana HeathCliff Dion Campbell 259 0.45% $114.65
     Christian Heritage Joe Pal 130 0.22% $389
Total valid votes 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 163
Turnout 57,267
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Liberal Hedy Fry 21,280 40.30% $66,619
     New Democratic Party Kennedy Stewart 17,050 32.29% $57,675
     Conservative Gary Mitchell 10,139 19.20% $73,789
     Green Robbie Mattu 3,580 6.78% $2,440
     Libertarian John Clarke 304 0.57% $60
     Christian Heritage Joe Pal 243 0.46% $389
     Canadian Action Alexander Frei 101 0.19% $100
     Communist Kimball Cariou 96 0.18% $389
Total valid votes 52,793 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 226 0.43%
Turnout 53,019 61.47%
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Liberal Hedy Fry 24,553 42.30% $69,017
     Canadian Alliance John Mortimer 15,176 26.14% $68,158
     New Democratic Party Scott Robertson 6,993 12.04% $8,841
     Progressive Conservative Lee Johnson 6,828 11.76% $4,047
     Green Jamie-Lee Hamilton 2,285 3.93% $3,945
     Marijuana Marc Emery 1,116 1.92%
     Canadian Action Jeff Jewell 742 1.27% $547
     Natural Law Valerie Laporte 177 0.30% $40
     Communist Kimball Cariou 99 0.17% $189
     Marxist-Leninist Joseph Theriault 75 0.12% $364
Total valid votes 58,044 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 280 0.48%
Turnout 58,324 60.50%
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Liberal Hedy Fry 20,878 40.76% $54,905
     Reform Richard Farbridge 11,567 22.58% $24,846
     New Democratic Party Bill Siksay 10,690 20.87% $27,133
     Progressive Conservative Victoria Minnes 4,736 9.24% $43,121
     Green Paul Alexander 1,541 3.00% $2,154
     Independent Joseph Roberts 728 1.42% $6,163
     Canadian Action Connie Fogal 528 1.03% $12,986
     Natural Law John Cowhig 217 0.42%
     No Affiliation John Clarke 125 0.24% $2,687
     Marxist-Leninist Joseph Theriault 116 0.22% $559
     No Affiliation Elvis Flostrand 92 0.17% $699
Total valid votes 51,218 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 272 0.53%
Turnout 51,490 64.72%
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes %
     Liberal Hedy Fry 19,310 31.19%
     Progressive Conservative Kim Campbell 15,510 25.05%
     Reform Ian Isbister 10,808 17.46%
     New Democrat Betty Baxter 9,397 15.18%
     National Thorsten Ewald 4,949 7.99%
     Natural Law John Cowhig 643 1.04%
     Green Imtiaz Popat 586 0.95%
     Christian Heritage Darren Lowe 242 0.39%
     Libertarian Tunya Audain 220 0.36%
     Independent Brian Godzilla Gnu Salmi 114 0.18%
     Independent Scott Adams 83 0.13%
     Commonwealth Lucille Boikoff 25 0.04%
     Independent Peter C. Nuthall 24 0.04%


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Kim Campbell 23,620
     New Democrat Johanna Den Hertog 23,351
     Liberal Tex Enemark 14,467
     Reform Paula Folkard 876
     Green Murray Gudmundson 514
     Rhino Bob Nitestalker Colebrook 262
     Libertarian Duane H. Pye 156
     Independent Scott Adams 125
     Not affiliated Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell 58


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Pat Carney 21,704
     New Democrat Johanna Den Hertog 16,283
     Liberal Paul E. Manning 10,654
     Green Paul Watson 533
     Rhino Danny Tripper Parro 487
     Libertarian Paul A. Geddes 316
     Communist Maurice Rush 135
     Confederation of Regions Poldi Meindl 98


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Pat Carney 16,462
     New Democrat Ron Johnson 14,830
     Liberal Art Phillips 14,667
     Rhino David J. Longworth 337
     Communist Jack Phillips 200
     Independent John Elliot 101
     Independent Paul Watson 54
     Marxist-Leninist Greg Corcoran 24


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Art Phillips 15,430
     Progressive Conservative Pat Carney 15,335
     New Democrat Ron Johnson 13,350
     Independent John Elliot 267
     Communist Bert Ogden 111
     Marxist-Leninist Greg Corcoran 48


Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Ron Basford 19,064
     Progressive Conservative Doug Davis 17,143
     New Democrat Ron Johnson 8,859
     Social Credit Walter Muller 257
     Communist Betty Greenwell 213
     Marxist-Leninist Charles Shrybman 141


Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Ron Basford 19,341
     Progressive Conservative John McDonald 14,156
     New Democrat Ron K. Johnson 12,470
     Social Credit Nicholas Zambus 632
     Not affiliated Arnold August 77
     Independent Ray Dodge 55
     Not affiliated Daniel Ivan Fedoruk 46


Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Ron Basford 25,426
     New Democrat William Deverell 11,151
     Progressive Conservative David W. Kilgour 8,326
     Reform Gerard Goeujon 420


Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Jack R. Nicholson 9,008
     Progressive Conservative Douglas Jung 6,248
     New Democrat Lyle Stuart Kristiansen 5,184
     Social Credit William John McIntyre 1,806
     Ind. Social Credit James B. Wisbey 228


Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Jack R. Nicholson 9,472
     Progressive Conservative Douglas Jung 7,353
     New Democrat Margaret Erickson 5,826
     Social Credit Bevis Walters 1,430


Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Jack R. Nicholson 7,697
     Progressive Conservative Douglas Jung 6,803
     New Democrat Margaret Erickson 5,113
     Social Credit F. George J. Hahn 1,779
     Independent Burton V. White 224


Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Douglas Jung 14,044
     Liberal Lyon Ward 3,927
     Co-operative Commonwealth Alan Judge 3,183
     Social Credit Cyril White 1,059
     Labour-Progressive Maurice Rush 650


Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Douglas Jung 9,087
     Liberal Hon. Ralph Campney 5,357
     Social Credit Cyril White 4,707
     Co-operative Commonwealth William James Dennison 2,216
     Labour-Progressive Maurice Rush 528


Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes}
     Liberal Ralph O. Campney 8,259
     Social Credit Leslie R. Peterson 4,946
     Co-operative Commonwealth Rodney Young 4,516
     Progressive Conservative Wendell Willard Wright 1,749
     Labour-Progressive Ernest Lawrie 756


Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Ralph Osborne Campney 10,299
     Co-operative Commonwealth Rodney Young 6,382
     Progressive Conservative Hon. Henry Herbert Stevens 5,970
     Labour-Progressive Maurice Rush 952
     Independent Harold Meade Young 595


By-election on 8 June 1948

On Mr. Mackenzie being called to the Senate, 19 January 1948
Party Candidate Votes
     Co-operative Commonwealth Rodney Young 9,518
     Liberal Ralph Osborne Campney 7,348
     Progressive Conservative Hilliard Lyle Jestley 4,965


Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Ian Alistair MacKenzie 9,959
     Co-operative Commonwealth George Alfred Isherwood 9,145
     Progressive Conservative Ernest Garfield Sherwood 8,859
     Labour-Progressive James Swanson Thompson 3,750
     Social Credit Eric Charles Martin 1,042
     Democratic William Richard Nathaniel Smith 393
     Socialist Labour Party Robert Gordon McQuillan 319


Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Ian Alistair MacKenzie 12,100
     National Government Ernest Garfield Sherwood 9,338
     Co-operative Commonwealth Wallis Walter Lefeaux 8,427
     Independent Paul McDowell Kerr 630
     Independent Norman Lee Glozier (Nationalist) 408


Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Ian Alistair MacKenzie 7,658
     Co-operative Commonwealth Wallis Walter Lefeaux 7,522
     Conservative Ernest Garfield Sherwood 5,187
     Reconstruction Lilette Julia Caroline Mahon 1,872
     Socialist John David Taylor 251


Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Ian Alastair MacKenzie 12,064
     Conservative Henry Herbert Stevens 10,023


Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Henry Herbert Stevens 10,326
     Liberal Dugald Donaghy 8,471
     Labour Eugene Thorton Kingsley 527


Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Henry Herbert Stevens 9,458
     Liberal Gerald Grattan McGeer 8,277
     Labour Wallis Walter Lefeaux 1,777


Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Henry Herbert Stevens 10,493
     Liberal Robert Henry Gale 5,538
     Independent Thomas O'Connor 1,866
     Progressive Cadwallader Flagg Batson 39


Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
     Government Henry Herbert Stevens 13,722
     Opposition William Wallace Burns McInnes 5,543
     Labour William Arthur Pritchard 992

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