Victoria (electoral district)

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Victoria
British Columbia electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP       Denise Savoie
NDP
District created 1924
First contested 1925
Last contested 2006
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006) 108,771
Electors (2006) 87,546
Area (km²) 43
Pop. density (per km²) 2,529.6
Census divisions
Census subdivisions Saanich, Victoria, Oak Bay, Capital H
This page is for the federal electoral district in British Columbia. For other current and historical ridings named Victoria in other provinces or in B.C., or which are in the area of the City of Victoria, B.C. see Victoria (electoral districts)

Victoria is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1904 and since 1925.

It was originally chartered as Victoria District for the special byelections held in 1871 upon the province's entry into Confederation but like the other B.C. ridings with that appellation the "District" was dropped once the temporary ridings were ratified and made "permanent" for the general election of 1872, which was the first in which the Victoria riding (by that name) appeared.

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[edit] Demographics

Population, 2006 108,771
Electors 87,546
Area (km²) 43
Population density (people per km²) 2529.6

[edit] Geography

It covers the City of Victoria, the municipality of Oak Bay and the southeastern portion of the municipality of Saanich. It also includes the University of Victoria.

[edit] History

This electoral district was created in 1872 when Victoria District riding was abolished. It elected two members to the Canadian House of Commons.

It was abolished in 1903, and split into Victoria City and Nanaimo ridings.

It was re-created in 1924 from Victoria City riding, electing one member to the House of Commons.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

1872 - 1904:

1925 - present:

[edit] Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Denise Savoie, a former Victoria city councillor. A school teacher by profession, Savoie was also a director of the Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition, which pushed to make the city more suitable for cyclists. She was elected to city council in 1999 with the NDP-aligned Victoria Civic Electors.

[edit] Election results

[edit] 1925 - present

The Victoria riding name was re-established as a one-member seat in 1924, no longer including the Esquimalt and Metchosin Land Districts and consisted only of the City of Victoria. It is the current riding for central Victoria.


Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     New Democratic Party Denise Savoie 23,839 38.5% $72,365.56
     Liberal David Mulroney 17,056 27.5% $83,680.69
     Conservative Robin Baird 15,249 24.6% $83,680.69
     Green Ariel Lade 5,036 8.1% $25.332.31
     Marijuana Fred Mallach 311 0.5% $8,108.65
     Independent Saul Andersen 282 0.5% $409.18
     Western Block Bruce Burnett 208 0.5% $0.00
Total valid votes 61,981 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 167
Turnout
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Liberal David Anderson 20,398 35.04% $77,645
     New Democrat David Turner 18,093 31.08% $63,980
     Conservative Logan Wenham 12,708 21.83% $79,360
     Green Ariel Lade 6,807 11.69% $32,630
     Canadian Action Derek J. Skinner 206 0.35% $2,949
Total valid votes 58,212 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 169 0.29%
Turnout 58,381 68.41%
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Liberal David Anderson 23,730 42.65% $69,260
     Canadian Alliance Bruce Hallsor 16,502 29.66% $65,598
     New Democrat David Turner 7,243 13.01% $51,776
     Progressive Conservative Brian Burchill 3,629 6.52% $6,889
     Green Joan Russow 3,264 5.86% $19,737
     Marijuana Chuck Beyer 863 1.55% $975
     Natural Law Cal Danyluk 138 0.24%
     Independent Lorenzo A. Bouchard 101 0.18%
     Communist Scott Rushton 92 0.16% $189
     Not affiliated Mary Moreau 75 0.13%
Total valid votes 55,637 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 204 0.37%
Turnout 55,841 63.55%
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Liberal David Anderson 18,130 34.75% $60,758
     Reform Arla Taylor 15,393 29.51% $53,976
     New Democrat Carol Judd 11,419 21.89% $54,055
     Progressive Conservative John J.P. King 3,589 6.88% $14,767
     Green Joan Russow 2,806 5.37% $2,912
     Canadian Action Brian Burchill 353 0.67% $3,521
     Natural Law Cal Danyluk 340 0.65% $321
     Not affiliated Bob O'Neill 131 0.25% $1,045
Total valid votes 52,161 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 241 0.46%
Turnout 52,402 68.52%
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Liberal David Anderson 21,402
     Reform Patrick Hunt 15,981
     New Democrat John Brewin 8,091
     Progressive Conservative Faith Collins 5,982
     National Cecelia Mavrow 4,034
     Green Donna Morton 1,125
     Natural Law Michael Coon 511
     Libertarian Kent Cowan 172
     Independent Roger Rocan 121
     Independent Rhyon Caldwell 83
     Communist Anne Foss 74
     Independent John Ernest Currie 45
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout

Note: Winners of 1871-1988 elections are in bold.

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     New Democratic Party John F. Brewin 22,399 37.97%
     Progressive Conservative Geoff Young 17,660 29.93%
     Liberal Michael James O'Connor 12,617 21.39%
     Reform Terry Volb 4,956 8.40%
     Green Laura K. Porcher 1,037 1.76%
     Rhinoceros J.C. Hicks 209 0.35%
     Independent John A. Harter 121 0.21%
Total 58,999 100.00%
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Allan McKinnon 24,588 46.34%
     New Democratic Party John Brewin 20,480 38.60%
     Liberal Jane Heffelfinger 6,702 12.63%
     Green John F. Knight 575 1.08%
     Rhinoceros Dapper Dan Lindsay 262 0.49%
     Libertarian Party of Canada Individualist Bill J. McElwain 187 0.35%
     Confederation of Regions Elizabeth James 162 0.31%
     Independent Johannes Balther-Jensen 104 0.20%
Total 53,060 100.00%
13 Husband of Gretchen Brewin, who remained as Mayor of Victoria.
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Allan McKinnon 25,068 50.34%
     New Democratic Party Robin Blencoe 17,088 34.32%
     Liberal Bruce E. Corbett 7,145 14.35%
     Rhinoceros Rhino Kirk Higgins 446 0.89%
     Marxist-Leninist Dorothy Ratzlaff 47 0.01%
Total 49,794 100.00%
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Allan McKinnon 28,058 54.74%
     New Democratic Party Gretchen Brewin 12 15,344 29.93%
     Liberal Robert Monaghan 7,766 15.15%
     Marxist-Leninist Dorothy Ratzlaff 91 0.18%
Total 51,259 100.00%
12 Mayor of the City of Victoria 1986-1990
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Allan McKinnon 26,771 45.34%
     Liberal Francis H. Elford 14,289 29.54%
     New Democratic Party Peter W. James 7,108 14.69%
     Marxist-Leninist Dave Danielson 211 0.44%
Total 48,379 100.00%
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Allan B. McKinnon 22,842 47.48%
     Liberal David Groos 12,264 25.49%
     New Democratic Party Flemming Hansen 11,192 23.26%
     Social Credit Clifford E. Stretch 1,173 2.44%
     Independent Daniel Lewis Heffernan 357 0.74%
     Unknown Michael Charles Hall-Patch 280 0.58%
Total 48,108 100.00%
Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal David W. Groos 18,401 43.90%
     Progressive Conservative Eric Charman 13,578 32.39%
     New Democratic Party Harvey Richardson 9,414 22.46%
     Independent George Burnham 526 1.25%
Total 41,919 100.00%

A redistribution in 1966 trimmed the size of the riding slightly, removing parts of Saanich west of Cedar Hill Road and north of Cedar Hill Cross Road.

Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal David W. Groos 13,930 31.87%
     Progressive Conservative Clifford Waite 12,488 28.57%
     Social Credit M. Frank Hunter 9,659 22.10%
     New Democratic Party J. Lloyd Brereton 7,259 16.61%
     Communist William Stuart E. Morrison 374 0.86%
Total 43,710 100.00%
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal David W. Groos 15,040 34.61%
     Progressive Conservative Eric Charman 13,502 31.07%
     New Democratic Party H.A.L. Fanthorpe 5,757 13.25%
     Social Credit Millard H. Mooney 5,701 13.12%
     Independent Liberal Thomas Foster Isherwood 3,460 7.96%
Total 43,460 100.00%
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Albert De Burgo McPhillips 14,333 36.06%
     Liberal Thomas Foster Isherwood 14,117 35.52%
     Social Credit James Audain 5,776 14.53%
     New Democratic Party H.A.L. Fanthorpe 5,520 13.89%
Total 39,746 100.00%
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Albert De Burgo McPhillips 24,945 61.07%
     Liberal William Geoffrey Ellis 8,706 21.31%
     Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Victor W. Williams 4,560 11.16%
     Social Credit Elmer D. McEwen 2,637 6.46%
Total 40,848 100.00%
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Albert De Burgo McPhillips 17,981 44.66%
     Liberal Francis T. Fairey 10,987 27.29%
     Social Credit Waldo Skillings 7,569 18.80%
     Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Victor W. Williams 3,721 9.24%
Total 40,258 100.00%
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Francis T. Fairey 13,696 41.01%
     Social Credit Waldo Skillings 8,677 25.98%
     Progressive Conservative George James 6,122 18.33%
     Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. May Campbell 4,465 13.37%
     Independent Social Credit Andrew Henry Jukes 422 1.26%
     Labour Progressive Party Thomas Seibert 313 0.94%
Total 33,395 100.00%
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Hon. Robert Wellington Mayhew 19,324 55.97%
     Progressive Conservative Gordon Arthur Cameron 10,154 29.41%
     Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. William Baxter Caird 5,048 14.62%
Total 34,526 100.00%
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Robert Wellington Mayhew 11,806 33.32%
     Progressive Conservative Sir Henry Lumley Drayton 11,442 32.30%
     Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Murray D. Bryce 10,295 29.06%
     Labour Progressive Party Garry Culhane 1,093 3.09%
     Social Credit William Franklin Lougheed 793 2.24%
Total 35,429 100.00%
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Robert Wellington Mayhew 13,887 52.47%
     National Government James Sutherland Brown 9,193 34.78%
     Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Kenneth McAllister 3,352 12.68%
Total 26,429 100.00%
Byelection November 29, 1937 12
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Robert Wellington Mayhew 9,493 40.06%
     Conservative Bruce Alistair McKelvie 7,654 32.30%
     Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. John King Gordon 6,550 27.64%
Total 23,697 100.00%
12 Byelection: On Mr. Tolmie's death, October 13, 1937.
Byelection June 8, 1936 11
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative Hon. Simon Fraser Tolmie 5,997 34.06%
     Liberal John King Gordon 5,887 33.43%
     Unknown Christopher John McDowell 5,725 32.51%
Total 17,609 100.00%
11 Byelection: On Mr. Plunkett's death, May 3, 1936.
Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative D'Arcy Britton Plunkett 7,505 35.28%
     Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. John King Gordon 6,482 30.47%
     Liberal Christopher John McDowell 6,378 30.00%
     Reconstruction Party Percival Edward George 905 4.25%
Total 21,270 100.00%
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative D'Arcy Britton Plunkett 8,319 56.89%
     Liberal Stuart Alexander Henderson 6,303 43.11%
Total 14,622 100.00%
Byelection December 6, 1928 10
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative D'Arcy Britton Plunkett 5,636 63.25%
     Liberal John Duncan MacLean 5,544 36.75%
Total 13,355 100.00%
10 Byelection: On Mr. Tolmie's resignation, June 5, 1928.
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative Hon. Simon Fraser Tolmie 6,831 62.77%
     Liberal Edward Oliver Carew Martin 4,051 37.23%
Total 10,882 100.00%
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative Hon. Simon Fraser Tolmie 6,926 60.00%
     Liberal William McKinnon Ivel 4,617 40.00%
Total 11,543 100.00

[edit] Election results 1872-1902

The Victoria riding was abolished in 1903. Successor ridings were Victoria City and, for western parts of the riding, Nanaimo.

Byelection January 28, 1902 Victoria 9
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal George Riley 1,797 56.60%
     Conservative F.S. Barnard 10 1,378 43.40
Total 3,175
9 By-Election: On Mr. Prior's election being declared void, December 2, 1901
10 Founder of Barnard's Express and 10th Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia
Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Hon. Edward Gawlor Prior 1,872 26.96%
     Conservative Thomas Earle 1,775 25.56%
     Liberal Richard Low Drury 1,657 23.86%
     Liberal George Riley 1,640 23.62%
Total 6,944 100.00%
Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative E.G. Prior 1,647 27.43%
     Conservative Thomas Earle 1,551 25.83%
     Liberal William Templeman 1,452 24.18%
     Liberal George L. Milne 1,355 22.56%
Total 6,005
Byelection January 6, 1896 Victoria 7
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative Edward Gawler Prior n/a 8
     Liberal William Templeman n/a
Total
7 By-Election: On Mr. Prior being appointed Controller of Inland Revenue, December 17, 1895.
8 There are no vote counts in the Elections Canada records, only an indication that Mr. Prior was the winner of this byelection.
Canadian federal election, 1891
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative Thomas Earle 1,061 35.87%
     Conservative E.G. Prior 1,031 34.85%
     Liberal William Templeman 449 17.28%
     Liberal William Marchant 417 14.10%
Total 2,958 100.00%
Byelection January 23, 1888 Victoria 4
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative Edward Gawler Prior 5 Accl.
Total
4 By-Election: On Mr. Shakespeare's resignation, June 1887, to become Postmaster of Victoria, June, 1887.
5 15th Premier of British Columbia 1902-1903 and 11th Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, 1919-1920
Byelection October 28, 1889 Victoria 6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative Thomas Earle Accl.
Total
6 By-Election: By-Election: On Mr. Baker's resignation, May 2, 1889.
Canadian federal election, 1887
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative E.C. Baker 632 26.34%
     Conservative Noah Shakespeare 548 22.84%
     Independent Conservative T.B. Humphreys 394 16.42%
     Independent Conservative James Fell 327 13.63%
     Liberal W.A. Robertson 253 10.55%
     Liberal A.E. McCallum 245 10.21%
Total 2,399 100.00%
Canadian federal election, 1882
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative Edgar Crow Baker 441 26.30%
     Conservative Noah Shakespeare 400 23.85%
     Liberal Amor De Cosmos 307 18.31%
     Unknown Cornelius Booth 241 14.37%
     Unknown John Boyd 149 8.88%
     Unknown James Fell 139 8.29%
Total 1,677
Canadian federal election, 1878
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal-Conservative Right Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald 3 896 46.81
     Liberal Amor De Cosmos 538 28.11%
     Unknown J.P. Davies 480 25.08%
Total 1,914
3 Until the writ of election was dropped, MacDonald had been Minister of the Interior but was elected to serve as an incumbent Prime Minister after a caucus vote re-designating him leader.
Canadian federal election, 1874
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Amor De Cosmos 308 30.56%
     Liberal Francis J. Roscoe 304 30.16%
     Unknown C. Morton 1 299 29.66%
     Unknown T. Harris 97 9.62%
Total 1,008 100.00%
2 Charles Morton, one of the "Three Greenhorns" whose property, the Brickmaker's Claim, was to become the West End of the City of Vancouver after 1885.
Canadian federal election, 1872
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Henry Nathan Jr. 402 44.97%
     Liberal Amor De Cosmos 398 44.52%
     Unknown R. Beaven 1 94 10.51%
Total 894 100.00%
1 6th Premier of British Columbia, 1882-1883

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