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.
Note: Winners or each election are in bold
Canadian federal election, 1896 | ||||||
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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 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | G.R. Maxwell | 2,716 | 56.52% | ||
Conservative | James Ford Garden | 2,089 | 43.48% | ||
Total | 4,805 |
Byelection February 4, 1903 2 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Liberal | Robert George Macpherson | 2,108 | 48.40% | |||
Independent Labor | Chris Foley | 1,885 | 43.28% | |||
Independent | Thomas Robert McInnes 3 | 362 | 8.31% | |||
Total | 4,355 | |||||
2 On Mr. Maxwell's death, November 17, 1902. | ||||||
3 Former Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia 1897-1900 |
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 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal-Unionist (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 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | John Arthur Clark | 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.