Cowichan-Newcastle

Cowichan-Newcastle was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It appeared in two separate eras, the later in the British Columbia elections of 1960 and 1963 elections.

Demographics

Population, 1986
Population change, 1903–1986
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Electoral history

Note: Winners in each election are in bold.

16th British Columbia election, 1924
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Cyril Francis Davie 1,246 31.26% unknown
ProvincialKenneth Forrest Duncan 870 21.83% – unknown
     Canadian Labour Party (B.C. Section) Samuel Guthrie 1,132 28.40% unknown
     Liberal Wymond Wolverton Walkem 738 18.51% unknown
Total valid votes 3,986 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
17th British Columbia election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Cyril Francis Davie 2,360 58.17% unknown
     Independent St. George Gray 90 2.22% unknown
     Independent Labour Party Samuel Guthrie 1,607 39.61% unknown
Total valid votes 4,057 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 108
Turnout %
British Columbia general election, 1933
Party Candidate Votes%
Oxford GroupHugh George Egioke Savage 1,655 40.88%
Co-operative CommonwealthSamuel Guthrie 1,288 31.82%
Independent ConservativeCyril Francis Davie 585 14.45%
LiberalDavid Ramsay 520 12.85%
Total valid votes 4,048 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 6
19th British Columbia election, 1937
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Clement Pemberton Deykin 639 13.76% unknown
     Liberal Arnold Christmas Flett 1,224 26.35% unknown
     Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Samuel Guthrie 1,560 33.58% unknown
     Independent Hugh George Egioke Savage 1,222 26.31% unknown
Total valid votes 4,645 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 42
Turnout %
20th British Columbia election, 1941
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Liberal Arnold Christmas Flett 1,739 29.78 unknown
     Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Samuel Guthrie 2,757 47.22% unknown
     Conservative Edmund William Neel 1,343 23.00% unknown
Total valid votes 5,839 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 61
Turnout %
21st British Columbia election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Samuel Guthrie 3,768 55.33% unknown
     Conservative Macgregor Fullarton Macintosh 3,042 44.67% unknown
Total valid votes 6,810 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 68
Turnout %
22nd British Columbia election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Independents Thomas James Boyles 60 0.61% unknown
     Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Samuel Guthrie 4,194 42.81% unknown
Union of ElectorsNorman Webster Joyce 38 0.39% – unknown
CoalitionAndrew Mowatt Whisker 5,505 56.19% – unknown
Total valid votes 9,797 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 217
Turnout %
23rd British Columbia election, 1952 1
Party Candidate Votes
1st count		 % Votes
final count		 % ±%
     BC Social Credit League William Hindle Bryant 1,886 17.63% unknown
     Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Robert Martin Strachan 4,636 43.34% 5,697 58.36% unknown
     Liberal Andrew Mowatt Whisker 2,711 25.35% 4,064 41.64% unknown
     Conservative James Chesterfield Wragg 1,463 13.68% unknown
Total valid votes 10,696 100.00% 9,761
Total rejected ballots 334
Turnout %
1 Preferential ballot. First and final counts shown only, of three (3).
24th British Columbia election, 1953 2
Party Candidate Votes
1st count		 % Votes
final count		 % ±%
     Independent William Hindle Bryant 118 1.14% unknown
     Labour Progressive Party Myrtle Woodward Bergren 168 1.63% unknown
     Progressive Conservative Earl Grey English 510 4.94% unknown
     BC Social Credit League Percy Hawkings 2,686 26.00% 3,878 42.05% unknown
     Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Robert Martin Strachan 4,517 43.73% 5,345 57.95% unknown
     Liberal Andrew Mowatt Whisker 2,330 22.56% - - % unknown
Total valid votes 10,329 100.00% 9,223
Total rejected ballots 500
Turnout %
2 Preferential ballot. First and final counts shown only, of five (5).
27th British Columbia election, 1956
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Liberal Robert James Harvey 1,611 16.44% unknown
Social CreditCharles William Parker 3,173 32.38% – unknown
     Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Robert Martin Strachan 5,015 51.18% unknown
Total valid votes 9,799 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 91
Turnout %
26th British Columbia election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Communist Hjalmar Peter Bergren 170 1.59% unknown
Social CreditHazel Viola Fee 3,033 28.43% – unknown
     Progressive Conservative John Joseph Kerrone 1,206 11.30% unknown
     Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Robert Martin Strachan 6,261 58.68% unknown
Total valid votes 10,670 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 115
Turnout 66.77%
27th British Columbia election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Progressive Conservative Cyril Craig 840 7.82% unknown
     New Democrat Robert Martin Strachan 5,422 50.47% unknown
Social CreditDonald Christopher Morton 3,576 33.29% – unknown
     Liberal George Wilfrid Whittaker 904 8.42% unknown
Total valid votes 10,742 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 92
Turnout %

After the 1963 election, Cowichan-Newcastle was redistributed. It was absorbed into the Cowichan-Malahat and Nanaimo ridings.

Sources

Elections BC website - historical election data