Coast—Capilano
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Coast-Capilano was a federal electoral district
in British Columbia
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1949 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Vancouver North
riding.
The riding consisted of Vancouver's North Shore suburbs, the municipality of West Vancouver
and the city and municipality of North Vancouver
plus the mainland areas of the former Comox—Atlin
riding, i.e., the Sunshine Coast.
|Liberal
|Hon. James Sinclair
|align="right"|15,294
|align="right"|75.49%
|align="right"|
|-
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
|Francis James McKenzie
|align="right"|6,253
|align="right"|30.86%
|align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Harold S. Mahon
|align="right"|4,713
|align="right"|23.26%
|align="right"|
|-
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|20,260
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|}
|Liberal
|Hon. James Sinclair
|align="right"|13,614
|align="right"|45.88%
|align="right"|
|-
|Social Credit
|Ernest Gustav Silverton
|align="right"|7,092
|align="right"|23.90%
|align="right"|
|-
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
|Robert Bryce
|align="right"|5,361
|align="right"|18.07%
|align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Arthur Archibald McArthur
|align="right"|2,936
|align="right"|9.89%
|align="right"|
|-
|Labour Progressive Party
|Thomas Alexander McEwen
|align="right"|673
|align="right"|2.27%
|align="right"|
|-
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|29,676
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|}
|Liberal
|Hon. James Sinclair
|align="right"|16,443
|align="right"|39.02%
|align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|William H. Payne
|align="right"|11,643
|align="right"|27.63%
|align="right"|
|-
|Social Credit
|Evelyn M. Fingarson
|align="right"|8,918
|align="right"|21.16%
|align="right"|
|-
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
|Hugh Clifford
|align="right"|5,140
|align="right"|12.20%
|align="right"|
|-
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|42,144
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|}
|Progressive Conservative
|William H. Payne
|align="right"|19,343
|align="right"|43.48%
|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
|Hon. James Sinclair
|align="right"|17,411
|align="right"|16.66%
|align="right"|
|-
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
|Hugh Clifford
|align="right"|6,134
|align="right"|13.79%
|align="right"|
|-
|Social Credit
|Edward Gallant
|align="right"|1,599
|align="right"|3.59%
|align="right"|
|-
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|44,487
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|}
|Liberal
|Jack Davis
|align="right"|23,583
|align="right"|46.09%
|align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|William H. Payne
|align="right"|11,966
|align="right"|23.39%
|align="right"|
|-
|New Democrat
|Hugh Clifford
|align="right"|11,030
|align="right"|21.56%
|align="right"|
|-
|Social Credit
|Vincent H. Bracewell
|align="right"|4,584
|align="right"|9.96%
|align="right"|
|-
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|51,163
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|}
|Liberal
|Jack Davis
|align="right"|27,177
|align="right"|42.96%
|align="right"|
|-
|New Democrat
|Peter S. Faminow
|align="right"|11,731
|align="right"|21.74%
|align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Mary Frances Southin 1
|align="right"|10,206
|align="right"|18.92%
|align="right"|
|-
|Social Credit
|James Thornton Fullerton
|align="right"|4,160
|align="right"|7.71%
|align="right"|
|-
|Communist
|Charles Caron
|align="right"|682
|align="right"|1.27%
|align="right"|
|-
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|53,956
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
!align="left" colspan=7|1 Later Justice Mary Southin, appointed to the Supreme Court of British Columbia, April 5, 1985.
|}
|Liberal
|Jack Davis
|align="right"|26,472
|align="right"|48.58%
|align="right"|
|-
|New Democrat
|William H. Deverell
|align="right"|12,335
|align="right"|22.64%
|align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Carlyle Boyd Shannon
|align="right"|8,429
|align="right"|15.47%
|align="right"|
|-
|Social Credit
|Harold Hunter
|align="right"|6,525
|align="right"|11.97%
|align="right"|
|-
|Communist
|Charles Caron
|align="right"|733
|align="right"|1.35%
|align="right"|
|-
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|54,494
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|}
The Coast—Capilano riding was abolished in 1966. Successor ridings were:
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1949 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Vancouver North
Vancouver North
Vancouver North was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1949.This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Burrard and Comox—Alberni ridings....
riding.
The riding consisted of Vancouver's North Shore suburbs, the municipality of West Vancouver
West Vancouver, British Columbia
West Vancouver is a district municipality in the province of British Columbia, Canada. A member municipality of Metro Vancouver, the governing body of the Greater Vancouver Regional District, the municipality is northwest of the city of Vancouver on the northern side of English Bay and the...
and the city and municipality of North Vancouver
North Vancouver, British Columbia
There are two municipalities in the Greater Vancouver region of British Columbia, Canada, that use the name North Vancouver. These are:*The City of North Vancouver...
plus the mainland areas of the former Comox—Atlin
Comox—Atlin
Comox—Atlin was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1917.This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Burrard and Vancouver ridings...
riding, i.e., the Sunshine Coast.
Electoral history
Note: Winners of each election are in bold|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Hon. James Sinclair
James Sinclair (politician)
James Sinclair, PC was a Canadian politician and businessman.-Life and career:Sinclair was born in Banff, Scotland, the son of Betsy and James George Sinclair. He moved to Vancouver with his family in 1911...
|align="right"|15,294
|align="right"|75.49%
|align="right"|
|-
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...
|Francis James McKenzie
|align="right"|6,253
|align="right"|30.86%
|align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|Harold S. Mahon
|align="right"|4,713
|align="right"|23.26%
|align="right"|
|-
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|20,260
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|}
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Hon. James Sinclair
James Sinclair (politician)
James Sinclair, PC was a Canadian politician and businessman.-Life and career:Sinclair was born in Banff, Scotland, the son of Betsy and James George Sinclair. He moved to Vancouver with his family in 1911...
|align="right"|13,614
|align="right"|45.88%
|align="right"|
|-
|Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
|Ernest Gustav Silverton
|align="right"|7,092
|align="right"|23.90%
|align="right"|
|-
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...
|Robert Bryce
|align="right"|5,361
|align="right"|18.07%
|align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
|Arthur Archibald McArthur
|align="right"|2,936
|align="right"|9.89%
|align="right"|
|-
|Labour Progressive Party
Communist Party of Canada
The Communist Party of Canada is a communist political party in Canada. Although is it currently a minor or small political party without representation in the Federal Parliament or in provincial legislatures, historically the Party has elected representatives in Federal Parliament, Ontario...
|Thomas Alexander McEwen
|align="right"|673
|align="right"|2.27%
|align="right"|
|-
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|29,676
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|}
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Hon. James Sinclair
James Sinclair (politician)
James Sinclair, PC was a Canadian politician and businessman.-Life and career:Sinclair was born in Banff, Scotland, the son of Betsy and James George Sinclair. He moved to Vancouver with his family in 1911...
|align="right"|16,443
|align="right"|39.02%
|align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|William H. Payne
William Hector Payne
William Hector Payne was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was an insurance agent and sales manager by career....
|align="right"|11,643
|align="right"|27.63%
|align="right"|
|-
|Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
|Evelyn M. Fingarson
|align="right"|8,918
|align="right"|21.16%
|align="right"|
|-
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...
|Hugh Clifford
|align="right"|5,140
|align="right"|12.20%
|align="right"|
|-
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|42,144
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|}
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|William H. Payne
William Hector Payne
William Hector Payne was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was an insurance agent and sales manager by career....
|align="right"|19,343
|align="right"|43.48%
|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Hon. James Sinclair
James Sinclair (politician)
James Sinclair, PC was a Canadian politician and businessman.-Life and career:Sinclair was born in Banff, Scotland, the son of Betsy and James George Sinclair. He moved to Vancouver with his family in 1911...
|align="right"|17,411
|align="right"|16.66%
|align="right"|
|-
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...
|Hugh Clifford
|align="right"|6,134
|align="right"|13.79%
|align="right"|
|-
|Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
|Edward Gallant
|align="right"|1,599
|align="right"|3.59%
|align="right"|
|-
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|44,487
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|}
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Jack Davis
Jack Davis (Canadian politician)
John Davis, PC was a Canadian politician from British Columbia who was elected both federally and provincially.-Early life and education:...
|align="right"|23,583
|align="right"|46.09%
|align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|William H. Payne
William Hector Payne
William Hector Payne was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was an insurance agent and sales manager by career....
|align="right"|11,966
|align="right"|23.39%
|align="right"|
|-
|New Democrat
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|Hugh Clifford
|align="right"|11,030
|align="right"|21.56%
|align="right"|
|-
|Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
|Vincent H. Bracewell
|align="right"|4,584
|align="right"|9.96%
|align="right"|
|-
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|51,163
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|}
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Jack Davis
Jack Davis (Canadian politician)
John Davis, PC was a Canadian politician from British Columbia who was elected both federally and provincially.-Early life and education:...
|align="right"|27,177
|align="right"|42.96%
|align="right"|
|-
|New Democrat
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|Peter S. Faminow
|align="right"|11,731
|align="right"|21.74%
|align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|Mary Frances Southin 1
|align="right"|10,206
|align="right"|18.92%
|align="right"|
|-
|Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
|James Thornton Fullerton
|align="right"|4,160
|align="right"|7.71%
|align="right"|
|-
|Communist
Communist Party of Canada
The Communist Party of Canada is a communist political party in Canada. Although is it currently a minor or small political party without representation in the Federal Parliament or in provincial legislatures, historically the Party has elected representatives in Federal Parliament, Ontario...
|Charles Caron
|align="right"|682
|align="right"|1.27%
|align="right"|
|-
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|53,956
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
!align="left" colspan=7|1 Later Justice Mary Southin, appointed to the Supreme Court of British Columbia, April 5, 1985.
|}
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Jack Davis
Jack Davis (Canadian politician)
John Davis, PC was a Canadian politician from British Columbia who was elected both federally and provincially.-Early life and education:...
|align="right"|26,472
|align="right"|48.58%
|align="right"|
|-
|New Democrat
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|William H. Deverell
|align="right"|12,335
|align="right"|22.64%
|align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|Carlyle Boyd Shannon
|align="right"|8,429
|align="right"|15.47%
|align="right"|
|-
|Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
|Harold Hunter
|align="right"|6,525
|align="right"|11.97%
|align="right"|
|-
|Communist
Communist Party of Canada
The Communist Party of Canada is a communist political party in Canada. Although is it currently a minor or small political party without representation in the Federal Parliament or in provincial legislatures, historically the Party has elected representatives in Federal Parliament, Ontario...
|Charles Caron
|align="right"|733
|align="right"|1.35%
|align="right"|
|-
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|54,494
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|}
The Coast—Capilano riding was abolished in 1966. Successor ridings were:
- Burnaby—SeymourBurnaby—SeymourBurnaby—Seymour was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979....
(1966 - 1976) - CapilanoCapilano (electoral district)Capilano was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1988.This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Coast—Capilano riding....
(1966 - 1987) - Coast ChilcotinCoast ChilcotinCoast Chilcotin was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province of British Columbia.- Geography :...
(1966 - 1976)
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...