Columbia (electoral district)
Encyclopedia
Columbia was a provincial electoral district
in the Canadian province of British Columbia
. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903
. It lasted until the 1928 election
, after which the revised riding was renamed Columbia River
. This riding was later merged with the Revelstoke riding
to become Columbia River-Revelstoke
, the current riding for the western part of the area. The eastern part of the riding is now part of East Kootenay
.
For other current and historical electoral districts in the Kootenay
region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts)
.
|Liberal
|Wilmer Cleveland Wells
|align="right"|Accl.
|align="right"| -.-%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|n/a
!align="right"|-.-%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Conservative
|Henry George Parson
|align="right"|254
|align="right"|56.57%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|Wilmer Cleveland Wells
|align="right"|195
|align="right"|43.43%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|449
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Liberal
|John Andrew Buckham
|align="right"|245
|align="right"|48.32%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Conservative
|Henry George Parson
|align="right"|262
|align="right"|51.68%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|507
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Independent Conservative 1
|Harold Ernest Forster
|align="right"|282
|align="right"|51.74%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Conservative
|George Henry Parson
|align="right"|263
|align="right"|48.26%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|545
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=7|1 When he failed to obtain the official nomination, Forster ran as an Independent Conservative but in full support of the McBride government.
|}
|Liberal
|John Andrew Buckham
|align="right"|541
|align="right"|66.63%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Conservative
|James Norman Taylor
|align="right"|271
|align="right"|33.37%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|812
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
|}
|Liberal
|John Andrew Buckham
|align="right"|584
|align="right"|60.58%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Conservative
|Henry George Parson
|align="right"|380
|align="right"|39.42%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|964
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Liberal
|John Andrew Buckham
|align="right"|644
|align="right"|56.84%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Conservative
|Arthur Murray Chisholm
|align="right"|294
|align="right"|25.95%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Provincial
|James Stewart Johnston
|align="right"|195
|align="right"|17.21%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|1,133
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Liberal
|John Andrew Buckham
|align="right"|659
|align="right"|50.23%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Independent
|Gladys Elspeth Cross
|align="right"|26
|align="right"|1.98%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Conservative
|Earle Jennings Scovil
|align="right"|627
|align="right"|47.79%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|1,312
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|23
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
After the 1928 election
, there was a redistribution. The Columbia riding was merged with the Revelstoke riding
into Columbia-Revelstoke
, which first appeared only in the 1933 general election
. For the 1937 election, the riding name "Columbia" was re-established.
|Conservative
|Leonard G. Gaddes
|align="right"|371
|align="right"|22.99%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|Thomas King
|align="right"|921
|align="right"|57.06%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
|William Henry Tallis
|align="right"|322
|align="right"|19.95%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|1,614
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|39
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Conservative
|Leonard G. Gaddes
|align="right"|384
|align="right"|25.28%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|Thomas King
|align="right"|648
|align="right"|42.66%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
|James Herbert Mathews
|align="right"|487
|align="right"|32.06%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|1,519
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|9
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
|Thomas James Alton
|align="right"|588
|align="right"|46.70%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Coalition
|Thomas King
|align="right"|671
|align="right"|53.30%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|1,259
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|24
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
|Thomas James Alton
|align="right"|581
|align="right"|31.09%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Coalition
|Thomas King
|align="right"|1,288
|align="right"|68.91%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|1,869
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|24
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Liberal
|Vaughn Stanley Kimpton
|align="right"|649
|align="right"|29.30%
|align="right"|860
|align="right"|42.28%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
|Chris Madson
|align="right"|365
|align="right"|16.48%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|B.C. Social Credit League
|Richard Orr Newton
|align="right"|841
|align="right"|37.97%
|align="right"|1,174
|align="right"|57.72%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Progressive Conservative
|Edward Jefferson Zinkan
|align="right"|360
|align="right"|16.25%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|2,215
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|2,034
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|101
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=7|2 Preferential ballot. First and final counts of three only shown.
|}
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
|Eileen Catherine Madson
|align="right"|481
|align="right"|22.26%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|Henry Headley Moore
|align="right"|676
|align="right"|31.28%
|align="right"|787
|align="right"|43.12%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|B.C. Social Credit League
|Richard Orr Newton
|align="right"|924
|align="right"|42.76%
|align="right"|1,038
|align="right"|56.88%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Progressive Conservative
|Edward Jefferson Zinkan
|align="right"|80
|align="right"|3.70%
|align="right"| -
|align="right"| -.- %
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|2,161
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|1,825
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|105
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=7|3 Preferential ballot. First and final counts of three only shown.
|}
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
|Chris Madson
|align="right"|248
|align="right"|12.56%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Social Credit
|Richard Orr Newton
|align="right"|1,074
|align="right"|54.41%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|Samuel Forrest Thompson
|align="right"|652
|align="right"|33.03%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|1,974
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|20
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Liberal
|Herbert Alexander Blakley
|align="right"|593
|align="right"|22.52%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
|Robert Beverly Harris
|align="right"|775
|align="right"|29.43%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Social Credit
|Richard Orr Newton
|align="right"|1,115
|align="right"|42.35%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Progressive Conservative
|Gordon Truls Rad
|align="right"|150
|align="right"|5.70%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|2,633
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|88
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Social Credit
|James Roland Chabot
|align="right"|1,305
|align="right"|40.08%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|New Democrat
|Robert Beverly Harris
|align="right"|467
|align="right"|14.34%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|Robert Keenleyside
|align="right"|392
|align="right"|12.04%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Progressive Conservative
|Alvin Walter Jo
|align="right"|1,092
|align="right"|33.54%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|3,256
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|41
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
The riding was redistributed after the 1963 election. In 1966, it was succeeded by the Columbia River
riding.
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 the Canadian province of 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...
. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903
British Columbia general election, 1903
The British Columbia general election of 1903 was the tenth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on September 5, 1903, and held on October 3, 1903...
. It lasted until the 1928 election
British Columbia general election, 1928
The British Columbia general election of 1928 was the seventeenth general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on June 7, 1928, and held on July 18, 1928...
, after which the revised riding was renamed Columbia River
Columbia River (electoral district)
Columbia River was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1986. The riding's predecessor, which was named Columbia, appeared on the hustings from 1903 to 1963...
. This riding was later merged with the Revelstoke riding
Revelstoke (electoral district)
Revelstoke was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903 and lasted until the 1928 election, after which the revised riding was merged with the Slocan riding to form Revelstoke-Slocan...
to become Columbia River-Revelstoke
Columbia River-Revelstoke
Columbia River-Revelstoke is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :...
, the current riding for the western part of the area. The eastern part of the riding is now part of East Kootenay
East Kootenay (provincial electoral district)
Kootenay East is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada...
.
For other current and historical electoral districts in the Kootenay
Kootenays
The Kootenay Region comprises the southeastern portion of British Columbia. It takes its name from the Kootenay River, which in turn was named for the Ktunaxa First Nation first encountered by explorer David Thompson.-Boundaries:The Kootenays are more or less defined by the Kootenay Land...
region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts)
Kootenay (electoral districts)
Kootenay is a name found in various provincial and federal electoral districts in the Canadian province of British Columbia. This page lists ridings with the name Kootenay in them, and also other ridings within the Kootenay region....
.
Demographics
| Population, 1901 | |
| Population change, 1901–1911 | |
| Area (km²) | |
| Population density (people per km²) |
Electoral history
Note: Winners of each election are in bold.|Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|Wilmer Cleveland Wells
Wilmer Cleveland Wells
Wilmer Cleveland Wells was a rancher, lumberman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented East Kootenay North from 1899 to 1903 and Columbia from 1903 to 1907 as a Liberal in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.Wells was first elected to the assembly in an 1899 by-election...
|align="right"|Accl.
|align="right"| -.-%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|n/a
!align="right"|-.-%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Conservative
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...
|Henry George Parson
Henry George Parson
Henry George Parson was an English-born merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Columbia from 1907 to 1912 as a Conservative....
|align="right"|254
|align="right"|56.57%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|Wilmer Cleveland Wells
Wilmer Cleveland Wells
Wilmer Cleveland Wells was a rancher, lumberman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented East Kootenay North from 1899 to 1903 and Columbia from 1903 to 1907 as a Liberal in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.Wells was first elected to the assembly in an 1899 by-election...
|align="right"|195
|align="right"|43.43%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|449
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|John Andrew Buckham
John Andrew Buckham
John Andrew Buckham was a druggist and political figure in British Columbia, Canada. He represented the riding of Columbia in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1916 to 1933 as a Liberal....
|align="right"|245
|align="right"|48.32%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Conservative
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...
|Henry George Parson
Henry George Parson
Henry George Parson was an English-born merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Columbia from 1907 to 1912 as a Conservative....
|align="right"|262
|align="right"|51.68%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|507
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Independent Conservative 1
|Harold Ernest Forster
Harold Ernest Forster
Harold Ernest Forster was a rancher, miner and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Columbia from 1912 to 1916 as an Independent Conservative....
|align="right"|282
|align="right"|51.74%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Conservative
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...
|George Henry Parson
|align="right"|263
|align="right"|48.26%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|545
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=7|1 When he failed to obtain the official nomination, Forster ran as an Independent Conservative but in full support of the McBride government.
|}
|Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|John Andrew Buckham
John Andrew Buckham
John Andrew Buckham was a druggist and political figure in British Columbia, Canada. He represented the riding of Columbia in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1916 to 1933 as a Liberal....
|align="right"|541
|align="right"|66.63%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Conservative
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...
|James Norman Taylor
|align="right"|271
|align="right"|33.37%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|812
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
|}
|Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|John Andrew Buckham
John Andrew Buckham
John Andrew Buckham was a druggist and political figure in British Columbia, Canada. He represented the riding of Columbia in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1916 to 1933 as a Liberal....
|align="right"|584
|align="right"|60.58%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Conservative
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...
|Henry George Parson
|align="right"|380
|align="right"|39.42%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|964
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|John Andrew Buckham
John Andrew Buckham
John Andrew Buckham was a druggist and political figure in British Columbia, Canada. He represented the riding of Columbia in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1916 to 1933 as a Liberal....
|align="right"|644
|align="right"|56.84%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Conservative
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...
|Arthur Murray Chisholm
Arthur Murray Chisholm
Arthur Murray "A.M." Chisholm was an author of Western fiction.-Works:*The Boss of Wind River, was copyrighted in 1910, it was published by Doubleday, Page & Company, and illustrated by Frank Tenney Johnson....
|align="right"|294
|align="right"|25.95%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Provincial
|James Stewart Johnston
|align="right"|195
|align="right"|17.21%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|1,133
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|John Andrew Buckham
John Andrew Buckham
John Andrew Buckham was a druggist and political figure in British Columbia, Canada. He represented the riding of Columbia in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1916 to 1933 as a Liberal....
|align="right"|659
|align="right"|50.23%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Independent
|Gladys Elspeth Cross
|align="right"|26
|align="right"|1.98%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Conservative
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...
|Earle Jennings Scovil
|align="right"|627
|align="right"|47.79%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|1,312
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|23
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
After the 1928 election
British Columbia general election, 1928
The British Columbia general election of 1928 was the seventeenth general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on June 7, 1928, and held on July 18, 1928...
, there was a redistribution. The Columbia riding was merged with the Revelstoke riding
Revelstoke (electoral district)
Revelstoke was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903 and lasted until the 1928 election, after which the revised riding was merged with the Slocan riding to form Revelstoke-Slocan...
into Columbia-Revelstoke
Columbia-Revelstoke
Columbia-Revelstoke was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It made its only appearance on the hustings in the general election of 1933....
, which first appeared only in the 1933 general election
British Columbia general election, 1933
The British Columbia general election of 1933 was the eighteenth general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on September 13, 1933, and held on November 2, 1933...
. For the 1937 election, the riding name "Columbia" was re-established.
|Conservative
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...
|Leonard G. Gaddes
|align="right"|371
|align="right"|22.99%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|Thomas King
Thomas King (Canadian politician)
Thomas King was a merchant, farmer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Columbia in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1931 to 1933 and from 1937 to 1952 as a Liberal....
|align="right"|921
|align="right"|57.06%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...
|William Henry Tallis
|align="right"|322
|align="right"|19.95%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|1,614
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|39
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Conservative
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...
|Leonard G. Gaddes
|align="right"|384
|align="right"|25.28%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|Thomas King
Thomas King (Canadian politician)
Thomas King was a merchant, farmer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Columbia in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1931 to 1933 and from 1937 to 1952 as a Liberal....
|align="right"|648
|align="right"|42.66%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...
|James Herbert Mathews
|align="right"|487
|align="right"|32.06%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|1,519
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|9
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...
|Thomas James Alton
|align="right"|588
|align="right"|46.70%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Coalition
|Thomas King
Thomas King (Canadian politician)
Thomas King was a merchant, farmer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Columbia in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1931 to 1933 and from 1937 to 1952 as a Liberal....
|align="right"|671
|align="right"|53.30%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|1,259
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|24
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...
|Thomas James Alton
|align="right"|581
|align="right"|31.09%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Coalition
|Thomas King
Thomas King (Canadian politician)
Thomas King was a merchant, farmer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Columbia in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1931 to 1933 and from 1937 to 1952 as a Liberal....
|align="right"|1,288
|align="right"|68.91%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|1,869
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|24
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|Vaughn Stanley Kimpton
|align="right"|649
|align="right"|29.30%
|align="right"|860
|align="right"|42.28%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...
|Chris Madson
|align="right"|365
|align="right"|16.48%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|B.C. Social Credit League
British Columbia Social Credit Party
The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...
|Richard Orr Newton
|align="right"|841
|align="right"|37.97%
|align="right"|1,174
|align="right"|57.72%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Progressive Conservative
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...
|Edward Jefferson Zinkan
|align="right"|360
|align="right"|16.25%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|2,215
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|2,034
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|101
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=7|2 Preferential ballot. First and final counts of three only shown.
|}
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...
|Eileen Catherine Madson
|align="right"|481
|align="right"|22.26%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|Henry Headley Moore
|align="right"|676
|align="right"|31.28%
|align="right"|787
|align="right"|43.12%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|B.C. Social Credit League
British Columbia Social Credit Party
The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...
|Richard Orr Newton
|align="right"|924
|align="right"|42.76%
|align="right"|1,038
|align="right"|56.88%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Progressive Conservative
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...
|Edward Jefferson Zinkan
|align="right"|80
|align="right"|3.70%
|align="right"| -
|align="right"| -.- %
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|2,161
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|1,825
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|105
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=7|3 Preferential ballot. First and final counts of three only shown.
|}
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...
|Chris Madson
|align="right"|248
|align="right"|12.56%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Social Credit
British Columbia Social Credit Party
The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...
|Richard Orr Newton
|align="right"|1,074
|align="right"|54.41%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|Samuel Forrest Thompson
|align="right"|652
|align="right"|33.03%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|1,974
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|20
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|Herbert Alexander Blakley
|align="right"|593
|align="right"|22.52%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...
|Robert Beverly Harris
|align="right"|775
|align="right"|29.43%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Social Credit
British Columbia Social Credit Party
The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...
|Richard Orr Newton
|align="right"|1,115
|align="right"|42.35%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Progressive Conservative
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...
|Gordon Truls Rad
|align="right"|150
|align="right"|5.70%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|2,633
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|88
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Social Credit
British Columbia Social Credit Party
The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...
|James Roland Chabot
|align="right"|1,305
|align="right"|40.08%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|New Democrat
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...
|Robert Beverly Harris
|align="right"|467
|align="right"|14.34%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|Robert Keenleyside
|align="right"|392
|align="right"|12.04%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Progressive Conservative
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...
|Alvin Walter Jo
|align="right"|1,092
|align="right"|33.54%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|3,256
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|41
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
The riding was redistributed after the 1963 election. In 1966, it was succeeded by the Columbia River
Columbia River (electoral district)
Columbia River was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1986. The riding's predecessor, which was named Columbia, appeared on the hustings from 1903 to 1963...
riding.