Cowichan (electoral district)
Encyclopedia
Cowichan was one of the first twelve electoral districts created when British Columbia
became a Canadian province in 1871. It was located on southern Vancouver Island
. It was a one-member riding only (unlike other early ridings). Its last appearance on the husting
was in 1920. It was then superseded by Cowichan-Newcastle
, which appeared in provincial elections from 1924 to 1963, after which a revised riding is named Cowichan-Malahat
, which is extant today.
|Independent
|John Paton Booth
|align="right"|47
|align="right"|23.98%
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|align="right"|unknown
|Independent
|Archibald Dods
|align="right"|38
|align="right"|19.39%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Independent
|Henry Fry
|align="right"|10
|align="right"|5.10%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Independent
|Edwin Pimbury
|align="right"|24
|align="right"|12.24%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Independent
|Thomas J. Skinner
|align="right"|10
|align="right"|9.69%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Independent
|William Smithe
|align="right"|58
|align="right"|29.59%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|195
!align="right"|100.00%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
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|-
|Government
|John Paton Booth
|align="right"|42
|align="right"|17.07%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Independent-Government
|William Henry Lomas
|align="right"|54
|align="right"|21.95%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Reform caucus
|Edwin Pimbury
|align="right"|72
|align="right"|29.27%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Reform caucus
|William Smithe
|align="right"|78
|align="right"|31.71%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|246
!align="right"|100.00%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
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!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
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|}
|-
|Opposition
|William Beaumont
|align="right"|45
|align="right"|15.41%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Opposition
|John Paton Booth
|align="right"|66
|align="right"|22.60%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Government
|Edwin Pimbury
|align="right"|84
|align="right"|28.77%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Government
|William Smithe
|align="right"|97
|align="right"|33.22%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|292
!align="right"|100.00%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
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|}
|-
|Government
|Frederick Foord
|align="right"|41
|align="right"|28.67%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Opposition
|William Smithe
|align="right"|102
|align="right"|71.33%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|143
!align="right"|100.00%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
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!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
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!align="right" colspan=7|1 Reduced to one member from two
|}
|-
|Government
|William Smithe
|align="right"|Acclaimed
|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
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!align="right" colspan=7|2 Reason for byelection was the resignation of William Smithe upon his appointment to the Executive Council (cabinet) January 29, 1883. Date of election is date of return of writs, as no polling day was required.
|}
|-
|Government
|Henry Croft
|align="right"|Accl.
|align="right"|--%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Government
|William Smithe
|align="right"|Accl.
|align="right"|--%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|309
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|77.25%
!align="right"|
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|}
|-
|Government
|Henry Croft
|align="right"|146
|align="right"|34.27%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Government
|Theodore Davie
|align="right"|178
|align="right"|41.78%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Government
|Joseph Macdonald
|align="right"|102
|align="right"|23.94%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|426
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
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7th General Election, 1894
For the 1894 election
, the Cowichan area was part of the Cowichan-Alberni
electoral district. It resumed by the name Cowichan the next election after that, in 1898:
|-
|Opposition
|William Herd
|align="right"|112
|align="right"|38.49%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Government
|Theodore Davie
|align="right"|179
|align="right"|61.51%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|291
!align="right"|100.00%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
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!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
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|}
|-
|Opposition
|Charles Herbert Dickie
|align="right"|224
|align="right"|67.67%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Government
|Walter Ford
|align="right"|107
|align="right"|32.33%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|331
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
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|}
|-
|Opposition
|John Newell Evans
|align="right"|225
|align="right"|51.14%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Government
|Ernest Meeson Skinner
|align="right"|215
|align="right"|48.84%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|440
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
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|}
|-
|Liberal
|John Newell Evans
|align="right"|105
|align="right"|46.05%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Conservative
|William Henry Hayward
|align="right"|123
|align="right"|53.95%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|228
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
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!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
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|}
|-
|Liberal
|John Newell Evans
|align="right"|175
|align="right"|32.41%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Conservative
|William Henry Hayward
|align="right"|365
|align="right"|67.59%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|540
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
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!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
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|}
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|Conservative
|William Henry Hayward
|align="right"|441
|align="right"|80.04%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|Alexander Agnew Belford Herd
|align="right"|110
|align="right"|19.96%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|551
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
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!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
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|}
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|Liberal
|Kenneth Forrest Duncan
|align="right"|408
|align="right"|43.08%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Independent
|William Henry Hayward
|align="right"|539
|align="right"|56.92%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|947
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
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|Conservative
|George Alfred Mosley Cheeke
|align="right"|1,032
|align="right"|47.40%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Independent
|Kenneth Forrest Duncan
|align="right"|1,145
|align="right"|52.60%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|2,177
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
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16th General Election, 1924
In the 1924 election
, the Cowichan area became part of the new Cowichan-Newcastle
riding.
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...
became a Canadian province in 1871. It was located on southern Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...
. It was a one-member riding only (unlike other early ridings). Its last appearance on the husting
Husting
A husting originally referred to a physical platform from which representatives presented their views or cast votes before a parliamentary or other election body...
was in 1920. It was then superseded by Cowichan-Newcastle
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 :- Electoral history :...
, which appeared in provincial elections from 1924 to 1963, after which a revised riding is named Cowichan-Malahat
Cowichan-Malahat
Cowichan-Malahat was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared in the general election of 1966...
, which is extant today.
Demographics
| Population, 2001 | |
| Population change 1996-2001 | % |
| Area (km²) | |
| Population density (people per km²) |
Notable MLAs
- William SmitheWilliam SmitheWilliam Smithe was a British Columbia politician.Smithe was born William Smith in England and moved to Canada in his youth, settling on Vancouver Island in 1862 as a farmer. In 1871, he ran in BC's first election and won a seat in the new provincial legislature...
-- served as seventh Premier of BCPremier of British ColumbiaThe Premier of British Columbia is the first minister, head of government, and de facto chief executive for the Canadian province of British Columbia. Until the early 1970s the title Prime Minister of British Columbia was often used...
from 1883 to 1887.
Election results
|-|Independent
|John Paton Booth
John Paton Booth
John Paton Booth was a Scottish-born political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cowichan from 1871 to 1875, The Islands from 1890 to 1894 and North Victoria from 1894 to 1902 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.He came to Guelph, Ontario at a young age, was educated in...
|align="right"|47
|align="right"|23.98%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Independent
|Archibald Dods
|align="right"|38
|align="right"|19.39%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Independent
|Henry Fry
Henry Fry (politician)
Henry Fry was an English-born merchant, miner and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cowichan in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1887 to 1890....
|align="right"|10
|align="right"|5.10%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Independent
|Edwin Pimbury
|align="right"|24
|align="right"|12.24%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Independent
|Thomas J. Skinner
|align="right"|10
|align="right"|9.69%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Independent
|William Smithe
William Smithe
William Smithe was a British Columbia politician.Smithe was born William Smith in England and moved to Canada in his youth, settling on Vancouver Island in 1862 as a farmer. In 1871, he ran in BC's first election and won a seat in the new provincial legislature...
|align="right"|58
|align="right"|29.59%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|195
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
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!align="right"|%
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|}
|-
|Government
|John Paton Booth
John Paton Booth
John Paton Booth was a Scottish-born political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cowichan from 1871 to 1875, The Islands from 1890 to 1894 and North Victoria from 1894 to 1902 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.He came to Guelph, Ontario at a young age, was educated in...
|align="right"|42
|align="right"|17.07%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Independent-Government
|William Henry Lomas
|align="right"|54
|align="right"|21.95%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Reform caucus
|Edwin Pimbury
Edwin Pimbury
Edwin Pimbury was an English-born farmer, merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cowichan in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1875 to 1882....
|align="right"|72
|align="right"|29.27%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Reform caucus
|William Smithe
William Smithe
William Smithe was a British Columbia politician.Smithe was born William Smith in England and moved to Canada in his youth, settling on Vancouver Island in 1862 as a farmer. In 1871, he ran in BC's first election and won a seat in the new provincial legislature...
|align="right"|78
|align="right"|31.71%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|246
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
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!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
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|}
|-
|Opposition
|William Beaumont
|align="right"|45
|align="right"|15.41%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Opposition
|John Paton Booth
John Paton Booth
John Paton Booth was a Scottish-born political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cowichan from 1871 to 1875, The Islands from 1890 to 1894 and North Victoria from 1894 to 1902 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.He came to Guelph, Ontario at a young age, was educated in...
|align="right"|66
|align="right"|22.60%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Government
|Edwin Pimbury
Edwin Pimbury
Edwin Pimbury was an English-born farmer, merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cowichan in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1875 to 1882....
|align="right"|84
|align="right"|28.77%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Government
|William Smithe
William Smithe
William Smithe was a British Columbia politician.Smithe was born William Smith in England and moved to Canada in his youth, settling on Vancouver Island in 1862 as a farmer. In 1871, he ran in BC's first election and won a seat in the new provincial legislature...
|align="right"|97
|align="right"|33.22%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|292
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
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!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
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|}
|-
|Government
|Frederick Foord
|align="right"|41
|align="right"|28.67%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Opposition
|William Smithe
William Smithe
William Smithe was a British Columbia politician.Smithe was born William Smith in England and moved to Canada in his youth, settling on Vancouver Island in 1862 as a farmer. In 1871, he ran in BC's first election and won a seat in the new provincial legislature...
|align="right"|102
|align="right"|71.33%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|143
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=7|1 Reduced to one member from two
|}
|-
|Government
|William Smithe
William Smithe
William Smithe was a British Columbia politician.Smithe was born William Smith in England and moved to Canada in his youth, settling on Vancouver Island in 1862 as a farmer. In 1871, he ran in BC's first election and won a seat in the new provincial legislature...
|align="right"|Acclaimed
|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"|
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=7|2 Reason for byelection was the resignation of William Smithe upon his appointment to the Executive Council (cabinet) January 29, 1883. Date of election is date of return of writs, as no polling day was required.
|}
|-
|Government
|Henry Croft
Henry Croft
Henry Croft was an Australian-born lumber and mining magnate on Vancouver Island in the early 1900s. He founded the town of Crofton, British Columbia in 1902 as a place to house the smelter for his coal mine on Mount Sicker....
|align="right"|Accl.
|align="right"|--%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Government
|William Smithe
William Smithe
William Smithe was a British Columbia politician.Smithe was born William Smith in England and moved to Canada in his youth, settling on Vancouver Island in 1862 as a farmer. In 1871, he ran in BC's first election and won a seat in the new provincial legislature...
|align="right"|Accl.
|align="right"|--%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|309
!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"|77.25%
!align="right"|
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|}
|-
|Government
|Henry Croft
Henry Croft
Henry Croft was an Australian-born lumber and mining magnate on Vancouver Island in the early 1900s. He founded the town of Crofton, British Columbia in 1902 as a place to house the smelter for his coal mine on Mount Sicker....
|align="right"|146
|align="right"|34.27%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Government
|Theodore Davie
Theodore Davie
Theodore Davie was a British Columbia lawyer, politician and jurist. He practiced law in Cassiar and Nanaimo before settling in Victoria and becoming a leading criminal lawyer. He was the brother of Alexander Edmund Batson Davie. Theodore Davie was first elected to the provincial legislature in...
|align="right"|178
|align="right"|41.78%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Government
|Joseph Macdonald
|align="right"|102
|align="right"|23.94%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|426
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
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|}
7th General Election, 1894
For the 1894 election
British Columbia general election, 1894
This was the seventh election held after British Columbia became a province of Canada on July 20, 1871. The number of members remained at 33 with the number of ridings increased to 26 as a result of the partition of the Yale and Westminster ridings....
, the Cowichan area was part of the Cowichan-Alberni
Cowichan-Alberni
Cowichan-Alberni was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It appeared in the 1894 general election only. It was formed by combining the Alberni riding and parts of the older Cowichan riding...
electoral district. It resumed by the name Cowichan the next election after that, in 1898:
|-
|Opposition
|William Herd
|align="right"|112
|align="right"|38.49%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Government
|Theodore Davie
Theodore Davie
Theodore Davie was a British Columbia lawyer, politician and jurist. He practiced law in Cassiar and Nanaimo before settling in Victoria and becoming a leading criminal lawyer. He was the brother of Alexander Edmund Batson Davie. Theodore Davie was first elected to the provincial legislature in...
|align="right"|179
|align="right"|61.51%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|291
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
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|}
|-
|Opposition
|Charles Herbert Dickie
|align="right"|224
|align="right"|67.67%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Government
|Walter Ford
|align="right"|107
|align="right"|32.33%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|331
!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"|
|}
|-
|Opposition
|John Newell Evans
John Newell Evans
John Newell Evans was a Welsh-born farmer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cowichan from 1903 to 1907 as a Liberal....
|align="right"|225
|align="right"|51.14%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Government
|Ernest Meeson Skinner
|align="right"|215
|align="right"|48.84%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|440
!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 Newell Evans
John Newell Evans
John Newell Evans was a Welsh-born farmer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cowichan from 1903 to 1907 as a Liberal....
|align="right"|105
|align="right"|46.05%
|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...
|William Henry Hayward
William Henry Hayward
William Henry Hayward was an English-born farmer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Esquimalt from 1900 to 1903 and Cowichan from 1907 to 1918 as a Conservative in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.He was born in Dover, Kent and was educated at the Sutton Vale...
|align="right"|123
|align="right"|53.95%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|228
!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 Newell Evans
John Newell Evans
John Newell Evans was a Welsh-born farmer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cowichan from 1903 to 1907 as a Liberal....
|align="right"|175
|align="right"|32.41%
|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...
|William Henry Hayward
William Henry Hayward
William Henry Hayward was an English-born farmer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Esquimalt from 1900 to 1903 and Cowichan from 1907 to 1918 as a Conservative in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.He was born in Dover, Kent and was educated at the Sutton Vale...
|align="right"|365
|align="right"|67.59%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|540
!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"|
|}
|-
|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...
|William Henry Hayward
William Henry Hayward
William Henry Hayward was an English-born farmer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Esquimalt from 1900 to 1903 and Cowichan from 1907 to 1918 as a Conservative in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.He was born in Dover, Kent and was educated at the Sutton Vale...
|align="right"|441
|align="right"|80.04%
|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...
|Alexander Agnew Belford Herd
|align="right"|110
|align="right"|19.96%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|551
!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...
|Kenneth Forrest Duncan
Kenneth Forrest Duncan
Kenneth Forrest Duncan was a public servant, farmer, financial agent and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cowichan in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1919 to 1924 as an Independent member.He was born in Duncan, British Columbia, which was named after his...
|align="right"|408
|align="right"|43.08%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Independent
|William Henry Hayward
William Henry Hayward
William Henry Hayward was an English-born farmer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Esquimalt from 1900 to 1903 and Cowichan from 1907 to 1918 as a Conservative in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.He was born in Dover, Kent and was educated at the Sutton Vale...
|align="right"|539
|align="right"|56.92%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|947
!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"|
|}
|-
|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 Alfred Mosley Cheeke
|align="right"|1,032
|align="right"|47.40%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Independent
|Kenneth Forrest Duncan
Kenneth Forrest Duncan
Kenneth Forrest Duncan was a public servant, farmer, financial agent and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cowichan in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1919 to 1924 as an Independent member.He was born in Duncan, British Columbia, which was named after his...
|align="right"|1,145
|align="right"|52.60%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|2,177
!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"|
|}
16th General Election, 1924
In the 1924 election
British Columbia general election, 1924
The British Columbia general election of 1924 was the sixteenth 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 May 10, 1924, and held on June 20, 1924...
, the Cowichan area became part of the new Cowichan-Newcastle
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 :- Electoral history :...
riding.