South Vancouver (electoral district)

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South Vancouver was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1916 (South Vancouver then was incorporated separately from the City of Vancouver).

Following the 1928 election the South Vancouver riding was redistributed. Parts of it were put in different ridings, principally Vancouver-Point Grey, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver East.

For other current and historical electoral districts in the City of Vancouver, please see Vancouver (electoral districts).

Demographics

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Population, 1916
Population change, 1916–1931
Area (km2)
Population density (people per km2)

Political geography

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Notable elections

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Notable MLAs

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Electoral history

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Note: Winners in each election are in bold.

1916 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Liberal John Walter Weart 1,579 45.75
Conservative William Boulton 1,374 39.81
Independent Labour Job Elija Wilton 498 14.43
Total valid votes 3,451 100.00
15th British Columbia election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Conservative Frederick O. Hodgson 2,444 28.34% unknown
  Independent John William McIntosh 955 11.08% unknown
  Federated Labour Party Robert Henry Neelands 3,255 37.75% unknown
Conservative Franklin John Russell 1,969 22.83% unknown
Total valid votes 8,623 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
16th British Columbia election, 1924
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Liberal Walter John Buckingham 1,141 22.43% unknown
Conservative Jonathan Webster Cornett 1,284 25.24% unknown
  Canadian Labour Party Robert Henry Neelands 1,971 38.74% unknown
Provincial James Nixon 692 13.60% unknown
Total valid votes 5,088 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
17th British Columbia election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Conservative Jonathan Webster Cornett 2,452 47.45% unknown
  Liberal Charles William Feast 696 13.47% unknown
  Independent William Edward Wood Guy 39 0.75% unknown
  Independent Labour Party 1 Robert Henry Neelands 1,981 38.33% unknown
Provincial James Nixon 692 13.60% unknown
Total valid votes 5,168 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 164
Turnout %
1 Labour in Summary of Votes

Sources

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Elections BC Historical Returns