Burrard (electoral district) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Burrard was a federal electoral district

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

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, Canada

Canada

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, 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 1896 to 1904 and from 1917 to 1925. This riding was created in 1892 from parts of New Westminster

New Westminster (electoral district)

New Westminster was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1979....

riding.

Election results

Note: Winners or each election are in bold

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|Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

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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...

|G.H. Cowan

George Henry Cowan

George Henry Cowan was a Canadian lawyer and Conservative politician. He represented Vancouver City in the Canadian House of Commons for one term from 1908 to 1911....

|align="right"|1,214
|align="right"|38.71%
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|Conservative

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

|W.J. Bowser

William John Bowser

William John Bowser was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. He served as Premier of British Columbia from 1915 to 1916....

Liberal Party of Canada

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

Liberal Party of Canada

|Robert George Macpherson

Robert George Macpherson

Robert George Macpherson was a Canadian Liberal pharmacist and politician.Born in Erin, Wellington county, Canada West, Robert George Macpherson's grandfather, Hugh Macpherson, was a native of Islay an island off the west coast of Scotland, who emigrated to Canada in 1858 with Robert George's...

Thomas Robert McInnes

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Canadian federal election, 1904

The Canadian federal election of 1904 was held on November 3 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 10th Parliament of Canada...

. Successor ridings were Vancouver City

Vancouver City

This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Burrard riding.It was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Burrard, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver South ridings.For other ridings with the name "Vancouver", please see Vancouver ....

, 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...

and Yale—Cariboo

Yale—Cariboo

Yale—Cariboo was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1917....

. Burrard riding was re-created in 1914 from parts of Vancouver City and Comox—Atlin ridings, and was used until 1924.
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|Liberal-Unionist

Liberal-Unionist

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(Government)
|Sanford Johnston Crowe

Sanford Johnston Crowe

Sanford Johnston Crowe was a political figure in Vancouver, British Columbia who served in the Parliament of Canada in both the House of Commons and the Senate....

|align="right"|12,566
|align="right"|66.08%
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|Opposition

Laurier Liberals

Prior to the 1917 federal election in Canada, the Liberal Party of Canada split into two factions:* the Laurier Liberals, who opposed conscription of soldiers to support Canada's involvement in World War I and who were led by former Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier; and* the Liberal Unionists who...

|Patrick Donnelly

Patrick Donnelly

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|align="right"|4,707
|align="right"|24.75%
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|Labour

Labour candidates and parties in Canada

There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s until the 1960s...

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

|John Arthur Clark

John Arthur Clark

John Arthur Clark was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and became a barrister and solicitor....

|align="right"|12,240
|align="right"|55.89%
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|Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

|Malcolm Archibald MacDonald

Malcolm Archibald Macdonald

Malcolm Archibald Macdonald was a Canadian lawyer, politician and Chief Justice of British Columbia....

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....

and Vancouver—Burrard

Vancouver—Burrard

Vancouver—Burrard was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1968.This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Burrard riding...

External links

Website of the Parliament of Canada
Riding history 1892 - 1903 from the Library of Parliament
Library of Parliament
The Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...
Riding history 1914 - 1924 from the Library of Parliament
Library of Parliament
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Election results

See also

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