Vancouver City
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- For the provincial riding of the same name, see Vancouver City (electoral district)Vancouver City (electoral district)Vancouver City was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was a multiple member riding based in the newly-created city of Vancouver....
. - For the city, see VancouverVancouverVancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
. - For the former soccer club, see Vancouver City (soccer club).
Vancouver City 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
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 1904 to 1917.
This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Burrard
Burrard (electoral district)
Burrard was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1904 and from 1917 to 1925. This riding was created in 1892 from parts of New Westminster riding.- Election results :...
riding.It was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Burrard, Vancouver Centre
Vancouver Centre
Vancouver Centre is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1917.-Geography:...
and Vancouver South
Vancouver South
Vancouver South is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1997, and since 2004. It covers the southern portion of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia....
ridings.
For other ridings with the name "Vancouver", please see Vancouver (electoral districts)
Vancouver (electoral districts)
This page is a listing of federal and provincial electoral districts located in the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, and for ridings which include the name Vancouver in their title, including those on Vancouver Island among which was the original first-use of the riding-name Vancouver...
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Election results
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...
|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...
|align="right"|2,938
|align="right"|50.58%
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|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...
|R.B. Ellis
|align="right"|2,080
|align="right"|35.81%
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|Socialist
Socialist Party of Canada
There have been two different but related political parties in Canada that called themselves the Socialist Party of Canada . The current Socialist Party is an electorally inactive and unregistered federal political party in Canada...
|J.T. Mortimer
|align="right"|741
|align="right"|12.76%
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|Socialist
Socialist Party of Canada
There have been two different but related political parties in Canada that called themselves the Socialist Party of Canada . The current Socialist Party is an electorally inactive and unregistered federal political party in Canada...
|J. McGeer
|align="right"|50
|align="right"|00.86%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|5,809
!align="right"|100.00%
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|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...
|George Henry 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"|4,621
|align="right"|42.11%
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|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...
|Wm. Wallace Burns McInnes
William Wallace Burns McInnes
William Wallace Burns McInnes was a Canadian politician, lawyer and served as the Yukon's fifth Commissioner....
|align="right"|3,039
|align="right"|27.69%
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|Independent
|Joseph Martin
Joseph Martin (Canadian politician)
Joseph Martin was a lawyer and politician in Manitoba, British Columbia and the United Kingdom often referred to as "Fighting Joe".-Early life:...
|align="right"|2,120
|align="right"|19.31%
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|Independent
|Eugene T. Kingsley
|align="right"|1,194
|align="right"|10.88%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|10,974
!align="right"|100.00%
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!align="right" colspan=7|1 Former Premier of British Columbia
Premier of British Columbia
The 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...
(1900).
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|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...
|Henry Herbert Stevens
Henry Herbert Stevens
Henry Herbert Stevens, PC was a Canadian politician and businessman. A member of R.B. Bennett's cabinet, he split with the Conservative Prime Minister to found the Reconstruction Party of Canada.-Early life:...
|align="right"|6,902
|align="right"|58.72%
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|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...
|John Harold Senkler
|align="right"|3,796
|align="right"|32.80%
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|Socialist
Socialist Party of Canada
There have been two different but related political parties in Canada that called themselves the Socialist Party of Canada . The current Socialist Party is an electorally inactive and unregistered federal political party in Canada...
|Eugene Thornton Kingsley
|align="right"|1,056
|align="right"|9.12%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|11,754
!align="right"|100.00%
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The seat of Vancouver City was abolished in 1914. Successor ridings were Burrard
Burrard (electoral district)
Burrard was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1904 and from 1917 to 1925. This riding was created in 1892 from parts of New Westminster riding.- Election results :...
, Vancouver Centre
Vancouver Centre
Vancouver Centre is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1917.-Geography:...
and Vancouver South
Vancouver South
Vancouver South is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1997, and since 2004. It covers the southern portion of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia....
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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...
- Website of the Parliament of Canada