Esquimalt—Saanich
Esquimalt—Saanich
Federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
Esquimalt—Saanich was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1988.
Quick Facts British Columbia electoral district, Defunct federal electoral district ...
 British Columbia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1952 |
| District abolished | 1987 |
| First contested | 1953 |
| Last contested | 1984 |
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This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Nanaimo riding.
It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca and Saanich—Gulf Islands ridings.
It consisted of the southern part of Vancouver Island and off-shore islands.
More information Parliament, Years ...
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Nanaimo | ||||
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | George Pearkes | Progressive Conservative | |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | |||
| 24th | 1958–1960 | |||
| 1961–1962 | George Chatterton | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 25th | 1962–1963 | |||
| 26th | 1963–1965 | |||
| 27th | 1965–1968 | |||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | David Anderson | Liberal | |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Donald W. Munro | Progressive Conservative | |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | |||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | |||
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | |||
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Patrick Crofton | Progressive Conservative | |
| Riding dissolved into Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca and Saanich—Gulf Islands | ||||
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More information 1984 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1984 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Patrick Crofton | 31,766 | 48.28 | +3.26 | ||||
| New Democratic | Bob Cameron | 23,094 | 35.10 | +0.62 | ||||
| Liberal | Gerry Kristianson | 9,516 | 14.46 | -3.65 | ||||
| Green | Peter Montgomery | 547 | 0.83 | – | ||||
| Social Credit | Robert C. Baker | 306 | 0.47 | – | ||||
| Confederation of Regions | Pat Paterson | 304 | 0.46 | – | ||||
| Libertarian | Kjell Nilsen | 163 | 0.25 | – | ||||
| Communist | Ernie Knott | 94 | 0.14 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 65,790 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +1.32 | ||||||
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More information 1980 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1980 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Donald W. Munro | 24,961 | 45.02 | -9.50 | ||||
| New Democratic | Bob Cameron | 19,115 | 34.48 | +5.45 | ||||
| Liberal | Gerry Kristianson | 10,043 | 18.11 | +3.19 | ||||
| Independent | Philip Gordon Ney | 776 | 1.40 | -0.13 | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Bob Maddocks | 548 | 0.99 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 55,443 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -7.48 | ||||||
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More information 1979 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1979 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Donald W. Munro | 29,791 | 54.52 | +4.51 | ||||
| New Democratic | Bob Cameron | 15,862 | 29.03 | +10.64 | ||||
| Liberal | Alan Peterson | 8,154 | 14.92 | -14.84 | ||||
| Independent | Philip Ney | 836 | 1.53 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 54,643 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -3.06 | ||||||
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More information 1974 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1974 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Donald W. Munro | 27,571 | 50.01 | +9.05 | ||||
| Liberal | Don Joy | 16,404 | 29.76 | +5.64 | ||||
| New Democratic | Peter Smart | 10,141 | 18.39 | -13.16 | ||||
| Social Credit | Gerald W. Clarke | 841 | 1.53 | -1.84 | ||||
| Communist | Barry Dean | 173 | 0.31 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 55,130 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +1.70 | ||||||
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More information 1972 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1972 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Donald W. Munro | 20,542 | 40.96 | +8.45 | ||||
| New Democratic | Roger Smith | 15,824 | 31.55 | +5.34 | ||||
| Liberal | Louis F. Lindholm | 12,097 | 24.12 | -15.36 | ||||
| Social Credit | John D. Tisdalle | 1,689 | 3.37 | +1.57 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 50,152 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.56 | ||||||
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More information 1968 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1968 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | David Anderson | 16,501 | 39.48 | +15.77 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Chatterton | 13,587 | 32.51 | -6.08 | ||||
| New Democratic | Donald Johannessen | 10,952 | 26.21 | +2.26 | ||||
| Social Credit | Ralph Leroy Overton | 751 | 1.80 | -11.95 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 41,791 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +10.92 | ||||||
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More information 1965 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1965 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Chatterton | 14,787 | 38.59 | +1.14 | ||||
| New Democratic | Len Stephenson | 9,177 | 23.95 | +4.39 | ||||
| Liberal | James H. Gorst | 9,086 | 23.71 | -6.71 | ||||
| Social Credit | Vera I. Pipes | 5,268 | 13.75 | +1.18 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 38,318 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -1.62 | ||||||
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More information 1963 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1963 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Chatterton | 13,772 | 37.45 | -0.52 | ||||
| Liberal | Robert V. Ostler | 11,187 | 30.42 | -1.39 | ||||
| New Democratic | John Windsor | 7,193 | 19.56 | +0.94 | ||||
| Social Credit | Edward Lum | 4,621 | 12.57 | +0.97 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 36,773 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +0.44 | ||||||
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More information 1962 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1962 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Chatterton | 12,612 | 37.97 | +7.02 | ||||
| Liberal | D.W. Groos | 10,566 | 31.81 | +2.83 | ||||
| New Democratic | Geoff Mitchell | 6,186 | 18.62 | -4.83 | ||||
| Social Credit | R.J. Pring | 3,852 | 11.60 | -4.56 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 33,216 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +2.10 | ||||||
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More information Canadian federal by-election, 29 May 1961 On George Pearkes being appointed Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, 11 October 1960, Party ...
| Canadian federal by-election, 29 May 1961 On George Pearkes being appointed Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, 11 October 1960 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Chatterton | 8,554 | 30.95 | -34.65 | ||||
| Liberal | David Walter Groos | 8,010 | 28.98 | +16.48 | ||||
| New Democratic | Glen Francis Hamilton | 6,481 | 23.45 | +6.83 | ||||
| Social Credit | George Hahn | 4,466 | 16.16 | +11.51 | ||||
| Socialist | Don Poirier | 131 | 0.47 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 27,642 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -25.56 | ||||||
| Change for the New Democrats is based on the Co-operative Commonwealth vote. | ||||||||
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More information 1958 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1958 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Pearkes | 18,768 | 65.60 | +11.79 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Morris Thomas | 4,755 | 16.62 | +1.01 | ||||
| Liberal | George Preston | 3,576 | 12.50 | -5.17 | ||||
| Social Credit | Noel E.J. Bell | 1,331 | 4.65 | -8.26 | ||||
| Labor–Progressive | Ernest Leon Knott | 180 | 0.63 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 28,610 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +5.39 | ||||||
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More information 1957 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1957 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Pearkes | 15,330 | 53.81 | +7.67 | ||||
| Liberal | Alistair Fraser | 5,034 | 17.67 | -2.03 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Morris Thomas | 4,446 | 15.61 | -1.25 | ||||
| Social Credit | Noel E.J. Bell | 3,677 | 12.91 | -4.40 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 28,487 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +4.85 | ||||||
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More information 1953 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1953 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Pearkes | 9,537 | 46.14 | |||||
| Liberal | Duncan MacBride | 4,071 | 19.70 | |||||
| Social Credit | James Roberts | 3,578 | 17.31 | |||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Robert Matthew McIntosh | 3,484 | 16.86 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 20,670 | 100.0 | ||||||
| This riding was created from parts of Nanaimo, with Progressive Conservative George Pearkes being the incumbent. | ||||||||
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