Nanaimo and The Islands - Electoral History

Electoral History

Note: Winners of each election are in bold.

20th British Columbia election, 1941
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Victor Birch Harrison 1,208 24.17% unknown
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Thomas O'Connor 1,615 32.31% unknown
Liberal George Sharratt Pearson 2,175 43.52% unknown
Total valid votes 4,998 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 62
Turnout %
21st British Columbia election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Social Credit Alliance George Henry Broughton 89 1.55% unknown
Coalition George Sharratt Pearson 3,124 54.24% unknown
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Joseph White 2,547 44.22% unknown
Total valid votes 5,760 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 66
Turnout 63.19%
22nd British Columbia election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Coalition George Sharratt Pearson 5,860 61.50% unknown
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. David Stupich 3,564 37.41% unknown
Union of Electors Herbert William Summers 104 1.09% unknown
Total valid votes 9,528 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 58
Turnout %
23rd British Columbia election, 19521
Party Candidate Votes
 % Votes
 % ±%
Liberal Elmer Pearce Bradshaw 2,263 21.59% - - % unknown
Social Credit League Edward Joseph Brewster 951 9.07% - - % unknown
Progressive Conservative Larry Giovando 3,346 31.92% 5,144 52.89% unknown
Labour Progressive Nigel Morgan 207 1.97% - -% unknown
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. David Stupich 3,715 35.44% 4,581 47.11% unknown
Total valid votes 10,482 100.00% 9,725 %
Total rejected ballots 207
Turnout %
1 Preferential ballot; final count is between top two candidates from first count; intermediary counts (of 4) not shown
24th British Columbia election, 1953 2
Party Candidate Votes
 % Votes
 % ±%
Liberal Elmer Pearce Bradshaw 1,375 13.99% - - % unknown
Independent Edward Joseph Brewster 32 0.33% - - % unknown
Progressive Conservative Larry Giovando 2,046 20.82% 4,376 50.10% unknown
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. David Stupich 3,631 36.96% 4,358 49.90% unknown
Labour Progressive Grace Ellen Tickson 115 1.17% - -% unknown
Social Credit Earle Cathers Westwood 2,626 26.73% - -% unknown
Total valid votes 9,825 100.00% 8,734 %
Total rejected ballots 363
Total Registered Voters
Turnout %
Preferential ballot; final count is between top two candidates from first count; intermediary counts (of 5) not shown
25th British Columbia election, 1956
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Independent Edward Joseph Brewster 69 0.77% unknown
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Arthur Roderick Glen 2,963 32.92% unknown
Liberal Peter Maffeo 2,142 23.80% unknown
Social Credit Earle Cathers Westwood 3,827 45.52% unknown
Total valid votes 9,001 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 109
Turnout %
26th British Columbia election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Colin Cameron 4,548 41.87% unknown
Liberal Hugh Basil Heath 1,036 9.54% unknown
Communist Irving Floyd Mortensen 72 0.66% unknown
Progressive Conservative Edward Drewry Strongitharm 607 5.59% unknown
Social Credit Earle Cathers Westwood 4,599 42.34% unknown
Total valid votes 10,862 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 151
Turnout %
27th British Columbia election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. David Stupich 4,278 42.44% unknown
Liberal Robert Clayton Weir 960 9.52% unknown
Social Credit Earle Cathers Westwood 4,259 42.26% unknown
Progressive Conservative Cornelia Petronella Adriana Wildman 582 5.77% unknown
Total valid votes 10,079 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 79
Turnout 65.33%

After 1963 the riding was redistributed. In the 1966 election Nanaimo and the Islands was succeeded by the restored Nanaimo and by Saanich and the Islands, which was later succeeded by Saanich North and the Islands

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