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Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands

{{Short description|Former federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=February 2025}}

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Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988. This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands and Esquimalt—Saanich ridings.

It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca, Nanaimo—Cowichan and Saanich—Gulf Islands ridings.

Members of Parliament

{{CanMP}}

{{CanMP nodata|Riding created from Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands
and Esquimalt—Saanich}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1979

| ToYr = 1980

| Assembly# = 31

| CanParty = PC

| RepName = Don L. Taylor

| RepTerms# = 1

| PartyTerms# = 1

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1980

| ToYr = 1984

| Assembly# = 32

| CanParty = NDP

| RepName = James Manly

| RepTerms# = 2

| PartyTerms# = 2

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1984

| ToYr = 1988

| Assembly# = 33

}}

{{CanMP nodata|Riding dissolved into Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca,
Nanaimo—Cowichan and Saanich—Gulf Islands}}

{{CanMP end}}

Election results

{{CANelec/top|CA|1984|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Jim Manly|24,555|45.06|-3.10}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Don L. Taylor|22,964|42.14|+2.67}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Michael G. Coleman|5,899|10.82|-0.40}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Lindsay Armstrong|387|0.71|–}}

{{CANelec|CA|Libertarian|James Taylor|313|0.57|–}}

{{CANelec|CA|CoR|R.L. Snell|257|0.47|–}}

{{CANelec|CA|Independent|John Currie|62|0.11|–}}

{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Ronald W. Jackson|61|0.11|–}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|54,498|100.0  }}

{{CANelec/hold|CA|NDP|-2.88}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1980|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|James Manly|22,154|48.16|+8.18}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Don L. Taylor|18,153|39.47|-4.06}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Léo Gervais|5,161|11.22|-4.97}}

{{CANelec|CA|Rhinoceros (historical)|Louis Crowbird Lesosky|444|0.97|–}}

{{CANelec|CA|Communist|Ernie Knott|85|0.18|-0.01}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|45,997|100.0  }}

{{CANelec/gain|CA|NDP|PC|+6.12}}

{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|CA|1979|percent=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Don L. Taylor|19,025|43.53}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|James Manly|17,471|39.98}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|David Anderson|7,075|16.19}}

{{CANelec|CA|Communist|Ernie Knott|82|0.19}}

{{CANelec|CA|Marxist-Leninist|Allan Bezanson|51|0.12}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|43,704|100.0  }}

{{CANelec/note|This riding was created from Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands and Esquimalt—Saanich, which elected a New Democrat and a Progressive Conservative, respectively, in the last election.}}

{{end}}

See also

References

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External links

  • [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=162 Riding history from the] Library of Parliament

{{Ridings in British Columbia}}

{{Authority control}}

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Category:Defunct British Columbia federal electoral districts on Vancouver Island