North Vancouver-Capilano

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North Vancouver-Capilano was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1991. The riding's predecessor was North Vancouver, which first appeared on the hustings from 1903.

Demographics[edit]

Population, 1966
Population change, 1966–1986
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Political geography[edit]

Notable elections[edit]

Notable MLAs[edit]

Electoral history[edit]

28th British Columbia election, 1966
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Liberal Ray Perrault 6,426 51.49% unknown
Social Credit Kenwood Pugsley 3,976 31.86% unknown
New Democratic Martin Sidney Toren 1,816 14.55% unknown
  Progressive Conservative Donald Clarke Paterson 261 2.09% unknown
Total valid votes 12,479 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 96
Turnout %
By-election, July 15, 1968
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Liberal David Maurice Brousson 5,578 53.61% unknown
Social Credit Peter Edward Robinson 3,090 29.70% unknown
  New Democrat Sidney Bernard Simons 1,265 12.16% unknown
  Progressive Conservative Charles Rankin Maclean 435 4.18% unknown
Communist James William (Jim) Beynon 36 0.35% unknown
Total valid votes 10,404 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 55
Turnout %

Reason for by-election: Resignation of R. J. Perrault on June 5, 1968 to contest federal election (Burnaby-Seymour, June 25, 1968).

29th British Columbia election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Liberal David Maurice Brousson 7,175 48.32% unknown
Social Credit Lorne Albert Montaine 5,084 34.24% unknown
  New Democrat Allan Jarvis Duplissie 2,591 17.45% unknown
Total valid votes 14,850 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 93
Turnout %
30th British Columbia election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Liberal David Maurice Brousson 6,851 39.54% unknown
Social Credit William Lee Wallace 3,530 20.37% unknown
  Progressive Conservative Jacob Brouwer 3,526 20.35% unknown
New Democratic Leslie McDonald 3,421 19.74% unknown
Total valid votes 17,328 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 123
Turnout %
By-election, February 5, 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Liberal Gordon Fulerton Gibson 4,736 31.11% unknown
Social Credit Ronald Clayton Andrews 4,679 30.74% unknown
  Progressive Conservative Peter Stewart Hyndman 3,151 20.70% unknown
New Democratic Diane Mackenzie Baigent 2,637 17.32% unknown
Christian Democratic Norman Gareth Dent 19 0.13%
Total valid votes 15,222 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 84
Turnout %

Reason for by-election: Resignation of D. M. Brousson on October 23, 1973 to look after his business interests.

31st British Columbia election, 1975
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Liberal Gordon Fulerton Gibson 8,836 44.74% unknown
Social Credit Ronald Clayton Andrews 8,530 43.19% unknown
New Democratic Michael Ian Copes 2,383 12.07% unknown
Total valid votes 19,749 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 230
Turnout %
32nd British Columbia election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Social Credit Angus Creelman Ree 13,247 55.73% unknown
New Democratic Michael Ian Copes 7,139 30.03% unknown
  Liberal Frank Carlton Warburton 1,805 7.59% unknown
  Progressive Conservative William James Nichol 1,579 6.65% unknown
Total valid votes 23,770 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 455
Turnout %
33rd British Columbia election, 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Social Credit Angus Creelman Ree 16,280 62.11% unknown
New Democratic Olga Kempo 8,507 32.46% unknown
  Liberal L. Jean Driscoll-Bell 1,424 5.43% unknown
Total valid votes 26,211 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 241
Turnout %
34th British Columbia election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Social Credit Angus Creelman Ree 14,359 56.62% unknown
New Democratic Olga Kempo 7,757 30.59% unknown
  Liberal Mike Edward Downing 3,022 11.92% unknown
Libertarian Bill Tomlinson 220 0.87%
Total valid votes 25,358 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 388
Turnout %

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