Newcastle (electoral district)

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Newcastle was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia to the south and including some of the city of Nanaimo. It was created in 1903,[1] and lasted until 1924, when it was largely replaced by Cowichan-Newcastle.[2]

MLAs elected[edit]

Parliament Term MLA
10th 1903–1907 Parker Williams
11th 1907–1909
12th 1909–1912
13th 1912–1916
14th 1916–1920
15th 1920–1924 Samuel Guthrie

Electoral history[edit]

Elections[edit]

10th British Columbia election, 1903[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Socialist Parker Williams 288 40.06 –
Conservative Alexander Bryden 207 30.18 –
Liberal David W. Murray 214 29.76 –
Total valid votes 709 100.00
11th British Columbia election, 1907[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Socialist Parker Williams 259 46.67 6.61
Independent Labour David James Thomas 197 35.50 New
Conservative John Sebastian Cairns 99 17.84 (12.34)
Total valid votes 555 100.00
12th British Columbia election, 1909[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Socialist Parker Williams 379 52.64 5.97
Conservative John Stewart 274 38.06 20.22
Independent David James Thomas 67 9.31 (26.19)
Total valid votes 720 100.00
13th British Columbia election, 1912[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Socialist Parker Williams[7] 386 50.86 (1.78)
Conservative Roy Branwood Dier 373 49.14 11.08
Total valid votes 759 100.00
14th British Columbia election, 1916[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Socialist Parker Williams 551 56.11 5.25
Conservative Roy Branwood Dier 1,186 43.89 (5.25)
Total valid votes 982 100.00


1920 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Federated Labour Samuel Guthrie 704 42.00 New
Coalition William Gilbert Fraser 424 25.30 (18.59)
Independent Socialist James Hurst Hawthornthwaite 419 25.00 (31.11)
Independent Soldier John Bickle 129 7.70 New
Total votes 1,676 100.00
Source(s)
An Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986 (PDF). Victoria: Elections British Columbia. 1988. p. 142. ISBN 0-7718-8677-2.

Timeline (1903-1920)[edit]

Graph of Newcastle election results by share of votes, 1903–1920

Further reading[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Redistribution Act, 1902, S.B.C. 1902, c. 58
  2. ^ Constitution Act Amendment Act, 1923, S.B.C. 1923, c. 6
  3. ^ Elections BC 1988, p. 94.
  4. ^ Elections BC 1988, p. 102.
  5. ^ Elections BC 1988, p. 112.
  6. ^ Elections BC 1988, p. 118.
  7. ^ expelled from the Socialist Party after the election, for having dual membership with the Social Democratic Party of Canada
  8. ^ Elections BC 1988, p. 126.

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