Comox—Powell River
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 British Columbia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1979 |
| District abolished | 1988 |
| First contested | 1979 |
| Last contested | 1984 |
Comox—Powell River 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 Coast Chilcotin, Comox–Alberni and Skeena ridings.
It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Comox—Alberni and North Island—Powell River ridings.
It consisted of
- the Mount Waddington Regional District;
- the Powell River Regional District, except Lasqueti Island and the adjacent smaller islands;
- the Comox–Strathcona Regional District;
- the Central Coast Regional District;
- the southern part of the Kitimat-Stikine Regional District, i.e., the part lying south of a line drawn from east to west along Finlayson Channel, Sarah Passage, Tolmie Channel, Meyers Passage and Laredo Sound; and
- the Sunshine Coast Regional District.
Members of Parliament[edit]
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Coast Chilcotin, Comox—Alberni and Skeena |
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| 31st | 1979–1980 | Ray Skelly | New Democratic | |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | |||
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Comox—Alberni and North Island—Powell River |
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Election results[edit]
| 1979 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Ray Skelly | 22,075 | 44.28 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Al Lazerte | 17,556 | 35.21 | |||||
| Liberal | Jack Pearsall | 9,910 | 19.88 | |||||
| Communist | Sy Pederson | 314 | 0.63 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 49,855 | 100.0 | ||||||
| This riding was created from parts of Coast Chilcotin, Comox—Alberni and Skeena, which each elected a Liberal candidate in the previous election. Jack Pearsall was the incumbent from Coast Chilcotin. | ||||||||
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| 1980 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Raymond Skelly | 25,007 | 48.97 | +4.69 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Al Lazerte | 16,545 | 32.40 | -2.81 | ||||
| Liberal | Shirley McLoughlin | 9,221 | 18.06 | -1.82 | ||||
| Communist | Sy Pederson | 292 | 0.57 | -0.06 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 51,065 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +3.75 | ||||||
| 1984 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Raymond Skelly | 27,288 | 44.61 | -4.36 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Hicks | 26,566 | 43.43 | +11.03 | ||||
| Liberal | Wayne Nesbitt | 5,790 | 9.46 | -8.60 | ||||
| Green | Wayne D. White | 505 | 0.83 | – | ||||
| Confederation of Regions | Allan W. Griffiths | 452 | 0.74 | – | ||||
| Social Credit | Rob Higgin | 357 | 0.58 | – | ||||
| Communist | Sy Pederson | 215 | 0.35 | -0.22 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 61,173 | 100.0 | ||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -7.70 | ||||||