Comox–Alberni

Comox–Alberni
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1987
District abolished 1996
First contested 1988
Last contested 1993

Comox—Alberni was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1979, and again from 1988 to 1993.

History

This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Comox—Atlin riding.

It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Comox—Powell River and Nanaimo—Alberni ridings.

It was recreated in 1987 from parts of those two ridings. The new riding consisted of:

The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into Nanaimo—Alberni riding.

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Comox—Atlin
13th  1917–1921     Herbert Sylvester Clements Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     Alan Webster Neill Progressive
15th  1925–1926     Independent
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949     John Lambert Gibson Independent Liberal
21st  1949–1953     Independent
22nd  1953–1957     Thomas Speakman Barnett Co-operative Commonwealth
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Henry McQuillan Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Thomas Speakman Barnett New Democratic
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1969     Richard Durante Liberal
 1969–1972     Thomas Speakman Barnett New Democratic
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979     Hugh Alan Anderson Liberal
Riding dissolved into Comox—Powell River and Nanaimo—Alberni
Riding re-created from Comox—Powell River and Nanaimo—Alberni
34th  1988–1993     Bob Skelly New Democratic
35th  1993–1997     Bill Gilmour Reform
Riding dissolved into Nanaimo—Alberni

Election results

Comox—Alberni, 1988–1993

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ReformBill Gilmour 22,573 43.78 +33.84
LiberalLonnie W. Hindle 10,610 20.58 +3.99
New DemocraticBob Skelly 8,560 16.60 -26.23
Progressive ConservativeMike Hicks 4,831 9.37 -18.93
NationalErnest Daley 3,120 6.05
GreenRichard Porter 1,261 2.45 +1.38
Natural LawKathleen Lapeyrouse 287 0.56
IndependentKenneth R. Foster 252 0.49
Canada PartyGenther Heinrich Smuda 68 0.13
Total valid votes 51,562100.0  
Reform gain from New Democratic Swing +14.92
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticBob Skelly 21,128 42.83
Progressive ConservativeDarlene Weir 13,959 28.30
LiberalRay J. Rogers 8,182 16.59
ReformGary Hein 4,905 9.94
GreenJim Bohlen 528 1.07
Christian HeritageIvan R. Zalinko 478 0.97
CommunistGary William Swann 151 0.31
Total valid votes 49,331100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Comox—Powell River and Nanaimo—Alberni, which elected a New Democrat and a Progressive Conservative, respectively, in the last election. Neither of the incumbents ran in this election.

Comox—Alberni, 1917–1974

Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalHugh Alan Anderson 13,594 35.74 +8.73
Progressive ConservativeAl Lazerte 12,683 33.34 +15.03
New DemocraticDon Barker 11,158 29.33 -20.35
CommunistMark F. Mosher 605 1.59
Total valid votes 38,040100.0  
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing -3.15
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticThomas Speakman Barnett 17,477 49.68 +3.51
LiberalBob Chown 9,501 27.01 -18.22
Progressive ConservativeJerry Sinnott 6,440 18.31 +9.71
Social CreditDelbert Keith Doll 1,276 3.63
IndependentMark F. Mosher 483 1.37
Total valid votes 35,177100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing +10.86
Canadian federal by-election, 8 April 1969
On election being declared void, 14 February 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticThomas Speakman Barnett 12,612 46.17 +6.84
LiberalRichard J.J. Durante 12,357 45.23 +5.87
Progressive ConservativeBlair McLean 2,350 8.60 -8.39
Total valid votes 27,319100.0  
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +0.48
Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalRichard J.J. Durante 11,939 39.36 +15.34
New DemocraticThomas Speakman Barnett 11,930 39.33 -5.84
Progressive ConservativeBlair McLean 5,154 16.99 +3.26
Social CreditJean-M.-Joseph Gagnon 997 3.29 -10.82
CommunistMark Mosher 311 1.03
Total valid votes 30,331100.0  
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +10.59
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticThomas Speakman Barnett 13,393 45.17 +2.05
LiberalLoran K. Jordon 7,122 24.02 -5.53
Social CreditJean M. Gagnon 4,183 14.11 +6.33
Progressive ConservativeBill MacAdam 4,072 13.73 -5.82
IndependentJohn Alexander McKenzie 878 2.96
Total valid votes 29,648100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing +3.79
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticThomas Speakman Barnett 13,449 43.12 +6.27
LiberalWilliam C. Moore 9,217 29.55 +2.50
Progressive ConservativeAlex W. Crouch 6,099 19.55 -3.24
Social CreditHazel Fee 2,428 7.78 -3.54
Total valid votes 31,193100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing +1.88
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticThomas Speakman Barnett 10,474 36.85 -1.71
LiberalWilliam C. Moore 7,689 27.05 +17.13
Progressive ConservativeHenry McQuillan 6,478 22.79 -23.30
Social CreditJack Finnerty 3,219 11.32 +5.89
CommunistMark Fulmore Mosher 567 1.99
Total valid votes 28,427100.0  
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -9.42
Change for the New Democrats is based on the 1958 results of the Co-operative Commonwealth.
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeHenry McQuillan 11,483 46.09 +15.10
Co-operative CommonwealthThomas Speakman Barnett 9,607 38.56 -0.03
LiberalM. Stelling 2,472 9.92 -3.21
Social CreditWilliam S. Mullett 1,354 5.43 -14.56
Total valid votes 24,916100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Co-operative Commonwealth Swing +7.56
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Co-operative CommonwealthThomas Speakman Barnett 8,598 35.89 +1.22
Progressive ConservativeHenry C. McQuillan 7,423 30.99 +20.84
Social CreditBenjamin F. Wright 4,789 19.99 -4.25
LiberalAlfred Carl Fillinger 3,146 13.13 -13.00
Total valid votes 23,956100.0  
Co-operative Commonwealth hold Swing -9.81
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Co-operative CommonwealthThomas Speakman Barnett 6,115 34.67 -5.91
LiberalIrving Wilson 4,609 26.13
Social CreditRobert Harry Watson 4,275 24.24
Progressive ConservativeEric Frederick Duncan 1,790 10.15
Labor–ProgressiveWilliam Stuart E. Morrison 850 4.82
Total valid votes 17,639100.0  
Co-operative Commonwealth gain from Independent Swing -16.02
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
IndependentJohn Lambert Gibson 11,397 59.42 +15.47
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Herdman Cameron 7,785 40.58 +12.52
Total valid votes 19,182100.0  
Independent gain from Independent Liberal Swing +1.48
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Independent LiberalJohn Lambert Gibson 7,348 43.95
Co-operative CommonwealthThomas Speakman Barnett 4,692 28.06 +0.65
Trade UnionNigel Morgan 4,679 27.99
Total valid votes 16,719100.0  
Independent Liberal gain from Independent Swing +21.65
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
IndependentAlan Webster Neill 10,156 72.59 +25.35
Co-operative CommonwealthGeorge Harrison Brown 3,835 27.41 +1.81
Total valid votes 13,991100.0  
Independent hold Swing +11.77
Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
IndependentAlan Webster Neill 4,497 47.24 -16.10
Co-operative CommonwealthColin Cameron 2,437 25.60
ConservativeReece Hague 1,509 15.85 -20.81
LabourMalcolm MacKinnon 999 10.49
ReconstructionErnest Richard Tarling 78 0.82
Total valid votes 9,520100.0  
Independent hold Swing -20.85
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
IndependentAlan Webster Neill 5,651 63.34 +4.53
ConservativeThomas Graham 3,270 36.66 -2.00
Total valid votes 8,921100.0  
Independent hold Swing +3.26
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
IndependentAlan Webster Neill 4,307 58.81 -9.28
ConservativeDonald Robert MacDonald 2,831 38.66 +6.75
LabourJohn Edward Armishaw 185 2.53
Total valid votes 7,323100.0  
Independent hold Swing -8.02
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
IndependentAlan Webster Neill 4,794 68.09
ConservativeThomas Davis Coldicutt 2,247 31.91 -6.29
Total valid votes 7,041100.0  
Independent gain from Progressive Swing +37.19
Independent candidate Alan Webster Neill gained 13.82 percentage points from his 1921 performance running as a Progressive candidate.
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ProgressiveAlan Webster Neill 4,170 54.27
ConservativeHerbert Sylvester Clements 2,935 38.20 -24.61
UnknownJohn Edward Armishaw 579 7.54
Total valid votes 7,684100.0  
Progressive gain from Government (Unionist) Swing +39.44
Conservative change is based on the results of the Unionists in the 1917 election.
Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes%
Government (Unionist)Herbert Sylvester Clements 3,652 62.81
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)William Wallace Burns McInnes 2,162 37.19
Total valid votes 5,814100.0  
This riding was created from Comox—Atlin, which elected Conservative member Herbert Sylvester Clements in the previous election.

See also

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

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