South Vancouver (electoral district)

South Vancouver was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1916 (South Vancouver then was incorporated separately from the City of Vancouver).

Following the 1928 election the South Vancouver riding was redistributed. Parts of it were put in different ridings, principally Vancouver-Point Grey, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver East.

For other current and historical electoral districts in the City of Vancouver, please see Vancouver (electoral districts).

Demographics

Population, 1916
Population change, 1916–1931
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Electoral history

Note: Winners in each election are in bold.

British Columbia general election, 1916
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent Liberal	John Walter Weart	1,579	45.75%
	Conservative	William Boulton	1,374	39.81%
	Independent Labour	Job Elija Wilton	498	14.43%
Total valid votes			3,451	100.00%

15th British Columbia election, 1920
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Frederick O. Hodgson	2,444	28.34%		unknown
	Independent	John William McIntosh	955	11.08%		unknown
	Federated Labour Party	Robert Henry Neelands	3,255	37.75%		unknown
	Conservative	Franklin John Russell	1,969	22.83%		unknown
Total valid votes			8,623	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

16th British Columbia election, 1924
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Walter John Buckingham	1,141	22.43%		unknown
	Conservative	Jonathan Webster Cornett	1,284	25.24%		unknown
	Canadian Labour Party	Robert Henry Neelands	1,971	38.74%		unknown
	Provincial	James Nixon	692	13.60%	–	unknown
Total valid votes			5,088	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

17th British Columbia election, 1928
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Jonathan Webster Cornett	2,452	47.45%		unknown
	Liberal	Charles William Feast	696	13.47%		unknown
	Independent	William Edward Wood Guy	39	0.75%		unknown
	Independent Labour Party ^1	Robert Henry Neelands	1,981	38.33%		unknown
	Provincial	James Nixon	692	13.60%	–	unknown
Total valid votes			5,168	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			164
Turnout			%
^1 Labour in Summary of Votes

Sources

Elections BC Historical Returns