Capilano—Howe Sound
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Capilano—Howe Sound was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Capilano and Cariboo—Chilcotin ridings.
It was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast riding.
It consisted of the northwest part of the North Vancouver District Municipality, the District Municipality of West Vancouver, the part of electoral Area B of the Greater Vancouver Regional District west of the Capilano River and north of Electoral Area A, the Village of Lions Bay, Electoral Area C of the Greater Vancouver Regional District, and the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, except Electoral Areas A and B and the Village of Lillooet.
Members of Parliament
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Capilano and Cariboo—Chilcotin | ||||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Mary Collins | Progressive Conservative | |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Herb Grubel | Reform | |
| Riding abolished: see West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast |
Electoral history
| 1993 Canadian federal election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Reform | Herb Grubel | 19,259 | 41.95 | +33.78 | |
| Liberal | Audrey Sojonky | 14,606 | 31.81 | +2.13 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Mary Collins | 8,130 | 17.71 | –29.08 | |
| New Democratic | Sandra Bauer | 1,529 | 3.33 | –10.96 | |
| National | Doris Fuller | 1,467 | 3.20 | – | |
| Green | Peggy Stortz | 448 | 0.98 | – | |
| Natural Law | William Alexander Cameron | 274 | 0.60 | – | |
| No affiliation | Audrey Ashley | 105 | 0.23 | – | |
| Libertarian | Bill Tomlinson | 77 | 0.17 | –0.23 | |
| Commonwealth of Canada | Rolf A.F. Witzsche | 15 | 0.03 | – | |
| Total valid votes | 45,910 | 99.69 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 145 | 0.31 | –0.11 | ||
| Turnout | 46,055 | 73.61 | –8.93 | ||
| Eligible voters | 62,566 | ||||
| Reform gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +15.64 | |||
| Source: Elections Canada |
| 1988 Canadian federal election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Mary Collins | 20,219 | 46.79 | – | |
| Liberal | John D. Pozer | 12,828 | 29.68 | – | |
| New Democratic | Olga Kempo | 6,174 | 14.29 | – | |
| Reform | Neil Thompson | 3,531 | 8.17 | – | |
| Rhinoceros | Alfred "The Alien" Frinton | 292 | 0.68 | – | |
| Libertarian | Bill Tomlinson | 173 | 0.40 | – | |
| Total valid votes | 43,217 | 99.57 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 185 | 0.43 | – | ||
| Turnout | 43,402 | 82.54 | – | ||
| Eligible voters | 52,585 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative notional hold | Swing | – | |||
| This riding was created from parts of Capilano and Cariboo—Chilcotin, both of which elected a Progressive Conservative in the previous election. Mary Collins was the incumbent from Capilano. | |||||
| Source: Elections Canada |
See also
External links
- from theLibrary of Parliament