Mackenzie (provincial electoral district)

Mackenzie was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It elected one member to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The district was abolished as the result of a redistribution under the Electoral Districts Act, 1990,[1] and replaced with Powell River – Sunshine Coast

Members elected 1969–1987 edit

Year Name Party
1986 Harold Long Social Credit
1983 Don Lockstead NDP
1979 Don Lockstead NDP
1975 Don Lockstead NDP
1972 Don Lockstead NDP
1969 Isabel Dawson Social Credit

Election results 1924–1966 edit

28th British Columbia election, 1966
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Social Credit Isabel Dawson 4945 52.7% unknown
New Democratic Anthony Gargrave 3586 38.2% unknown
Liberal Benner 855 9.1% unknown
Total valid votes 9386 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 90
Turnout 66.9%
27th British Columbia election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
New Democratic Anthony Gargrave 4323 41.6% unknown
Social Credit Dawson 3920 37.7% unknown
Liberal McCluskey 2147 20.7% unknown
Total valid votes 10,390 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 90
Turnout 67.8%
26th British Columbia election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
New Democratic Anthony Gargrave 4952 46.4% unknown
Social Credit Bracewell 3167 29.7% unknown
Liberal McCloskey 2058 19.3% unknown
  Progressive Conservative Moon 487 4.6% unknown
Total valid votes 10,664 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 132
Turnout 66.6%
25th British Columbia election, 1956
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Anthony Gargrave 4502 48.4% unknown
Social Credit Muir 3246 34.9% unknown
Liberal Mainil 1362 14.6% unknown
  Progressive Conservative Moon 189 2.0% unknown
Total valid votes 9299 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 89
Turnout 63.5%
24th British Columbia election, 1953 2
Party Candidate Votes
1st count
% Votes
final count
% ±%
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Anthony Gargrave 4468 41.4% 5191 53.6% unknown
  Liberal B. Milton MacIntyre 3397 31.5% 4497 46.4% unknown
Social Credit Perdu 2,687 24.9%
  Progressive Conservative Dawe 230 2.1% -- --.--% unknown
Total valid votes 10,782 100.00% 9688 %
Total rejected ballots 440
Turnout 72.8%
2Preferential ballot: 1st and 3rd counts of Three shown only)
23rd British Columbia election, 1952 2
Party Candidate Votes
1st count
% Votes
final count
% ±%
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Anthony Gargrave 4230 38.2% 5373 53.5% unknown
  Liberal B. Milton MacIntyre 3752 33.9% 4669 46.5% unknown
Social Credit Gresty 1,795 16.2%
  Progressive Conservative Eckhardt 1285 11.6% -- --.--% unknown
Total valid votes 11,062 100.00% 10,042 %
Total rejected ballots 347
Turnout 67.1%
2Preferential ballot: 1st and 3rd counts of Three shown only)
22nd British Columbia election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Coalition B. Milton MacIntyre 5787 55.6% unknown
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Herbert Gargrave 4626 44.4% unknown
Total valid votes 10,413 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 315
Turnout 77.7%
21st British Columbia election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Herbert Gargrave 2961 52.3% unknown
Coalition Thomson 2313 40.8% unknown
Labour Progressive Campbell 293 5.2% unknown
Social Credit Mulligan 106 1.9% unknown
Total valid votes 5673 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 315
Turnout 66.7%
20th British Columbia election, 1941
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Herbert Gargrave 2909 45.8% unknown
  Liberal McGeer 2079 32.7% unknown
  Conservative Young 1370 21.5% unknown
Total valid votes 6358 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 97
Turnout 65.9%
18th British Columbia election, 1937
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Liberal John Melvin Bryan. Sr. 1828 33.9%
  Conservative McIntyre 1661 30.8%
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Herbert Gargrave 1625 30.2%
Social Constructive Robertson 152 2.8%
Social Credit Creer 122 2.3%
Total valid votes 5388 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 315
Turnout 70.8%
17th British Columbia election, 1933
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Ernest Bakewell 2071 43.6% unknown
  Liberal Castillou 1386 29.2% unknown
Non-Partisan Independent Group MacGregor 1292 27.2% unknown
Total valid votes 4749 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 214
Turnout 67.5%
16th British Columbia election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Conservative Michael Manson 1266 51.0% unknown
  Liberal William J. Heath 1215 49.0% unknown
Total valid votes 2481 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 51
Turnout 65.1%
15th British Columbia election, 1924
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Conservative Michael Manson 742 41.5% unknown
  Liberal Duncan G. McKay 647 36.2% unknown
  Provincial Charles H. Leicester 401 22.4% unknown
Total valid votes 1790 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 55.6%

References edit

  1. ^ Electoral History of British Columbia: Supplement, Legislative Library, Victoria, B.C. p. 77.

Sources edit

  • Elections BC
  • SUMMARIES OF PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS AND BY-ELECTIONS, BRITISH COLUMBIA 1928 TO 1969.By: BRITISH COLUMBIA. CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER, Published: 1969, McMaster University Government Publications.