Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands

Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988.

Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1979
District abolished1988
First contested1979
Last contested1984

This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands and Esquimalt—Saanich ridings.

It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca, Nanaimo—Cowichan and Saanich—Gulf Islands ridings.

Members of Parliament

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Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands
and Esquimalt—Saanich
31st  1979–1980     Don L. Taylor Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984     James Manly New Democratic
33rd  1984–1988
Riding dissolved into Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca,
Nanaimo—Cowichan and Saanich—Gulf Islands

Election results

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1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Jim Manly 24,555 45.06 -3.10
Progressive Conservative Don L. Taylor 22,964 42.14 +2.67
Liberal Michael G. Coleman 5,899 10.82 -0.40
Green Lindsay Armstrong 387 0.71
Libertarian James Taylor 313 0.57
Confederation of Regions R.L. Snell 257 0.47
Independent John Currie 62 0.11
Independent Ronald W. Jackson 61 0.11
Total valid votes 54,498 100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing -2.88
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic James Manly 22,154 48.16 +8.18
Progressive Conservative Don L. Taylor 18,153 39.47 -4.06
Liberal Léo Gervais 5,161 11.22 -4.97
Rhinoceros Louis Crowbird Lesosky 444 0.97
Communist Ernie Knott 85 0.18 -0.01
Total valid votes 45,997 100.0  
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +6.12
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Don L. Taylor 19,025 43.53
New Democratic James Manly 17,471 39.98
Liberal David Anderson 7,075 16.19
Communist Ernie Knott 82 0.19
Marxist–Leninist Allan Bezanson 51 0.12
Total valid votes 43,704 100.0  
This riding was created from Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands and Esquimalt—Saanich, which elected a New Democrat and a Progressive Conservative, respectively, in the last election.

See also

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