North Vancouver-Capilano

North Vancouver-Capilano was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1991. The riding's predecessor was North Vancouver, which first appeared on the hustings from 1903.

For other historical and current ridings in Vancouver or the North Shore see Vancouver (electoral districts). For other Greater Vancouver area ridings please see New Westminster (electoral districts).

Demographics edit

Population, 1966
Population change, 1966–1986
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Political geography edit

Notable elections edit

Notable MLAs edit

Electoral history edit

28th British Columbia election, 1966
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Liberal Ray Perrault 6,426 51.49% unknown
Social Credit Kenwood Pugsley 3,976 31.86% unknown
New Democratic Martin Sidney Toren 1,816 14.55% unknown
  Progressive Conservative Donald Clarke Paterson 261 2.09% unknown
Total valid votes 12,479 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 96
Turnout %
By-election, July 15, 1968
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Liberal David Maurice Brousson 5,578 53.61% unknown
Social Credit Peter Edward Robinson 3,090 29.70% unknown
  New Democrat Sidney Bernard Simons 1,265 12.16% unknown
  Progressive Conservative Charles Rankin Maclean 435 4.18% unknown
Communist James William (Jim) Beynon 36 0.35% unknown
Total valid votes 10,404 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 55
Turnout %

Reason for by-election: Resignation of R. J. Perrault on June 5, 1968 to contest federal election (Burnaby-Seymour, June 25, 1968).

29th British Columbia election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Liberal David Maurice Brousson 7,175 48.32% unknown
Social Credit Lorne Albert Montaine 5,084 34.24% unknown
  New Democrat Allan Jarvis Duplissie 2,591 17.45% unknown
Total valid votes 14,850 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 93
Turnout %
30th British Columbia election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Liberal David Maurice Brousson 6,851 39.54% unknown
Social Credit William Lee Wallace 3,530 20.37% unknown
  Progressive Conservative Jacob Brouwer 3,526 20.35% unknown
New Democratic Leslie McDonald 3,421 19.74% unknown
Total valid votes 17,328 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 123
Turnout %
By-election, February 5, 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Liberal Gordon Fulerton Gibson 4,736 31.11% unknown
Social Credit Ronald Clayton Andrews 4,679 30.74% unknown
  Progressive Conservative Peter Stewart Hyndman 3,151 20.70% unknown
New Democratic Diane Mackenzie Baigent 2,637 17.32% unknown
Christian Democratic Norman Gareth Dent 19 0.13%
Total valid votes 15,222 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 84
Turnout %

Reason for by-election: Resignation of D. M. Brousson on October 23, 1973 to look after his business interests.

31st British Columbia election, 1975
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Liberal Gordon Fulerton Gibson 8,836 44.74% unknown
Social Credit Ronald Clayton Andrews 8,530 43.19% unknown
New Democratic Michael Ian Copes 2,383 12.07% unknown
Total valid votes 19,749 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 230
Turnout %
32nd British Columbia election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Social Credit Angus Creelman Ree 13,247 55.73% unknown
New Democratic Michael Ian Copes 7,139 30.03% unknown
  Liberal Frank Carlton Warburton 1,805 7.59% unknown
  Progressive Conservative William James Nichol 1,579 6.65% unknown
Total valid votes 23,770 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 455
Turnout %
33rd British Columbia election, 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Social Credit Angus Creelman Ree 16,280 62.11% unknown
New Democratic Olga Kempo 8,507 32.46% unknown
  Liberal L. Jean Driscoll-Bell 1,424 5.43% unknown
Total valid votes 26,211 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 241
Turnout %
34th British Columbia election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Social Credit Angus Creelman Ree 14,359 56.62% unknown
New Democratic Olga Kempo 7,757 30.59% unknown
  Liberal Mike Edward Downing 3,022 11.92% unknown
Libertarian Bill Tomlinson 220 0.87%
Total valid votes 25,358 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 388
Turnout %

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