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Alberni-Nanaimo was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia which was used only in the general elections of 1933 and 1937.

For other current and historical ridings on Vancouver Island, please see Vancouver Island (electoral districts)..

Electoral history

Note: Winners of each election are in bold.

18th British Columbia election, 1933
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
United Front (Workers and Farmers) Alexander Cramb 185 2.79% unknown
  Independent Roy Branwood Dier 162 2.44% unknown
Non-Partisan Independent Group George Arthur Benjamin Hall 781 11.79% unknown
Liberal George Sharratt Pearson 3,146 47.47% unknown
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. James Lyle Telford 2,353 35.51% unknown
Total valid votes 6,627 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 76
Turnout %
19th British Columbia election, 1937
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Social Constructive Frederick Henry Giles 397 4.87%
Liberal George Sharratt Pearson 3,616 44.34 % unknown
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Alexander Maitland Stephen 3,129 38.36% unknown
Conservative Nicholas Wright 1,014 12.43% unknown
Total valid votes 8,156 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 100
Turnout %
Although suspended and repudiated by the provincial executive, Stephen was nominated by the Alberni-Nanaimo CCF Club, and ran as a CCF candidate.

The riding was redistributed after the 1937 election. In the 1941 general election the successor ridings to Alberni-Nanaimo were:

See also

References

  1. "Constituency Profile". House of Commons - Members. Retrieved 22 August 2012.

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