- Cowichan (electoral district)
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Cowichan was one of the first twelve electoral districts created when British Columbia became a Canadian province in 1871. It was located on southern Vancouver Island. It was a one-member riding only (unlike other early ridings). Its last appearance on the husting was in 1920. It was then superseded by Cowichan-Newcastle, which appeared in provincial elections from 1924 to 1963, after which a revised riding is named Cowichan-Malahat, which is extant today.
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Demographics
Population, 2001 Population change 1996-2001 % Area (km²) Population density (people per km²) Geography
History
Notable MLAs
- William Smithe -- served as seventh Premier of BC from 1883 to 1887.
Election results
1st British Columbia election, 1871 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Independent John Paton Booth 47 23.98% unknown Independent Archibald Dods 38 19.39% unknown Independent Henry Fry 10 5.10% unknown Independent Edwin Pimbury 24 12.24% unknown Independent Thomas J. Skinner 10 9.69% unknown Independent William Smithe 58 29.59% unknown Total valid votes 195 100.00% Total rejected ballots Turnout % 2nd British Columbia election, 1875 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Government John Paton Booth 42 17.07% unknown Independent-Government William Henry Lomas 54 21.95% unknown Reform caucus Edwin Pimbury 72 29.27% unknown Reform caucus William Smithe 78 31.71% unknown Total valid votes 246 100.00% Total rejected ballots Turnout % 3rd British Columbia election, 1878 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Opposition William Beaumont 45 15.41% unknown Opposition John Paton Booth 66 22.60% unknown Government Edwin Pimbury 84 28.77% unknown Government William Smithe 97 33.22% unknown Total valid votes 292 100.00% Total rejected ballots Turnout % 4th British Columbia election, 1882 1 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Government Frederick Foord 41 28.67% unknown Opposition William Smithe 102 71.33% unknown Total valid votes 143 100.00% Total rejected ballots Turnout % 1 Reduced to one member from two British Columbia Byelection: Cowichan March 31, 1883 2 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Government William Smithe Acclaimed -.- % unknown Total valid votes n/a -.- % Total rejected ballots Turnout % 2 Reason for byelection was the resignation of William Smithe upon his appointment to the Executive Council (cabinet) January 29, 1883. Date of election is date of return of writs, as no polling day was required. 5th British Columbia election, 1886 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Government Henry Croft Accl. --% unknown Government William Smithe Accl. --% unknown Total valid votes 309 100.00% Total rejected ballots Turnout 77.25% 6th British Columbia election, 1890 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Government Henry Croft 146 34.27% unknown Government Theodore Davie 178 41.78% unknown Government Joseph Macdonald 102 23.94% unknown Total valid votes 426 100.00% Total rejected ballots Turnout % 7th General Election, 1894
For the 1894 election, the Cowichan area was part of the Cowichan-Alberni electoral district. It resumed by the name Cowichan the next election after that, in 1898:
8th British Columbia election, 1898 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Opposition William Herd 112 38.49% unknown Government Theodore Davie 179 61.51% unknown Total valid votes 291 100.00% Total rejected ballots Turnout % 9th British Columbia election, 1900 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Opposition Charles Herbert Dickie 224 67.67% unknown Government Walter Ford 107 32.33% unknown Total valid votes 331 100.00% Total rejected ballots Turnout % 10th British Columbia election, 1903 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Opposition John Newell Evans 225 51.14% unknown Government Ernest Meeson Skinner 215 48.84% unknown Total valid votes 440 100.00% Total rejected ballots Turnout % 11th British Columbia election, 1907 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal John Newell Evans 105 46.05% unknown Conservative William Henry Hayward 123 53.95% unknown Total valid votes 228 100.00% Total rejected ballots Turnout % 12th British Columbia election, 1909 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal John Newell Evans 175 32.41% unknown Conservative William Henry Hayward 365 67.59% unknown Total valid votes 540 100.00% Total rejected ballots Turnout % 13th British Columbia election, 1912 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative William Henry Hayward 441 80.04% unknown Liberal Alexander Agnew Belford Herd 110 19.96% unknown Total valid votes 551 100.00% Total rejected ballots Turnout % 14th British Columbia election, 1916 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Kenneth Forrest Duncan 408 43.08% unknown Independent William Henry Hayward 539 56.92% unknown Total valid votes 947 100.00% Total rejected ballots Turnout 15th British Columbia election, 1920 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative George Alfred Mosley Cheeke 1,032 47.40% unknown Independent Kenneth Forrest Duncan 1,145 52.60% unknown Total valid votes 2,177 100.00% Total rejected ballots Turnout % 16th General Election, 1924
In the 1924 election, the Cowichan area became part of the new Cowichan-Newcastle riding.
Sources
Categories:- Defunct British Columbia provincial electoral districts
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