Vancouver—Burrard

Not to be confused with the provincial electoral district, Vancouver-Burrard.
Vancouver—Burrard
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1924
District abolished 1966
First contested 1925
Last contested 1965

Vancouver—Burrard was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1968.

This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Burrard riding. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Vancouver Centre and Vancouver East ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Burrard
15th  1925–1926     John Arthur Clark Conservative
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935     Wilfred Hanbury Liberal
18th  1935–1940     Gerry McGeer Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949     Charles Merritt Progressive Conservative
21st  1949–1953     Lorne MacDougall Liberal
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958     John Russell Taylor Progressive Conservative
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963     Thomas R. Berger New Democratic
26th  1963–1965     Ron Basford Liberal
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Vancouver Centre and Vancouver East

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalRon Basford 10,807 38.70 +1.05
New DemocraticRay Parkinson 9,233 33.06 +1.82
Progressive ConservativeMarianne Linnell 5,138 18.40 -5.59
Social CreditEdward M. Chisholm 2,748 9.84 +3.12
Total valid votes 27,926100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -0.38
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalRon Basford 12,048 37.65 +6.50
New DemocraticTom Berger 9,998 31.24 -0.23
Progressive ConservativeJohn Taylor 7,678 23.99 -5.69
Social CreditGeorge C. Mathews 2,150 6.72 -0.98
Independent LiberalDavid Swan 127 0.40 –
Total valid votes 32,001100.0  
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +3.36
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticThomas R. Berger 9,173 31.47 +14.25
LiberalRon Basford 9,079 31.15 +13.82
Progressive ConservativeJohn Russell Taylor 8,651 29.68 -30.86
Social CreditWilliam Lennox 2,245 7.70 +2.79
Total valid votes 29,148100.0  
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +0.22
Change for the New Democrats is based on the Co-operative Commonwealth vote in the 1958 election.
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeJohn Russell Taylor 18,001 60.54 +13.97
LiberalFrank George Perrin Lewis 5,154 17.33 +1.63
Co-operative CommonwealthVictor Wadham Forster 5,121 17.22 +3.35
Social CreditWilliam Rose 1,459 4.91 -18.07
Total valid votes 29,735100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +6.17
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeJohn Russell Taylor 13,721 46.57 +29.54
Social CreditPeer Vernon Paynter 6,772 22.98 -4.16
LiberalClare Richard James Skatfeld 4,626 15.70 -19.02
Co-operative CommonwealthVictor W. Forster 4,088 13.87 -5.38
IndependentIrving S. Finkleman 259 0.88 –
Total valid votes 29,466100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +16.85
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalLorne MacDougall 9,035 34.72 -1.42
Social CreditPeer Vernon Paynter 7,063 27.14 –
Co-operative CommonwealthGladys Grace Mae Strum 5,010 19.25 -9.43
Progressive ConservativeBuda Brown 4,430 17.03 -18.15
Labor–ProgressiveSidney Zlotnik 482 1.85 –
Total valid votes 26,020100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -14.28
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalLorne MacDougall 10,967 36.14 +14.11
Progressive ConservativeCharles Cecil Ingersoll Merritt 10,676 35.18 -2.21
Co-operative CommonwealthArnold Alexander Webster 8,705 28.68 -2.57
Total valid votes 30,348100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +8.16
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeCharles Merritt 14,677 37.39 +8.54
Co-operative CommonwealthArnold Alexander Webster 12,264 31.25 -1.47
LiberalGerald Vincent Pelton 8,648 22.03 -16.39
Labor–Progressive? Cooper 2,249 5.73 –
Social CreditPeer Vernon Paynter 1,025 2.61 –
DemocraticDave Bernard Parkin 246 0.63 –
Socialist LabourPaul Debragh 140 0.36 –
Total valid votes 39,249100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +5.00
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalGerry McGeer 12,617 38.42 +2.11
Co-operative CommonwealthArnold Alexander Webster 10,745 32.72 -3.57
National GovernmentAllan J. McDonell 9,475 28.85 +10.15
Total valid votes 32,837100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +2.84
Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalGerry McGeer 10,215 36.31 -16.52
Co-operative CommonwealthArnold Alexander Webster 10,209 36.29 –
ConservativeAllan James McDonell 5,259 18.70 -25.44
ReconstructionHerbert Lorne Wordsworth Turnbull 1,913 6.80 –
Social CreditWilliam Albert Tutte 534 1.90 –
Total valid votes 28,130100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -26.40
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalWilfred Hanbury 16,619 52.83 +16.08
ConservativeRobert James Hamilton 13,885 44.14 -9.50
IndependentCharles Milton Woodworth 687 2.18 –
ProhibitionEdwin Clarke Appleby 266 0.85 –
Total valid votes 31,457100.0  
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +12.79
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeJohn Arthur Clark 11,227 53.64 +6.44
LiberalWilfred Hanbury 7,692 36.75 -5.41
LabourWilliam Jamison Curry 2,012 9.61 -1.03
Total valid votes 20,931100.0  
Conservative hold Swing +5.92
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes%
ConservativeJohn Arthur Clark 9,897 47.20
LiberalRobert Purves McLennan 8,840 42.16
LabourJohn Sidaway 2,230 10.64
Total valid votes 20,967100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Burrard, where Conservative John Arthur Clark was the incumbent.

See also

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