Comox—Alberni

Comox—Alberni was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1979, and again from 1988 to 1993.

Comox—Alberni
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1987
District abolished1996
First contested1988
Last contested1993

History

This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Comox—Atlin riding.

It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Comox—Powell River and Nanaimo—Alberni ridings.

It was recreated in 1987 from parts of those two ridings. The new riding consisted of:

The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into Nanaimo—Alberni riding.

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Comox—Atlin
13th  1917–1921     Herbert Sylvester Clements Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     Alan Webster Neill Progressive
15th  1925–1926     Independent
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949     John Lambert Gibson Independent Liberal
21st  1949–1953     Independent
22nd  1953–1957     Thomas Speakman Barnett Co-operative Commonwealth
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Henry McQuillan Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Thomas Speakman Barnett New Democratic
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1969     Richard Durante Liberal
 1969–1972     Thomas Speakman Barnett New Democratic
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979     Hugh Alan Anderson Liberal
Riding dissolved into Comox—Powell River and Nanaimo—Alberni
Riding re-created from Comox—Powell River and Nanaimo—Alberni
34th  1988–1993     Bob Skelly New Democratic
35th  1993–1997     Bill Gilmour Reform
Riding dissolved into Nanaimo—Alberni

Election results

Comox—Alberni, 1988–1993

1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ReformBill Gilmour22,57343.78+33.84
LiberalLonnie W. Hindle10,61020.58+3.99
New DemocraticBob Skelly8,56016.60-26.23
Progressive ConservativeMike Hicks4,8319.37-18.93
NationalErnest Daley3,1206.05
GreenRichard Porter1,2612.45+1.38
Natural LawKathleen Lapeyrouse2870.56
IndependentKenneth R. Foster2520.49
Canada PartyGenther Heinrich Smuda680.13
Total valid votes 51,562100.0  
Reform gain from New Democratic Swing +14.92
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticBob Skelly21,12842.83
Progressive ConservativeDarlene Weir13,95928.30
LiberalRay J. Rogers8,18216.59
ReformGary Hein4,9059.94
GreenJim Bohlen5281.07
Christian HeritageIvan R. Zalinko4780.97
CommunistGary William Swann1510.31
Total valid votes 49,331100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Comox—Powell River and Nanaimo—Alberni, which elected a New Democrat and a Progressive Conservative, respectively, in the last election. Neither of the incumbents ran in this election.

Comox—Alberni, 1917–1974

1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalHugh Alan Anderson13,59435.74+8.73
Progressive ConservativeAl Lazerte12,68333.34+15.03
New DemocraticDon Barker11,15829.33-20.35
CommunistMark F. Mosher6051.59
Total valid votes 38,040100.0  
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing -3.15
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticThomas Speakman Barnett17,47749.68+3.51
LiberalBob Chown9,50127.01-18.22
Progressive ConservativeJerry Sinnott6,44018.31+9.71
Social CreditDelbert Keith Doll1,2763.63
IndependentMark F. Mosher4831.37
Total valid votes 35,177100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing +10.86
Canadian federal by-election, 8 April 1969
On election being declared void, 14 February 1969
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticThomas Speakman Barnett12,61246.17+6.84
LiberalRichard J.J. Durante12,35745.23+5.87
Progressive ConservativeBlair McLean2,3508.60-8.39
Total valid votes 27,319100.0  
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +0.48
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRichard J.J. Durante11,93939.36+15.34
New DemocraticThomas Speakman Barnett11,93039.33-5.84
Progressive ConservativeBlair McLean5,15416.99+3.26
Social CreditJean-M.-Joseph Gagnon9973.29-10.82
CommunistMark Mosher3111.03
Total valid votes 30,331100.0  
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +10.59
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticThomas Speakman Barnett13,39345.17+2.05
LiberalLoran K. Jordon7,12224.02-5.53
Social CreditJean M. Gagnon4,18314.11+6.33
Progressive ConservativeBill MacAdam4,07213.73-5.82
IndependentJohn Alexander McKenzie8782.96
Total valid votes 29,648100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing +3.79
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticThomas Speakman Barnett13,44943.12+6.27
LiberalWilliam C. Moore9,21729.55+2.50
Progressive ConservativeAlex W. Crouch6,09919.55-3.24
Social CreditHazel Fee2,4287.78-3.54
Total valid votes 31,193100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing +1.88
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticThomas Speakman Barnett10,47436.85-1.71
LiberalWilliam C. Moore7,68927.05+17.13
Progressive ConservativeHenry McQuillan6,47822.79-23.30
Social CreditJack Finnerty3,21911.32+5.89
CommunistMark Fulmore Mosher5671.99
Total valid votes 28,427100.0  
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -9.42
Change for the New Democrats is based on the 1958 results of the Co-operative Commonwealth.
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHenry McQuillan11,48346.09+15.10
Co-operative CommonwealthThomas Speakman Barnett9,60738.56-0.03
LiberalM. Stelling2,4729.92-3.21
Social CreditWilliam S. Mullett1,3545.43-14.56
Total valid votes 24,916100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Co-operative Commonwealth Swing +7.56
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthThomas Speakman Barnett8,59835.89+1.22
Progressive ConservativeHenry C. McQuillan7,42330.99+20.84
Social CreditBenjamin F. Wright4,78919.99-4.25
LiberalAlfred Carl Fillinger3,14613.13-13.00
Total valid votes 23,956100.0  
Co-operative Commonwealth hold Swing -9.81
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthThomas Speakman Barnett6,11534.67-5.91
LiberalIrving Wilson4,60926.13
Social CreditRobert Harry Watson4,27524.24
Progressive ConservativeEric Frederick Duncan1,79010.15
Labor–ProgressiveWilliam Stuart E. Morrison8504.82
Total valid votes 17,639100.0  
Co-operative Commonwealth gain from Independent Swing -16.02
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
IndependentJohn Lambert Gibson11,39759.42+15.47
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Herdman Cameron7,78540.58+12.52
Total valid votes 19,182100.0  
Independent gain from Independent Liberal Swing +1.48
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Independent LiberalJohn Lambert Gibson7,34843.95
Co-operative CommonwealthThomas Speakman Barnett4,69228.06+0.65
Trade UnionNigel Morgan4,67927.99
Total valid votes 16,719100.0  
Independent Liberal gain from Independent Swing +21.65
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
IndependentAlan Webster Neill10,15672.59+25.35
Co-operative CommonwealthGeorge Harrison Brown3,83527.41+1.81
Total valid votes 13,991100.0  
Independent hold Swing +11.77
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
IndependentAlan Webster Neill4,49747.24-16.10
Co-operative CommonwealthColin Cameron2,43725.60
ConservativeReece Hague1,50915.85-20.81
LabourMalcolm MacKinnon99910.49
ReconstructionErnest Richard Tarling780.82
Total valid votes 9,520100.0  
Independent hold Swing -20.85
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
IndependentAlan Webster Neill5,65163.34+4.53
ConservativeThomas Graham3,27036.66-2.00
Total valid votes 8,921100.0  
Independent hold Swing +3.26
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
IndependentAlan Webster Neill4,30758.81-9.28
ConservativeDonald Robert MacDonald2,83138.66+6.75
LabourJohn Edward Armishaw1852.53
Total valid votes 7,323100.0  
Independent hold Swing -8.02
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
IndependentAlan Webster Neill4,79468.09
ConservativeThomas Davis Coldicutt2,24731.91-6.29
Total valid votes 7,041100.0  
Independent gain from Progressive Swing +37.19
Independent candidate Alan Webster Neill gained 13.82 percentage points from his 1921 performance running as a Progressive candidate.
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ProgressiveAlan Webster Neill4,17054.27
ConservativeHerbert Sylvester Clements2,93538.20-24.61
UnknownJohn Edward Armishaw5797.54
Total valid votes 7,684100.0  
Progressive gain from Government (Unionist) Swing +39.44
Conservative change is based on the results of the Unionists in the 1917 election.
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Government (Unionist)Herbert Sylvester Clements3,65262.81
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)William Wallace Burns McInnes2,16237.19
Total valid votes 5,814100.0  
This riding was created from Comox—Atlin, which elected Conservative member Herbert Sylvester Clements in the previous election.
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See also

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

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