Comox—Powell River

Comox—Powell River was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988.

Comox—Powell River

British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1979
District abolished	1988
First contested	1979
Last contested	1984

This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Coast Chilcotin, Comox–Alberni and Skeena ridings.

It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Comox—Alberni and North Island—Powell River ridings.

It consisted of

• the Mount Waddington Regional District;
• the Powell River Regional District, except Lasqueti Island and the adjacent smaller islands;
• the Comox–Strathcona Regional District;
• the Central Coast Regional District;
• the southern part of the Kitimat-Stikine Regional District, i.e., the part lying south of a line drawn from east to west along Finlayson Channel, Sarah Passage, Tolmie Channel, Meyers Passage and Laredo Sound; and
• the Sunshine Coast Regional District.

Members of Parliament

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Riding created from Coast Chilcotin, Comox—Alberni and Skeena
31st	1979–1980		Ray Skelly	New Democratic
32nd	1980–1984
33rd	1984–1988
Riding dissolved into Comox—Alberni and North Island—Powell River

Election results

1979 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Ray Skelly	22,075	44.28
	Progressive Conservative	Al Lazerte	17,556	35.21
	Liberal	Jack Pearsall	9,910	19.88
	Communist	Sy Pederson	314	0.63
Total valid votes			49,855	100.0
This riding was created from parts of Coast Chilcotin, Comox—Alberni and Skeena, which each elected a Liberal candidate in the previous election. Jack Pearsall was the incumbent from Coast Chilcotin.

1980 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Raymond Skelly	25,007	48.97	+4.69
	Progressive Conservative	Al Lazerte	16,545	32.40	-2.81
	Liberal	Shirley McLoughlin	9,221	18.06	-1.82
	Communist	Sy Pederson	292	0.57	-0.06
Total valid votes			51,065
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+3.75

1984 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Raymond Skelly	27,288	44.61	-4.36
	Progressive Conservative	Mike Hicks	26,566	43.43	+11.03
	Liberal	Wayne Nesbitt	5,790	9.46	-8.60
	Green	Wayne D. White	505	0.83	–
	Confederation of Regions	Allan W. Griffiths	452	0.74	–
	Social Credit	Rob Higgin	357	0.58	–
	Communist	Sy Pederson	215	0.35	-0.22
Total valid votes			61,173	100.0
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-7.70

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament