Vancouver—Burrard
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1924
District abolished1966
First contested1925
Last contested1965

Vancouver—Burrard was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada 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

1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRon Basford10,80738.70+1.05
New DemocraticRay Parkinson9,23333.06+1.82
Progressive ConservativeMarianne Linnell5,13818.40-5.59
Social CreditEdward M. Chisholm2,7489.84+3.12
Total valid votes 27,926100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -0.38
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRon Basford12,04837.65+6.50
New DemocraticTom Berger9,99831.24-0.23
Progressive ConservativeJohn Taylor7,67823.99-5.69
Social CreditGeorge C. Mathews2,1506.72-0.98
Independent LiberalDavid Swan1270.40
Total valid votes 32,001100.0  
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +3.36
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticThomas R. Berger9,17331.47+14.25
LiberalRon Basford9,07931.15+13.82
Progressive ConservativeJohn Russell Taylor8,65129.68-30.86
Social CreditWilliam Lennox2,2457.70+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.
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJohn Russell Taylor18,00160.54+13.97
LiberalFrank George Perrin Lewis5,15417.33+1.63
Co-operative CommonwealthVictor Wadham Forster5,12117.22+3.35
Social CreditWilliam Rose1,4594.91-18.07
Total valid votes 29,735100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +6.17
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJohn Russell Taylor13,72146.57+29.54
Social CreditPeer Vernon Paynter6,77222.98-4.16
LiberalClare Richard James Skatfeld4,62615.70-19.02
Co-operative CommonwealthVictor W. Forster4,08813.87-5.38
IndependentIrving S. Finkleman2590.88
Total valid votes 29,466100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +16.85
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLorne MacDougall9,03534.72-1.42
Social CreditPeer Vernon Paynter7,06327.14
Co-operative CommonwealthGladys Grace Mae Strum5,01019.25-9.43
Progressive ConservativeBuda Brown4,43017.03-18.15
Labor–ProgressiveSidney Zlotnik4821.85
Total valid votes 26,020100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -14.28
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLorne MacDougall10,96736.14+14.11
Progressive ConservativeCharles Merritt10,67635.18-2.21
Co-operative CommonwealthArnold Alexander Webster8,70528.68-2.57
Total valid votes 30,348100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +8.16
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeCharles Merritt14,67737.39+8.54
Co-operative CommonwealthArnold Alexander Webster12,26431.25-1.47
LiberalGerald Vincent Pelton8,64822.03-16.39
Labor–ProgressiveMinerva Cooper2,2495.73
Social CreditPeer Vernon Paynter1,0252.61
DemocraticDave Bernard Parkin2460.63
Socialist LabourPaul Debragh1400.36
Total valid votes 39,249100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +5.00
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGerry McGeer12,61738.42+2.11
Co-operative CommonwealthArnold Alexander Webster10,74532.72-3.57
National GovernmentAllan J. McDonell9,47528.85+10.15
Total valid votes 32,837100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +2.84
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGerry McGeer10,21536.31-16.52
Co-operative CommonwealthArnold Alexander Webster10,20936.29
ConservativeAllan James McDonell5,25918.70-25.44
ReconstructionHerbert Lorne Wordsworth Turnbull1,9136.80
Social CreditWilliam Albert Tutte5341.90
Total valid votes 28,130100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -26.40
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalWilfred Hanbury16,61952.83+16.08
ConservativeRobert James Hamilton13,88544.14-9.50
IndependentCharles Milton Woodworth6872.18
ProhibitionEdwin Clarke Appleby2660.85
Total valid votes 31,457100.0  
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +12.79
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeJohn Arthur Clark11,22753.64+6.44
LiberalWilfred Hanbury7,69236.75-5.41
LabourWilliam Jamison Curry2,0129.61-1.03
Total valid votes 20,931100.0  
Conservative hold Swing +5.92
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
ConservativeJohn Arthur Clark9,89747.20
LiberalRobert Purves McLennan8,84042.16
LabourJohn Sidaway2,23010.64
Total valid votes 20,967100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Burrard, where Conservative John Arthur Clark was the incumbent.

See also

Further reading

  • Laponce, J.A. (1969). People vs. Politics: A study of opinions, attitudes, and perceptions in Vancouver-Burrard 1963-1965. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-1517-4.
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