Columbia River was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1986. The riding's predecessor, which was named Columbia , appeared on the hustings from 1903 to 1963. The successor riding in this region is the current Columbia River-Revelstoke riding.
For other historical and current ridings in the region see Kootenay (electoral districts) and Okanagan (electoral districts) .
Demographics [ ]
Population, 1966
Population change, 1966–1986
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)
Political geography [ ]
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Notable elections [ ]
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Notable MLAs [ ]
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Electoral history [ ]
Note: Winners in each election are in bold .
30th British Columbia election, 1972
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures
Social Credit
James Roland Chabot
1,814
45.35%
–
unknown
New Democratic
Thomas Hutchison
1,573
39.33%
unknown
Liberal
Stanley Lim
190
4.75%
–
unknown
Progressive Conservative
Michael Joseph Walsh
423
10.58%
unknown
Total valid votes
4,000
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
58
Turnout
%
After the 1986 election, the riding was merged with part of the Shuswap-Revelstoke riding to form Columbia River-Revelstoke , which is the current riding for this region.
Sources [ ]
Elections BC Historical Returns
North / Central Southern Interior Fraser Valley / South LM Vancouver / North LM Vancouver Island / South Coast See also :
‡ – from 1986–1991, was a 2-seat constituency
† – from 1986–1991, was broken into 3 single-seat constituencies
North / Central Southern Interior Lower Mainland Vancouver Island / South Coast See also :
North / Central Southern Interior Lower Mainland Vancouver Island / South Coast See also :
North / Central Southern Interior Lower Mainland Vancouver Island / South Coast See also :