Vancouver—Burrard (federal electoral district)

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.

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

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.

Historical boundaries


Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 votes27,926100.0  
Liberal holdSwing-0.38
1963 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 votes32,001100.0  
Liberal gain from New DemocraticSwing+3.36
1962 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 votes29,148100.0  
New Democratic gain from Progressive ConservativeSwing+0.22
Change for the New Democrats is based on the Co-operative Commonwealth vote in the 1958 election.
1958 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 votes29,735100.0  
Progressive Conservative holdSwing+6.17
1957 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 votes29,466100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from LiberalSwing+16.85
1953 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 votes26,020100.0  
Liberal holdSwing-14.28
1949 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalLorne MacDougall10,96736.14+14.11
Progressive ConservativeCharles Merritt10,67635.18-2.21
Co-operative CommonwealthArnold Alexander Webster8,70528.68-2.57
Total valid votes30,348100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive ConservativeSwing+8.16
1945 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 votes39,249100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from LiberalSwing+5.00
1940 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalGerry McGeer12,61738.42+2.11
Co-operative CommonwealthArnold Alexander Webster10,74532.72-3.57
National GovernmentAllan James McDonell9,47528.85+10.15
Total valid votes32,837100.0  
Liberal holdSwing+2.84
1935 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 votes28,130100.0  
Liberal holdSwing-26.40
1930 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalWilfred Hanbury16,61952.83+16.08
ConservativeRobert James Hamilton13,88544.14-9.50
IndependentCharles Milton Woodworth6872.18
ProhibitionEdwin Clarke Appleby2660.85
Total valid votes31,457100.0  
Liberal gain from ConservativeSwing+12.79
1926 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn Arthur Clark11,22753.64+6.44
LiberalWilfred Hanbury7,69236.75-5.41
LabourWilliam Jamison Curry2,0129.61-1.03
Total valid votes20,931100.0  
Conservative holdSwing+5.92
1925 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%
ConservativeJohn Arthur Clark9,89747.20
LiberalRobert Purves McLennan8,84042.16
LabourJohn Sidaway2,23010.64
Total valid votes20,967100.0  
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.