Cowichan-Malahat

Cowichan-Malahat was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared in the general election of 1966.[1] In the 1991 general election, it was succeeded by Cowichan-Ladysmith and Malahat-Juan de Fuca.[2]

MLAs elected
ParliamentTermMLA
28th1966–1969Robert Martin Strachan
29th1969–1972
30th1972–1975
31st1975–1979Barbara Wallace
32nd1979–1983
33rd1983–1986
34th1986–1991Graham Bruce

Election results

Elections
1966 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticRobert Martin Strachan5,64652.08–
Social CreditPatrick James Rogers4,41240.70–
LiberalJoseph Haddock7837.22–
Total valid votes 10,841 100.00 
Total rejected ballots 81 0.74  
[3]
1969 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticRobert Martin Strachan7,41147.78-4.30
Social CreditCharles McGregor Ennals7,10745.825.12
LiberalJames Robert Bigsby9165.91-1.31
IndependentKenneth Leslie Craig Hassenen760.49New
Total valid votes 15,510 100.00 
Total rejected ballots 127 0.81  
[4]
1972 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticRobert Martin Strachan10,67258.5110.73
Social CreditKathleen Grouhel4,55524.97-20.85
Progressive ConservativeGJames William Quaife2,10111.52New
LiberalDaniel R. Clemmens8424.62-1.29
IndependentKenneth Leslie Craig Hassenen700.38-0.11
Total valid votes 18,240 100.00 
Total rejected ballots 203 1.10  
[5]
1975 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticBarbara Wallace10,24547.73-10.78
Social CreditCharles McGregor Ennals9,06642.2417.27
LiberalJevington Blair Tothill1,5957.432.81
IndependentAndrew Basil Bigg5592.602.22
Total valid votes 21,465 100.00 
Total rejected ballots 188 0.87  
[6]
1979 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticBarbara Wallace9,83952.624.89
Social CreditHenry Rex Hollett7,74641.43-0.81
Progressive ConservativeKenneth Paskin1,1135.95Returned
Total valid votes 18,698 100.00 
Total rejected ballots 180 0.95  
[7]
1983 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticBarbara Wallace11,65551.00-1.62
Social CreditGraham Bruce10,14344.382.95
Western Canada ConceptJames Ivan Turnbull6092.67New
LiberalIrwin Wield (Bill) Steele3451.51Returned
IndependentLouis James Lesosky1010.44New
Total valid votes 22,853 100.00 
Total rejected ballots 245 1.06  
[8]
1986 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditGraham Bruce11,74450.966.58
New DemocraticCarolyn Judith Askew10,44245.31-5.69
LiberalPaul Olthof8603.732.22
Total valid votes 23,046 100.00 
Total rejected ballots 317 1.36  
[9]


Timeline (1966-1986)
Graph of Cowichan-Malahat election results by share of votes, 1966–1986.

Further reading
  • An Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986 (PDF). Victoria: Elections British Columbia. 1988. ISBN 0-7718-8677-2.

References
  1. Constitution Act Amendment Act, 1966, S.B.C. 1966, c. 6
  2. Electoral Districts Act, S.B.C. 1990, c. 39
  3. Elections BC 1988, p. 295.
  4. Elections BC 1988, p. 305.
  5. Elections BC 1988, p. 314.
  6. Elections BC 1988, p. 324.
  7. Elections BC 1988, p. 334.
  8. Elections BC 1988, p. 342.
  9. Elections BC 1988, p. 352.
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