Oak Bay (electoral district)
Oak Bay was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared in the general election of 1941 and last appeared in the 1975 election. Its successor is the Oak Bay-Gordon Head riding. For other ridings in the area of Victoria, B.C. please see List of electoral districts in Greater Victoria.
Demographics
Population, 1941 census
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Population, 1976 census
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Population Change, 1941–1976
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Area (km2)
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Pop. Density (people per km2)
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Political Geography
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Notable Elections
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Notable MLAs
Several British Columbia Conservative Party leaders have represented the riding including Herbert Anscomb who was Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier in the Liberal-Conservative coalition government. George Scott Wallace represented the district in the 1970s and his successor as Tory leader Victor Albert Stephens was its last MLA from 1978 until 1979.
Electoral history
Note: Winners in each election are shown in bold.
By-election, March 20, 1978
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Expenditures
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Social Credit |
Sherman Frank Byas Carson |
5,109 |
28.52% |
– |
unknown
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Liberal |
Denson Graham Ross-Smith |
2,350 |
13.12% |
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unknown
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Progressive Conservative
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Victor Albert Stephens
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6,904
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38.54%
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unknown
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Socialist |
Lawrence Richard Tickner |
54 |
00.3% |
– |
unknown
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Total valid votes
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17,915
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100.00%
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Total rejected ballots
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154
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Turnout
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%
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The Oak Bay riding was redistributed and the new riding of Oak Bay-Gordon Head created. It first appeared in the general election of 1979.
Sources
Elections BC Historical Returns
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