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'''Esquimalt-Port Renfrew''' was a provincial electoral district in the [[Canadian province]] of [[British Columbia]] from 1979 to 1986.  Its predecessor riding was [[Esquimalt (electoral district)|Esquimalt]].  It was redistributed into the ridings of [[Malahat-Juan de Fuca]], [[Esquimalt-Metchosin]] and [[Saanich South]].

For other Greater Victoria area ridings see [[List of electoral districts in Greater Victoria]].  For other Vancouver Island ridings see [[List of electoral districts on Vancouver Island]] or [[List of electoral districts in Greater Nanaimo]].

== Demographics ==
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== History ==
{{BC-MLA|Esquimalt-Port Renfrew}}
{{BC-MLA nodata|Esquimalt}}
{{BC-MLA row 
|FromYr = 1903
|ToYr = 1907
|Assembly# = 10
| RepName = Charles Edward Pooley
|BCParty = Conservative
}}
{{BC-MLA row
|FromYr = 1907
|ToYr = 1909
|Assembly# = 11
| RepName = John Jardine
|RepLink = John Jardine (British Columbia politician)
| BCParty = Liberal
| RepTerms# = 2
|PartyTerms# = 2
}}
{{BC-MLA row
|FromYr = 1909
|ToYr = 1912
|Assembly# = 12
}}
{{BC-MLA row
|FromYr = 1912
|ToYr = 1916
| Assembly# = 13
| RepName = Robert Henry Pooley
| BCParty = Conservative
| RepTerms# = 6
| PartyTerms# = 5
}}
{{BC-MLA row
|FromYr = 1916
|ToYr = 1920
|Assembly# = 14
}}
{{BC-MLA row
|FromYr = 1920
|ToYr = 1924
|Assembly# = 15
}}
{{BC-MLA row
|FromYr = 1924
|ToYr = 1928
|Assembly# = 16
}}
{{BC-MLA row
|FromYr = 1928
|ToYr = 1933
|Assembly# = 17
}}
{{BC-MLA row
|FromYr = 1933
|ToYr = 1937
|Assembly# = 18
|BCParty = Unionist
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1937
| ToYr = 1941
| Assembly# = 19
| RepName = Elmer Victor Finland
| BCParty = Conservative
| RepTerms# = 2
| PartyTerms# = 2
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1941
| ToYr = 1945
| Assembly# = 20
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1945
| ToYr = 1949
| Assembly# = 21
| RepName = Charles Taschereau Beard
| BCParty = Coalition
| RepTerms# = 2
| PartyTerms# = 2
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1949
| ToYr = 1952
| Assembly# = 22
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1952
| ToYr = 1953
| Assembly# = 23
| RepName = Frank Mitchell
| RepLink = Frank Mitchell (politician)
| BCParty = CCF
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1953
| ToYr = 1956
| Assembly# = 24
| RepName = Herbert Joseph Bruch
| BCParty = Social Credit
| RepTerms# = 6
| PartyTerms# = 6
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1956
| ToYr = 1960
| Assembly# = 25
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1960
| ToYr = 1963
| Assembly# = 26
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1963
| ToYr = 1966
| Assembly# = 27
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1966
| ToYr = 1969
| Assembly# = 28
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1969
| ToYr = 1972
| Assembly# = 29
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1972
| ToYr = 1975
| Assembly# = 30
| RepName = Jim Gorst
| BCParty = NDP
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1975
| ToYr = 1979
| Assembly# = 31
| RepName = Lyle Kahl
| BCParty = Social Credit
}}
{{BC-MLA nodata|Esquimalt-Port Renfrew}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1979
| ToYr = 1983
| Assembly# = 32
| RepName = Frank Mitchell
| RepLink = Frank Mitchell (politician)
| BCParty = NDP
| PartyTerms# = 3
| RepTerms# = 2
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1983
| ToYr = 1986
| Assembly# = 33
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1986
| ToYr = 1991
| Assembly# = 34
| RepName = Moe Sihota
}}
{{BC-MLA nodata|''Riding dissolved into'' [[Esquimalt-Metchosin]], [[Malahat-Juan de Fuca]] and [[Saanich South]]}}
{{BC-MLA end}}

== Electoral history ==
''Note:  Winners in each election are in'' '''bold'''.	
{{Election FPTP begin | title=[[1979 British Columbia general election|32nd British Columbia election, 1979]]}}
{{CANelec|BC|Western Independence|Orest Peter Jakubec|280|1.16%}}
{{CANelec |BC |Social Credit |[[Lyle Kahl|Lyle Benjaim James Kahl]] |9,812|40.58%}}
{{Canadian party colour|BC|PC|row}}
|[[British Columbia Conservative Party|Progressive Conservative]]
|William James (Bill) Langlois
|align="right"|1,462 	 	
|align="right"|6.05%
{{CANelec|BC|NDP|'''[[Frank Mitchell (politician)|Frank Mitchell]]'''|'''12,419'''|'''51.37%'''}}
{{CANelec|BC|Independent New Hope Party|Donald Cecil Stansall|72|0.30%}}
{{Canadian party colour|BC|Independent|row}}
|Independent
|Wayne Arthur Williams
|align="right"|131
|align="right"|0.54%
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|24,176 
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|523
|}

{{Election FPTP begin | title=[[1983 British Columbia general election|33rd British Columbia election, 1983]]}}
{{CANelec|BC|Western Canada Concept|Kerry Gordon Greenwood|1,151|4.08%||unknown}}
{{CANelec |BC |Social Credit |Brian Lightburn |10,185|36.09% |&ndash; |unknown}}
{{CANelec|BC|NDP|'''[[Frank Mitchell (politician)|Frank Mitchell]]'''|'''16,304'''|'''57.77%'''||unknown}}
{{Canadian party colour|BC|Liberal|row}} 
|[[British Columbia Liberal Party|Liberal]]
|William Charles Stanley
|align="right"|580 			 	
|align="right"|2.06%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|28,220 
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|299
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}

{{Election FPTP begin | title=[[1986 British Columbia general election|34th British Columbia election, 1986]]}}
{{Canadian party colour|BC|Liberal|row}} 
|[[British Columbia Liberal Party|Liberal]]
|Robert Henry Jones
|align="right"|1,293 	 		 	 	
|align="right"|4.54%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
{{CANelec |BC |Social Credit |T. Brian Killip |11,649|40.93% |&ndash; |unknown}}
{{CANelec|BC|Western Canada Concept|Richard (Dick) Lewers|322|1.13%||unknown}}
{{CANelec|BC|NDP|'''[[Moe Sihota|Munmohan Singh (Moe) Sihota]]'''|'''15,198'''|'''53.40%'''||unknown}}
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|28,462 	
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|250
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}

== Sources ==
*[http://www.elections.bc.ca/index.php/resource-centre/electoral-history-of-bc/ Elections BC Historical Returns]

{{coord missing|British Columbia}}

[[Category:Former provincial electoral districts of British Columbia on Vancouver Island]]