South Vancouver (electoral district)

South Vancouver was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1916 (South Vancouver then was incorporated separately from the City of Vancouver).

Following the 1928 election the South Vancouver riding was redistributed. Parts of it were put in different ridings, principally Vancouver-Point Grey, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver East.

For other current and historical electoral districts in the City of Vancouver, please see Vancouver (electoral districts).

Demographics

Population, 1916
Population change, 1916–1931
Area (km2)
Population density (people per km2)

Electoral history

Note: Winners in each election are in bold. Template:1916 British Columbia general election/South Vancouver

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15th British Columbia election, 1920

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
Independent	John William McIntosh	955	11.08%		unknown	Federated Labour Party	Robert Henry Neelands	3,255	37.75%		unknown
Total valid votes			8,623	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

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16th British Columbia election, 1924

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
Liberal	Walter John Buckingham	1,141	22.43%		unknown	Canadian Labour Party	Robert Henry Neelands	1,971	38.74%		unknown
Total valid votes			5,088	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

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17th British Columbia election, 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
Liberal	Charles William Feast	696	13.47%		unknown	Independent	William Edward Wood Guy	39	0.75%		unknown	Independent Labour Party 1	Robert Henry Neelands	1,981	38.33%		unknown
Total valid votes			5,168	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			164
Turnout			%
1 Labour in Summary of Votes

Sources

Elections BC Historical Returns