Cowichan-Newcastle

Electoral district in British Columbia, Canada

Cowichan-Newcastle was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared for the 1924 provincial election,[1] and was later redistributed into Cowichan-Malahat and Nanaimo for the 1966 election.[2]

## MLAs elected[edit]

Parliament | Term | MLA

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16th | 1924–1928 |  | Cyril Francis Davie
17th | 1928–1933
18th | 1933–1937 |  | Hugh George Egioke Savage
19th | 1937–1941 |  | Samuel Guthrie
20th | 1941–1945
21st | 1945–1949
22nd | 1949–1952 |  | Andrew Mowatt Whisker
23rd | 1952–1953 |  | Robert Martin Strachan
24th | 1953–1956
25th | 1956–1960
26th | 1960–1963
27th | 1963–1966 |

## Electoral history[edit]

### Elections[edit]

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1924 British Columbia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Conservative | Cyril Francis Davie | 1,246 | 31.26 | -
| Labour | Samuel Guthrie | 1,132 | 28.40 | -
| Provincial | Kenneth Forrest Duncan | 870 | 21.83 | -
| Liberal | Wymond Wolverton Walkem | 738 | 18.51 | -
Total valid votes  | 3,986 | 100.00 |

Source(s)

An Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986 (PDF). Victoria: Elections British Columbia. 1988. p. 151\. ISBN 0-7718-8677-2.

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1928 British Columbia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Conservative | Cyril Francis Davie | 2,360 | 58.17 | 26.91
| Independent Labour | Samuel Guthrie | 1,607 | 39.61 | 11.21
| Independent | St. George Gray | 90 | 2.22 | New
Total valid votes  | 4,057 | 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots  | 108 | 2.59 |

Source(s)

An Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986 (PDF). Victoria: Elections British Columbia. 1988. p. 161\. ISBN 0-7718-8677-2.

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1933 British Columbia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Oxford Group | Hugh George Egioke Savage | 1,655 | 40.88
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Samuel Guthrie | 1,288 | 31.82
| Independent Conservative | Cyril Francis Davie | 585 | 14.45
| Liberal | David Ramsay | 520 | 12.85
Total valid votes  | 4,048  | 100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 6

Source(s)

An Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986 (PDF). Victoria: Elections British Columbia. 1988. p. 175\. ISBN 0-7718-8677-2.

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1937 British Columbia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Samuel Guthrie | 1,560 | 33.58 | 1.76
| Liberal | Arnold Christmas Flett | 1,224 | 26.35 | 13.50
| Independent | Hugh George Egioke Savage | 1,222 | 26.31 | -14.57
| Conservative | Clement Pemberton Deykin | 639 | 13.76 | Returned
Total valid votes  | 4,645 | 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots  | 42 | 0.90 |

Source(s)

An Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986 (PDF). Victoria: Elections British Columbia. 1988. p. 185\. ISBN 0-7718-8677-2.

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1941 British Columbia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Samuel Guthrie | 2,757 | 47.22 | 13.64
| Liberal | Arnold Christmas Flett | 1,739 | 29.78 | 3.43
| Conservative | Edmund William Neel | 1,343 | 23.00 | 9.24
Total valid votes  | 5,839 | 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots  | 61 | 1.03 |

Source(s)

An Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986 (PDF). Victoria: Elections British Columbia. 1988. p. 195\. ISBN 0-7718-8677-2.

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1945 British Columbia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Samuel Guthrie | 3,768 | 55.33 | 8.11
| Conservative | Macgregor Fullarton Macintosh | 3,042 | 44.67 | 21.67
Total valid votes  | 6,810 | 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots  | 68 | 0.99 |

Source(s)

An Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986 (PDF). Victoria: Elections British Columbia. 1988. p. 205\. ISBN 0-7718-8677-2.

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1949 British Columbia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Coalition | Andrew Mowatt Whisker | 5,505 | 56.19 | New
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Samuel Guthrie | 4,194 | 42.81 | 8.11
| Independent | Thomas James Boyles | 60 | 0.61 | New
| Union of Electors | Norman Webster Joyce | 38 | 0.39 | New
Total valid votes  | 9,797 | 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots  | 217 | 2.17 |

Source(s)

An Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986 (PDF). Victoria: Elections British Columbia. 1988. p. 215\. ISBN 0-7718-8677-2.

1952 British Columbia general election
Three counts undertaken

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
1st count | % | Votes
final count | %
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Robert Martin Strachan | 4,636 | 43.34 | 5,697 | 58.36
| Liberal | Andrew Mowatt Whisker | 2,711 | 25.35 | 4,064 | 41.64
| Social Credit | William Hindle Bryant | 1,886 | 17.63 |  |
| Conservative | James Chesterfield Wragg | 1,463 | 13.68 |  |
Total valid votes  | 10,696 | 100.00 | 9,761  | 91.26
Total rejected/exhausted ballots  | 334 | 3.03 | 935  | 8.74
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1953 British Columbia general election
Five counts undertaken

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
1st count | % | Votes
final count | %
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Robert Martin Strachan | 4,517 | 43.73 | 5,345 | 57.95
| Social Credit | Percy Hawkings | 2,686 | 26.00 | 3,878 | 42.05
| Liberal | Andrew Mowatt Whisker | 2,330 | 22.56 |  |
| Progressive Conservative | James Chesterfield Wragg | 510 | 4.94 |  |
| Labour Progressive | Myrtle Woodward Bergren | 168 | 1.63 |  |
| Independent | William Hindle Bryant | 118 | 1.14 |  |
Total valid votes  | 10,329 | 100.00 | 9,223  | 89.29
Total rejected/exhausted ballots  | 500 | 4.62 | 1,106  | 10.71
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1956 British Columbia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Robert Martin Strachan | 5,015 | 51.18 | 7.45
| Social Credit | Charles William Parker | 3,173 | 32.38 | 6.38
| Liberal | Robert James Harvey | 1,611 | 16.44 | -6.12
Total valid votes  | 9,799 | 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots  | 91 | 0.92 |
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1960 British Columbia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Robert Martin Strachan | 6,261 | 58.68 | 7.50
| Social Credit | Hazel Viola Fee | 3,033 | 28.43 | -3.95
| Progressive Conservative | John Joseph Kerrone | 1,206 | 11.30 | Returned
| Communist | Hjalmar Peter Bergren | 170 | 1.59 | New
Total valid votes  | 10,670 | 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots  | 115 | 1.07 |
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1963 British Columbia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| New Democratic | Robert Martin Strachan | 5,422 | 50.47 | -8.21
| Social Credit | Donald Christopher Morton | 3,576 | 33.29 | 4.86
| Liberal | George Wilfrid Whittaker | 904 | 8.42 | Returned
| Progressive Conservative | Cyril Craig | 840 | 7.82 | -3.48
Total valid votes  | 10,742 | 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots  | 92 | 0.85 |
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### Timelines (1924-1963)[edit]

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues.

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Graph of Cowichan-Newcastle election results by share of votes, 1924–1963. First-preference results are noted for the 1952 and 1953 elections.

## Further reading[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ Constitution Act Amendment Act, 1923, S.B.C. 1923, c. 6
2. ^ Constitution Act Amendment Act, 1966, S.B.C. 1966, c. 6
3. ^ Elections BC 1988, p. 224.
4. ^ Elections BC 1988, p. 246.
5. ^ Elections BC 1988, p. 267.
6. ^ Elections BC 1988, p. 277.
7. ^ Elections BC 1988, p. 287.

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