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

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Population, 1941 census  | Population, 1976 census

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## Political Geography

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## Notable Elections

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## Notable MLAs

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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

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Note: Winners in each election are shown in bold.

20th British Columbia election, 1941 Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±  | Expenditures

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| Conservative | Herbert Anscomb | 2,676 | 55.88% |  | unknown
| Liberal | Everett Stanley Farr  | 1,520  | 31.74%  |  | unknown
| Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Geoffrey LeGallais  | 593  | 12.38%  |  | unknown
Total valid votes  | 4,789  | 100.00%  |
Total rejected ballots  | 68  |  |
Turnout  | %  |  |
21st British Columbia election, 1945 Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±  | Expenditures

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| Coalition | Herbert Anscomb | 4,598 | 82.31% | - | unknown
| Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Clare Nulalinda McAllister  | 988  | 17.69%  |  | unknown
Total valid votes  | 5,586  | 100.00%  |
Total rejected ballots  | 40  |  |
Turnout  | %  |  |
22nd British Columbia election, 1949 Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±  | Expenditures

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| Coalition | Herbert Anscomb | 5,918 | 84.21% | - | unknown
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Patricia Mary Luchinsky  | 890  | 12.66%  |  | unknown
| Union of Electors | Claudius Edward Wright | 220 | 3.13%
Total valid votes  | 7,028  | 100.00%  |
Total rejected ballots  | 183  |  |
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23rd British Columbia election, 19521

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
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| Progressive Conservative | Herbert Anscomb | 2,843  | 34.45%  | 3,282  | 43.24%  |  | unknown
| Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Frederick James Bevis  | 707  | 8.57%  | \-  | - %  |  | unknown
| Liberal | Philip Archibald Gibbs | 3,631 | 44.00% | 4,308 | 56.76% |  | unknown
Total valid votes  | 8,252  | %  | 7,590  | 100.00%  |
Total rejected ballots  | 130  |  |
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1 Preferential ballot; 1st and final counts (of three) shown only.
24th British Columbia election, 1953 2

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
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| Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Frederick James Bevis  | 508  | 6.20%  | \-  | - %  |  | unknown
| Progressive Conservative | Deane Finlayson | 1,220  | 14.90%  | \-  | - %  |  | unknown
| Liberal | Philip Archibald Gibbs | 3,182 | 38.85% | 4,110 | 52.75% |  | unknown
| Social Credit League | Einar Maynard Gunderson | 3,280 | 40.05 3% | 3,681 | 47.25%
Total valid votes  | 8,190  | 100.00%  | 7,791  | %  |
Total rejected ballots  | 192  |  |  |  |
Total Registered Voters  |  |  |  |  |
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2 Preferential ballot; 1st and final counts (of three) shown only.
25th British Columbia election, 1956 Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±  | Expenditures

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| Liberal | Philip Archibald Gibbs | 3,940 | 49.38% |  | unknown
| Progressive Conservative | Justin Victor Harbord  | 919  | 11.52%  |  | unknown
| Social Credit | Kenneth Oliver | 2,691 | 33.73 | - | unknown
| Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Patrick Holman Thomas  | 429  | 5.38%  |  | unknown
Total valid votes  | 7,979  | 100.00%  |
Total rejected ballots  | 74  |  |
Turnout  | %  |  |
26th British Columbia election, 1960 Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±  | Expenditures

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| Progressive Conservative | James Arthur Anderson  | 1,212  | 11.82%  |  | unknown
| Liberal | Alan Brock MacFarlane | 4,558 | 44.46% |  | unknown
| Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Francis Harris Mitchell  | 701  | 6.84%  |  | unknown
| Social Credit | George Murdoch | 3,780 | 36.87% | - | unknown
Total valid votes  | 10,251  | 100.00%  |
Total rejected ballots  | 113  |  |
Turnout  | %  |  |
27th British Columbia election, 1963 Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±  | Expenditures

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| Social Credit | Charles McGregor Ennals | 3,770 | 36.17% | - | unknown
| New Democratic | Robert Wayne Harrigan | 469 | 4.50% |  | unknown
| Progressive Conservative | Hugh Larratt Henderson  | 1,726  | 16.56%  |  | unknown
| Liberal | Alan Brock MacFarlane | 4,457 | 42.77% |  | unknown
Total valid votes  | 10,422  | 100.00%  |
Total rejected ballots  | 72  |  |
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28th British Columbia election, 1966 Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±  | Expenditures

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| Social Credit | Charles McGregor Ennals | 5,808 | 38.97% | - | unknown
| Liberal | Alan Brock MacFarlane | 8,118  | 54.48%  |  | unknown
| New Democratic | Mira V. Yarwood | 976 | 6.55% |  | unknown
Total valid votes  | 14,902  | 100.00%  |
Total rejected ballots  | 184  |  |
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29th British Columbia election, 1969 Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±  | Expenditures

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| Liberal | Allan Leslie Cox | 6,656  | 36.37%  |  | unknown
| New Democratic | Kirby Gerald Seabrook | 2,105 | 11.50% |  | unknown
| Social Credit | George Scott Wallace | 9,542 | 52.13% | - | unknown
Total valid votes  | 18,303  | 100.00%  |
Total rejected ballots  | 174  |  |
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30th British Columbia election, 1972 Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±  | Expenditures

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| Liberal | Mel Couvelier | 3,253  | 16.47%  |  | unknown
| Social Credit | Howard Richmond McDiarmid | 4,752 | 24.06% | - | unknown
| New Democratic | John Gordon Neuls | 1,423 | 7.21% |  | unknown
| Progressive Conservative | George Scott Wallace | 10,319 | 52.06% |  | unknown
Total valid votes  | 19,747  | 100.00%  |
Total rejected ballots  | 229  |  |
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31st British Columbia election, 1975 Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±  | Expenditures

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| Social Credit | Sherman Frank Byas Carson | 8,274 | 37.29% | - | unknown
| Liberal | Sarah Elizabeth Jameson | 359 | 1.62% |  | unknown
| New Democratic | Raymond Barrie Vickery | 2,067 | 9.31% |  | unknown
| Progressive Conservative | George Scott Wallace | 11,489 | 51.78% |  | unknown
Total valid votes  | 22,189  | 100.00%  |
Total rejected ballots  | 229  |  |
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By-election, March 20, 1978  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±  | Expenditures

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| Social Credit | Sherman Frank Byas Carson | 5,109 | 28.52% | - | unknown
| Liberal | Denson Graham Ross-Smith | 2,350 | 13.12% |  | unknown
| Progressive Conservative | Victor Albert Stephens | 6,904 | 38.54% |  | unknown
| Socialist | Lawrence Richard Tickner | 54 | 00.3% | - | unknown
Total valid votes  | 17,915  | 100.00%  |
Total rejected ballots  | 154  |  |
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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

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Elections BC Historical Returns