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Vancouver East (provincial electoral district)

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Vancouver East was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1933. It and the other new Vancouver ridings in this year, Vancouver-Burrard, Vancouver-Point Grey and Vancouver Centre, were all created from the old Vancouver City riding, which was a six-member seat. Vancouver East was a two-member seat.

For a full listing of Vancouver ridings, historical and current, please see Vancouver (electoral districts).

Demographics

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Population, 2001 55,510
Population Change, 1931–2001 8.2%
Area (km2) 23.77
Pop. Density 2,335

MLAs

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Dual-member district

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Assembly Years Seat 1 Seat 2
Member Party Member Party
18th 1933–1935 John Price CCF Harold Edward Winch CCF
19th 1937–1941 James Lyle Telford
20th 1941–1945 Arthur James Turner
21st 1945–1949
22nd 1949–1952
23rd 1952–1953
24th 1953–1956 Arnold Alexander Webster
25th 1956–1960 Frederick Morton Sharp Social Credit
26th 1960–1961 Alexander Barrett MacDonald CCF
1961–1963 NDP NDP
27th 1963–1966
28th 1966–1969 Robert Arthur Williams
29th 1969–1972
30th 1972–1975
31st 1975–1976
1976–1979 Dave Barrett
32nd 1979–1983
33rd 1983–1984
1984–1986 Robert Arthur Williams
34th 1986–1991 Glen Clark
Riding dissolved into Vancouver-Fraserview, Vancouver-Hastings, Vancouver-Kingsway and Vancouver-Mount Pleasant


Electoral history

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Note: Winners of each election are in bold.

1933 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Co-operative Commonwealth Harold Edward Winch2 11,019 26.82 Green tickY
Co-operative Commonwealth John Price 10,972 26.70 Green tickY
Liberal Manfred McGeer 7,348 17.88
Liberal James Gray Turgeon 6,823 16.60
Non-Partisan Independent Group Alexander Daniel MacLean 1,237 3.01
Non-Partisan Independent Group Norah Leavy 1,213 2.95
United Front (Workers and Farmers) Ethel Jane Evans 501 1.22
United Front (Workers and Farmers) Robert Henry Lealess 501 1.22
Independent Gordon Monroe Grant 418 1.027
Unionist Gabriel Eustis1 404 0.98
Independent Co-operative Commonwealth Fenwick Wilbur Crawford 309 0.75
Independent Co-operative Commonwealth John Grant Leggatt 249 0.61
Socialist John Henry Burrough 98 0.24
Total valid votes 28,323 100.00
Total rejected ballots 138
1 Referred to as "Labour" in the newspapers but identified as UPBC in Statement of Votes and List of Candidates.
2 Leader of the Opposition, 1941-1953.
1937 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Co-operative Commonwealth James Lyle Telford 11,752 54.11 Green tickY
Co-operative Commonwealth Harold Edward Winch 11,350 52.26 Green tickY
Liberal Charles Albert Donovan 5,251 24.18
Liberal Margaret Russell Barclay 5,063 23.31
Conservative William Corran 3,079 14.18
Conservative Thomas Irvine 2,835 13.05
Social Constructive John Price 682 3.14
Social Constructive William Arthur Pritchard 464 2.14
Social Credit League Claude Weamar Powell 208 0.96
Social Credit League Gordon Victor Towle 181 0.83
Socialist John Henry Burrough 53 0.24
Total valid votes 21,717 100.00
Total rejected ballots 362
1941 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Co-operative Commonwealth Harold Edward Winch 13,571 30.78 Green tickY
Co-operative Commonwealth Arthur James Turner 9,757 22.12 Green tickY
Liberal John Henderson 4,938 11.20
Liberal Theodore Roosvelt Burnett 4,557 10.34
Conservative William Wilfred Derpak 3,770 8.55
Independent Labour James Lyle Telford 3,665 8.31
Conservative George Wilkinson Hubbard 3,562 8.08
Socialist Labour Robert Gordon McQuillan 271 0.61
Total valid votes 44,091 100.00
Total rejected ballots 420
2 Became Leader of the Opposition.
1945 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Co-operative Commonwealth Harold Edward Winch 13,421 27.81 Green tickY
Co-operative Commonwealth Arthur James Turner 12,300 25.49 Green tickY
Coalition Frederick John Hume 9,816 20.34
Coalition Henry Edwards 9,164 18.99
Labor–Progressive Harold James Pritchett 1,541 3.19
Labor–Progressive Charles MacGregor Stewart 1,257 2.60
Social Credit Alliance Arthur C. Rowe 372 0.77
Social Credit Alliance Gordon Victor Towle 333 0.69
Socialist Labour Raymond Harold MacLeod 56 0.12
Total valid votes 48,260
Total rejected ballots 154
1949 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Co-operative Commonwealth Harold Edward Winch 20,531 51.41 Green tickY
Co-operative Commonwealth Arthur James Turner 19,284 48.29 Green tickY
Coalition John Dickinson Cornett 17,168 42.99
Coalition Douglas Brown 16,909 42.34
Labor-Progressive Viola Ma Bianco 1,038 2.60
Social Credit Thomas McGibbon 625 1.57
Social Credit Audrey Anne Neale 395 0.99
Union of Electors Sidney Lamont Gray 109 0.27
Total valid votes 39,933 100.00
Total rejected ballots 523

For the elimination-ballot elections of 1952 and 1953 the riding's voters were presented with two ballots, one for each seat, with two separate candidate-races:

1952 British Columbia general election, ballot A
Party Candidate Votes
1st count
% Votes
final count
%
Co-operative Commonwealth Arthur James Turner 21,006 47.45 21,960 51.48
Social Credit League Ira Nathan Molson 11,536 26.06 12,433 29.15
Liberal Everett Crowley 13,406 14.85 8,263 19.37
Progressive Conservative Emma Loring Tinsman 2,850 6.44
Christian Democratic Albert Peter Busch 1,387 3.13
Labor–Progressive Stephen Endicott 917 2.07
Total valid votes 44,270 100.00 42,656 100.00
Total rejected ballots 2,701
Note: Preferential ballot; first and final of four (4) counts only shown.
1952 British Columbia general election, ballot B
Party Candidate Votes
1st count
% Votes
final count
%
Co-operative Commonwealth Harold Edward Winch 23,051 51.42 23,051 51.42
Social Credit League John Duncan Roberts 11,202 24.99 11,202 24.99
Liberal Frank George Perrin Lewis 5,286 11.79 5,286 11.79
Progressive Conservative Irving Simpson Finkleman 3,045 6.79 3,045 6.79
Christian Democratic Lomer Arthur Louis Dion 1,318 2.94 1,318 2.94
Labor–Progressive Maurice Rush 931 2.08 931 2.08
Total valid votes 44,833 100.00 44,833 100.00
Total rejected ballots 2,338
Note: Preferential ballot; only one (1) count was required.
1953 British Columbia general election, ballot A
Party Candidate Votes
1st count
% Votes
final count
%
Co-operative Commonwealth Arthur James Turner 19,475 48.32 19,942 50.35
Social Credit Anthony Maximilian Arnold 13,225 32.81 13,872 35.02
Liberal Everett Crowley 5,272 13.08 5,796 14.63
Labor–Progressive Nigel Morgan 842 2.09
Progressive Conservative Irving Simpson Finkleman 747 1.86
Christian Democratic Albert Peter Busch 743 1.84
Total valid votes 40,304 100.00 39,610 100.00
Total rejected ballots 2,592
Note: Preferential ballot; first and final of four (4) counts only shown.
1953 British Columbia general election, ballot B
Party Candidate Votes
1st count
% Votes
final count
%
Co-operative Commonwealth Arnold Alexander Webster 20,583 51.22 20,583 51.22
Social Credit Stanley Earl Wilcox 12,910 32.12 12,910 32.12
Liberal Phillip James Lipp 4,727 11.76 4,727 11.76
Labor–Progressive Harvey Murphy 816 2.03 8.16 2.03
Progressive Conservative Irving Simpson Finkleman 803 2.00 803 2.00
Christian Democratic Albert Peter Busch 351 0.87 351 0.87
Total valid votes 40,190 100.00 40,190 100.00
Total rejected ballots 2,681
Note: Preferential ballot; only one count required on this ballot.
1956 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Co-operative Commonwealth Arthur James Turner 19,774 44.14 Green tickY
Social Credit Frederick Morton Sharp 18,640 41.61 Green tickY
Co-operative Commonwealth Harold Edward Thayer 18,541 41.39
Social Credit Evelyn Margaret Fingarson 17,821 39.78
Liberal Patrick Joseph O'Donohue 4,229 9.44
Liberal John Leslie McCabe 4,156 9.28
Progressive Conservative Lorne C. Aggett 720 1.61
Progressive Conservative Sidney Lewis Beyer 541 1.21
Total valid votes 44,795 100.00
Total rejected ballots 76
1960 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Co-operative Commonwealth Alexander Barrett MacDonald 25,610 49.46 Green tickY
Co-operative Commonwealth Arthur James Turner 25,580 49.40 Green tickY
Social Credit Frederick Morton Sharp 16,622 32.10
Social Credit Raymond McCarthy 16,379 31.63
Liberal Harold (Harry) Appleton 5,906 11.41
Liberal Joseph Charles Bryant 5,828 11.26
Progressive Conservative Norman Gareth Dent 1,080 2.09
Progressive Conservative Madeline Barbara Dent 999 1.93
Communist Nigel Morgan 718 1.39
Communist John Phillips 598 1.15
Total valid votes 51,781 100.00
Total rejected ballots 761
1963 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
New Democratic Alexander Barrett MacDonald 20,424 44.99 Green tickY
New Democratic Arthur James Turner 20,292 44.70 Green tickY
Social Credit James Morris Kennedy 17,031 37.51
Social Credit Earl Vance 16,867 37.15
Liberal John Joseph Fedyk 3,996 8.80
Liberal Lloyd Bruce Little 3,901 8.59
Progressive Conservative Gladys Chong 2,308 5.08
Progressive Conservative William Dronsfield 2,260 4.98
Independent Albert Dunn 215 0.47
Total valid votes 45,401 100.00
Total rejected ballots 644
1966 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
New Democratic Alexander Barrett MacDonald 12,502 49.03 Green tickY
New Democratic Robert Arthur Williams 12,185 47.78 Green tickY
Social Credit James Morris Kennedy 8,644 33.90
Social Credit Allan Edward Morgan 8,593 33.70
Liberal John Joseph Fedyk 1,637 6.42
Liberal Harry Pederini 1,583 6.21
Communist Homer Stevens 377 1.48
Total valid votes 25,501 100.00
Total rejected ballots 404
1969 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
New Democratic Alexander Barrett MacDonald 13,006 49.14 Green tickY
New Democratic Robert Arthur Williams 12,768 48.24 Green tickY
Social Credit Arthur Berg Jacobson 9,997 37.77
Social Credit Max Edward Meyer 9,905 37.42
Liberal Mary Gertrude Gibson 2,398 9.06
Liberal James Morrison 2,320 8.77
Communist Nigel Morgan 203 0.77
Communist Ernest Francis Crist 159 0.60
Independent Lionel Vincent Hodgson 54 0.20
Total valid votes 26,467 100.00
Total rejected ballots 338
1972 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
New Democratic Alexander Barrett MacDonald 16,946 62.19 Green tickY
New Democratic Robert Arthur Williams 16,647 61.09 Green tickY
Social Credit A.G. David Brown 7,473 27.42
Social Credit Biren K. Jha 7,117 26.11
Progressive Conservative Donald McIntyre 2,453 9.00
Progressive Conservative Paul John Mitchell 2,299 8.44
Communist Nigel Morgan 250 0.92
Communist Barry F. Dean 237 0.87
Total valid votes 27,250 100.00
Total rejected ballots 515
1975 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
New Democratic Alexander Barrett MacDonald 15,918 52.73 Green tickY
New Democratic Robert Arthur Williams 15,396 51.01 Green tickY
Social Credit Ratomir (Roy) Babic 10,431 34.56
Social Credit Nick Mandrusiak 10,267 34.01
Liberal Norman Chamberlist 1,591 5.27
Liberal Florence Anne Simatos 1,387 4.59
Communist Nigel Morgan 214 0.71
Communist Samuel G. Vint 144 0.48
North American Labour Calvin Alphonso Segur 42 0.14
Revolutionary Marxist Group Stephen Richard Penner 41 0.14
Revolutionary Marxist Group Gary Eric Cristall 31 0.10
Total valid votes 30,185 100.00
Total rejected ballots 582
British Columbia provincial by-election, June 3, 1976
Resignation of Robert Arthur Williams
Party Candidate Votes %
New Democratic Dave Barrett 19,997 70.23
Social Credit Ralph Harry Long 7,023 24.66
Liberal James Bruce Siemens 1,041 3.66
Progressive Conservative Lester Harold Lavers 218 0.77
Independent David John Bader 104 0.36
Independent Anne Boylan 58 0.20
North American Labour Alan Levinson 34 0.12
Total valid votes 28,475 100.00
Total rejected ballots 348
Turnout 28,823
Source(s)
1979 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
New Democratic Dave Barrett 21,836 62.44 Green tickY
New Democratic Alexander Barrett MacDonald 20,670 59.11 Green tickY
Social Credit Helen Demetra Boyce 10,857 31.05
Social Credit Bernard Merle Smith 10,688 30.56
Progressive Conservative William Arthur Honour 1,068 3.05
Progressive Conservative Shirley Joann Keinanen 999 2.86
North American Labour Andre Doucet 152 0.43
Total valid votes 34,970 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,032
1983 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
New Democratic Dave Barrett 22,117 58.52 Green tickY
New Democratic Alexander Barrett MacDonald 21,112 55.86 Green tickY
Social Credit William James McMartin 12,025 31.82
Social Credit Gordon Ralph Smith 11,741 31.06
Liberal Bruce W. Robinson 1,188 3.14
Liberal Angela E. Thiele 1,087 2.88
Communist Bert Ogden 316 0.84
Total valid votes 37,796 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,046
British Columbia provincial by-election, November 8, 1984
Resignation of Dave Barrett
Party Candidate Votes %
New Democratic Bob Williams 12,857 55.50
Liberal Arthur John "Art" Lee 6,287 27.14
Social Credit Mario Caravetta 3,743 16.16
Green Hans-Joachim Grages 200 0.86
Independent David John Ford 79 0.34
Total valid votes 23,166 100.00
Total rejected ballots 364
Turnout 23,530
Source(s)
1986 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
New Democratic Robert Arthur Williams 21,555 58.59 Green tickY
New Democratic Glen Clark 20,951 56.95 Green tickY
Social Credit John M. Bitonti 11,069 30.09
Social Credit Peter Guy Westlake 10,907 29.65
Liberal Val Anderson 3,348 9.10
Liberal Anita M. Morris 2,804 7.62
Communist Maurice Rush 316 0.86
People's Front Joseph Theriault 94 0.26
Total valid votes 36,787 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,718

A redistribution before the 1991 election dramatically changed Vancouver's long-standing electoral map by the abandonment of the century-old tradition of multiple member districts. Vancouver East was abolished. Its principal successor ridings were Vancouver-Kensington, Vancouver-Hastings and Vancouver-Kingsway. Portions of Vancouver-Mount Pleasant and Vancouver-Burrard, formerly part of Vancouver Centre may also have been added.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections British Columbia. 1988. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
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