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 (at the time of its creation the city of South Vancouver was incorporated separately from the City of Vancouver).
For other current and historical electoral districts in the City of
Demographics
| Population, 1916 | |
| Population change, 1916-1931 | |
| Area (km²) | |
| Population density (people per km²) |
Political geography
Notable elections
Notable MLAs
Electoral history
Note: Winners in each election are in bold.
| 14th British Columbia election, 1916 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | William Boulton | 1,374 | 39.81% | unknown | ||
| Independent Liberal | John Walter Weart | 1,579 | 45.75% | unknown | ||
| Independent-Labour | Job Elija Wilton | 498 | 14.43% | unknown | ||
| Total valid votes | 3,451 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | % | |||||
| 15th British Columbia election, 1920 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | Frederick O. Hodgson | 2,444 | 28.34% | unknown | ||
| Independent | John William McIntosh | 955 | 11.08% | unknown | ||
| Federated Labour Party | Robert Henry Neelands | 3,255 | 37.75% | unknown | ||
| Conservative | Franklin John Russell | 1,969 | 22.83% | unknown | ||
| Total valid votes | 8,623 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | % | |||||
| 16th British Columbia election, 1924 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Liberal | Walter John Buckingham | 1,141 | 22.43% | unknown | ||
| Conservative | Jonathan Webster Cornett | 1,284 | 25.24% | unknown | ||
| Canadian Labour Party | Robert Henry Neelands | 1,971 | 38.74% | unknown | ||
| Provincial | James Nixon | 692 | 13.60% | unknown | ||
| Total valid votes | 5,088 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | % | |||||
| 17th British Columbia election, 1928 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | Jonathan Webster Cornett | 2,452 | 47.45% | unknown | ||
| 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 | ||
| Provincial | James Nixon | 692 | 13.60% | unknown | ||
| Total valid votes | 5,168 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 164 | |||||
| Turnout | % | |||||
| 1 Labour in Summary of Votes | ||||||
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.
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