Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands
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Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988.
This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands and Esquimalt—Saanich ridings.
It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca, Nanaimo—Cowichan and Saanich—Gulf Islands ridings.
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1979 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | TAYLOR, Don L. | 19,025 | |||
| New Democrat | MANLY, Jim | 17,471 | |||
| Liberal | ANDERSON, David | 7,075 | |||
| Communist | KNOTT, Ernie | 82 | |||
| Marxist-Leninist | BEZANSON, Allan | 51 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1980 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| New Democrat | MANLY, Jim | 22,154 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | TAYLOR, Don L. | 18,153 | |||
| Liberal | GERVAIS, Léo | 5,161 | |||
| Rhino | LESOSKY, Louis Crowbird | 444 | |||
| Communist | KNOTT, Ernie | 85 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1984 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| New Democrat | MANLY, Jim | 24,555 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | TAYLOR, Don L. | 22,964 | |||
| Liberal | COLEMAN, Michael G. | 5,899 | |||
| Green | ARMSTRONG, Lindsay | 387 | |||
| Libertarian | TAYLOR, James | 313 | |||
| Confederation of Regions | SNELL, R.L. | 257 | |||
| Independent | CURRIE, John | 62 | |||
| Independent | JACKSON, Ronald W. | 61 | |||
