Skeena (electoral district)
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Skeena was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 2004.
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[edit] Geography
This was a rural riding in northwestern B.C. It consisted of the northwest corner of the province of British Columbia, including the towns of Prince Rupert, Smithers and Terrace, and the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii).
[edit] History
This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Comox—Atlin. It was first used in the 1917 federal election. The district was abolished in 2003. The entirety of this district went to help form Skeena—Bulkley Valley.
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
- 1917-1921: Cyrus Wesley Peck - Unionist
- 1921-1926: Alfred Stork - Liberal
- 1926-1930: James Charles Brady - Conservative
- 1930-1945: Olof Hanson - Liberal
- 1945-1949: Harry Grenfell Archibald - Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
- 1949-1957: Edward T. Applewhaite - Liberal
- 1957-1974: Frank Howard - Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (1957-1961), New Democratic Party (1961-1974)
- 1974-1979: Iona Campagnolo - Liberal
- 1979-1993: Jim Fulton - New Democratic Party
- 1993-2000: Mike Scott - Reform (1993-2000), Canadian Alliance (2000)
- 2000-2004: Andy Burton - Canadian Alliance (2000-2003), Conservative (2003-2004)
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Canadian Alliance | Andy Burton | 12,787 | 42.72% | $31,566 | ||
| Liberal | Rhoda Witherly | 8,714 | 29.11% | $40,113 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Larry Guno | 6,273 | 20.96% | $39,490 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Devin Lee Glowinski | 965 | 3.22% | |||
| Green | Roger Colin Benham | 688 | 2.29% | $253 | ||
| Independent | George Joseph | 361 | 1.20% | $14,292 | ||
| Natural Law | Cliff Brown | 140 | 0.46% | |||
| Total valid votes | 29,928 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 122 | 0.41% | ||||
| Turnout | 30,050 | 59.67% | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1997 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Reform | Mike Scott | 13,402 | 42.35% | $56,933 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Isaac Sobol | 9,863 | 31.16% | $38,320 | ||
| Liberal | Rhoda Witherly | 6,408 | 20.25% | $37,343 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Kent Glowinski | 1,106 | 3.49% | $3,219 | ||
| Christian Heritage | Rod Freeman | 864 | 2.73% | $6,556 | ||
| Total valid votes | 31,643 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 150 | 0.47% | ||||
| Turnout | 31,793 | 63.66% | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1993 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Reform | SCOTT, Mike | 11,885 | |||
| Liberal | WITHERLY, Rhoda | 7,374 | |||
| New Democrat | BARRETT, Joe | 6,454 | |||
| National | SOBOL, Isaac | 2,410 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | SHERIDAN, Danny | 2,117 | |||
| Christian Heritage | KWANTES, Louis Luke | 645 | |||
| Green | MEHLING, Peter Ewart | 176 | |||
| Natural Law | DANYLUK, Calvin | 149 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1988 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| New Democrat | FULTON, Jim | 16,815 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | HALVORSON, Ray | 9,023 | |||
| Liberal | EIDSVIK, Odd | 4,646 | |||
| Christian Heritage | BROPHY, Tom | 1,142 | |||
| Reform | BUCKLAND, Don | 284 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1984 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| New Democrat | FULTON, Jim | 14,174 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | WEEBER, Pete | 11,209 | |||
| Liberal | DERRICK, Elmer | 5,130 | |||
| Rhino | CRAIG, Douglas Boss Hogg | 443 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1980 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| New Democrat | FULTON, Jim | 13,280 | |||
| Liberal | TALSTRA, Jack | 7,141 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | SHEPPARD, Allan T. | 6,191 | |||
| Not affiliated | ORGAN, Tony | 205 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1979 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| New Democrat | FULTON, Jim | 10,996 | |||
| Liberal | CAMPAGNOLO, Iona | 10,381 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | COUSINS, Rod | 4,437 | |||
| Independent | ORGAN, Anthony Tony | 384 | |||
| Independent | COLET, Franz G. | 95 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1974 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | CAMPAGNOLO, Iona | 12,218 | |||
| New Democrat | HOWARD, Frank | 9,358 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | STEVENS, Everett | 8,806 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1972 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| New Democrat | HOWARD, Frank | 13,100 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | STEVENS, Everett | 8,234 | |||
| Liberal | MITCHELL, John E. | 6,091 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1968 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| New Democrat | HOWARD, Frank | 12,471 | |||
| Liberal | BATES, Art | 7,874 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | CICCONE, Vern | 3,552 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1965 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| New Democrat | HOWARD, Frank | 11,477 | |||
| Liberal | BATES, Art | 6,433 | |||
| Social Credit | REA, Dave | 2,368 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | PICKERING, Philip | 982 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1963 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| New Democrat | HOWARD, Frank | 10,743 | |||
| Liberal | MAGOR, John F. | 4,860 | |||
| Social Credit | MADLEY, L.G. | 2,353 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | JEPHSON, Ronald John | 2,270 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1962 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| New Democrat | HOWARD, Frank | 10,946 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | VANCE, Bill | 4,338 | |||
| Social Credit | MADLEY, Lewis G. | 3,031 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1958 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | HOWARD, Frank | 6,647 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | VANCE, Allan D. | 5,028 | |||
| Liberal | KENNEY, Edward T. | 4,148 | |||
| Social Credit | RAPSKE, Rudolph | 876 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1957 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | HOWARD, Frank | 5,517 | |||
| Liberal | APPLEWHAITE, Edward T. | 5,035 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | KERR, Duncan | 3,575 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1953 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | APPLEWHAITE, Edward T. | 5,332 | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | ARCHIBALD, Harry Grenfell | 3,724 | |||
| Social Credit | MCKELVIE, James Thomas | 2,880 | |||
| Labour-Progressive | MINARD, Ann | 301 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1949 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | APPLEWHAITE, Edward T. | 5,847 | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | ARCHIBALD, Harry Grenfell | 4,183 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1945 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | ARCHIBALD, Harry Grenfell | 4,079 | |||
| Liberal | APPLEWHAITE, Edward Turney | 3,333 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | HARVEY, James Teetzel | 2,184 | |||
| Labour-Progressive | MICKLEBURGH, Bruce Edmon | 1,479 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1940 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | HANSON, Olof | 4,980 | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | WEAVER, George W. | 2,845 | |||
| National Government | CAMERON, George F. | 1,472 | |||
| Independent Liberal | MORRIS, Frank | 145 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1935 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | HANSON, Olof | 3,898 | |||
| Conservative | PANTER, Joseph Edgar | 2,611 | |||
| Reconstruction | ORME, Cyril Hodgins | 1,751 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1930 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | HANSON, Olof | 5,351 | |||
| Conservative | BRADY, James Charles | 4,327 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1926 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Conservative | BRADY, James Charles | 4,170 | |||
| Liberal | STORK, Alfred | 3,849 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1925 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | STORK, Alfred | 3,633 | |||
| Conservative | BUSHBY, George Gordon | 2,940 | |||
| Progressive | NICKERSON, George Watson | 765 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1921 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | STORK, Alfred | 3,261 | |||
| Conservative | PECK, Cyrus Wesley, V.C., | 3,223 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1917 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Government | PECK, Cyrus Wesley | 2,806 | |||
| Opposition | STORK, Alfred | 2,111 | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Library of Parliament Riding Profile
- Expenditures - 2004
- Expenditures - 2000
- Expenditures – 1997
- Website of the Parliament of Canada
