Burrard (electoral district)

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Burrard was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1904 and from 1917 to 1925. This riding was created in 1892 from parts of New Westminster riding.

Note: Winners or each election are in bold

Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal G.R. Maxwell 1,512 48.21%
     Conservative G.H. Cowan 1,214 38.71%
     Conservative W.J. Bowser 1 410 13.07%
Total 3,136
1 17th Premier of British Columbia (1915-1916).
Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal G.R. Maxwell 2,716 56.52%
     Conservative James F. Garden 2,089 43.48%
Total 4,805
Byelection February 4, 1903 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Robert George Macpherson 2,108 48.40%
     Independent Liberal C. Foley 3 1,885 43.28%
     Independent Thomas Robert McInnes 362 8.31%
Total 4,355
2 On Mr. Maxwell's death, November 17, 1902.
3 Partner in Foley, Welch and Stuart, builders of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway.

The Burrard riding was redistributed in 1903 in advance of the 1904 election. Successor ridings were Vancouver City, Comox—Atlin and Yale—Cariboo. Burrard riding was re-created in 1914 from parts of Vancouver City and Comox—Atlin ridings, and was used until 1924.

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     National Government Sanford Johnston Crowe 12,566 66.08%
     Opposition Patrick Donnelly 4,707 24.75%
     Labour Victor Rainsford Midgley 1,744 9.17%
Total 19,017
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative John Arthur Clarke 12,240 55.89%
     Liberal Malcolm Archibald MacDonald 6,960 31.78%
     Independent John David Harrington 2,699 12.32%
Total 21,899

The riding was abolished in 1924. Successor ridings were Vancouver North and Vancouver—Burrard.

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