Esquimalt—Saanich
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Esquimalt—Saanich was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1988.
This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Nanaimo riding.
It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca and Saanich—Gulf Islands ridings.
It consisted of the southern part of Vancouver Island and off-shore islands.
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1953 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | George Pearkes | 9,537 | |||
| Liberal | Duncan MacBride | 4,071 | |||
| Social Credit | James Roberts | 3,578 | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Robert Matthew McIntosh | 3,484 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1957 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | George Pearkes | 15,330 | |||
| Liberal | Alistair Fraser | 5,034 | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Morris Thomas | 4,446 | |||
| Social Credit | Noel E.J. Bell | 3,677 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1958 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | George Pearkes | 18,768 | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Morris Thomas | 4,755 | |||
| Liberal | George Preston | 3,576 | |||
| Social Credit | Noel E.J. Bell | 1,331 | |||
| Labour-Progressive | Ernest Leon Knott | 180 | |||
| By-election on 29 May 1961
Pearkes appointed British Columbia Lieutenant-Governor, 11 October 1960 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | George Chatterton | 8,554 | |||
| Liberal | David Walter Groos | 8,010 | |||
| New Democrat | Glen Francis Hamilton | 6,481 | |||
| Social Credit | George Hahn | 4,466 | |||
| Socialist | Don Poirier | 131 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1962 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | George Chatterton | 12,612 | |||
| Liberal | D.W. Groos | 10,566 | |||
| New Democrat | Geoff Mitchell | 6,186 | |||
| Social Credit | R.J. Pring | 3,852 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1963 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | George Chatterton | 13,772 | |||
| Liberal | Robert V. Ostler | 11,187 | |||
| New Democrat | John Windsor | 7,193 | |||
| Social Credit | Edward Lum | 4,621 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1965 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | George Chatterton | 14,787 | |||
| New Democrat | Len Stephenson | 9,177 | |||
| Liberal | James H. Gorst | ||||
| Social Credit | Vera I. Pipes | 5,268 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1968 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | David Anderson | 16,501 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | George Chatterton | 13,587 | |||
| New Democrat | Donald Johannessen | 10,952 | |||
| Social Credit | Ralph Leroy Overton | 751 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1972 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Donald W. Munro | 20,542 | |||
| New Democrat | Roger Smith | 15,824 | |||
| Liberal | Louis F. Lindholm | 12,097 | |||
| Social Credit | John D. Tisdalle | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1974 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Donald W. Munro | 27,571 | |||
| Liberal | Don Joy | 16,404 | |||
| New Democrat | Peter Smart | 10,141 | |||
| Social Credit | Gerald W. Clarke | 841 | |||
| Communist | Barry Dean | 173 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1979 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Donald W. Munro | 29,791 | |||
| New Democrat | Bob Cameron | 15,862 | |||
| Liberal | Alan Peterson | 8,154 | |||
| Not affiliated | Philip Ney | 836 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1980 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Donald W. Munro | 24,961 | |||
| New Democrat | Bob Cameron | 19,115 | |||
| Liberal | Gerry Kristianson | 10,043 | |||
| Independent | Philip Gordon Ney | 776 | |||
| Rhino | Bob Maddocks | 548 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1984 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Patrick Crofton | 31,766 | |||
| New Democrat | Bob Cameron | 23,094 | |||
| Liberal | Gerry Kristianson | 9,516 | |||
| Green | Peter Montgomery | 547 | |||
| Social Credit | Robert C. Baker | 306 | |||
| Confederation of Regions | Pat Paterson | 304 | |||
| Libertarian | Kjell Nilsen | 163 | |||
| Communist | Ernie Knott | 94 | |||
