Burrard (electoral district)
 British Columbia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1917 |
| District abolished | 1925 |
| First contested | 1917 |
| Last contested | 1921 |
Burrard was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1904 and from 1917 to 1925. This riding was created in 1892 from parts of New Westminster riding. In 1903, this riding was redistributed into Vancouver City, Comox—Atlin and Yale—Cariboo, and was re-created from Vancouver City and Comox—Atlin in 1914. It was abolished in 1924 into Vancouver North and Vancouver—Burrard.
Members of Parliament
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from New Westminster | ||||
| 8th | 1896–1900 | George Ritchie Maxwell | Liberal | |
| 9th | 1900–1902† | |||
| 1903–1904 | Robert George Macpherson | Liberal | ||
| Riding dissolved into Vancouver City, Comox—Atlin and Yale—Cariboo | ||||
| Riding re-created from Vancouver City and Comox—Atlin | ||||
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Sanford Johnston Crowe | Government (Liberal–Unionist) | |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | John Arthur Clark | Conservative | |
| Riding dissolved into Vancouver North and Vancouver—Burrard | ||||
Election results
Burrard, 1917–1921
| 1921 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | John Arthur Clark | 12,240 | 55.89 | – | ||||
| Liberal | Malcolm Archibald Macdonald | 6,960 | 31.78 | +7.03 | ||||
| Independent | John David Harrington | 2,699 | 12.32 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 21,899 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Conservative gain from Government (Liberal–Unionist) | Swing | +24.43 | ||||||
| 1917 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Government (Liberal–Unionist) | Sanford Johnston Crowe | 12,566 | 66.08 | |||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Patrick Donnelly | 4,707 | 24.75 | |||||
| Labour | Victor Rainsford Midgley | 1,744 | 9.17 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 19,017 | |||||||
| This riding was created from Vancouver City and Comox—Atlin, both of which elected a Conservative in the previous election. | ||||||||
Burrard, 1896–1904
| Canadian federal by-election, 4 February 1903 On the death of George Ritchie Maxwell, 17 November 1902 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Robert George Macpherson | 2,108 | 48.40 | -8.12 | ||||
| Independent Labour | Chris Foley | 1,885 | 43.28 | – | ||||
| Independent | Thomas Robert McInnes | 362 | 8.31 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,355 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -25.70 | ||||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | G.R. Maxwell | 2,716 | 56.52 | +8.31 | ||||
| Conservative | James Ford Garden | 2,089 | 43.48 | +4.77 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,805 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.77 | ||||||
| 1896 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | G.R. Maxwell | 1,512 | 48.21 | |||||
| Conservative | G.H. Cowan | 1,214 | 38.71 | |||||
| Conservative | W.J. Bowser | 410 | 13.07 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,136 | 100.0 | ||||||
| This riding was created from New Westminster, which elected a Conservative in the previous election. | ||||||||