Newcastle (electoral district)

Newcastle was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia to the south and including some of the city of Nanaimo. It appeared in the 1916 and 1920 elections only. In 1924, portions of it were incorporated into the new Cowichan-Newcastle riding. For other ridings in the Nanaimo area, please see Nanaimo (electoral districts).

Demographics

Population, 1921 Census
Population Change, 1916–1921	%
Area (km²)
Pop. Density (people per km²)

Electoral history

Note: Winners of each election are in bold.

14th British Columbia election, 1916

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Conservative	Roy Branwood Dier	1,186	43.89%		unknown
	Independent Socialist	Parker Williams	551	56.11%		unknown
Total valid votes			982	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

15th British Columbia election, 1920

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Independent Socialist	John Bickle	129	7.70%
	Coalition	William Gilbert Fraser	424	25.30%
	Federated Labour	Samuel Guthrie	704	42.00%		unknown
	Independent Socialist	James Hurst Hawthornthwaite	419	25.00%		unknown
Total valid votes			1,676	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%