Saanich and the Islands

Saanich and the Islands was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1986. Most of the riding is now part of Saanich North and the Islands, while the southern part of the riding is now Saanich South.

For other current and historical ridings on Vancouver Island, please see Vancouver Island (electoral districts) or, for those in the area of Victoria, Victoria (electoral districts).

Electoral history

Note: Winners of each election are in bold.

28th British Columbia election, 1966
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
     Liberal James McGeer Campbell 3,401 23.52% unknown
New DemocraticEdwin Wallace Haw 3,821 26.43% unknown
Social CreditJohn Douglas Tidball Tisdalle 7,237 50.05% unknown
Total valid votes 14,459 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 152
Turnout %
29th British Columbia election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
New DemocraticDonald Inge Johannessen 6,978 34.58% unknown
     Liberal Louis Frederick Lindholm 3,312 16.41% unknown
Social CreditJohn Douglas Tidball Tisdalle 9,888 49.00% unknown
Total valid votes 20,178 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 136
Turnout 63.19%
30th British Columbia election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
     Liberal Malcolm B. Anderson 3,581 15.25% unknown
     Independent John Crawford McKenzie 49 0.21% unknown
     Progressive Conservative Hugh Austin Curtis 8,427 35.88% unknown
Social CreditT. Foster Isherwood 5,894 25.09% unknown
New DemocraticEric Sherwood 5,536 23.57% unknown
Total valid votes 23,487 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 265
Turnout %
31st British Columbia election, 1975
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
     Progressive Conservative Irene Rose Block 2,883 10.22% unknown
Social CreditHugh Austin Curtis 14,185 50.31% unknown
New DemocraticCarolyn Mae Pickup 10,048 35.64% unknown
     Liberal Edgar Rudolf Rhomberg 1,079 3.83% unknown
Total valid votes 28,195 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 356
Turnout %
32nd British Columbia election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Social CreditHugh Austin Curtis 16,018 49.42% unknown
     Progressive Conservative John Willison Green 2,431 7.50% unknown
New DemocraticJohn Mika 13,961 43.08% unknown
Total valid votes 32,410 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 419
Total Registered Voters
Turnout %
33rd British Columbia election, 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
IndependentDouglas Hewson Christie 1,028 2.57% unknown
Social CreditHugh Austin Curtis 19,219 48.13% unknown
     Progressive Conservative John Willison Green 1,560 3.91% unknown
LiberalMary Jane Lewis 780 1.95% unknown
New DemocraticJohn Mika 17,347 43.44% unknown
Total valid votes 39,934 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 364
Turnout %
34th British Columbia election, 1986 1
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Social CreditMel Couvelier 20,658 25.42% unknown
Social CreditTerry Huberts 20,517 25.24% unknown
New DemocraticCarolyn Mae Pickup 17,193 21.15% unknown
     Liberal Clive Tanner 5,884 7.24% unknown
New DemocraticDavid Herbert Vickers 17,024 20.95% unknown
Total valid votes 81,276 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 585
Turnout %
1 Seat increased to two members from one.

After the 1986 election the riding was redistributed due to population growth in Saanich. The successor ridings are:

Saanich North and the Islands (2001–present) Saanich South (2001—present)

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