Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands

Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1979
District abolished 1988
First contested 1979
Last contested 1984

Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988.

This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands and Esquimalt—Saanich ridings.

It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca, Nanaimo—Cowichan and Saanich—Gulf Islands ridings.

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands
and Esquimalt—Saanich
31st  1979–1980     Don L. Taylor Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984     James Manly New Democratic
33rd  1984–1988
Riding dissolved into Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca,
Nanaimo—Cowichan and Saanich—Gulf Islands

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticJim Manly 24,555 45.06 -3.10
Progressive ConservativeDon L. Taylor 22,964 42.14 +2.67
LiberalMichael G. Coleman 5,899 10.82 -0.40
GreenLindsay Armstrong 387 0.71 –
LibertarianJames Taylor 313 0.57 –
Confederation of RegionsR.L. Snell 257 0.47 –
IndependentJohn Currie 62 0.11 –
IndependentRonald W. Jackson 61 0.11 –
Total valid votes 54,498100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing -2.88
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticJames Manly 22,154 48.16 +8.18
Progressive ConservativeDon L. Taylor 18,153 39.47 -4.06
LiberalLéo Gervais 5,161 11.22 -4.97
RhinocerosLouis Crowbird Lesosky 444 0.97 –
CommunistErnie Knott 85 0.18 -0.01
Total valid votes 45,997100.0  
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +6.12
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeDon L. Taylor 19,025 43.53
New DemocraticJames Manly 17,471 39.98
LiberalDavid Anderson 7,075 16.19
CommunistErnie Knott 82 0.19
Marxist–LeninistAllan Bezanson 51 0.12
Total valid votes 43,704100.0  
This riding was created from Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands and Esquimalt—Saanich, which elected a New Democrat and a Progressive Conservative, respectively, in the last election.

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