Burrard (electoral district)

Burrard
British Columbia electoral district
Boundaries at abolition
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1917
District abolished1925
First contested1917
Last contested1921

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.

See also