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, List of electoral districts in Greater Victoria.

Electoral history

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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 Democratic Edwin Wallace Haw 3,821 26.43% unknown
Social Credit John 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 Democratic Donald Inge Johannessen 6,978 34.58% unknown
  Liberal Louis Frederick Lindholm 3,312 16.41% unknown
Social Credit John 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 Credit T. Foster Isherwood 5,894 25.09% unknown
New Democratic Eric 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 Credit Hugh Austin Curtis 14,185 50.31% unknown
New Democratic Carolyn 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 Credit Hugh Austin Curtis 16,018 49.42% unknown
  Progressive Conservative John Willison Green 2,431 7.50% unknown
New Democratic John 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
Independent Douglas Hewson Christie 1,028 2.57% unknown
Social Credit Hugh Austin Curtis 19,219 48.13% unknown
  Progressive Conservative John Willison Green 1,560 3.91% unknown
Liberal Mary Jane Lewis 780 1.95% unknown
New Democratic John 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 Credit Mel Couvelier 20,658 25.42% unknown
Social Credit Terry Huberts 20,517 25.24% unknown
New Democratic Carolyn Mae Pickup 17,193 21.15% unknown
  Liberal Clive Tanner 5,884 7.24% unknown
New Democratic David 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)