Capilano—Howe Sound
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1987
District abolished1996
First contested1988
Last contested1993

Capilano—Howe Sound was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997.

This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Capilano and Cariboo—Chilcotin ridings.

It was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast riding.

It consisted of the northwest part of the North Vancouver District Municipality, the District Municipality of West Vancouver, the part of electoral Area B of the Greater Vancouver Regional District west of the Capilano River and north of Electoral Area A, the Village of Lions Bay, Electoral Area C of the Greater Vancouver Regional District, and the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, except Electoral Areas A and B and the Village of Lillooet.

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Capilano and Cariboo—Chilcotin
34th  1988–1993     Mary Collins Progressive Conservative
35th  1993–1997     Herb Grubel Reform
Riding abolished: see West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast

Electoral history

1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ReformHerb Grubel17,75241.87+33.70
LiberalAudrey Sojonky13,60932.10+2.42
Progressive ConservativeMary Collins7,33117.29-29.49
New DemocraticSandra Bauer1,4433.40-10.89
NationalDoris Fuller1,3853.27
GreenPeggy Stortz4281.01
Natural LawWilliam Alexander Cameron2660.63
No affiliationAudrey Ashley1000.24
LibertarianBill Tomlinson730.17-0.23
Commonwealth of CanadaRolf A.F. Witzsche150.04
Total valid votes 42,402100.0  
Reform gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +15.64
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeMary Collins20,21946.78
LiberalJohn D. Pozer12,82829.68
New DemocraticOlga Kempo6,17414.29
ReformNeil Thompson3,5318.17
RhinocerosAlfred "The Alien" Frinton2920.68
LibertarianBill Tomlinson1730.40
Total valid votes 43,217100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Capilano and Cariboo—Chilcotin, both of which elected a Progressive Conservative in the previous election. Mary Collins was the incumbent from Capilano.

See also

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