Coast—Capilano
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1947
District abolished1966
First contested1949
Last contested1965

Coast—Capilano was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1968.

This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Vancouver North riding.

The riding consisted of Vancouver's North Shore suburbs, the then-municipality of West Vancouver (now a city) and the city and the western part of the district municipality of North Vancouver plus the mainland Sunshine Coast areas of the former Comox—Atlin riding.

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Vancouver North
21st  1949–1953     James Sinclair Liberal
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     William Hector Payne Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Jack Davis Liberal
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Burnaby—Seymour, Capilano and Coast Chilcotin

Election results

1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJack Davis26,47248.58-1.79
New DemocraticWilliam H. Deverell12,33522.64+0.90
Progressive ConservativeCarlyle Boyd Shannon8,42915.47-3.45
Social CreditHarold Hunter6,52511.97+4.26
CommunistCharles Caron7331.35+0.08
Total valid votes 54,494100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -1.34
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJack Davis27,17750.37+4.28
New DemocraticPeter S. Faminow11,73121.74+0.18
Progressive ConservativeMary Frances Southin10,20618.92-4.47
Social CreditJames Thornton Fullerton4,1607.71-2.25
CommunistCharles Caron6821.27–
Total valid votes 53,956100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +2.05
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJack Davis23,58346.09+6.95
Progressive ConservativeWilliam H. Payne11,96623.39-20.09
New DemocraticHugh Clifford11,03021.56+7.77
Social CreditVincent H. Bracewell4,5849.96+6.37
Total valid votes 51,163100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +13.52
Change for the New Democrats is based on the Co-operative Commonwealth.
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeWilliam H. Payne19,34343.48+15.85
LiberalJames Sinclair17,41139.14+0.12
Co-operative CommonwealthHugh Clifford6,13413.79+1.59
Social CreditEdward Gallant1,5993.59-17.57
Total valid votes 44,487100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +7.86
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJames Sinclair16,44339.02-6.86
Progressive ConservativeWilliam H. Payne11,64327.63+17.74
Social CreditEvelyn M. Fingarson8,91821.16-2.74
Co-operative CommonwealthHugh Clifford5,14012.20-5.87
Total valid votes 42,144100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -12.30
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJames Sinclair13,61445.88-29.61
Social CreditErnest Gustav Silverton7,09223.90–
Co-operative CommonwealthRobert Bryce5,36118.07-12.79
Progressive ConservativeArthur Archibald McArthur2,9369.89-13.37
Labor–ProgressiveThomas Alexander McEwen6732.27–
Total valid votes 29,676100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -26.76
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJames Sinclair15,29475.49
Co-operative CommonwealthFrancis James McKenzie6,25330.86
Progressive ConservativeHarold S. Mahon4,71323.26
Total valid votes 20,260100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Vancouver North, where Liberal James Sinclair was the incumbent.

See also

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