title: Nanaimo (electoral district)
text: # Nanaimo (electoral district)
  
  Nanaimo was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1979.
  
  This riding was created as Nanaimo riding in 1903 from parts of Vancouver and Victoria ridings.
  
  Its legal description when it was created was: "The electoral district of Nanaimo, comprising the provincial electoral districts of Cowichan, Esquimalt, Nanaimo City, Newcastle, Saanich and The Islands."
  
  Nanaimo electoral district was renamed Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands in 1962.
  
  ## Members of Parliament
  
  | Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Riding created from Vancouver and Victoria |||||
  | 10th | 1904–1908 | Ralph Smith | Liberal |
  | 11th | 1908–1911 | Ralph Smith | Liberal |
  | 12th | 1911–1917 | Francis Henry Shepherd | Conservative |
  | 13th | 1917–1921 | John Charles McIntosh | Government (Unionist) |
  | 14th | 1921–1925 | Charles Dickie | Conservative |
  | 15th | 1925–1926 | Charles Dickie | Conservative |
  | 16th | 1926–1930 | Charles Dickie | Conservative |
  | 17th | 1930–1935 | Charles Dickie | Conservative |
  | 18th | 1935–1940 | James Samuel Taylor | Co-operative Commonwealth |
  | 19th | 1940–1945 | Alan Chambers | Liberal |
  | 20th | 1945–1949 | George Pearkes | Progressive Conservative |
  | 21st | 1949–1953 | George Pearkes | Progressive Conservative |
  | 22nd | 1953–1957 | Colin Cameron | Co-operative Commonwealth |
  | 23rd | 1957–1958 | Colin Cameron | Co-operative Commonwealth |
  | 24th | 1958–1962 | Walter Matthews | Progressive Conservative |
  | Riding renamed Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands |||||
  
  ## Election results
  
  1958 Canadian federal election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Walter F. Matthews | 10,734 | 43.91 | +17.25 |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | Colin Cameron | 10,029 | 41.03 | +3.41 |
  | | Liberal | Ernest W.H. Miller | 2,606 | 10.66 | -4.33 |
  | | Social Credit | Roy Arthur Folz | 1,077 | 4.41 | -16.32 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,446 | 100.0 |
  | | Progressive Conservative gain from Co-operative Commonwealth | Progressive Conservative gain from Co-operative Commonwealth | Swing | Swing | +6.92 |
  
  1957 Canadian federal election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | Colin Cameron | 8,650 | 37.62 | -0.94 |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Walter Franklyn Matthews | 6,131 | 26.66 | +8.57 |
  | | Social Credit | Harold Hine | 4,766 | 20.73 | +6.02 |
  | | Liberal | Frank William Wilfert | 3,448 | 14.99 | -10.91 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,995 | 100.0 |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth hold | Co-operative Commonwealth hold | Swing | Swing | -4.76 |
  
  1953 Canadian federal election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | Colin Cameron | 7,272 | 38.56 | +11.77 |
  | | Liberal | Gavin Colvin Mouat | 4,884 | 25.90 | +0.69 |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Douglas Deane Finlayson | 3,412 | 18.09 | -29.91 |
  | | Social Credit | Leonard Francis Hodgson | 2,773 | 14.71 | – |
  | | Labor–Progressive | Ernest Leon Knott | 516 | 2.74 | – |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,857 | 100.0 |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth gain from Progressive Conservative | Co-operative Commonwealth gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +5.54 |
  
  1949 Canadian federal election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive Conservative | George Randolph Pearkes | 17,507 | 48.00 | +12.68 |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | Robert Martin Strachan | 9,772 | 26.79 | -3.36 |
  | | Liberal | William Edmond Poupore | 9,196 | 25.21 | -0.77 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,475 | 100.0 |
  | | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +8.02 |
  | A redistribution in 1952 (S.C. 1952, c.48) reduced the area and population of the riding. |||||||
  
  1945 Canadian federal election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive Conservative | George Randolph Pearkes | 11,181 | 35.32 | +5.40 |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | John Morris Thomas | 9,542 | 30.15 | +5.27 |
  | | Liberal | Alan Chambers | 8,223 | 25.98 | -16.48 |
  | | Labor–Progressive | George Thomas Greenwell | 2,707 | 8.56 | – |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,653 | 100.0 |
  | | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +0.12 |
  | Change for the Progressive Conservatives is based on the National Government results in the last election. |||||||
  
  1940 Canadian federal election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Alan Chambers | 10,668 | 42.46 | +11.81 |
  | | National Government | Frank Stigant Cuncliffe | 7,518 | 29.92 | -1.89 |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | Ronald Grantham | 6,252 | 24.88 | -9.96 |
  | | New Democracy | Andrew Henry Jukes | 506 | 2.01 | – |
  | | Independent | William Frederick Povah | 181 | 0.72 | – |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,125 | 100.0 |
  | | Liberal gain from Co-operative Commonwealth | Liberal gain from Co-operative Commonwealth | Swing | Swing | +6.85 |
  | Change for the National Government is based on the Conservative results in the last election. |||||||
  
  1935 Canadian federal election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | James Samuel Taylor | 7,053 | 34.84 | – |
  | | Conservative | Charles Herbert Dickie | 6,440 | 31.81 | -26.01 |
  | | Liberal | Alan Chambers | 6,204 | 30.65 | -11.44 |
  | | Reconstruction | Ashton Aubrey Burnet Matthew Clark | 546 | 2.70 | – |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,243 | 100.0 |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth gain from Conservative | Co-operative Commonwealth gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +30.42 |
  
  1930 Canadian federal election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Charles Herbert Dickie | 11,827 | 57.91 | -8.58 |
  | | Liberal | Cornelius Hawkins O'Halloran | 8,596 | 42.09 | +8.58 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,423 | 100.0 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -8.58 |
  
  1926 Canadian federal election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Charles Herbert Dickie | 10,464 | 66.49 | +12.00 |
  | | Liberal | Cornelius Hawkins O'Halloran | 5,274 | 33.51 | -1.27 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 15,738 | 100.0 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +6.64 |
  
  1925 Canadian federal election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Charles Herbert Dickie | 9,584 | 54.49 | +8.55 |
  | | Liberal | Thomas Banks Booth | 6,117 | 34.78 | +7.08 |
  | | Labour | William Turner Grieves | 1,888 | 10.73 | -15.63 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,589 | 100.0 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +0.74 |
  
  1921 Canadian federal election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Charles Herbert Dickie | 6,897 | 45.94 | -27.49 |
  | | Liberal | Thomas Banks Booth | 4,159 | 27.70 | +11.89 |
  | | Labour | William Arthur Pritchard | 3,958 | 26.36 | +15.60 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 15,014 | 100.0 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -19.69 |
  
  1917 Canadian federal election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Government (Unionist) | John Charles McIntosh | 9,175 | 73.43 | +15.22 |
  | | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Hector Allen Stewart | 1,976 | 15.81 | -25.98 |
  | | Labour | Joseph Taylor | 1,344 | 10.76 | – |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 12,495 | 100.0 |
  | | Government (Unionist) hold | Government (Unionist) hold | Swing | Swing | +20.60 |
  
  1911 Canadian federal election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Francis Henry Shepherd | 2,438 | 58.21 | +25.97 |
  | | Liberal | Ralph Smith | 1,750 | 41.79 | +5.71 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,188 | 100.0 |
  | | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +10.13 |
  
  1908 Canadian federal election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Ralph Smith | 1,494 | 36.08 | -7.23 |
  | | Conservative | Francis Henry Shepherd | 1,335 | 32.24 | -2.14 |
  | | Socialist | James Hurst Hawthornthwaite | 1,312 | 31.68 | +9.37 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,141 | 100.0 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -2.54 |
  
  1904 Canadian federal election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Ralph Smith | 1,392 | 43.31 |
  | | Conservative | ? Wolley | 1,105 | 34.38 |
  | | Socialist | ? Fenton | 717 | 22.31 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,214 | 100.00 |
  | This riding was created from Vancouver and Victoria, both of which elected a Liberal in the previous election. Ralph Smith was the incumbent from Vancouver. |||||||
  