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This article is about the defunct British Columbia provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see
Vancouver Centre
.
Vancouver Centre
was a provincial
electoral district
for the
Legislative Assembly
of
British Columbia
, Canada. It was created before the
general election of 1933
. It and the other new Vancouver ridings that came into existence that year –
Vancouver-Burrard
,
Vancouver-Point Grey
and
Vancouver East
– were created from the old
Vancouver City
riding, which was a six-member seat. Vancouver Centre was a two-member seat throughout its existence.
A redistribution before the 1991 election dramatically changed Vancouver's long-standing electoral map by the abandonment of the century-old tradition of multiple member districts. Vancouver Centre was abolished. The riding was redistributed into
Vancouver-Burrard
and
Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
with a small part going to
Vancouver-Kingsway
.
For a full listing of Vancouver ridings (historical and current), see
Vancouver (electoral districts)
.
Demographics
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Population, 2001
|
55,510
|
Population change, 1931?2001
|
8.2%
|
Area (km
2
)
|
23.77
|
Population density
|
2,335
|
Notable MLAs
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Notable candidates
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Electoral history 1933?1986
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For the elimination-ballot elections of 1952 and 1953 the riding's voters were presented with two ballots, one for each seat, with two separate candidate-races:
23rd British Columbia election, 1952
- Vancouver Centre Ballot A
1
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
1st count
|
%
|
Votes
final count
|
%
|
±%
|
|
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
|
James Campbell Bury
|
6,912
|
31.02
|
9,363
|
54.06
|
|
unknown
|
|
Liberal
|
Anna Ethel Sprott
|
5,234
|
23.49
|
7,956
|
45.94
|
|
unknown
|
|
BC Social Credit League
|
George Churchill Moxham
|
4,694
|
21.07
|
?
|
?
|
|
|
Progressive Conservative
|
Allan James McDonell
|
4,120
|
18.49
|
?
|
?
|
|
unknown
|
|
Christian Democratic
|
Ferdinand Theodor Peters
|
667
|
2.99
|
|
Labour Representation Committee
|
Orville Garfield Braaten
|
654
|
2.94
|
?
|
?
|
|
unknown
|
Total valid votes
|
22,281
|
100.00
|
17,319
|
%
|
|
Total rejected ballots
|
2,119
|
|
|
Turnout
|
%
|
|
|
1
Preferential ballot; first and final of five (5) counts only shown.
|
23rd British Columbia election, 1952
- Vancouver Centre Ballot B
2
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
1st count
|
%
|
Votes
final count
|
%
|
±%
|
|
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
|
Laura Emma Marshall Jamieson
|
7,350
|
33.17
|
9,893
|
53.80
|
|
Liberal
|
Gordon Sylvester Wismer
|
5,394
|
24.34
|
8,496
|
46.20
|
|
Social Credit League
|
Emil Peter Schafer
|
4,497
|
20.29
|
|
Progressive Conservative
|
Frederick Wellington Taylor
|
3,951
|
17.83
|
|
Christian Democratic
|
James Byrne Reardon
|
691
|
3.12
|
|
Socialist
|
William Harold Holtby
|
276
|
1.25
|
Total valid votes
|
22,159
|
100.00
|
18,389
|
Total rejected ballots
|
1,901
|
2
Preferential ballot; first and final of five (5) counts only shown.
|
24th British Columbia election, 1953
Vancouver Centre Ballot B
4
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Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
1st count
|
%
|
Votes
final count
|
%
|
±%
|
|
Social Credit
|
George Churchill Moxham
|
6,782
|
35.48
|
8,679
|
52.97
|
|
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
|
Laura Emma Marshall Jamieson
|
6,283
|
32.87
|
7,707
|
47.03
|
|
unknown
|
|
Liberal
|
Michael Leo Sweeney
|
3,985
|
20.85
|
?
|
?
|
|
unknown
|
|
Progressive Conservative
|
Frederick Wellington Taylor
|
1,007
|
5.27
|
?
|
?
|
|
unknown
|
|
Labour Progressive
|
William Angus Stewart
|
580
|
3.03
|
?
|
?
|
|
|
Christian Democratic
|
James Byrne Reardon
|
480
|
2.50
|
Total valid votes
|
19,117
|
100.00
|
16,386
|
%
|
|
Total rejected ballots
|
1,727
|
|
|
|
|
Total Registered Voters
|
|
|
|
|
|
Turnout
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%
|
|
|
|
|
4
Preferential ballot; first and final of five (5) counts only shown.
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26th British Columbia election, 1960
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
Expenditures
|
|
Social Credit
|
Leslie Raymond Peterson
|
8,516
|
20.91
|
–
|
unknown
|
|
Social Credit
|
Alexander Small Matthew
|
8,227
|
20.20
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–
|
unknown
|
|
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
|
Thomas Henry Berger
|
6,530
|
16.03
|
|
unknown
|
|
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
|
William James Dennison
|
6,378
|
15.66
|
|
unknown
|
|
Liberal
|
Charles Jordan-Knox
|
3,726
|
9.15
|
|
unknown
|
|
Liberal
|
Henry Greer Castillou
|
3,724
|
9.14
|
|
unknown
|
|
Progressive Conservative
|
Patrick Lockhart Reid
|
1,421
|
3.49
|
|
unknown
|
|
Progressive Conservative
|
Lawrence Smith Eckhardt
|
1,411
|
3.46
|
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unknown
|
|
Labour Progressive
|
Maurice Rush
|
420
|
1.03
|
|
unknown
|
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Communist
|
Sonia Rutka
|
380
|
0.93
|
|
unknown
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Total valid votes
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40,733
|
100.00
|
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Total rejected ballots
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504
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|
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Turnout
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%
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27th British Columbia election, 1963
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
Expenditures
|
|
Social Credit
|
Leslie Raymond Peterson
|
8,060
|
20.26
|
–
|
unknown
|
|
Social Credit
|
Alexander Small Matthew
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7,594
|
19.09
|
–
|
unknown
|
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New Democratic
|
John M. Norris
|
5,806
|
14.60
|
|
unknown
|
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New Democratic
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Fred Vulliamy
|
5,538
|
13.92
|
|
unknown
|
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Liberal
|
Thomas Warnett Kennedy
|
3,477
|
8.74
|
|
unknown
|
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Liberal
|
Alexander Forst
|
3,467
|
8.72
|
|
unknown
|
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Progressive Conservative
|
Harold G. Haggart
|
2,741
|
6.89
|
|
unknown
|
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Progressive Conservative
|
Arthur L. Johnson
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2,588
|
6.51
|
|
unknown
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Communist
|
Ronald J. Forkin
|
266
|
0.67
|
|
unknown
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Communist
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William E. Stewart
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240
|
0.60
|
|
unknown
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Total valid votes
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39,777
|
100.00
|
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Total rejected ballots
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419
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Turnout
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%
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1975 British Columbia general election
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Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
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Elected
|
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New Democratic
|
Gary Vernon Lauk
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12,846
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24.73
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Y
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New Democratic
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Emery Oakland Barnes
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12,252
|
23.59
|
Y
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Social Credit
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Harold Peter (Herb) Capozzi
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11,253
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21.67
|
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Social Credit
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Tin Chao Alan Lau
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7,214
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13.89
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Independent (Social Credit)
[a]
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Thomas Warnett Kennedy
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2,545
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4.90
|
|
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Liberal
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Thomas Smith Hammond
|
1,949
|
3.75
|
|
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Liberal
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Jack Say Yee
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1,870
|
3.60
|
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Progressive Conservative
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Malcolm Caldwell Wright
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1,513
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2.91
|
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Independent
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David John Bader
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191
|
0.37
|
|
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Communist
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Michael Christopher Gidora
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164
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0.32
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Communist
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Nicholas Podovinnikoff
|
140
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0.27
|
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Total valid votes
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51,937
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98.73
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Total rejected ballots
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669
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1.27
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Total votes
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52,606
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Registered voters
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49,500
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- ^
Campaigned as Ind.SC but listed as Independent in Statement of Votes since the Election Act prohibits the use of a recognized party name by Independent candidates.
1979 British Columbia general election
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Elected
|
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New Democratic
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Gary Vernon Lauk
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17,464
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28.07
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Y
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New Democratic
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Emery Oakland Barnes
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17,361
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27.91
|
Y
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Social Credit
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Thomas Warnett Kennedy
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12,233
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19.66
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Social Credit
|
Richmond Desmond Fitzgerald Kimmitt
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11,649
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18.73
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Progressive Conservative
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Douglas David Henderson
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1,511
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2.43
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Progressive Conservative
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Keith Donald Eady
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1,475
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2.37
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Communist
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Maurice Rush
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277
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0.45
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Communist
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Miguel Figueroa
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237
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0.38
|
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Total valid votes
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62,207
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97.94
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Total rejected ballots
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1,310
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2.06
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Total votes
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63,517
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Registered voters
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62,920
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1986 British Columbia general election
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Party
|
Candidate
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Votes
|
%
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Elected
|
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New Democratic
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Michael Franklin Harcourt
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22,301
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31.71
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Y
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New Democratic
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Emery Oakland Barnes
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20,885
|
29.69
|
Y
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Social Credit
|
Robert Gardner
|
10,965
|
15.59
|
|
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Social Credit
|
John Archibald Murchie
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10,679
|
15.18
|
|
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Liberal
|
Steven R. Bourne
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2,564
|
3.65
|
|
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Liberal
|
Vito Palmieri
|
2,036
|
2.89
|
|
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Green
|
Gavin L. Ross
|
446
|
0.63
|
|
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Green
|
Murray Gudmundson
|
317
|
0.45
|
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People's Front
|
Brian Keith Sproule
|
144
|
0.20
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Total valid votes
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70,337
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97.85
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Total rejected ballots
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1,548
|
2.15
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Total votes
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71,885
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Registered voters
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53,858
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