| Defunct federal electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1962 |
| District abolished | 1979 |
| First contested | 1962 |
| Last contested | 1974 |
Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands was a federalelectoral district—also known as a "riding"—inBritish Columbia, Canada, that was represented in theHouse of Commons of Canada from 1962 to 1979.
This riding was created in 1962 fromNanaimo. The 1966 electoral redistribution saw this riding gain territory fromMetchosin and lose territory in the northern end toward theEnglishman River. This riding was dissolved intoCowichan—Malahat—The Islands andNanaimo—Alberni in 1979.
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created fromNanaimo | ||||
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Colin Cameron | New Democratic | |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | |||
| 27th | 1965–1968 | |||
| 28th | 1968–1968† | |||
| 1969–1972 | Tommy Douglas | New Democratic | ||
| 29th | 1972–1974 | |||
| 30th | 1974–1979 | |||
| Riding dissolved intoCowichan—Malahat—The Islands andNanaimo—Alberni | ||||
| 1974 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Tommy Douglas | 20,444 | 40.92 | -16.01 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Don L. Taylor | 18,207 | 36.44 | +13.70 | ||||
| Liberal | Raymond Patrick Kane | 11,028 | 22.07 | +6.19 | ||||
| Communist | Ernie Knott | 288 | 0.58 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 49,967 | 100.0 | ||||||
| New Democratichold | Swing | -14.86 | ||||||
| 1972 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Tommy Douglas | 25,483 | 56.93 | -0.10 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George MacPherson | 10,179 | 22.74 | +17.05 | ||||
| Liberal | Bill Matthews | 7,107 | 15.88 | -21.40 | ||||
| Social Credit | Stockwell Day, Sr. | 1,868 | 4.17 | – | ||||
| Unknown | Ken Hasanen | 125 | 0.28 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 44,762 | 100.0 | ||||||
| New Democratichold | Swing | -8.58 | ||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, 10 February 1969 On the death of Colin Cameron, 28 July 1968 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Tommy Douglas | 19,730 | 57.03 | +15.32 | ||||
| Liberal | Eric W. Winch | 12,897 | 37.28 | +6.21 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Magdalenus Verbrugge | 1,966 | 5.69 | -18.27 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 34,593 | 100.0 | ||||||
| New Democratichold | Swing | +4.56 | ||||||
| 1968 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Colin Cameron | 15,273 | 41.71 | -3.74 | ||||
| Liberal | Mladen Giunio Zorkin | 11,378 | 31.07 | +7.38 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jeffry Brock | 8,773 | 23.96 | +6.34 | ||||
| Social Credit | Lorne Lee | 1,193 | 3.26 | -9.98 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 36,617 | 100.0 | ||||||
| New Democratichold | Swing | -5.56 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Colin Cameron | 12,337 | 45.45 | +1.30 | ||||
| Liberal | Douglas Malcolm Greer | 6,431 | 23.69 | -0.69 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | W.F. Matthews | 4,784 | 17.62 | -5.68 | ||||
| Social Credit | Lyle C. Wilkinson | 3,595 | 13.24 | +5.07 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 27,147 | 100.0 | ||||||
| New Democratichold | Swing | +1.00 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Colin Cameron | 12,280 | 44.15 | +1.80 | ||||
| Liberal | Douglas Malcolm Greer | 6,782 | 24.38 | +3.70 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | W.F. Matthews | 6,481 | 23.30 | -4.35 | ||||
| Social Credit | Alfred Douglas Dane | 2,272 | 8.17 | -1.15 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 27,815 | 100.0 | ||||||
| New Democratichold | Swing | -0.95 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Colin Cameron | 11,152 | 42.35 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Walter Franklyn Matthews | 7,280 | 27.65 | |||||
| Liberal | John F.T. Samuel | 5,446 | 20.68 | |||||
| Social Credit | Cyril Norman Dawkin | 2,456 | 9.32 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 26,334 | 100.0 | ||||||
| This riding was created fromNanaimo, withWalter Matthews being the incumbent. | ||||||||