North Nanaimo

North Nanaimo was a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, in the 1894, 1898, and 1900 elections only.

Election results

Note: Winners of each election are in bold.

7th British Columbia election, 1894
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Government John Bryden 411 74.73% – unknown
  Labour Ralph Smith1 139 25.27% unknown
Total valid votes 550 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
1 Nominated by the Nanaimo Reform Club, which had been set up by the Opposition but was dominated by the Miners' and Mine-Labourers' Protective Association (MMLPA). The slate was described as "a labor ticket on a labor platform, but with outside support." (T.R. Loosmore, "The British Columbia Labor Movement and Political Action, 1878-1906", 1954, p. 67(2).)
8th British Columbia election, 1898
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Government John Bryden 249 61.94% – unknown
Opposition Walter James G. Hellier 153 38.06% – unknown
Total valid votes 402 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %


1900 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent William Wallace Burns McInnes3 238 47.04
Opposition John Bryden 195 38.54
Independent Labour John D. Dixon2 73 14.43
Total valid votes 506 100.00
2 N(I)LP candidate supported by Provincial Party.
3 Son of Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia Thomas Robert McInnes.

The riding was redistributed before the 1903 election. Successor ridings were (roughly) Nanaimo City, Newcastle, and The Islands.

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