# Oak Bay (electoral district)

Oak Bay was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared in the general election of 1941 and last appeared in the 1975 election. Its successor is the Oak Bay-Gordon Head riding. For other ridings in the area of Victoria, B.C. please see List of electoral districts in Greater Victoria.

## Demographics

* Population, 1941 census
* Population Change, 1941–1976
* Area (km$^2$)
* Pop. Density (people per km$^2$)

## Notable MLAs

Several British Columbia Conservative Party leaders have represented the riding including Herbert Anscomb who was Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier in the Liberal-Conservative coalition government. George Scott Wallace represented the district in the 1970s and his successor as Tory leader Victor Albert Stephens was its last MLA from 1978 until 1979.

## Electoral history

Note: Winners in each election are shown in bold.
20th British Columbia election, 1941 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Herbert Anscomb | 2,676 | 55.88% | unknown |
| | Liberal | Everett Stanley Farr | 1,520 | 31.74% | unknown |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Geoffrey LeGallais | 593 | 12.38% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,789 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 68 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |
21st British Columbia election, 1945 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Coalition | Herbert Anscomb | 4,598 | 82.31% | – | unknown |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Clare Nulalinda McAllister | 988 | 17.69% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,586 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 40 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
22nd British Columbia election, 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Coalition | Herbert Anscomb | 5,918 | 84.21% | – | unknown |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Patricia Mary Luchinsky | 890 | 12.66% | | unknown |
| | Union of Electors | Claudius Edward Wright | 220 | 3.13% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,028 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 183 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
23rd British Columbia election, 1952$^1$ :
| Party | Candidate | Votes 1st count | % | Votes final count | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit League | Cecil George Alexander | 1,071 | 12.98% | - | - % | unknown |
| | Progressive Conservative | Herbert Anscomb | 2,843 | 34.45% | 3,282 | 43.24% | unknown |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Frederick James Bevis | 707 | 8.57% | - | - % | unknown |
| | Liberal | Philip Archibald Gibbs | 3,631 | 44.00% | 4,308 | 56.76% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,252 | % | 7,590 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 130 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
| $^1$ Preferential ballot; 1st and final counts (of three) shown only. |||||||
24th British Columbia election, 1953 $^2$ :
| Party | Candidate | Votes 1st count | % | Votes final count | % | ±% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Frederick James Bevis | 508 | 6.20% | - | - % | unknown |
| | Progressive Conservative | Deane Finlayson | 1,220 | 14.90% | - | - % | unknown |
| | Liberal | Philip Archibald Gibbs | 3,182 | 38.85% | 4,110 | 52.75% | unknown |
| | Social Credit League | Einar Maynard Gunderson | 3,280 | 40.05 3% | 3,681 | 47.25% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,190 | 100.00% | 7,791 | % | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 192 | | | | |
| Total Registered Voters | Total Registered Voters | | | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | % | | | | |
| $^2$ Preferential ballot; 1st and final counts (of three) shown only. |||||||
25th British Columbia election, 1956 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Philip Archibald Gibbs | 3,940 | 49.38% | | unknown |
| | Progressive Conservative | Justin Victor Harbord | 919 | 11.52% | | unknown |
| | Social Credit | Kenneth Oliver | 2,691 | 33.73 | – | unknown |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Patrick Holman Thomas | 429 | 5.38% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,979 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 74 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
26th British Columbia election, 1960 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | James Arthur Anderson | 1,212 | 11.82% | | unknown |
| | Liberal | Alan Brock MacFarlane | 4,558 | 44.46% | | unknown |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Francis Harris Mitchell | 701 | 6.84% | | unknown |
| | Social Credit | George Murdoch | 3,780 | 36.87% | – | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,251 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 113 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
27th British Columbia election, 1963 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Social Credit | Charles McGregor Ennals | 3,770 | 36.17% | – | unknown |
| | New Democratic | Robert Wayne Harrigan | 469 | 4.50% | | unknown |
| | Progressive Conservative | Hugh Larratt Henderson | 1,726 | 16.56% | | unknown |
| | Liberal | Alan Brock MacFarlane | 4,457 | 42.77% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,422 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 72 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
28th British Columbia election, 1966 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Social Credit | Charles McGregor Ennals | 5,808 | 38.97% | – | unknown |
| | Liberal | Alan Brock MacFarlane | 8,118 | 54.48% | | unknown |
| | New Democratic | Mira V. Yarwood | 976 | 6.55% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 14,902 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 184 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
29th British Columbia election, 1969 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Allan Leslie Cox | 6,656 | 36.37% | | unknown |
| | New Democratic | Kirby Gerald Seabrook | 2,105 | 11.50% | | unknown |
| | Social Credit | George Scott Wallace | 9,542 | 52.13% | – | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,303 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 174 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
30th British Columbia election, 1972 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Mel Couvelier | 3,253 | 16.47% | | unknown |
| | Social Credit | Howard Richmond McDiarmid | 4,752 | 24.06% | – | unknown |
| | New Democratic | John Gordon Neuls | 1,423 | 7.21% | | unknown |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Scott Wallace | 10,319 | 52.06% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,747 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 229 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
31st British Columbia election, 1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Social Credit | Sherman Frank Byas Carson | 8,274 | 37.29% | – | unknown |
| | Liberal | Sarah Elizabeth Jameson | 359 | 1.62% | | unknown |
| | New Democratic | Raymond Barrie Vickery | 2,067 | 9.31% | | unknown |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Scott Wallace | 11,489 | 51.78% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,189 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 229 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
By-election, March 20, 1978 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Social Credit | Sherman Frank Byas Carson | 5,109 | 28.52% | – | unknown |
| | Liberal | Denson Graham Ross-Smith | 2,350 | 13.12% | | unknown |
| | Progressive Conservative | Victor Albert Stephens | 6,904 | 38.54% | | unknown |
| | Socialist | Lawrence Richard Tickner | 54 | 00.3% | – | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,915 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 154 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
The Oak Bay riding was redistributed and the new riding of Oak Bay-Gordon Head created. It first appeared in the general election of 1979.

## Sources

Elections BC Historical Returns