# Vancouver South (federal electoral district)

Vancouver South (French: Vancouver-Sud) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1997, and since 2004. It covers the southern portion of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia. The district will be replaced by Vancouver Fraserview—South Burnaby for the 45th Canadian federal election.

## Demographics

The riding is one of the most diverse in Canada, with less than one-fifth of the population being of European descent. As of 2021, four pan-ethnic groups form greater than 10 percent of the riding; 38.1% East Asian, 18.7% European, 17.8% South Asian and 16% Southeast Asian.
Vancouver South is the centre of the city's South Asian community; the colourful Punjabi Market (Little India) and the close-knit community of religious Sikhs dominate the area. The service sector, retail trade and manufacturing are the major sources of employment in Vancouver South. Nearly 30% of residents over the age of 25 years have obtained a university certificate or degree. The average family income is over $71,000. Unemployment is around 6.3%.
Panethnic groups in Vancouver South (2001−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 | 2006 | 2006 | 2001 | 2001 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| East Asian | 41,190 | 38.14% | 41,115 | 40.6% | 40,960 | 41.37% | 54,545 | 45.87% | 49,735 | 44.66% |
| European | 20,175 | 18.68% | 19,180 | 18.94% | 19,180 | 19.37% | 28,240 | 23.75% | 31,435 | 28.23% |
| South Asian | 19,260 | 17.84% | 17,655 | 17.43% | 18,070 | 18.25% | 17,990 | 15.13% | 15,825 | 14.21% |
| Southeast Asian | 17,275 | 16% | 15,360 | 15.17% | 13,815 | 13.95% | 11,295 | 9.5% | 9,305 | 8.36% |
| Latin American | 2,520 | 2.33% | 1,950 | 1.93% | 2,025 | 2.05% | 1,855 | 1.56% | 1,370 | 1.23% |
| Indigenous | 1,520 | 1.41% | 1,355 | 1.34% | 1,435 | 1.45% | 1,070 | 0.9% | 870 | 0.78% |
| African | 1,350 | 1.25% | 1,070 | 1.06% | 980 | 0.99% | 1,060 | 0.89% | 890 | 0.8% |
| Middle Eastern | 1,075 | 1% | 840 | 0.83% | 715 | 0.72% | 1,180 | 0.99% | 815 | 0.73% |
| Other | 3,615 | 3.35% | 2,745 | 2.71% | 1,835 | 1.85% | 1,655 | 1.39% | 1,095 | 0.98% |
| Total responses | 107,985 | 98.76% | 101,265 | 98.39% | 99,010 | 100% | 118,905 | 98.84% | 111,355 | 98.49% |
| Total population | 109,339 | 100% | 102,927 | 100% | 100,966 | 100% | 120,295 | 100% | 113,065 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Population drop between 2006 census and 2011 census due to 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution. |||||||||||
* ↑ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
* ↑ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
* ↑ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
* ↑ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
* ↑ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

## History

This electoral district was formed in 1914 from Vancouver City riding.
In 1996, it was abolished and used to create Vancouver South—Burnaby with portions of New Westminster—Burnaby.
Vancouver South was re-created in 2003 when the Burnaby sections were moved into the new ridings Burnaby—Douglas and Burnaby—New Westminster.
The 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of Vancouver South should be adjusted, and a modified electoral district of the same name will be contested in future elections. The redefined Vancouver South loses a portion of its current territory west of Cambie Street to the new district of Vancouver Granville, and gains a small area in the northeast currently included in Vancouver Kingsway. These new boundaries were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, which came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015. After the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, district was replaced by Vancouver Fraserview—South Burnaby, Vancouver Granville and Vancouver Kingsway.

### Historical boundaries

* 1914 representation order
* 1933 representation order
* 1947 representation order
* 1952 representation order
* 1966 representation order
* 1976 representation order
* 1987 representation order
* 1996 representation order (as Vancouver South—Burnaby)
* 2003 representation order
* 2013 representation order
* 2023 representation order (as Vancouver Fraserview—South Burnaby)

### Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Vancouver South Riding created from Vancouver City |||||
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Richard Clive Cooper | Government (Unionist) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Leon Johnson Ladner | Conservative |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Leon Johnson Ladner | Conservative |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Leon Johnson Ladner | Conservative |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Angus MacInnis | Independent Labour |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Howard Charles Green | Conservative |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Howard Charles Green | National Government |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Howard Charles Green | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Arthur Laing | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Elmore Philpott | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Ernest James Broome | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Ernest James Broome | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Arthur Laing | Liberal |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Arthur Laing | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Arthur Laing | Liberal |
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Arthur Laing | Liberal |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | John Allen Fraser | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | John Allen Fraser | Progressive Conservative |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | John Allen Fraser | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | John Allen Fraser | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | John Allen Fraser | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | John Allen Fraser | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Herb Dhaliwal | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Vancouver South—Burnaby |||||
| Riding re-created from Vancouver South—Burnaby |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Ujjal Dosanjh | Liberal |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Ujjal Dosanjh | Liberal |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Ujjal Dosanjh | Liberal |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Wai Young | Conservative |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Harjit Sajjan | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Harjit Sajjan | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Harjit Sajjan | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Vancouver Fraserview—South Burnaby, Vancouver Granville and Vancouver Kingsway |||||

## Election results
### Vancouver South, 2004–present

Its current representing MP is Harjit Sajjan, who is Minister of International Development in the current federal Cabinet. He has been its MP since the 2015 federal election, when he beat the Conservative then-incumbent by more than 6,000 votes.
vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Harjit Sajjan | 19,910 | 49.4 | +8.2 | $82,846.68 |
| | New Democratic | Sean McQuillan | 9,922 | 24.6 | +6.0 | $3,175.98 |
| | Conservative | Sukhbir Singh Gill | 9,060 | 22.5 | -10.7 | $90,407.62 |
| | People's | Anthony Cook | 1,104 | 2.7 | +1.5 | $1,151.17 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Anne Jamieson | 287 | 0.7 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 40,283 | 100.0 | – | $108,408.40 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 493 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,776 | 54.5 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 74,785 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +7.1 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Harjit Sajjan | 17,808 | 41.2 | -7.61 | $96,879.65 |
| | Conservative | Wai Young | 14,388 | 33.3 | -0.58 | $82,900.36 |
| | New Democratic | Sean McQuillan | 8,015 | 18.6 | +4.63 | none listed |
| | Green | Judy Zaichkowsky | 2,451 | 5.7 | +3.12 | none listed |
| | People's | Alain Deng | 532 | 1.2 | – | $11,771.39 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 43,194 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 431 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,625 | 58.9 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 74,114 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -3.52 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election: Vancouver South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Harjit Sajjan | 21,773 | 48.81 | +15.05 | $161,402.16 |
| | Conservative | Wai Young | 15,115 | 33.88 | -8.54 | $118,748.27 |
| | New Democratic | Amandeep Nijjar | 6,230 | 13.97 | -7.10 | $63,954.79 |
| | Green | Elain Ng | 1,149 | 2.58 | +0.37 | $5,232.68 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Charles Boylan | 178 | 0.40 | -0.09 | – |
| | Progressive Canadian | Raj Gupta | 166 | 0.37 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 44,611 | 100.00 | | $203,440.39 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 259 | 0.58 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,870 | 64.04 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 70,062 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +11.80 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 15,571 | 42.43 |
| Liberal | 12,389 | 33.76 |
| New Democratic | 7,732 | 21.07 |
| Green | 808 | 2.20 |
| Others | 202 | 0.55 |
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wai Young | 19,504 | 43.31 | +4.87 |
| | Liberal | Ujjal Dosanjh | 15,604 | 34.65 | -3.84 |
| | New Democratic | Meena Wong | 8,552 | 18.99 | +1.37 |
| | Green | Jean Hakizimana | 1,151 | 2.55 | -2.38 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Charles Boylan | 222 | 0.49 | -0.01 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,033 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 281 | 0.62 | +0.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,314 | 55.77 | +3.77 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 81,245 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +4.36 |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Ujjal Dosanjh | 16,110 | 38.49 | -9.56 | $74,163 |
| | Conservative | Wai Young | 16,090 | 38.44 | +11.30 | $80,086 |
| | New Democratic | Ann Chambers | 7,376 | 17.62 | -3.45 | $22,765 |
| | Green | Csaba Gulyas | 2,065 | 4.93 | +1.65 | $413 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Charles Boylan | 211 | 0.50 | +0.04 | |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 41,852 | 100.0 | | $85,093 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 223 | 0.53 | +0.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,075 | 52.00 | -4.00 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -10.43 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Ujjal Dosanjh | 20,991 | 48.05 | +3.54 | $62,784 |
| | Conservative | Tarlok Sablok | 11,856 | 27.14 | +1.64 | $68,523 |
| | New Democratic | Bev Meslo | 9,205 | 21.07 | -3.48 | $30,481 |
| | Green | Doug Perry | 1,435 | 3.28 | -0.30 | $1,280 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Charles Boylan | 202 | 0.46 | +0.17 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,689 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 181 | 0.41 | -0.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,870 | 56.00 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.95 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Ujjal Dosanjh | 18,196 | 44.51 | $67,157 |
| | Conservative | Victor Soo Chan | 10,426 | 25.50 | $70,471 |
| | New Democratic | Bev Meslo | 10,038 | 24.55 | $33,575 |
| | Green | Doug Perry | 1,465 | 3.58 | $1,451 |
| | Christian Heritage | Frank Wagner | 339 | 0.82 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Charles Boylan | 119 | 0.29 | $150 |
| | Communist | Stephen Von Sychowski | 105 | 0.25 | $389 |
| | Independent | H. Sandhu | 98 | 0.23 | $5,846 |
| | Canadian Action | Joe Sixpack Horrocks | 90 | 0.22 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,876 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 284 | 0.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,160 | 56 |
| This riding was re-created from parts of Vancouver South—Burnaby, which elected a Liberal in the previous election. |||||||

### Vancouver South, 1917–1997

1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Herb Dhaliwal | 17,215 | 35.62 | +6.83 |
| | Reform | Gordon Shreeve | 12,291 | 25.43 | +23.34 |
| | Progressive Conservative | K. K. Wan | 11,357 | 23.50 | -18.73 |
| | New Democratic | John Maté | 3,625 | 7.50 | -16.26 |
| | National | Cameron Ward | 2,113 | 4.37 | – |
| | Libertarian | John Clarke | 554 | 1.15 | -0.74 |
| | Green | Valerie Jerome | 418 | 0.86 | +0.21 |
| | Natural Law | Prince Pabbies | 285 | 0.59 | – |
| | Independent | Jas Mangat | 278 | 0.58 | – |
| | Independent | Dan Logan | 69 | 0.14 | – |
| | Independent | Robert Walter Ross | 60 | 0.12 | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Allan H. Bezanson | 47 | 0.10 | – |
| | Independent | Issam Mansour | 20 | 0.04 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,332 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | -8.26 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Allen Fraser | 21,222 | 42.23 | -12.64 |
| | Liberal | Woody MacLaren | 14,468 | 28.79 | +8.31 |
| | New Democratic | Martin Toren | 11,939 | 23.76 | +0.25 |
| | Reform | Don Evans | 1,052 | 2.09 | – |
| | Libertarian | John Clarke | 946 | 1.88 | – |
| | Green | Douglas Dunn | 327 | 0.65 | -0.49 |
| | Rhinoceros | Brian Godzilla Salmi | 173 | 0.34 | – |
| | Independent | Barbara Waldern | 74 | 0.15 | – |
| | Communist | Reginald Walters | 54 | 0.11 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 50,255 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -10.48 |
1984 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Allen Fraser | 25,469 | 54.87 | +1.59 |
| | New Democratic | Brian Ernest Emery | 10,909 | 23.50 | +2.24 |
| | Liberal | Harkirpal S. Sara | 9,507 | 20.48 | -4.03 |
| | Green | Don Smardon | 529 | 1.14 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,414 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -0.32 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Allen Fraser | 22,288 | 53.28 | -0.51 |
| | Liberal | Patrick F. Graham | 10,254 | 24.51 | -0.56 |
| | New Democratic | Judy McManus | 8,896 | 21.27 | +0.36 |
| | Rhinoceros | Linda Fleming | 327 | 0.78 | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Amarjit S. Dhillon | 63 | 0.15 | -0.07 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,828 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +0.02 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Allen Fraser | 22,653 | 53.80 | +0.92 |
| | Liberal | Tony Toth | 10,558 | 25.07 | -6.50 |
| | New Democratic | Judy McManus | 8,806 | 20.91 | +5.83 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Amarjit Dhillon | 91 | 0.22 | +0.04 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,108 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +3.71 |
1974 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Allen Fraser | 23,247 | 52.88 | +12.84 |
| | Liberal | Peter Oberlander | 13,881 | 31.57 | -1.22 |
| | New Democratic | Roger Howard | 6,629 | 15.08 | -10.04 |
| | Communist | James W. Beyon | 129 | 0.29 | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Anne Boylan | 79 | 0.18 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,965 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +7.03 |
1972 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Allen Fraser | 17,762 | 40.03 | +16.29 |
| | Liberal | Gordon Gibson | 14,549 | 32.79 | -16.47 |
| | New Democratic | Roger Howard | 11,145 | 25.12 | +2.47 |
| | Social Credit | Tony Jefferson | 765 | 1.72 | -2.23 |
| | Independent | Sean Griffin | 102 | 0.23 | – |
| | Independent | Rick Hundal | 44 | 0.10 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,367 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +16.38 |
1968 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Arthur Laing | 19,757 | 49.26 | +5.73 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Allen Fraser | 9,521 | 23.74 | +7.70 |
| | New Democratic | Joe Warnock | 9,086 | 22.65 | -2.14 |
| | Social Credit | Daniel A. Devlin | 1,585 | 3.95 | -10.57 |
| | Communist | Robin Smith | 157 | 0.39 | -0.71 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,106 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -0.98 |
1965 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Arthur Laing | 18,669 | 43.54 | -1.53 |
| | New Democratic | Norman Levi | 10,633 | 24.80 | +2.08 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mary Southin | 6,877 | 16.04 | -6.04 |
| | Social Credit | Norman Howard | 6,228 | 14.52 | +5.20 |
| | Communist | William Evans Stewart | 474 | 1.11 | +0.29 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,881 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -1.80 |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Arthur Laing | 19,140 | 45.07 | +8.63 |
| | New Democratic | Cliff Greer | 9,649 | 22.72 | +0.02 |
| | Progressive Conservative | J. Ferguson Browne | 9,374 | 22.07 | -7.73 |
| | Social Credit | Earl Backman | 3,960 | 9.32 | -0.50 |
| | Communist | Thomas A. McEwen | 345 | 0.81 | -0.41 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,468 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +4.30 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Arthur Laing | 14,660 | 36.44 | +18.74 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ernest James Broome | 11,990 | 29.81 | -30.65 |
| | New Democratic | Cliff Greer | 9,132 | 22.70 | +7.20 |
| | Social Credit | Erling L. Backman | 3,953 | 9.83 | +4.64 |
| | Communist | William E. Stewart | 492 | 1.22 | +0.08 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,227 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +24.70 |
| New Democrate vote is compared to the Co-operative Commonwealth vote and Communist vote is compared to Labor–Progressive vote from 1958 election. |||||||
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ernest James Broome | 22,292 | 60.46 | +15.60 |
| | Liberal | Elmore Philpott | 6,528 | 17.70 | -3.44 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Cliff Greer | 5,717 | 15.50 | +1.96 |
| | Social Credit | Hilliard Beyerstein | 1,914 | 5.19 | -12.98 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Thomas A. McEwen | 422 | 1.14 | -1.14 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,873 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +9.52 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ernest James Broome | 16,058 | 44.86 | +27.41 |
| | Liberal | Elmore Philpott | 7,568 | 21.14 | -15.46 |
| | Social Credit | Hilliard Beyerstein | 6,505 | 18.17 | -5.16 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Cliff Greer | 4,849 | 13.55 | -6.09 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Thomas A. McEwen | 817 | 2.28 | -0.70 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,797 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +21.44 |
1953 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Elmore Philpott | 10,459 | 36.60 | -3.11 |
| | Social Credit | Ira N. Monson | 6,668 | 23.34 | – |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Cliff Augustine Greer | 5,610 | 19.63 | -11.93 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lorraine Johnston | 4,986 | 17.45 | -11.28 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Gordon Wesley Elder | 852 | 2.98 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,575 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -13.22 |
1949 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Arthur Laing | 13,082 | 39.71 | +14.66 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Grace MacInnis | 10,397 | 31.56 | +13.90 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jonathan Webster Cornett | 9,462 | 28.72 | -25.06 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,941 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +0.38 |
1945 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Howard Charles Green | 25,878 | 53.78 | +5.15 |
| | Liberal | Richard Rowe Holland | 12,056 | 25.06 | -10.36 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Edward Alexander Lucas | 8,497 | 17.66 | +1.70 |
| | Democratic | George Rayburn Smith | 920 | 1.91 | – |
| | Social Credit | Walter Redvers Dent | 766 | 1.59 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,117 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +7.76 |
| Progressive Conservative vote is compared to the National Government vote in 1940 election. |||||||
1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Government | Howard Charles Green | 18,470 | 48.63 | +17.94 |
| | Liberal | Sidney Alexander Smith | 13,451 | 35.41 | +5.63 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Arthur James Turner | 6,062 | 15.96 | -11.95 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,983 | 100.0 |
| | National Government hold | National Government hold | Swing | Swing | +6.16 |
| National Government vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election. |||||||
1935 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Howard Charles Green | 9,491 | 30.69 | -16.54 |
| | Liberal | Alexander Malcolm Manson | 9,212 | 29.78 | – |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Robert Skinner | 8,632 | 27.91 | – |
| | Reconstruction | Archie Bertram Carey | 2,896 | 9.36 | – |
| | Independent | Paul McDowell Kerr | 699 | 2.26 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,930 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent Labour | Conservative gain from Independent Labour | Swing | Swing | -23.16 |
1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Labour | Angus MacInnis | 15,732 | 50.03 | +34.58 |
| | Conservative | Leon Johnson Ladner | 14,850 | 47.23 | -8.78 |
| | Communist | William Bennett | 861 | 2.74 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,443 | 100.0 |
| | Independent Labour gain from Conservative | Independent Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +21.68 |
1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leon Johnson Ladner | 9,762 | 56.01 | +8.75 |
| | Liberal | Paul McDowell Kerr | 4,973 | 28.53 | -8.88 |
| | Labour | Alfred Hurry | 2,693 | 15.45 | +0.13 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,428 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +8.82 |
1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leon Johnson Ladner | 8,587 | 47.27 | +9.52 |
| | Liberal | Robert George MacPherson | 6,797 | 37.41 | +5.63 |
| | Labour | Alfred Hurry | 2,783 | 15.32 | -6.49 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,167 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +1.94 |
1921 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leon Johnson Ladner | 4,893 | 37.75 | -27.39 |
| | Liberal | Victor Wentworth Odlum | 4,120 | 31.79 | +8.51 |
| | Labour | Thomas Richardson | 2,827 | 21.81 | +10.69 |
| | Independent | John Kavanagh | 810 | 6.25 | – |
| | Progressive | John Isaac Richmond | 312 | 2.41 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 12,962 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -17.95 |
| Conservative vote is compared to Unionist vote in 1917 election. |||||||
1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Government (Unionist) | Richard Clive Cooper | 6,890 | 65.14 |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Charles MacDonald | 2,462 | 23.27 |
| | Labour | James Hackett McVety | 1,176 | 11.12 |
| | Unknown | Edward Gold | 50 | 0.47 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,578 | 100.0 |
| This riding was created from parts of Vancouver City, which elected a Conservative in the previous election. |||||||