# Cowichan-Malahat

Cowichan-Malahat was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared in the general election of 1966. In the 1991 general election, it was succeeded by Cowichan-Ladysmith and Malahat-Juan de Fuca.

## MLAs elected

| Parliament | Term | MLA |
| 28th | 1966–1969 | Robert Martin Strachan |
| 29th | 1969–1972 | Robert Martin Strachan |
| 30th | 1972–1975 | Robert Martin Strachan |
| 31st | 1975–1979 | Barbara Wallace |
| 32nd | 1979–1983 | Barbara Wallace |
| 33rd | 1983–1986 | Barbara Wallace |
| 34th | 1986–1991 | Graham Bruce |

## Election results
### Elections

1966 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Robert Martin Strachan | 5,646 | 52.08 | – |
| | Social Credit | Patrick James Rogers | 4,412 | 40.70 | – |
| | Liberal | Joseph Haddock | 783 | 7.22 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,841 | 100.00 | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 81 | 0.74 | |
1969 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Robert Martin Strachan | 7,411 | 47.78 | -4.30 |
| | Social Credit | Charles McGregor Ennals | 7,107 | 45.82 | 5.12 |
| | Liberal | James Robert Bigsby | 916 | 5.91 | -1.31 |
| | Independent | Kenneth Leslie Craig Hassenen | 76 | 0.49 | New |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 15,510 | 100.00 | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 127 | 0.81 | |
1972 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Robert Martin Strachan | 10,672 | 58.51 | 10.73 |
| | Social Credit | Kathleen Grouhel | 4,555 | 24.97 | -20.85 |
| | Progressive Conservative | GJames William Quaife | 2,101 | 11.52 | New |
| | Liberal | Daniel R. Clemmens | 842 | 4.62 | -1.29 |
| | Independent | Kenneth Leslie Craig Hassenen | 70 | 0.38 | -0.11 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,240 | 100.00 | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 203 | 1.10 | |
1975 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Barbara Wallace | 10,245 | 47.73 | -10.78 |
| | Social Credit | Charles McGregor Ennals | 9,066 | 42.24 | 17.27 |
| | Liberal | Jevington Blair Tothill | 1,595 | 7.43 | 2.81 |
| | Independent | Andrew Basil Bigg | 559 | 2.60 | 2.22 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,465 | 100.00 | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 188 | 0.87 | |
1979 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Barbara Wallace | 9,839 | 52.62 | 4.89 |
| | Social Credit | Henry Rex Hollett | 7,746 | 41.43 | -0.81 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Kenneth Paskin | 1,113 | 5.95 | Returned |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,698 | 100.00 | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 180 | 0.95 | |
1983 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Barbara Wallace | 11,655 | 51.00 | -1.62 |
| | Social Credit | Graham Bruce | 10,143 | 44.38 | 2.95 |
| | Western Canada Concept | James Ivan Turnbull | 609 | 2.67 | New |
| | Liberal | Irwin Wield (Bill) Steele | 345 | 1.51 | Returned |
| | Independent | Louis James Lesosky | 101 | 0.44 | New |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,853 | 100.00 | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 245 | 1.06 | |
1986 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Graham Bruce | 11,744 | 50.96 | 6.58 |
| | New Democratic | Carolyn Judith Askew | 10,442 | 45.31 | -5.69 |
| | Liberal | Paul Olthof | 860 | 3.73 | 2.22 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,046 | 100.00 | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 317 | 1.36 | |