# Vancouver Centre (federal electoral district)

Vancouver Centre (French: Vancouver-Centre) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1917. It includes the neighbourhoods of downtown Vancouver, the West End, Yaletown, False Creek and Stanley Park. The riding is relatively gentrified due to policy efforts; it has some of the highest property values in Vancouver, a large business and commercial district with office buildings and a large LGBTQ population.

## Geography

The riding includes the neighbourhoods of Yaletown, the West End, Coal Harbour, Downtown Vancouver, western Strathcona, eastern Kitsilano, and False Creek South. The heavily urbanized electoral district is by far the most densely populated in Western Canada, with most of its residents living in mid and high rise apartments. The riding has a diverse, multi-generational demographic.

## Demographics

    According to the 2021 Canadian census
* Languages (2021 mother tongue) : 55.2% English, 4.8% Mandarin, 4.6% Iranian Persian, 4% Spanish, 2.9% Yue, 2.5% French, 2.5% Korean, 1.9% Russian, 1.8% Portuguese, 1.7% Japanese, 1% German
Panethnic groups in Vancouver Centre (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 70,670 | 56.77% | 71,345 | 62.48% | 65,120 | 64.45% |
| East Asian | 21,985 | 17.66% | 19,505 | 17.08% | 17,065 | 16.89% |
| Middle Eastern | 8,455 | 6.79% | 6,680 | 5.85% | 5,765 | 5.71% |
| South Asian | 6,275 | 5.04% | 4,150 | 3.63% | 2,990 | 2.96% |
| Latin American | 5,650 | 4.54% | 3,460 | 3.03% | 2,605 | 2.58% |
| Southeast Asian | 4,265 | 3.43% | 3,520 | 3.08% | 3,470 | 3.43% |
| Indigenous | 2,615 | 2.1% | 2,305 | 2.02% | 1,740 | 1.72% |
| African | 1,730 | 1.39% | 1,300 | 1.14% | 1,005 | 0.99% |
| Other | 2,825 | 2.27% | 1,930 | 1.69% | 1,275 | 1.26% |
| Total responses | 124,475 | 98.02% | 114,190 | 98.07% | 101,040 | 98.59% |
| Total population | 126,995 | 100% | 116,443 | 100% | 102,480 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||
It is the riding with the biggest Japanese community in Canada. As per the 2021 census, 2.4% of the population of Vancouver-Centre is Japanese.

## History

The electoral district was created in 1914 from parts of Vancouver City riding.
Canada's longest-serving female member of Parliament (MP), Hedy Fry, has represented Vancouver Centre since 1993. Another high-profile MP was Kim Campbell, who was elected in 1988, served in Brian Mulroney's cabinet, then served as Prime Minister for 132 days before being defeated by Fry.
The 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of Vancouver Centre should be adjusted, and a modified electoral district of the same name would be contested in future elections. The redefined Vancouver Centre lost a portion of territory from its southern end to the new district of Vancouver Granville. 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.

### 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
* 2003 representation order
* 2013 representation order
* 2023 representation order

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Vancouver Centre Riding created from Vancouver City |||||
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Henry Herbert Stevens | Government (Unionist) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Henry Herbert Stevens | Conservative |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Henry Herbert Stevens | Conservative |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Henry Herbert Stevens | Conservative |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Ian Alistair Mackenzie | Liberal |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Ian Alistair Mackenzie | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Ian Alistair Mackenzie | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1948 | Ian Alistair Mackenzie | Liberal |
| 20th | 1948–1949 | Rodney Young | Co-operative Commonwealth |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Ralph Campney | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Ralph Campney | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Douglas Jung | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Douglas Jung | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | John Robert Nicholson | Liberal |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | John Robert Nicholson | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | John Robert Nicholson | Liberal |
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Ron Basford | Liberal |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Ron Basford | Liberal |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Ron Basford | Liberal |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Art Phillips | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Pat Carney | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Pat Carney | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Kim Campbell | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Hedy Fry | Liberal |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Hedy Fry | Liberal |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Hedy Fry | Liberal |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Hedy Fry | Liberal |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Hedy Fry | Liberal |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Hedy Fry | Liberal |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Hedy Fry | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Hedy Fry | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Hedy Fry | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Hedy Fry | Liberal |

### Current member of Parliament

Its current member of Parliament is Hedy Fry, a former physician. She was first elected in 1993, and is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.

## Election results

2025 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Hedy Fry |
| | New Democratic | Avi Lewis |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters |
2021 federal election redistributed results based on the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 18,562 | 40.67 |
| New Democratic | 13,849 | 30.34 |
| Conservative | 9,994 | 21.90 |
| Green | 1,737 | 3.81 |
| People's | 1,498 | 3.28 |
vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Hedy Fry | 20,873 | 40.44 | −1.74 | $87,773.26 |
| | New Democratic | Breen Ouellette | 15,869 | 30.74 | +7.00 | $80,950.83 |
| | Conservative | Harry Cockell | 11,162 | 21.62 | +2.35 | $20,505.00 |
| | Green | Alaric Paivarinta | 2,030 | 3.93 | −8.59 | $8,967.42 |
| | People's | Taylor Singleton-Fookes | 1,683 | 3.27 | +1.98 | $3,574.44 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 51,617 | 99.19 | – | $119,443.50 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 422 | 0.81 | +0.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,039 | 57.01 | −4.04 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 91,276 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −4.37 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Hedy Fry | 23,599 | 42.18 | −13.90 | $90,613.92 |
| | New Democratic | Breen Ouellette | 13,280 | 23.74 | +3.72 | $35,726.92 |
| | Conservative | David Cavey | 10,782 | 19.27 | +2.36 | $32,539.03 |
| | Green | Jesse Brown | 7,002 | 12.52 | +6.71 | $28,503.30 |
| | People's | Louise Kierans | 724 | 1.29 | – | $4,907.84 |
| | Libertarian | John Clarke | 379 | 0.68 | −0.38 | $0.00 |
| | Independent | Lily Bowman | 142 | 0.25 | – | none listed |
| | Independent | Imtiaz Popat | 38 | 0.07 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 55,946 | 99.35 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 364 | 0.65 | +0.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,310 | 61.05 | −4.85 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 92,243 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −8.81 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Hedy Fry | 32,554 | 56.08 | +25.06 | $126,090.21 |
| | New Democratic | Constance Barnes | 11,618 | 20.01 | −6.34 | $102,184.82 |
| | Conservative | Elaine Allan | 9,818 | 16.91 | −9.14 | $84,492.99 |
| | Green | Lisa Barrett | 3,370 | 5.81 | −9.27 | $45,728.01 |
| | Libertarian | John Clarke | 614 | 1.06 | +0.53 | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Michael Hill | 74 | 0.13 | +0.02 | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 58,048 | 99.58 | | $224,575.59 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 247 | 0.42 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,295 | 65.89 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 88,470 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +15.70 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results based on the 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 12,894 | 31.02 |
| New Democratic | 10,952 | 26.35 |
| Conservative | 10,828 | 26.05 |
| Green | 6,267 | 15.08 |
| Others | 622 | 1.50 |
vte2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Hedy Fry | 18,260 | 31.03 | −3.47 |
| | New Democratic | Karen Shillington | 15,325 | 26.04 | +4.73 |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Clarke | 15,323 | 26.04 | +0.95 |
| | Green | Adriane Carr | 9,089 | 15.44 | −2.87 |
| | Libertarian | John Clarke | 313 | 0.53 | −0.07 |
| | Progressive Canadian | Michael Huenefeld | 285 | 0.48 | – |
| | Pirate | Travis McCrea | 192 | 0.33 | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Michael Hill | 62 | 0.11 | −0.05 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 58,849 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 134 | 0.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,983 | 59.23 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 99,527 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −4.10 |
vte2008 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Hedy Fry | 19,506 | 34.50 | −9.37 | $80,974 |
| | Conservative | Lorne Mayencourt | 14,188 | 25.09 | +4.73 | $91,239 |
| | New Democratic | Michael Byers | 12,047 | 21.31 | −7.34 | $85,957 |
| | Green | Adriane Carr | 10,354 | 18.31 | +12.43 | $82,713 |
| | Libertarian | John Clarke | 340 | 0.60 | +0.07 | $0 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Michael Hill | 94 | 0.16 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 56,529 | 100.0 | | $94,404 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −7.05 |
vte2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Hedy Fry | 25,013 | 43.80 | +3.50 | $77,826 |
| | New Democratic | Svend Robinson | 16,374 | 28.67 | −3.62 | $84,170 |
| | Conservative | Tony Fogarassy | 11,684 | 20.46 | +1.26 | $86,591 |
| | Green | Jared Evans | 3,340 | 5.84 | −0.94 | $1,008 |
| | Libertarian | John Clarke | 304 | 0.53 | −0.04 | |
| | Marijuana | HeathCliff Dion Campbell | 259 | 0.45 | – | $115 |
| | Christian Heritage | Joe Pal | 130 | 0.22 | −0.24 | $389 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 57,104 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 163 | 0.28 | −0.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,267 | 62.06 | +0.59 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +3.56 |
vte2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Hedy Fry | 21,280 | 40.30 | −2.00 | $66,619 |
| | New Democratic | Kennedy Stewart | 17,050 | 32.29 | +20.25 | $57,675 |
| | Conservative | Gary Mitchell | 10,139 | 19.20 | −18.70 | $73,789 |
| | Green | Robbie Mattu | 3,580 | 6.78 | +2.85 | $2,440 |
| | Libertarian | John Clarke | 304 | 0.57 | – | $60 |
| | Christian Heritage | Joe Pal | 243 | 0.46 | – | $389 |
| | Canadian Action | Alexander Frei | 101 | 0.19 | −1.08 | $100 |
| | Communist | Kimball Cariou | 96 | 0.18 | +0.01 | $389 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 52,793 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 226 | 0.43 | −0.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,019 | 61.47 | 0.97 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −11.12 |
| Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined totals of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives. |||||||
vte2000 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Hedy Fry | 24,553 | 42.30 | +1.54 | $69,017 |
| | Alliance | John Mortimer | 15,176 | 26.14 | +3.56 | $68,158 |
| | New Democratic | Scott Robertson | 6,993 | 12.04 | −8.83 | $8,841 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lee Johnson | 6,828 | 11.76 | +2.52 | $4,047 |
| | Green | Jamie Lee Hamilton | 2,285 | 3.93 | +0.93 | $3,945 |
| | Marijuana | Marc Emery | 1,116 | 1.92 | – | |
| | Canadian Action | Jeff Jewell | 742 | 1.27 | +0.24 | $547 |
| | Natural Law | Valerie Laporte | 177 | 0.30 | −0.12 | $40 |
| | Communist | Kimball Cariou | 99 | 0.17 | – | $189 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Joseph Theriault | 75 | 0.12 | −0.10 | $364 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 58,044 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 280 | 0.48 | −0.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,324 | 60.50 | −4.22 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −1.01 |
| Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party. |||||||
vte1997 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Hedy Fry | 20,878 | 40.76 | +9.57 | $54,905 |
| | Reform | Richard Farbridge | 11,567 | 22.58 | +5.12 | $24,846 |
| | New Democratic | Bill Siksay | 10,690 | 20.87 | +5.69 | $27,133 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Victoria Minnes | 4,736 | 9.24 | −15.81 | $43,121 |
| | Green | Paul Alexander | 1,541 | 3.00 | +2.05 | $2,154 |
| | Independent | Joseph Roberts | 728 | 1.42 | – | $6,163 |
| | Canadian Action | Connie Fogal | 528 | 1.03 | – | $12,986 |
| | Natural Law | John Cowhig | 217 | 0.42 | −0.62 | |
| | Independent | John Clarke | 125 | 0.24 | – | $2,687 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Joseph Theriault | 116 | 0.22 | – | $559 |
| | Independent | Elvis Flostrand | 92 | 0.17 | – | $699 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,218 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 272 | 0.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,490 | 64.72 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +2.22 |
vte1993 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Hedy Fry | 19,310 | 31.19 | +8.38 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Kim Campbell | 15,510 | 25.05 | −12.19 |
| | Reform | Ian Isbister | 10,808 | 17.46 | +16.08 |
| | New Democratic | Betty Baxter | 9,397 | 15.18 | −21.63 |
| | National | Thorsten Ewald | 4,949 | 7.99 | – |
| | Natural Law | John Cowhig | 643 | 1.04 | – |
| | Green | Imtiaz Popat | 586 | 0.95 | +0.14 |
| | Christian Heritage | Darren Lowe | 242 | 0.39 | – |
| | Libertarian | Tunya Audain | 220 | 0.36 | +0.11 |
| | Independent | Brian Godzilla Gnu Salmi | 114 | 0.18 | – |
| | Independent | Scott Adams | 83 | 0.13 | −0.07 |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | Lucille Boikoff | 25 | 0.04 | – |
| | Independent | Peter C. Nuthall | 24 | 0.04 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 61,911 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +10.28 |
vte1988 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Kim Campbell | 23,620 | 37.24 | −5.99 |
| | New Democratic | Johanna den Hertog | 23,351 | 36.81 | +4.38 |
| | Liberal | Tex Enemark | 14,467 | 22.81 | +1.59 |
| | Reform | Paula Folkard | 876 | 1.38 | – |
| | Green | Murray Gudmundson | 514 | 0.81 | −0.25 |
| | Rhinoceros | Bob Nitestalker Colebrook | 262 | 0.41 | −0.56 |
| | Libertarian | Duane H. Pye | 156 | 0.25 | −0.38 |
| | Independent | Scott Adams | 125 | 0.20 | – |
| | Independent | Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell | 58 | 0.09 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 63,429 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −5.18 |
vte1984 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Pat Carney | 21,704 | 43.23 | +7.96 |
| | New Democratic | Johanna den Hertog | 16,283 | 32.43 | +0.66 |
| | Liberal | Paul E. Manning | 10,654 | 21.22 | −10.20 |
| | Green | Paul Watson | 533 | 1.06 | +0.95 |
| | Rhinoceros | Danny Tripper Parro | 487 | 0.97 | +0.25 |
| | Libertarian | Paul A. Geddes | 316 | 0.63 | – |
| | Communist | Maurice Rush | 135 | 0.27 | −0.16 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Poldi Meindl | 98 | 0.20 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 50,210 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +3.65 |
vte1980 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Pat Carney | 16,462 | 35.27 | +0.84 |
| | New Democratic | Ron Johnson | 14,830 | 31.77 | +1.80 |
| | Liberal | Art Phillips | 14,667 | 31.42 | −3.22 |
| | Rhinoceros | David J. Longworth | 337 | 0.72 | – |
| | Communist | Jack Phillips | 200 | 0.43 | +0.18 |
| | Independent | John Elliot | 101 | 0.22 | −0.38 |
| | Independent | Paul Watson | 54 | 0.12 | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Greg Corcoran | 24 | 0.05 | −0.06 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,675 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | −0.48 |
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vte1979 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Art Phillips | 15,430 | 34.64 | −7.09 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Pat Carney | 15,335 | 34.43 | −3.10 |
| | New Democratic | Ron Johnson | 13,350 | 29.97 | +10.58 |
| | Independent | John Elliot | 267 | 0.60 | – |
| | Communist | Bert Ogden | 111 | 0.25 | −0.22 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Greg Corcoran | 48 | 0.11 | −0.20 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,541 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −2.00 |
vte1974 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ron Basford | 19,064 | 41.74 | +0.39 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Doug Davis | 17,143 | 37.53 | +7.27 |
| | New Democratic | Ron Johnson | 8,859 | 19.39 | −7.26 |
| | Social Credit | Walter Muller | 257 | 0.56 | −0.79 |
| | Communist | Betty Greenwell | 213 | 0.47 | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Charles Shrybman | 141 | 0.31 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,677 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −3.44 |
vte1972 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ron Basford | 19,341 | 41.35 | −14.75 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John McDonald | 14,156 | 30.26 | +11.89 |
| | New Democratic | Ron K. Johnson | 12,470 | 26.66 | +2.05 |
| | Social Credit | Nicholas Zambus | 632 | 1.35 | – |
| | Independent | Arnold August | 77 | 0.16 | – |
| | Independent | Ray Dodge | 55 | 0.12 | – |
| | Independent | Daniel Ivan Fedoruk | 46 | 0.10 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,777 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −13.32 |
vte1968 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ron Basford | 25,426 | 56.10 | +16.02 |
| | New Democratic | William Deverell | 11,151 | 24.60 | +1.54 |
| | Progressive Conservative | David W. Kilgour | 8,326 | 18.37 | −9.43 |
| | Republican | Gerard Guejon | 420 | 0.93 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,323 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +7.24 |
vte1965 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jack R. Nicholson | 9,008 | 40.08 | +0.75 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Douglas Jung | 6,248 | 27.80 | −2.73 |
| | New Democratic | Lyle Kristiansen | 5,184 | 23.07 | −1.13 |
| | Social Credit | William John McIntyre | 1,806 | 8.04 | +2.10 |
| | Independent Social Credit | James B. Wisbey | 228 | 1.01 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,474 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +1.74 |
vte1963 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jack R. Nicholson | 9,472 | 39.33 | +3.73 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Douglas Jung | 7,353 | 30.53 | −0.94 |
| | New Democratic | Margaret Erickson | 5,826 | 24.19 | +0.54 |
| | Social Credit | Bevis Walters | 1,430 | 5.94 | −2.29 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,081 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +2.34 |
vte1962 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jack R. Nicholson | 7,697 | 35.61 | +18.43 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Douglas Jung | 6,803 | 31.47 | −29.95 |
| | New Democratic | Margaret Erickson | 5,113 | 23.65 | +9.73 |
| | Social Credit | F. George J. Hahn | 1,779 | 8.23 | +3.60 |
| | Independent | Burton V. White | 224 | 1.04 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,616 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +24.19 |
| Change for the New Democrats is based on the Co-operative Commonwealth. |||||||
vte1958 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Douglas Jung | 14,044 | 61.43 | +19.92 |
| | Liberal | Lyon Ward | 3,927 | 17.18 | −7.29 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Alan Judge | 3,183 | 13.92 | +3.80 |
| | Social Credit | Cyril White | 1,059 | 4.63 | −16.87 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Maurice Rush | 650 | 2.84 | +0.43 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,863 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +13.60 |
vte1957 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Douglas Jung | 9,087 | 41.50 | +32.86 |
| | Liberal | Ralph Campney | 5,357 | 24.47 | −16.37 |
| | Social Credit | Cyril White | 4,707 | 21.50 | −2.96 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | William James Dennison | 2,216 | 10.12 | −12.21 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Maurice Rush | 528 | 2.41 | −1.33 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,895 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +24.62 |
vte1953 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ralph Campney | 8,259 | 40.83 | −1.73 |
| | Social Credit | Leslie R. Peterson | 4,946 | 24.45 | – |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Rodney Young | 4,516 | 22.33 | −4.05 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Wendell Willard Wright | 1,749 | 8.65 | −16.02 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Ernest Lawrie | 756 | 3.74 | −0.20 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,226 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −13.09 |
vte1949 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ralph Campney | 10,299 | 42.56 | +8.90 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Rodney Young | 6,382 | 26.37 | −17.22 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Henry Herbert Stevens | 5,970 | 24.67 | +1.93 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Maurice Rush | 952 | 3.93 | – |
| | Independent | Harold Meade Young | 595 | 2.46 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,198 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Co-operative Commonwealth | Liberal gain from Co-operative Commonwealth | Swing | Swing | +13.06 |
Canadian federal by-election, June 8, 1948 On Ian Mackenzie being called to the Senate, January 19, 1948 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Rodney Young | 9,518 | 43.60 | +16.27 |
| | Liberal | Ralph Campney | 7,348 | 33.66 | +3.90 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Hilliard Lyle Jestley | 4,965 | 22.74 | -3.73 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,831 | 100.0 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth gain from Liberal | Co-operative Commonwealth gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +6.18 |
vte1945 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ian Alistair Mackenzie | 9,959 | 29.76 | −9.39 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | George Alfred Isherwood | 9,145 | 27.33 | +0.06 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ernest Garfield Sherwood | 8,859 | 26.47 | −3.75 |
| | Labor–Progressive | James Swanson Thompson | 3,750 | 11.21 | – |
| | Social Credit | Erich Charles Martin | 1,042 | 3.11 | – |
| | Democratic | William Richard Nathaniel Smith | 393 | 1.17 | – |
| | Socialist Labour | Robert Gordon McQuillan | 319 | 0.95 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,467 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −4.72 |
vte1940 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ian Alistair Mackenzie | 12,100 | 39.15 | +5.10 |
| | National Government | Ernest Garfield Sherwood | 9,338 | 30.22 | +7.16 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Wallis Walter Lefeaux | 8,427 | 27.27 | −6.18 |
| | Independent | Paul McDowell Kerr | 630 | 2.04 | – |
| | Nationalist | Norman Lee Glozier | 408 | 1.32 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,903 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −1.03 |
vte1935 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ian Alistair Mackenzie | 7,658 | 34.05 | −20.57 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Wallis Walter Lefeaux | 7,522 | 33.45 | – |
| | Conservative | Ernest Garfield Sherwood | 5,187 | 23.06 | −22.32 |
| | Reconstruction | Lilette Julia Caroline Mahon | 1,872 | 8.32 | – |
| | Socialist | John David Taylor | 251 | 1.12 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,490 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −27.01 |
vte1930 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ian Alistair Mackenzie | 12,064 | 54.62 | +10.78 |
| | Conservative | Henry Herbert Stevens | 10,023 | 45.38 | −8.06 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,087 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +9.42 |
| Source: lop.parl.ca |||||||
vte1926 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Herbert Stevens | 10,326 | 53.44 | +4.96 |
| | Liberal | Dugald Donaghy | 8,471 | 43.84 | +1.42 |
| | Labour | Eugene Thorton Kingsley | 527 | 2.73 | −6.38 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,324 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +1.77 |
vte1925 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Herbert Stevens | 9,458 | 48.47 | −10.03 |
| | Liberal | Gerald Grattan McGeer | 8,277 | 42.42 | +11.54 |
| | Labour | Wallis Walter Lefeaux | 1,777 | 9.11 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,512 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −10.78 |
vte1921 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Herbert Stevens | 10,493 | 58.50 | −9.24 |
| | Liberal | Robert Henry Gale | 5,538 | 30.88 | +3.51 |
| | Independent | Thomas O'Connor | 1,866 | 10.40 | – |
| | Progressive | Cadwallader Flagg Batson | 39 | 0.22 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,936 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −6.38 |
vte1917 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Government (Unionist) | Henry Herbert Stevens | 13,722 | 67.74 |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | William Wallace Burns McInnes | 5,543 | 27.36 |
| | Labour | William Arthur Pritchard | 992 | 4.90 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,257 | 100.0 |
| This riding was created from parts of Vancouver City, where Conservative Henry Herbert Stevens was the incumbent. |||||||

## Student vote results
### 2019

vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | New Democratic | Breen Ouellette | 376 | 37.41 |
| | Green | Jesse Brown | 242 | 24.08 |
| | Liberal | Hedy Fry | 194 | 19.30 |
| | Conservative | David Cavey | 108 | 10.75 |
| | Libertarian | John Clarke | 33 | 3.28 |
| | Independent | Lily Bowman | 31 | 3.08 |
| | People's | Louise Kierans | 21 | 2.09 |
| | Independent | Imtiaz Popat | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 1,005 | 100.0 |
| Source: Student Vote Canada |||||||