# Vancouver East (provincial electoral district)

Vancouver East was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1933. It and the other new Vancouver ridings in this year, Vancouver-Burrard, Vancouver-Point Grey and Vancouver Centre, were all created from the old Vancouver City riding, which was a six-member seat. Vancouver East was a two-member seat.
For a full listing of Vancouver ridings, historical and current, please see Vancouver (electoral districts).

## Demographics

| Population, 2001 | 55,510 |
| Population Change, 1931–2001 | 8.2% |
| Area (km$^2$) | 23.77 |
| Pop. Density | 2,335 |

## MLAs
### Dual-member district

| Assembly | Years | Seat 1 | Seat 1 | Seat 1 | Seat 2 | Seat 2 | Seat 2 |
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | Party | Member | Party | Party |
| 18th | 1933–1935 | John Price | | CCF | Harold Edward Winch | | CCF |
| 19th | 1937–1941 | James Lyle Telford | | CCF | Harold Edward Winch | | CCF |
| 20th | 1941–1945 | Arthur James Turner | | CCF | Harold Edward Winch | | CCF |
| 21st | 1945–1949 | Arthur James Turner | | CCF | Harold Edward Winch | | CCF |
| 22nd | 1949–1952 | Arthur James Turner | | CCF | Harold Edward Winch | | CCF |
| 23rd | 1952–1953 | Arthur James Turner | | CCF | Harold Edward Winch | | CCF |
| 24th | 1953–1956 | Arthur James Turner | | CCF | Arnold Alexander Webster | | CCF |
| 25th | 1956–1960 | Arthur James Turner | | CCF | Frederick Morton Sharp | | Social Credit |
| 26th | 1960–1961 | Arthur James Turner | | CCF | Alexander Barrett MacDonald | | CCF |
| 26th | 1961–1963 | Arthur James Turner | | NDP | Alexander Barrett MacDonald | | NDP |
| 27th | 1963–1966 | Arthur James Turner | | NDP | Alexander Barrett MacDonald | | NDP |
| 28th | 1966–1969 | Robert Arthur Williams | | NDP | Alexander Barrett MacDonald | | NDP |
| 29th | 1969–1972 | Robert Arthur Williams | | NDP | Alexander Barrett MacDonald | | NDP |
| 30th | 1972–1975 | Robert Arthur Williams | | NDP | Alexander Barrett MacDonald | | NDP |
| 31st | 1975–1976 | Robert Arthur Williams | | NDP | Alexander Barrett MacDonald | | NDP |
| 31st | 1976–1979 | Dave Barrett | | NDP | Alexander Barrett MacDonald | | NDP |
| 32nd | 1979–1983 | Dave Barrett | | NDP | Alexander Barrett MacDonald | | NDP |
| 33rd | 1983–1984 | Dave Barrett | | NDP | Alexander Barrett MacDonald | | NDP |
| 33rd | 1984–1986 | Robert Arthur Williams | | NDP | Alexander Barrett MacDonald | | NDP |
| 34th | 1986–1991 | Robert Arthur Williams | | NDP | Glen Clark | | NDP |
| Riding dissolved into Vancouver-Fraserview, Vancouver-Hastings, Vancouver-Kingsway and Vancouver-Mount Pleasant ||||||||

## Electoral history

Note: Winners of each election are in bold.
vte1933 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Harold Edward Winch$^2$ | 11,019 | 26.82 | Y |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | John Price | 10,972 | 26.70 | Y |
| | Liberal | Manfred McGeer | 7,348 | 17.88 |
| | Liberal | James Gray Turgeon | 6,823 | 16.60 |
| | Non-Partisan Independent Group | Alexander Daniel MacLean | 1,237 | 3.01 |
| | Non-Partisan Independent Group | Norah Leavy | 1,213 | 2.95 |
| | United Front (Workers and Farmers) | Ethel Jane Evans | 501 | 1.22 |
| | United Front (Workers and Farmers) | Robert Henry Lealess | 501 | 1.22 |
| | Independent | Gordon Monroe Grant | 418 | 1.027 |
| | Unionist | Gabriel Eustis$^1$ | 404 | 0.98 |
| | Independent Co-operative Commonwealth | Fenwick Wilbur Crawford | 309 | 0.75 |
| | Independent Co-operative Commonwealth | John Grant Leggatt | 249 | 0.61 |
| | Socialist | John Henry Burrough | 98 | 0.24 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,323 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 138 |
| $^1$ Referred to as "Labour" in the newspapers but identified as UPBC in Statement of Votes and List of Candidates. $^2$ Leader of the Opposition, 1941-1953. |||||||
vte1937 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | James Lyle Telford | 11,752 | 54.11 | Y |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Harold Edward Winch | 11,350 | 52.26 | Y |
| | Liberal | Charles Albert Donovan | 5,251 | 24.18 |
| | Liberal | Margaret Russell Barclay | 5,063 | 23.31 |
| | Conservative | William Corran | 3,079 | 14.18 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Irvine | 2,835 | 13.05 |
| | Social Constructive | John Price | 682 | 3.14 |
| | Social Constructive | William Arthur Pritchard | 464 | 2.14 |
| | Social Credit League | Claude Weamar Powell | 208 | 0.96 |
| | Social Credit League | Gordon Victor Towle | 181 | 0.83 |
| | Socialist | John Henry Burrough | 53 | 0.24 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,717 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 362 |
vte1941 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Harold Edward Winch | 13,571 | 30.78 | Y |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Arthur James Turner | 9,757 | 22.12 | Y |
| | Liberal | John Henderson | 4,938 | 11.20 |
| | Liberal | Theodore Roosvelt Burnett | 4,557 | 10.34 |
| | Conservative | William Wilfred Derpak | 3,770 | 8.55 |
| | Independent Labour | James Lyle Telford | 3,665 | 8.31 |
| | Conservative | George Wilkinson Hubbard | 3,562 | 8.08 |
| | Socialist Labour | Robert Gordon McQuillan | 271 | 0.61 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,091 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 420 |
| $^2$ Became Leader of the Opposition. |||||||
vte1945 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Harold Edward Winch | 13,421 | 27.81 | Y |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Arthur James Turner | 12,300 | 25.49 | Y |
| | Coalition | Frederick John Hume | 9,816 | 20.34 |
| | Coalition | Henry Edwards | 9,164 | 18.99 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Harold James Pritchett | 1,541 | 3.19 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Charles MacGregor Stewart | 1,257 | 2.60 |
| | Social Credit Alliance | Arthur C. Rowe | 372 | 0.77 |
| | Social Credit Alliance | Gordon Victor Towle | 333 | 0.69 |
| | Socialist Labour | Raymond Harold MacLeod | 56 | 0.12 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,260 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 154 |
vte1949 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Harold Edward Winch | 20,531 | 51.41 | Y |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Arthur James Turner | 19,284 | 48.29 | Y |
| | Coalition | John Dickinson Cornett | 17,168 | 42.99 |
| | Coalition | Douglas Brown | 16,909 | 42.34 |
| | Labor-Progressive | Viola Ma Bianco | 1,038 | 2.60 |
| | Social Credit | Thomas McGibbon | 625 | 1.57 |
| | Social Credit | Audrey Anne Neale | 395 | 0.99 |
| | Union of Electors | Sidney Lamont Gray | 109 | 0.27 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,933 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 523 |
For the elimination-ballot elections of 1952 and 1953 the riding's voters were presented with two ballots, one for each seat, with two separate candidate-races:
vte1952 British Columbia general election, ballot A :
| Party | Candidate | Votes 1st count | % | Votes final count | % |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Arthur James Turner | 21,006 | 47.45 | 21,960 | 51.48 |
| | Social Credit League | Ira Nathan Molson | 11,536 | 26.06 | 12,433 | 29.15 |
| | Liberal | Everett Crowley | 13,406 | 14.85 | 8,263 | 19.37 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Emma Loring Tinsman | 2,850 | 6.44 |
| | Christian Democratic | Albert Peter Busch | 1,387 | 3.13 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Stephen Endicott | 917 | 2.07 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,270 | 100.00 | 42,656 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 2,701 |
| Note: Preferential ballot; first and final of four (4) counts only shown. |||||||
vte1952 British Columbia general election, ballot B :
| Party | Candidate | Votes 1st count | % | Votes final count | % |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Harold Edward Winch | 23,051 | 51.42 | 23,051 | 51.42 |
| | Social Credit League | John Duncan Roberts | 11,202 | 24.99 | 11,202 | 24.99 |
| | Liberal | Frank George Perrin Lewis | 5,286 | 11.79 | 5,286 | 11.79 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Irving Simpson Finkleman | 3,045 | 6.79 | 3,045 | 6.79 |
| | Christian Democratic | Lomer Arthur Louis Dion | 1,318 | 2.94 | 1,318 | 2.94 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Maurice Rush | 931 | 2.08 | 931 | 2.08 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,833 | 100.00 | 44,833 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 2,338 |
| Note: Preferential ballot; only one (1) count was required. |||||||
vte1953 British Columbia general election, ballot A :
| Party | Candidate | Votes 1st count | % | Votes final count | % |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Arthur James Turner | 19,475 | 48.32 | 19,942 | 50.35 |
| | Social Credit | Anthony Maximilian Arnold | 13,225 | 32.81 | 13,872 | 35.02 |
| | Liberal | Everett Crowley | 5,272 | 13.08 | 5,796 | 14.63 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Nigel Morgan | 842 | 2.09 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Irving Simpson Finkleman | 747 | 1.86 |
| | Christian Democratic | Albert Peter Busch | 743 | 1.84 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,304 | 100.00 | 39,610 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 2,592 |
| Note: Preferential ballot; first and final of four (4) counts only shown. |||||||
vte1953 British Columbia general election, ballot B :
| Party | Candidate | Votes 1st count | % | Votes final count | % |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Arnold Alexander Webster | 20,583 | 51.22 | 20,583 | 51.22 |
| | Social Credit | Stanley Earl Wilcox | 12,910 | 32.12 | 12,910 | 32.12 |
| | Liberal | Phillip James Lipp | 4,727 | 11.76 | 4,727 | 11.76 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Harvey Murphy | 816 | 2.03 | 8.16 | 2.03 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Irving Simpson Finkleman | 803 | 2.00 | 803 | 2.00 |
| | Christian Democratic | Albert Peter Busch | 351 | 0.87 | 351 | 0.87 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,190 | 100.00 | 40,190 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 2,681 |
| Note: Preferential ballot; only one count required on this ballot. |||||||
vte1956 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Arthur James Turner | 19,774 | 44.14 | Y |
| | Social Credit | Frederick Morton Sharp | 18,640 | 41.61 | Y |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Harold Edward Thayer | 18,541 | 41.39 |
| | Social Credit | Evelyn Margaret Fingarson | 17,821 | 39.78 |
| | Liberal | Patrick Joseph O'Donohue | 4,229 | 9.44 |
| | Liberal | John Leslie McCabe | 4,156 | 9.28 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lorne C. Aggett | 720 | 1.61 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sidney Lewis Beyer | 541 | 1.21 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,795 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 76 |
vte1960 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Alexander Barrett MacDonald | 25,610 | 49.46 | Y |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Arthur James Turner | 25,580 | 49.40 | Y |
| | Social Credit | Frederick Morton Sharp | 16,622 | 32.10 |
| | Social Credit | Raymond McCarthy | 16,379 | 31.63 |
| | Liberal | Harold (Harry) Appleton | 5,906 | 11.41 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Charles Bryant | 5,828 | 11.26 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Norman Gareth Dent | 1,080 | 2.09 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Madeline Barbara Dent | 999 | 1.93 |
| | Communist | Nigel Morgan | 718 | 1.39 |
| | Communist | John Phillips | 598 | 1.15 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,781 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 761 |
vte1963 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | New Democratic | Alexander Barrett MacDonald | 20,424 | 44.99 | Y |
| | New Democratic | Arthur James Turner | 20,292 | 44.70 | Y |
| | Social Credit | James Morris Kennedy | 17,031 | 37.51 |
| | Social Credit | Earl Vance | 16,867 | 37.15 |
| | Liberal | John Joseph Fedyk | 3,996 | 8.80 |
| | Liberal | Lloyd Bruce Little | 3,901 | 8.59 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gladys Chong | 2,308 | 5.08 |
| | Progressive Conservative | William Dronsfield | 2,260 | 4.98 |
| | Independent | Albert Dunn | 215 | 0.47 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,401 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 644 |
vte1966 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | New Democratic | Alexander Barrett MacDonald | 12,502 | 49.03 | Y |
| | New Democratic | Robert Arthur Williams | 12,185 | 47.78 | Y |
| | Social Credit | James Morris Kennedy | 8,644 | 33.90 |
| | Social Credit | Allan Edward Morgan | 8,593 | 33.70 |
| | Liberal | John Joseph Fedyk | 1,637 | 6.42 |
| | Liberal | Harry Pederini | 1,583 | 6.21 |
| | Communist | Homer Stevens | 377 | 1.48 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,501 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 404 |
vte1969 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | New Democratic | Alexander Barrett MacDonald | 13,006 | 49.14 | Y |
| | New Democratic | Robert Arthur Williams | 12,768 | 48.24 | Y |
| | Social Credit | Arthur Berg Jacobson | 9,997 | 37.77 |
| | Social Credit | Max Edward Meyer | 9,905 | 37.42 |
| | Liberal | Mary Gertrude Gibson | 2,398 | 9.06 |
| | Liberal | James Morrison | 2,320 | 8.77 |
| | Communist | Nigel Morgan | 203 | 0.77 |
| | Communist | Ernest Francis Crist | 159 | 0.60 |
| | Independent | Lionel Vincent Hodgson | 54 | 0.20 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,467 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 338 |
vte1972 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | New Democratic | Alexander Barrett MacDonald | 16,946 | 62.19 | Y |
| | New Democratic | Robert Arthur Williams | 16,647 | 61.09 | Y |
| | Social Credit | A.G. David Brown | 7,473 | 27.42 |
| | Social Credit | Biren K. Jha | 7,117 | 26.11 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Donald McIntyre | 2,453 | 9.00 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Paul John Mitchell | 2,299 | 8.44 |
| | Communist | Nigel Morgan | 250 | 0.92 |
| | Communist | Barry F. Dean | 237 | 0.87 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,250 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 515 |
vte1975 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | New Democratic | Alexander Barrett MacDonald | 15,918 | 52.73 | Y |
| | New Democratic | Robert Arthur Williams | 15,396 | 51.01 | Y |
| | Social Credit | Ratomir (Roy) Babic | 10,431 | 34.56 |
| | Social Credit | Nick Mandrusiak | 10,267 | 34.01 |
| | Liberal | Norman Chamberlist | 1,591 | 5.27 |
| | Liberal | Florence Anne Simatos | 1,387 | 4.59 |
| | Communist | Nigel Morgan | 214 | 0.71 |
| | Communist | Samuel G. Vint | 144 | 0.48 |
| | North American Labour | Calvin Alphonso Segur | 42 | 0.14 |
| | Revolutionary Marxist Group | Stephen Richard Penner | 41 | 0.14 |
| | Revolutionary Marxist Group | Gary Eric Cristall | 31 | 0.10 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,185 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 582 |
British Columbia provincial by-election, June 3, 1976 Resignation of Robert Arthur Williams :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | New Democratic | Dave Barrett | 19,997 | 70.23 |
| | Social Credit | Ralph Harry Long | 7,023 | 24.66 |
| | Liberal | James Bruce Siemens | 1,041 | 3.66 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lester Harold Lavers | 218 | 0.77 |
| | Independent | David John Bader | 104 | 0.36 |
| | Independent | Anne Boylan | 58 | 0.20 |
| | North American Labour | Alan Levinson | 34 | 0.12 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,475 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 348 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,823 |
| Source(s) |||||||
vte1979 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | New Democratic | Dave Barrett | 21,836 | 62.44 | Y |
| | New Democratic | Alexander Barrett MacDonald | 20,670 | 59.11 | Y |
| | Social Credit | Helen Demetra Boyce | 10,857 | 31.05 |
| | Social Credit | Bernard Merle Smith | 10,688 | 30.56 |
| | Progressive Conservative | William Arthur Honour | 1,068 | 3.05 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Shirley Joann Keinanen | 999 | 2.86 |
| | North American Labour | Andre Doucet | 152 | 0.43 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,970 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,032 |
vte1983 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | New Democratic | Dave Barrett | 22,117 | 58.52 | Y |
| | New Democratic | Alexander Barrett MacDonald | 21,112 | 55.86 | Y |
| | Social Credit | William James McMartin | 12,025 | 31.82 |
| | Social Credit | Gordon Ralph Smith | 11,741 | 31.06 |
| | Liberal | Bruce W. Robinson | 1,188 | 3.14 |
| | Liberal | Angela E. Thiele | 1,087 | 2.88 |
| | Communist | Bert Ogden | 316 | 0.84 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,796 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,046 |
British Columbia provincial by-election, November 8, 1984 Resignation of Dave Barrett :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | New Democratic | Bob Williams | 12,857 | 55.50 |
| | Liberal | Arthur John "Art" Lee | 6,287 | 27.14 |
| | Social Credit | Mario Caravetta | 3,743 | 16.16 |
| | Green | Hans-Joachim Grages | 200 | 0.86 |
| | Independent | David John Ford | 79 | 0.34 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,166 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 364 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,530 |
| Source(s) |||||||
vte1986 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | New Democratic | Robert Arthur Williams | 21,555 | 58.59 | Y |
| | New Democratic | Glen Clark | 20,951 | 56.95 | Y |
| | Social Credit | John M. Bitonti | 11,069 | 30.09 |
| | Social Credit | Peter Guy Westlake | 10,907 | 29.65 |
| | Liberal | Val Anderson | 3,348 | 9.10 |
| | Liberal | Anita M. Morris | 2,804 | 7.62 |
| | Communist | Maurice Rush | 316 | 0.86 |
| | People's Front | Joseph Theriault | 94 | 0.26 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,787 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,718 |
A redistribution before the 1991 election dramatically changed Vancouver's long-standing electoral map by the abandonment of the century-old tradition of multiple member districts. Vancouver East was abolished. Its principal successor ridings were Vancouver-Kensington, Vancouver-Hastings and Vancouver-Kingsway. Portions of Vancouver-Mount Pleasant and Vancouver-Burrard, formerly part of Vancouver Centre may also have been added.