# West Vancouver-Howe Sound

West Vancouver-Howe Sound was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1986. The riding's predecessor was North Vancouver, which first appeared on the hustings from 1903.
For other historical and current ridings in the region see Vancouver (electoral districts).

## Demographics

* Population, 1966
* Population change, 1966–1986
* Area (km²)
* Population density (people per km²)

## Electoral history

28th British Columbia election, 1966 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Louis Allan Williams | 8,346 | 52.76% | | unknown |
| | Social Credit | Laurence Smith Eckhardt | 5,499 | 34.76% | – | unknown |
| | New Democratic | James William C. McKenzie | 1,975 | 12.48% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 15,820 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 171 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
29th British Columbia election, 1969 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Louis Allan Williams | 8,974 | 46.39% | | unknown |
| | Social Credit | Leonard Joseph Corcoran | 7,433 | 22.47% | – | unknown |
| | New Democrat | William Basil Mundy | 2,939 | 15.19% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,346 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 131 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
30th British Columbia election, 1972 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Louis Allan Williams | 7,597 | 33.93% | | unknown |
| | Progressive Conservative | Peter Stewart Hyndman | 7,076 | 31.60% | | unknown |
| | Social Credit | Louis Joseph Corcoran | 5,098 | 22.77% | – | unknown |
| | New Democratic | Raymond Alden Copes | 2,619 | 11.70% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,390 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 158 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
31st British Columbia election, 1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Social Credit | Louis Allan Williams | 16,173 | 64.40% | – | unknown |
| | New Democratic | Murray Wayne Miller | 4,647 | 18.50% | | unknown |
| | Liberal | Cordelia Kitty Maracle | 3,263 | 12.99% | | unknown |
| | Progressive Conservative | Francis Bernard Jameson | 998 | 3.97% | | unknown |
| | League for Socialist Action | Joseph Kellner | 34 | 0.14% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,115 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 261 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
32nd British Columbia election, 1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Social Credit | Louis Allan Williams | 16,566 | 67.94% | – | unknown |
| | New Democratic | Lawrence Charles Minchin | 5,773 | 23.68% | | unknown |
| | Progressive Conservative | Christopher Derrick England | 1,916 | 7.86% | | unknown |
| | Gay Alliance Toward Equality | Robert Douglas Cook | 126 | 0.52% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,381 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 459 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
33rd British Columbia election, 1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Social Credit | John Reynolds | 17,218 | 61.35% | – | unknown |
| | New Democratic | Claus Frank Spiekerman | 6,766 | 24.11% | | unknown |
| | Liberal | Morton Alexander Graham | 1,941 | 6.92% | | unknown |
| | Progressive Conservative | Neil Stewart Thompson | 1,824 | 6.50% | | unknown |
| | Independents | James Roland Chabot | 316 | 1.12% | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,065 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 234 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
34th British Columbia election, 1986 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Social Credit | John Reynolds | 14,591 | 54.31% | – | unknown |
| | Liberal | Ed Carlin | 6,786 | 25.26% | | unknown |
| | New Democratic | David C. Manning | 5,490 | 20.43% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,867 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 265 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |