# Saanich and the Islands

Saanich and the Islands was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1986. Most of the riding is now part of Saanich North and the Islands, while the southern part of the riding is now Saanich South.
For other current and historical ridings on Vancouver Island, please see Vancouver Island (electoral districts) or, for those in the area of Victoria, List of electoral districts in Greater Victoria.

## Electoral history

Note: Winners of each election are in bold.
28th British Columbia election, 1966 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | James McGeer Campbell | 3,401 | 23.52% | | unknown |
| | New Democratic | Edwin Wallace Haw | 3,821 | 26.43% | | unknown |
| | Social Credit | John Douglas Tidball Tisdalle | 7,237 | 50.05% | – | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 14,459 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 152 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
29th British Columbia election, 1969 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Donald Inge Johannessen | 6,978 | 34.58% | | unknown |
| | Liberal | Louis Frederick Lindholm | 3,312 | 16.41% | | unknown |
| | Social Credit | John Douglas Tidball Tisdalle | 9,888 | 49.00% | – | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,178 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 136 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63.19% | | |
30th British Columbia election, 1972 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Malcolm B. Anderson | 3,581 | 15.25% | | unknown |
| | Independent | John Crawford McKenzie | 49 | 0.21% | | unknown |
| | Progressive Conservative | Hugh Austin Curtis | 8,427 | 35.88% | | unknown |
| | Social Credit | T. Foster Isherwood | 5,894 | 25.09% | – | unknown |
| | New Democratic | Eric Sherwood | 5,536 | 23.57% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,487 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 265 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
31st British Columbia election, 1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Irene Rose Block | 2,883 | 10.22% | | unknown |
| | Social Credit | Hugh Austin Curtis | 14,185 | 50.31% | – | unknown |
| | New Democratic | Carolyn Mae Pickup | 10,048 | 35.64% | | unknown |
| | Liberal | Edgar Rudolf Rhomberg | 1,079 | 3.83% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,195 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 356 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
32nd British Columbia election, 1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Social Credit | Hugh Austin Curtis | 16,018 | 49.42% | – | unknown |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Willison Green | 2,431 | 7.50% | | unknown |
| | New Democratic | John Mika | 13,961 | 43.08% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,410 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 419 | | |
| Total Registered Voters | Total Registered Voters | Total Registered Voters | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
33rd British Columbia election, 1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Independent | Douglas Hewson Christie | 1,028 | 2.57% | | unknown |
| | Social Credit | Hugh Austin Curtis | 19,219 | 48.13% | – | unknown |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Willison Green | 1,560 | 3.91% | | unknown |
| | Liberal | Mary Jane Lewis | 780 | 1.95% | | unknown |
| | New Democratic | John Mika | 17,347 | 43.44% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,934 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 364 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
34th British Columbia election, 1986 $^1$ :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Social Credit | Mel Couvelier | 20,658 | 25.42% | – | unknown |
| | Social Credit | Terry Huberts | 20,517 | 25.24% | – | unknown |
| | New Democratic | Carolyn Mae Pickup | 17,193 | 21.15% | | unknown |
| | Liberal | Clive Tanner | 5,884 | 7.24% | | unknown |
| | New Democratic | David Herbert Vickers | 17,024 | 20.95% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 81,276 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 585 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
| $^1$ Seat increased to two members from one. |||||||
After the 1986 election the riding was redistributed due to population growth in Saanich. The successor ridings are:
Saanich North and the Islands (2001–present) Saanich South (2001—present)
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