# Revelstoke (electoral district)

Revelstoke was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903 and lasted until the 1928 election. In 1933 it was briefly merged into Columbia–Revelstoke, but was restored for the 1937 election and lasted until 1963.
In 1966 Revelstoke was merged with Kaslo-Slocan to form Revelstoke-Slocan, and in 1979 was merged with Shuswap to form Shuswap-Revelstoke. Since 1991 Revelstoke has been part of Columbia River-Revelstoke.
For other current and historical electoral districts in the Kootenay region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts).

## Electoral history

Note: Winners of each election are in bold.
10th British Columbia election, 1903 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Socialist | John William Bennett | 186 | 22.04% | – | unknown |
| | Liberal | James M. Kellie | 316 | 37.44% | | unknown |
| | Conservative | Thomas Taylor | 342 | 40.52% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 844 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
11th British Columbia election, 1907 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Robert Caley | 269 | 33.50% | | unknown |
| | Socialist | Wallis Walter LeFeaux | 94 | 11.71% | – | unknown |
| | Conservative | Thomas Taylor | 440 | 54.79% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 803 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
12th British Columbia election, 1909 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Socialist | Henry Kempster | 121 | 9.93% | – | unknown |
| | Independent $^1$ | Robert Caley | 340 | 27.89% | | unknown |
| | Conservative | Thomas Taylor | 758 | 62.18% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,219 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
| $^1$ Endorsed by Liberals. |||||||
13th British Columbia election, 1912 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Thomas Taylor | Accl. | -.- % | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | n/a | -.- % |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |
14th British Columbia election, 1916 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | William Henry Sutherland | 802 | 60.62% | unknown |
| | Conservative | Thomas Taylor | 521 | 39.38% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,323 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |
15th British Columbia election, 1920 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | William Henry Sutherland | Accl. | -.- % | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | n/a | -.- % |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |
16th British Columbia election, 1924 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Adam Wightman Bell | 594 | 31.92% | | unknown |
| | Provincial | John McGivern Humphrey | 168 | 9.03% | – | unknown |
| | Liberal | William Henry Sutherland | 1,099 | 59.05% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,861 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
17th British Columbia election, 1928 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Adam Wightman Bell | 906 | 43.64% | unknown |
| | Liberal | William Henry Sutherland | 1,170 | 56.36% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,076 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 52 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |
After the 1928 election there was a redistribution. The Revelstoke riding was merged with the Columbia riding to form Columbia-Revelstoke, which appeared in the 1933 general election. In the following election, they were separate ridings again. For results, see Columbia-Revelstoke.
19th British Columbia election, 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Harry Johnston | 1,162 | 61.2% | unknown |
| | Conservative | Sturdy | 533 | 28.1% | unknown |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Almen | 205 | 10.8% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1900 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 73 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86.7% | |
20th British Columbia election, 1941 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Harry Johnston | 1065 | 49.1% | unknown |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | McKenzie | 678 | 31.2% | unknown |
| | Conservative | W. Johnson | 427 | 19.8% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2170 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 27 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77.6% | |
21st British Columbia election, 1945 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Coalition | William James Johnson | 1089 | 51.2% | – | unknown |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Vincent Segur | 1039 | 48.8% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2128 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 22 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74.9% | | |
22nd British Columbia election, 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Coalition | Arvid Lundell | 1311 | 51.0% | – | unknown |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Vincent Segur | 1262 | 49.0% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2573 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 70 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83.5% | | |
23rd British Columbia election, 1952$^1$ :
| Party | Candidate | Votes 1st count | % | Votes final count | % | ±% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Vincent Segur | 942 | 34.5% | 1320 | 56.5% | unknown |
| | Liberal | Rutherford | 636 | 23.3% | 1015 | 43.5% | unknown |
| | Social Credit | Paynter | 598 | 21.9% |
| | Conservative | Arvid Lundell | 555 | 20.3% | - | -.- % |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2731 | 100.00% | 2335 | % | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 153 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79.1% | | |
| $^1$ Preferential ballot; final count is between top two candidates from first count; intermediary counts (of 4) not shown. |||||||
24th British Columbia election, 1953$^2$ :
| Party | Candidate | Votes 1st count | % | Votes final count | % | ±% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Vincent Segur | 1009 | 37.1% | 1284 | 55.9% | unknown |
| | Liberal | Stoodley | 551 | 20.2% | 1012 | 44.1% | unknown |
| | Social Credit | Francis | 639 | 23.5% |
| | Independent | Arvid Lundell | 522 | 19.2% | - | -.- % | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2721 | 100.00% | 2296 | % | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 116 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79.4% | | |
| $^2$ Preferential ballot; final count is between top two candidates from first count; intermediary counts (of 4) not shown. |||||||
25th British Columbia election, 1956 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Social Credit | Arvid Lundell | 1339 | 49.8% | – | unknown |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | George Hobbs | 985 | 36.6% | | unknown |
| | Liberal | Delacherois | 364 | 13.5% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2688 | % | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 30 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68.5% | | |
25th British Columbia election, 1956 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Social Credit | Arvid Lundell | 1339 | 49.8% | – | unknown |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | George Hobbs | 985 | 36.6% | | unknown |
| | Liberal | Delacherois | 364 | 13.5% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2688 | % | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 30 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68.5% | | |
26th British Columbia election, 1960 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | George Hobbs | 1417 | 44.1% | | unknown |
| | Social Credit | Arvid Lundell | 945 | 29.4% | – | unknown |
| | Liberal | Hardman | 585 | 18.2% | | unknown |
| | Conservative | McFadden | 265 | 8.3% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3212 | % | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 30 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79.0% | | |
vteBritish Columbia provincial by-election, September 4, 1962 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | NDP-CCF | Margaret Hobbs | 1,127 | 42.12 |
| | Social Credit | Arvid Lundell | 1,066 | 39.84 |
| | Liberal | John Wallace Johnston | 483 | 18.05 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,676 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 15 |
| Called upon the death of G. Hobbs on 30 January 1962. |||||||
| Source: http://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/1871-1986_ElectoralHistoryofBC.pdf |||||||
vte1963 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Social Credit | Arvid Lundell | 1,176 | 41.3 |
| | New Democratic | Margaret Hobbs | 1,071 | 37.8 |
| | Liberal | William James Burnett | 385 | 13.5 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Owen Orlando Williams | 211 | 7.4 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,843 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77.2 |
| Source: http://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/1871-1986_ElectoralHistoryofBC.pdf |||||||
For successive election results see Revelstoke-Slocan.

## Sources

Elections BC Historical Returns