# Esquimalt-Port Renfrew

Esquimalt-Port Renfrew was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1979 to 1986. Its predecessor riding was Esquimalt. It was redistributed into the ridings of Malahat-Juan de Fuca, Esquimalt-Metchosin and Saanich South.
For other Greater Victoria area ridings see List of electoral districts in Greater Victoria. For other Vancouver Island ridings see List of electoral districts on Vancouver Island or List of electoral districts in Greater Nanaimo.

## Demographics

* Population, 1966
* Population change, 1966–1986
* Area (km$^2$)
* Population density (people per km$^2$)

## History

Esquimalt-Port Renfrew :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Esquimalt |||||
| 10th | 1903–1907 | Charles Edward Pooley | Conservative |
| 11th | 1907–1909 | John Jardine | Liberal |
| 12th | 1909–1912 | John Jardine | Liberal |
| 13th | 1912–1916 | Robert Henry Pooley | Conservative |
| 14th | 1916–1920 | Robert Henry Pooley | Conservative |
| 15th | 1920–1924 | Robert Henry Pooley | Conservative |
| 16th | 1924–1928 | Robert Henry Pooley | Conservative |
| 17th | 1928–1933 | Robert Henry Pooley | Conservative |
| 18th | 1933–1937 | Robert Henry Pooley | Unionist |
| 19th | 1937–1941 | Elmer Victor Finland | Conservative |
| 20th | 1941–1945 | Elmer Victor Finland | Conservative |
| 21st | 1945–1949 | Charles Taschereau Beard | Coalition |
| 22nd | 1949–1952 | Charles Taschereau Beard | Coalition |
| 23rd | 1952–1953 | Frank Mitchell | Co-operative Commonwealth |
| 24th | 1953–1956 | Herbert Joseph Bruch | Social Credit |
| 25th | 1956–1960 | Herbert Joseph Bruch | Social Credit |
| 26th | 1960–1963 | Herbert Joseph Bruch | Social Credit |
| 27th | 1963–1966 | Herbert Joseph Bruch | Social Credit |
| 28th | 1966–1969 | Herbert Joseph Bruch | Social Credit |
| 29th | 1969–1972 | Herbert Joseph Bruch | Social Credit |
| 30th | 1972–1975 | Jim Gorst | New Democratic |
| 31st | 1975–1979 | Lyle Kahl | Social Credit |
| Esquimalt-Port Renfrew |||||
| 32nd | 1979–1983 | Frank Mitchell | New Democratic |
| 33rd | 1983–1986 | Frank Mitchell | New Democratic |
| 34th | 1986–1991 | Moe Sihota | New Democratic |
| Riding dissolved into Esquimalt-Metchosin, Malahat-Juan de Fuca and Saanich South |||||

## Electoral history

Note: Winners in each election are in bold.
32nd British Columbia election, 1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Western Independence | Orest Peter Jakubec | 280 | 1.16% |
| | Social Credit | Lyle Benjaim James Kahl | 9,812 | 40.58% |
| | Progressive Conservative | William James (Bill) Langlois | 1,462 | 6.05% |
| | New Democratic | Frank Mitchell | 12,419 | 51.37% |
| | Independent New Hope Party | Donald Cecil Stansall | 72 | 0.30% |
| | Independent | Wayne Arthur Williams | 131 | 0.54% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,176 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 523 |
33rd British Columbia election, 1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Western Canada Concept | Kerry Gordon Greenwood | 1,151 | 4.08% | | unknown |
| | Social Credit | Brian Lightburn | 10,185 | 36.09% | – | unknown |
| | New Democratic | Frank Mitchell | 16,304 | 57.77% | | unknown |
| | Liberal | William Charles Stanley | 580 | 2.06% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,220 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 299 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
34th British Columbia election, 1986 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Robert Henry Jones | 1,293 | 4.54% | | unknown |
| | Social Credit | T. Brian Killip | 11,649 | 40.93% | – | unknown |
| | Western Canada Concept | Richard (Dick) Lewers | 322 | 1.13% | | unknown |
| | New Democratic | Munmohan Singh (Moe) Sihota | 15,198 | 53.40% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,462 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 250 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |

## Sources

* Elections BC Historical Returns