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Capilano (electoral District)
Capilano was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1988. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Coast—Capilano riding. It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Capilano—Howe Sound and North Vancouver ridings. Members of Parliament History Historical boundaries Election results See also * List of Canadian electoral districts * Historical federal electoral districts of Canada References External linksRiding history from theLibrary of Parliament The Library of Parliament () is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada. The main branch of the library sits at the rear of the Centre Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. The library survived th ... Former federal electoral districts of British Columbia {{BritishColumbiaCoast-ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based. It is officially known in Canadian French as a ''circonscription'' but frequently called a ''comté'' (county). In Canadian English it is also colloquially, and more commonly known as a Riding (division), riding or ''constituency''. Each federal electoral district returns one Member of Parliament (Canada), Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of Canada; each Provinces and territories of Canada, provincial or territorial electoral district returns one representative—called, depending on the province or territory, Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), National Assembly of Quebec, Member of the National Assembly (MNA), Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario), Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) or Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, Member of the House of Assembly (MHA)—to the provincial or territorial legislature. Beginning with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, inland deserts and grassy plains. British Columbia borders the province of Alberta to the east; the territories of Yukon and Northwest Territories to the north; the U.S. states of Washington (state), Washington, Idaho and Montana to the south, and Alaska to the northwest. With an estimated population of over 5.7million as of 2025, it is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, third-most populous province. The capital of British Columbia is Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria, while the province's largest city is Vancouver. Vancouver and its suburbs together make up List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, the third-largest metropolit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Commons Of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada () is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Monarchy of Canada#Parliament (King-in-Parliament), Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body whose members are known as Member of Parliament (Canada), members of Parliament (MPs). The number of MPs is adjusted periodically in alignment with each decennial Census in Canada, census. Since the 2025 Canadian federal election, 2025 federal election, the number of seats in the House of Commons has been 343. Members are elected plurality voting, by simple plurality ("first-past-the-post" system) in each of the country's Electoral district (Canada), electoral districts, which are colloquially known as ''ridings''. MPs may hold office until Parliament is dissolved and serve for constitutionally limited terms of up to five years after an election. Historically, however, terms have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riding (division)
A riding is an administrative jurisdiction or electoral district, particularly in several current or former Commonwealth countries. Etymology The word ''riding'' is descended from late Old English or (recorded only in Latin contexts or forms, e.g., , , , with Latin initial ''t'' here representing the Old English letter thorn). It came into Old English as a loanword from Old Norse , meaning a third part (especially of a county) – the original "ridings", in the English counties of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, were in each case a set of three, though once the term was adopted elsewhere it was used for other numbers (compare to farthings). The modern form ''riding'' was the result of the initial ''th'' being absorbed in the final ''th'' or ''t'' of the words ''north'', ''south'', ''east'' and ''west'', by which it was normally preceded. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coast—Capilano
Coast—Capilano was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1968. This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Vancouver North riding. The riding consisted of Vancouver's North Shore suburbs, the then-municipality of West Vancouver (now a city) and the city A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ... and the western part of the district municipality of North Vancouver plus the mainland Sunshine Coast areas of the former Comox—Atlin riding. Members of Parliament Election results See also * List of Canadian electoral districts * Historical federal electoral districts of Canada References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capilano—Howe Sound
Capilano—Howe Sound was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Capilano and Cariboo—Chilcotin ridings. It was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast riding. It consisted of the northwest part of the North Vancouver District Municipality, the District Municipality of West Vancouver, the part of electoral Area B of the Greater Vancouver Regional District west of the Capilano River and north of Electoral Area A, the Village of Lions Bay, Electoral Area C of the Greater Vancouver Regional District, and the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, except Electoral Areas A and B and the Village of Lillooet. Members of Parliament Electoral history See also * List of Canadian electoral districts * Historical federal electoral districts of Canada References External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Vancouver (electoral District)
North Vancouver or Vancouver North may refer to: *North Vancouver (city), a city in British Columbia, Canada *North Vancouver (district municipality), a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada *North Vancouver (federal electoral district), a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada *North Vancouver (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada *School District 44 North Vancouver, a school board covering North Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada *North Vancouver station, a seasonal tourist railway station in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada *Vancouver North, a former federal election district in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada See also * *North Shore (Greater Vancouver), which encompasses the city and the district as well as West Vancouver *North Vancouver School District *Vancouver (other) *Vancouver (electoral districts) {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Collins (politician)
Mary Collins (born September 26, 1940) is a former Canadian politician. She was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1984 federal election as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Capilano, British Columbia. She retained her seat in the 1988 federal election for the redistributed riding of Capilano—Howe Sound. She was appointed to the Cabinet of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney as Associate Minister of National Defence from 1989 to 1993. She also served as Minister responsible for the Status of Women from 1990 to 1993. In January 1993, she became Minister of Western Economic Diversification and Minister of State for the environment as well as Status of Women. When Kim Campbell succeeded Mulroney as PC leader and prime minister in June 1993, she promoted Collins to the positions of Minister of National Health and Welfare and Minister of Amateur Sport. Her career ended that fall with the defeat of the Campbell government in the 1993 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Maurice Brousson
David Maurice Brousson (December 14, 1920 – May 3, 1992) was a businessman, educator and political figure in British Columbia. He represented North Vancouver-Capilano in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from a 1968 byelection until his resignation in 1973 as a Liberal. Biography He was educated in Victoria, British Columbia and studied at Victoria College and the University of British Columbia. During World War II, Brousson was a lieutenant in an artillery unit. After the war, he founded Century Sales and Controls Ltd. In 1975, Brousson became dean at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. He served as chairman for the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation, as a member of the senate for the University of British Columbia (1966–1978) and as a member of the Board of Governors for the University of Victoria The University of Victoria (UVic) is a public research university located in the municipalities of Oak Bay, British Columbia, Oak Bay and Saanich, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Huntington
Arthur Ronald Huntington (February 13, 1921 – December 28, 1998) was a Canadian politician. Early life Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Huntington was a member of the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II, rising to the rank of lieutenant commander. Political career Huntington first ran for the House of Commons of Canada in 1972 for the riding of Capilano but was defeated. A Progressive Conservative, he was elected in 1974 and was re-elected in 1979 and 1980. During Joe Clark's brief term as prime minister from 1979 to 1980, he was the Minister of State for Small Businesses and Industry. He was chairman of the Canada Ports Corporation from 1985 to 1991. His daughter Vicki Huntington was a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia () is the deliberative assembly of the Legislature of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The other component of the Legislature is the lieutenan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Davis (Canadian Politician)
John Davis, (July 31, 1916 – March 27, 1991) was a Canadian politician from British Columbia who was elected both federally and provincially. Early life and education Born in Kamloops General Hospital, in Kamloops, British Columbia, Davis grew up in Tranquille Valley on a homestead where he attended school in a one-room log cabin. The Davis family moved into Kamloops so that Davis could attend Grade 8 at Kamloops High School; he was elected student council president, as was his sister Ethel Davis Moore. Jack won provincial scholarships in junior and senior matriculation, the latter with the highest marks in B.C. Jack attended the University of British Columbia, where he was president of the Engineers and the Men's Undergraduate Society, and a member of U.B.C. Thunderbird Basketball team, which won the Canadian Men's Senior Championship. He graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science (chemical engineering) and was chosen a Rhodes Scholar from British Columbia in 1939. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Canadian Electoral Districts
This is a list of Canada's 343 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2023 Representation Order''. Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect members of Parliament to the House of Commons of Canada every election. Provincial electoral districts often have names similar to their local federal counterpart but usually have different geographic boundaries. Canadians elected members for each federal electoral district most recently in the 2025 federal election on April 28, 2025. There are four districts established by the ''British North America Act 1867'' that have existed continuously without changes to their names or being abolished and reconstituted as a riding due to redistricting: Beauce (Quebec), Halifax (Nova Scotia), Shefford (Quebec), and Simcoe North (Ontario). These districts, however, have undergone territorial changes since their inception. Alberta – 37 seats * Air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
