Capilano—Howe Sound was a federal
electoral district in
British Columbia
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, 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
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Etymology
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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
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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Past Canadian electoral districts
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External links
Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of British Columbia