Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands

Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1979
District abolished	1988
First contested	1979
Last contested	1984

Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988.

It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca, Nanaimo—Cowichan and Saanich—Gulf Islands ridings.

Members of Parliament

Parliament	Years		Party
Riding created from Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands and Esquimalt—Saanich
31st	1979–1980	Don L. Taylor	Progressive Conservative
32nd	1980–1984	James Manly	New Democratic
33rd	1984–1988	James Manly	New Democratic
Riding dissolved into Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca, Nanaimo—Cowichan and Saanich—Gulf Islands

1980 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	James Manly	22,154	48.16	+8.18
	Progressive Conservative	Don L. Taylor	18,153	39.47	-4.06
	Liberal	Léo Gervais	5,161	11.22	-4.97
	Rhinoceros	Louis Crowbird Lesosky	444	0.97	–
	Communist	Ernie Knott	85	0.18	-0.01
Total valid votes			45,997	100.0
	New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+6.12

1979 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Don L. Taylor	19,025	43.53
	New Democratic	James Manly	17,471	39.98
	Liberal	David Anderson	7,075	16.19
	Communist	Ernie Knott	82	0.19
	Marxist–Leninist	Allan Bezanson	51	0.12
Total valid votes			43,704	100.0
This riding was created from Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands and Esquimalt—Saanich, which elected a New Democrat and a Progressive Conservative, respectively, in the last election.

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