Esquimalt was a provincial electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada. An electoral district (also known as a Constituency or a riding in the Canadian English political Jargon) is a geographically-based The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page It was one of the province's first twelve ridings upon its entry into Confederation. A riding is an administrative jurisdiction or electoral district particularly in several current or former Commonwealth countries Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed beginning 1 July 1867 from the It was originally a two-member riding. Its successor riding today is Esquimalt-Metchosin. Esquimalt-Metchosin is a provincial Electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.

Contents 1 Demographics 2 Geography 3 History 4 Notable MLAs 5 Election results 6 Subsequent elections 7 Sources

Demographics

Population, 2001
Population change 1996-2001	%
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Geography

History

Notable MLAs

Election results

Note: Winners of each election are in bold.

1st British Columbia general election, 1871
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Independent	Charles Berry Brown	5	2. Formerly a British colony British Columbia became a province of Canada on July 20 1871. 75%		unknown
	Independent	David Cameron	31	17. 03%		unknown
	Independent	Henry S. Caulier	9	4. 95%		unknown
	Independent	Henry Cogan	34	18. 68%		unknown
	Independent	William Fisher	29	15. 93%		unknown
	Independent	Alexander Rocke Robertson	74	40. Alexander Rocke Robertson ( 12 May 1841 &ndash 1 December 1881) was a Canadian lawyer judge and politician 66%		unknown
Total valid votes			182	100. 00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

British Columbia byelection: Esquimalt, November 27, 1871 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Independent	Alexander Rocke Robinson	Acclaimed	-. - %		unknown
Total valid votes			n/a	-. - %
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%
1 The byelection was called due to the resignation of A. R. Robertson upon appointment to Executive Council 14 November 1871. As this byelection writ was filled by acclamation, no polling day was required and the seat was filled within two weeks. The stated date is the date the return of writs was received by the Chief Electoral Officer.

2nd British Columbia general election, 1875
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Independent	William Fisher	58	32. This was the second election held after British Columbia became a province of Canada on July 20 1871. William Fisher may refer to William Arms Fisher (1861-1948 American music historian William Frederick Fisher (born 1946 American astronaut 58%		unknown
	Government	Ninian Frederick Foster	25	14. 05%		unknown
	Government	Robert Weir	43	24. Robert Weir ( December 5, 1882 &ndash March 7, 1939) was a Canadian politician 16%		unknown
	Reform caucus	Frederick W. Williams	52	29. 21%		unknown
Total valid votes			178	100. 00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

3rd British Columbia general election, 1878
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Government	William Fisher	45	15. This was the third election held after British Columbia became a province of Canada on July 20 1871. William Fisher may refer to William Arms Fisher (1861-1948 American music historian William Frederick Fisher (born 1946 American astronaut 41%		unknown
	Opposition	Hans Lars Helgesen	70	37. Hans Lars Helgesen (born 21 August, 1831 in Asker, Norway - ? was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 43%		unknown
	Opposition	Frederick W. Williams	78	41. 00%		unknown
Total valid votes			187	100. 00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

4th British Columbia general election, 1882
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Opposition	Francis Thomas Child	61	21. This was the third election held after British Columbia became a province of Canada on July 20 1871. 71%		unknown
	Government	Hans Lars Helgesen	77	27. Hans Lars Helgesen (born 21 August, 1831 in Asker, Norway - ? was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 40%		unknown
	Government	John Roland Hett2	71	25. 27%		unknown
	Opposition	Charles Edward Pooley2	72	25. 62%		unknown
Total valid votes			281	100. 00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%
2 The official returns gave Hett 74 votes and Pooley 73, but a B. C. Supreme Court decision altered the results and declared Pooley elected.

5th British Columbia general election, 1886
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Opposition	Hans Lars Helgesen	70	16. This was the fourth election held after British Columbia became a province of Canada on July 20 1871. Hans Lars Helgesen (born 21 August, 1831 in Asker, Norway - ? was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 87%		unknown
	Opposition	John Roland Hett	72	17. 35%		unknown
	Government	David Williams Higgins	123	29. David Williams Higgins ( 30 November 1834 &ndash 30 November 1917) was a Canadian journalist politician and author 64%		unknown
	Government	Charles Edward Pooley	150	36. 14%		unknown
Total valid votes			415	100. 00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

6th British Columbia general election, 1890
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Opposition	Hans Lars Helgesen	89	22. This was the sixth election held after British Columbia became a province of Canada on July 20 1871. Hans Lars Helgesen (born 21 August, 1831 in Asker, Norway - ? was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 20%		unknown
	Government	David Williams Higgins	155	38. David Williams Higgins ( 30 November 1834 &ndash 30 November 1917) was a Canadian journalist politician and author 65%		unknown
	Government	Charles Edward Pooley	157	39. 15%		unknown
Total valid votes			401	100. 00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

7th British Columbia general election, 1894
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Government	David Williams Higgins	Accl. This was the seventh election held after British Columbia became a province of Canada on July 20 1871. David Williams Higgins ( 30 November 1834 &ndash 30 November 1917) was a Canadian journalist politician and author	--%		unknown
	Government	Charles Edward Pooley	Accl.	--%		unknown
Total valid votes			--	--%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

8th British Columbia general election, 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Government	William Fitzherbert T. The British Columbia general election of 1898 was the eighth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. Bullen3	208	23. 94%		unknown
	Opposition	Deenis Reginald Harris	53	6. 10%		unknown
	Opposition	William Henry Hayward	189	21. 75%		unknown
	Government	David Williams Higgins3	206	23. David Williams Higgins ( 30 November 1834 &ndash 30 November 1917) was a Canadian journalist politician and author 70%		unknown
	Opposition	Charles Edward Pooley	213	24. 51%		unknown
Total valid votes			869	100. 00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%
3 Results taken from the Victoria Colonist 12 July 1898. Although Bullen received more votes than Higgins, the B. C. Supreme Court controverted his election and declared Higgins elected instead.

9th British Columbia election, 1900
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Government	George Bizantson	50	6. 77%		unknown
	Government	Donald Fraser	75	10. 16%		unknown
	Independent Opposition	William Henry Hayward	272	36. 86%		unknown
	Independent Opposition	David Williams Higgins	111	15. David Williams Higgins ( 30 November 1834 &ndash 30 November 1917) was a Canadian journalist politician and author 04%		unknown
	Opposition	Charles Edward Pooley	230	31. 17%		unknown
Total valid votes			738	100. 00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

10th British Columbia general election, 1903 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	John Jardine	212	47. The British Columbia general election of 1903 was the tenth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia Liberal Party (also referred to as the BC Liberals) is the governing Political party in British Columbia, Canada. John Jardine may refer to John Jardine (football coach (d 1990 American football coach Sir John Jardine 1st Baronet (1844-1919 01%		unknown
	Conservative	Charles Edward Pooley	239	52. The British Columbia Conservative Party is a conservative Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 99%		unknown
Total valid votes			451	100. 00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%
4Seat was reduced from two members to one.

11th British Columbia general election, 1907
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	John Jardine	297	58. The British Columbia general election of 1907 was the eleventh general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia Liberal Party (also referred to as the BC Liberals) is the governing Political party in British Columbia, Canada. John Jardine may refer to John Jardine (football coach (d 1990 American football coach Sir John Jardine 1st Baronet (1844-1919 58%		unknown
	Conservative	Charles Edward Pooley	210	41. The British Columbia Conservative Party is a conservative Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 42%		unknown
Total valid votes			507	100. 00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

12th British Columbia general election, 1909
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Henry Dallas Helmcken	362	45. The British Columbia general election of 1909 was the twelfth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia Conservative Party is a conservative Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 36%		unknown
	Liberal	John Jardine	436	54. The British Columbia Liberal Party (also referred to as the BC Liberals) is the governing Political party in British Columbia, Canada. John Jardine may refer to John Jardine (football coach (d 1990 American football coach Sir John Jardine 1st Baronet (1844-1919 64%		unknown
Total valid votes			798	100. 00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

13th British Columbia general election, 1912
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Independent Conservative	Henry Dallas Helmcken	186	21. The British Columbia general election of 1912 was the thirteenth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. 73%		unknown
	Liberal	Malcolm Bruce Jackson	151	17. The British Columbia Liberal Party (also referred to as the BC Liberals) is the governing Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 64%		unknown
	Independent Conservative	John Jardine	96	11. John Jardine may refer to John Jardine (football coach (d 1990 American football coach Sir John Jardine 1st Baronet (1844-1919 21%		unknown
	Socialist	George Oliver	25	2. The Socialist Party of Canada (SPC is the name of two different but related parties that have existed in Canadian history 92%		unknown
	Conservative	Robert Henry Pooley	398	46. The British Columbia Conservative Party is a conservative Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 50%		unknown
Total valid votes			856	100. 00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

14th British Columbia general election, 1916
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Arthur William McCurdy	653	49. The British Columbia general election of 1916 was the fourteenth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia Liberal Party (also referred to as the BC Liberals) is the governing Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 92%		unknown
	Conservative	Robert Henry Pooley	655	50. The British Columbia Conservative Party is a conservative Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 08%		unknown
Total valid votes			1,308	100. 00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout

15th British Columbia general election, 1920
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Socialist Labour	Burges James Gadsden	479	20. The British Columbia general election of 1920 was the fifteenth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. 63%		unknown
	Liberal	Henry Charles Helgesen	685	29. The British Columbia Liberal Party (also referred to as the BC Liberals) is the governing Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 50%		unknown
	Conservative	Robert Henry Pooley	1,158	49. The British Columbia Conservative Party is a conservative Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 87%		unknown
Total valid votes			2,322	100. 00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

16th British Columbia general election, 1924
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Frank Robert Carlow	625	22. The British Columbia general election of 1924 was the sixteenth general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia Liberal Party (also referred to as the BC Liberals) is the governing Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 64%		unknown
	Independent Conservative	Alexander Lockley	341	12. 35%		unknown
	Provincial Party	Robert Pope Matheson	515	18. 65%		unknown
	Conservative	Robert Henry Pooley	1,280	46. The British Columbia Conservative Party is a conservative Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 36%		unknown
Total valid votes			2,761	100. 00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

16th British Columbia general election, 1924
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Independent Liberal 5	Frank Robert Carlow	25	0. The British Columbia general election of 1924 was the sixteenth general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. 86%		unknown
	Conservative	Robert Henry Pooley	1,806	62. The British Columbia Conservative Party is a conservative Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 10%		unknown
	Liberal	Mary Ellen Smith 6	1,077	18. The British Columbia Liberal Party (also referred to as the BC Liberals) is the governing Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 65%		unknown
Total valid votes			2,908	100. 00%
Total rejected ballots			92
Turnout			%
5 Independent in Summary of Votes.
6Mary Ellen Smith was the first female candidate to the BC Legislature.

18th British Columbia general election, 1933
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.	Arthur Norman Brown	525	13. The British Columbia general election of 1933 was the eighteenth general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The New Democratic Party of British Columbia (NDP is a Political party in British Columbia, Canada that has Democratic socialist roots 98%		unknown
	Non-Partisan Independent Group	James Elrick	358	9. 53%		unknown
	Unionist	Robert Henry Pooley	1,466	39. 03%		unknown
	Liberal	Charles Eustatius Whitney-Griffiths	1,407	37. The British Columbia Liberal Party (also referred to as the BC Liberals) is the governing Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 46%		unknown
Total valid votes			3,756	100. 00%
Total rejected ballots			104
Turnout			%

19th British Columbia general election, 1937
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Independent	John William Archer	67	1. The British Columbia general election of 1937 was the nineteenth general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. 70%		unknown
	Social Credit League	Arabella Cicily Boydell	57	1. The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing Political party of British Columbia, Canada 44%		unknown
	Conservative	Elmer Victor Finland	1,462	41. The British Columbia Conservative Party is a conservative Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 60%		unknown
	Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.	William Donaldson Smith	765	19. The New Democratic Party of British Columbia (NDP is a Political party in British Columbia, Canada that has Democratic socialist roots 38%		unknown
	Liberal	Charles Eustatius Whitney-Griffiths	1,416	35. The British Columbia Liberal Party (also referred to as the BC Liberals) is the governing Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 88%		unknown
Total valid votes			3,947	100. 00%
Total rejected ballots			28
Turnout			%

20th British Columbia general election, 1941
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Charles Taschereau Beard	1,348	35. The British Columbia general election 1941 was the twentieth general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia Liberal Party (also referred to as the BC Liberals) is the governing Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 06%		unknown
	Conservative	Elmer Victor Finland	1,554	40. The British Columbia Conservative Party is a conservative Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 42%		unknown
	Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.	Henry George Webber	943	24. The New Democratic Party of British Columbia (NDP is a Political party in British Columbia, Canada that has Democratic socialist roots 53%		unknown
Total valid votes			3,845	100. 00%
Total rejected ballots			134
Turnout			%

21st British Columbia general election, 1945
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Coalition	Charles Taschereau Beard	2,568	56. The British Columbia general election of 1945 was the twenty-first general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a Cabinet of a parliamentary Government in which several parties cooperate 35%		unknown
	Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.	George Henry Webber	1,989	43. The New Democratic Party of British Columbia (NDP is a Political party in British Columbia, Canada that has Democratic socialist roots 65%		unknown
Total valid votes			4,557	100. 00%
Total rejected ballots			114
Turnout			%

22nd British Columbia general election, 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Coalition	Charles Taschereau Beard	4,219	51. The British Columbia general election of 1949 was the 22nd general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a Cabinet of a parliamentary Government in which several parties cooperate 26%		unknown
	Independent	George Edward Bonner	1,554	40. 42%		unknown
	Independent Conservative	Elmer Victor Finland	943	24. 53%		unknown
	Union of Electors	Ellen Hart	92	1. 12%		unknown
	Independent Conservative	Henry George Webber	2,488	30. 23%		unknown
Total valid votes			8,231	100. 00%
Total rejected ballots			173
Turnout			%

23rd British Columbia election, 19527
Party		Candidate	Votes 1st count	%	Votes final count	%	±%	Expenditures
	Social Credit League	William Neelands Chant	1,606	17. The British Columbia general election 1952 was the 23rd general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing Political party of British Columbia, Canada 73%	-	- %		unknown
	Liberal	Geoffrey Indnes Edgelow	2,294	25. The British Columbia Liberal Party (also referred to as the BC Liberals) is the governing Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 33%	3,597	43. 14%		unknown
	Progressive Conservative	Robert Hamilton Fort	1,550	17. The British Columbia Conservative Party is a conservative Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 11%	-	- %		unknown
	Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.	Franklin John Trehern Mitchell	3,607	39. The New Democratic Party of British Columbia (NDP is a Political party in British Columbia, Canada that has Democratic socialist roots 83%	4,741	56. 86%		unknown
Total valid votes			9,057	%	8,338	100. 00%
Total rejected ballots			366
Turnout			%
7 Final count is between top two candidates from previous count; intermediary counts (of 3) not shown

24th British Columbia election, 1953 8
Party		Candidate	Votes 1st count	%	Votes final count	%	±%	Expenditures
	Social Credit League	Herbert Joseph Bruch	3,264	36. The British Columbia general election of 1953 was the 24th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing Political party of British Columbia, Canada 96%	4,147	51. 87%		unknown
	Liberal	Geofrey Innes Edgelow	1,998	22. The British Columbia Liberal Party (also referred to as the BC Liberals) is the governing Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 62%	-	- %		unknown
	Progressive Conservative	Norman L. The British Columbia Conservative Party is a conservative Political party in British Columbia, Canada. Goodwin	480	5. 44	-	- %		unknown
	Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.	Franklin John Trehern Mitchell	3,089	34. The New Democratic Party of British Columbia (NDP is a Political party in British Columbia, Canada that has Democratic socialist roots 98%	3,848	48. 13%		unknown
Total valid votes			8,831	100. 00%	7,995	%
Total rejected ballots			445
Total Registered Voters
Turnout			%
8 Preferential ballot; final count is between top two candidates from first count; intermediary counts (of 3) not shown

25th British Columbia general election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Social Credit	Herbert Joseph Bruch	3,530	43. The British Columbia general election of 1956 was the 25th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing Political party of British Columbia, Canada 70		unknown
	Progressive Conservative	George Brock Chisholm	821	10. The British Columbia Conservative Party is a conservative Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 16%		unknown
	Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.	Elvan Walters	2,013	24. The New Democratic Party of British Columbia (NDP is a Political party in British Columbia, Canada that has Democratic socialist roots 92%		unknown
	Liberal	George Wilfrid Whittaker	1,714	21. The British Columbia Liberal Party (also referred to as the BC Liberals) is the governing Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 22%		unknown
Total valid votes			8,078	100. 00%
Total rejected ballots			110
Turnout			%

26th British Columbia general election, 1960
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Social Credit	Herbert Joseph Bruch	4,429	40. The British Columbia general election of 1960 was the 26th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing Political party of British Columbia, Canada 38%		unknown
	Progressive Conservative	James Bryant	991	9. The British Columbia Conservative Party is a conservative Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 04%		unknown
	Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.	Geoffrey Harris Mitchell	3. The New Democratic Party of British Columbia (NDP is a Political party in British Columbia, Canada that has Democratic socialist roots 383	30. 84%		unknown
	Liberal	George Wilfrid Whittaker	2,165	19. The British Columbia Liberal Party (also referred to as the BC Liberals) is the governing Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 74%		unknown
Total valid votes			10,968	100. 00%
Total rejected ballots			126
Turnout			%

28th British Columbia general election, 1966
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democrat	John E. The British Columbia general election of 1966 was the 28th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The New Democratic Party of British Columbia (NDP is a Political party in British Columbia, Canada that has Democratic socialist roots Bartanus	3,445	30. 25%		unknown
	Social Credit	Herbert Joseph Bruch	6,075	53. The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing Political party of British Columbia, Canada 35%		unknown
	Liberal	David Alexander Elrix	1,867	16. The British Columbia Liberal Party (also referred to as the BC Liberals) is the governing Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 40%		unknown
Total valid votes			11,387	100. 00%
Total rejected ballots			285
Turnout			%

29th British Columbia general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Social Credit	Herbert Joseph Bruch	8,532	52. The British Columbia general election of 1969 was the 29th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing Political party of British Columbia, Canada 60%		unknown
	New Democrat	Herbert Joseph Bruch	5,718	35. The New Democratic Party of British Columbia (NDP is a Political party in British Columbia, Canada that has Democratic socialist roots 25%		unknown
	Liberal	Frederick Henry Phillips	1,971	12. The British Columbia Liberal Party (also referred to as the BC Liberals) is the governing Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 15%		unknown
Total valid votes			16,221	100. 00%
Total rejected ballots			415
Turnout			%

30th British Columbia general election, 1972
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Social Credit	Herbert Joseph Bruch	5,320	27. The 30th general election for the Canadian province of British Columbia was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing Political party of British Columbia, Canada 46%		unknown
	New Democrat	James Henry Gorst	6,568	33. The New Democratic Party of British Columbia (NDP is a Political party in British Columbia, Canada that has Democratic socialist roots 90%		unknown
	Liberal	Henry Donovan Joy	3,884	20. The British Columbia Liberal Party (also referred to as the BC Liberals) is the governing Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 05%		unknown
	Progressive Conservative	John Sedgwick Williams	3,601	18. The British Columbia Conservative Party is a conservative Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 59%		unknown
Total valid votes			19,373	100. 00%
Total rejected ballots			453
Turnout			%

31st British Columbia general election, 1975
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Independent	John Strong Craggs	132	0. The British Columbia general election of 1975 was the 31st general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. 54%		unknown
	Progressive Conservative	Thelma Dawson	2,033	8. The British Columbia Conservative Party is a conservative Political party in British Columbia, Canada. 37%		unknown
	Social Credit	Lyle Benjamin James Kahl	10,637	43. The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing Political party of British Columbia, Canada 78%		unknown
	New Democrat	Franklin John Trehern Mitchell	10,516	43. The New Democratic Party of British Columbia (NDP is a Political party in British Columbia, Canada that has Democratic socialist roots 28%		unknown
	Liberal	Leonard J. The British Columbia Liberal Party (also referred to as the BC Liberals) is the governing Political party in British Columbia, Canada. Stephenson	977	4. 02%		unknown
Total valid votes			24,295	100. 00%
Total rejected ballots			417
Turnout			%

Subsequent elections

After the 32nd general election in 1979, the riding of Esquimalt was incorporated into the new riding of Esquimalt-Port Renfrew. The British Columbia general election of 1979 was the 32nd general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. Esquimalt-Port Renfrew was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1979 to 1986

Sources

• Elections BC website - historical election data

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