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Past Constituencies – British Columbia

Burnaby—Coquitlam | Burnaby—New Westminster | Burnaby—Richmond—Delta.

Capilano—Howe Sound | Cariboo | Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola | Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon | Coast—Capilano | Comox—Alberni | Comox—Atlin.

Delta—Richmond East | Delta—South Richmond.

Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca | Esquimalt—Saanich.

Fraser Valley | Fraser Valley East.

Kamloops | Kootenay East.

Nanaimo | Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands | New Westminster | Newton—North Delta.

Okanagan—Coquihalla | Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt.

Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam.

Richmond—South Delta.

Skeena | South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale | Surrey Central | Surrey North.

Vancouver | Vancouver—Burrard | Vancouver City | Vancouver Island North | Vancouver North | Vancouver South | Vancouver South—Burnaby | Victoria City.

Yale | Yale—Cariboo.


Burnaby—Coquitlam

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Burnaby—Coquitlam
Thomas Clement “Tommy” Douglas

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1904; d. February 24 1986

New Democratic Party

1962 – 1968


Burnaby—New Westminster

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Burnaby—New Westminster
Peter S. Julian

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1962.

New Democratic Party

2004 – 2015


Burnaby—Richmond—Delta

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Burnaby—Richmond
Thomas Henry Goode

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 25 1933; d. May 28 1994.

Liberal Party of Canada

1968 – 1972


Member of the Parliament of Canada for Burnaby—Richmond—Delta
John Douglas Reynolds

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1942.

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

1972 – 1977

Thomas Edward “Tom” Siddon

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 9 1941.

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

1978 – 1979


Capilano—Howe Sound

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Capilano—Howe Sound
Herbert Gunter “Herb” Grubel

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 26 1934.

Reform Party of Canada

1993 – 1997


Cariboo

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Cariboo
Francis Stillman Barnard

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 16 1856; d. April 11 1936.

Conservative Party of Canada

1888 – 1896

James Gray Turgeon

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 7 1879; February 14 1964.

Liberal Party of Canada

1935 – 1945

William Irvine

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 19 1885; d. October 26 1962.

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

1945 – 1949


Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola
Dan Albas

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 1 1976.

Conservative Party of Canada

2015 – 2025


Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon
Charles Richard “Chuck” Strahl

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1957; d. August 13 2024.

Conservative Party of Canada

2004 – 2011

Mark R. Strahl

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1978.

Conservative Party of Canada

2011 – 2015


Coast—Capilano

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Coast—Capilano
James Sinclair

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1908; d. February 7 1984.

Liberal Party of Canada

1949 – 1958


Comox—Alberni

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Comox—Alberni
Herbert Sylvester Clements

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 8 1865; d. November 30 1939.

Unionist Party

1917 – 1921


Comox—Atlin

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Comox—Atlin
William Sloan

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 10 1867; d. March 2 1928.

Liberal Party of Canada

1904 – 1909

William Templeman

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1844; d. December 15 1914.

Liberal Party of Canada

1909 – 1911

Herbert Sylvester Clements

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 8 1865; d. November 30 1939.

Conservative Party of Canada

1911 – 1917


Delta—Richmond East

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Delta—Richmond East
John Martin Cummins

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1942; d. March 2 2025.

Conservative Party of Canada

2004 – 2011

Kerry-Lynne Donna Findlay

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1955.

Conservative Party of Canada

2011 – 2015


Delta—South Richmond

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Delta—South Richmond
John Martin Cummins

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1942; d. March 2 2025.

Reform Party of Canada (1993 – 2000); Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance (2000 – 2003); Conservative Party of Canada (2003 – 2004)

1997 – 2004


Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca
Keith Martin

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1960.

Reform Party of Canada (1997 – 2000); Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance (2000 – 2003); Independent (2003 – 2004); Liberal Party of Canada (2004 – 2011)

1993 – 2011


Esquimalt—Saanich

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Esquimalt—Saanich
George Randolph Pearkes

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 28 1888; d. May 30 1984.

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

1953 – 1960

George Louis Chatterton

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1916; d. July 9 1983.

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

1961 – 1968

David A. Anderson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 16 1937.

Liberal Party of Canada

1968 – 1972

Donald Wallace Munro

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 8 1916; d. July 28 1998.

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

1972 – 1984


Fraser Valley

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Fraser Valley
Charles Richard “Chuck” Strahl

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1957; d. August 13 2024.

Reform Party of Canada (1997 – 2000); Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance (2000 – 2001); Democratic Representative Caucus (2001 – 2002); Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance (2002 – 2003); Conservative Party of Canada (2003 – 2004)

1997 – 2004


Fraser Valley East

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Fraser Valley East
Douglas Ross Belsher

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 19 1933; d. December 12 2003.

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

1984 – 1993

Charles Richard “Chuck” Strahl

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1957; d. August 13 2024.

Reform Party of Canada

1993 – 1997


Kamloops

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Kamloops
Edmund Davie Fulton

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1916; d. May 22 2000.

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

1945 – 1963

Edmund Davie Fulton

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1916; d. May 22 2000.

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

1965 – 1968


Kootenay East

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Kootenay East
Michael Dalton McLean

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1880; d. August 12 1958.

Conservative Party of Canada

1930

Henry Herbert Stevens

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1878; d. June 14 1973.

Conservative Party of Canada (1930 – 1935); Reconstruction Party (1935 – 1938); Conservative Party of Canada (1938 – 1940)

1930 – 1940

George Ernest Lawson MacKinnon

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 12 1879; d. October 25 1969.

National Government

1940 – 1945


Nanaimo

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Nanaimo
George Randolph Pearkes

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 28 1888; d. May 30 1984.

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

1945 – 1953


Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands
Thomas Clement “Tommy” Douglas

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1904; d. February 24 1986

New Democratic Party

1969 – 1979


New Westminster

Member of the Parliament of Canada for New Westminster
Thomas Robert McInnes

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1840; d. March 15 1904.

Independent

1878 – 1881


Newton—North Delta

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Newton—North Delta
Gurmant Singh Grewal

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1957.

Conservative Party of Canada

2004 – 2006


Okanagan—Coquihalla

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Okanagan—Coquihalla
James Alexander “Jim” Hart

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 30 1955.

Reform Party of Canada (1997 – 2000); Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance (2000)

1997 – 2000

Stockwell Burt Day, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 16 1950.

Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance (2000 – 2003); Conservative Party of Canada (2003 – 2011)

2000 – 2011

Dan Albas

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 1 1976.

Conservative Party of Canada

2011 – 2015


Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt
James Alexander “Jim” Hart

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 30 1955.

Reform Party of Canada

1993 – 1997


Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam
James Moore

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 10 1976.

Conservative Party of Canada

2004 – 2015


Richmond—South Delta

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Richmond—South Delta
Thomas Edward “Tom” Siddon

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 9 1941.

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

1979 – 1988


Skeena

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Skeena
Iona Victoria Campagnolo

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 18 1932; d. April 4 2024.

Liberal Party of Canada

1974 – 1979


South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale

Member of the Parliament of Canada for South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale
Russel “Russ” Hiebert

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 8 1969.

Conservative Party of Canada

2004 – 2015


Surrey Central

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Surrey Central
Gurmant Singh Grewal

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1957.

Reform Party of Canada (1997 – 2000); Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance (2000 – 2003); Conservative Party of Canada (2003 – 2004)

1997 – 2004


Surrey North

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Surrey North
Charles “Chuck” Cadman

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 21 1948; d. July 9 2005.

Reform Party of Canada (1997 – 2000); Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance (2000 – 2003); Conservative Party of Canada (2003 – 2004); Independent (2004 – 2005)

1997 – 2005


Vancouver

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Vancouver
Sir Francis Hincks

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 14 1807; d. August 18 1885.

Conservative Party of Canada

1873 – 1874


Vancouver—Burrard

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Vancouver—Burrard
Thomas Rodney Berger

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 23 1933; d. April 28 2021.

New Democratic Party

1962 – 1963

Stanley Ronald “Ron” Basford

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 22 1932; d. January 31 2005.

Liberal Party of Canada

1963 – 1968


Vancouver City

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Vancouver City
George Henry Cowan

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1858; d. September 20 1935.

Conservative Party of Canada

1908 – 1911

Henry Herbert Stevens

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1878; d. June 14 1973.

Conservative Party of Canada

1911 – 1917


Vancouver Island North

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Vancouver Island North
John Morris Duncan

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1948.

Reform Party of Canada (1997 – 2000); Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance (2000 – 2003); Conservative Party of Canada (2003 – 2006)

1997 – 2006

John Morris Duncan

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1948.

Conservative Party of Canada

2008 – 2015


Vancouver North

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Vancouver North
James Sinclair

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1908; d. February 7 1984.

Liberal Party of Canada

1940 – 1949


Vancouver South

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Vancouver South
Howard Charles Green

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1895; d. June 26 1989.

Conservative Party of Canada (1935 – 1942); Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (1942 – 1949)

1935 – 1949

Arthur Laing

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1904; d. February 13 1975.

Liberal Party of Canada

1949 – 1953

Arthur Laing

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1904; d. February 13 1975.

Liberal Party of Canada

1962 – 1972

John Allen Fraser

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 15 1931; d. April 7 2024.

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

1972 – 1993

Harbance Singh “Herb” Dhaliwal

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 12 1952.

Liberal Party of Canada

1993 – 1997

Ujjal Dev Dosanjh

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1947.

Liberal Party of Canada

2004 – 2011

Harjit Singh Sajjan

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1970.

Liberal Party of Canada

2015 – 2025


Vancouver South—Burnaby

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Vancouver South—Burnaby
Harbance Singh “Herb” Dhaliwal

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 12 1952.

Liberal Party of Canada

1997 – 2004


Victoria City

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Victoria City
George Riley

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 2 1843; d. Janaury 19 1916.

Liberal Party of Canada

1904 – 1906

William Templeman

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1844; d. December 15 1914.

Liberal Party of Canada

1906 – 1908

George Henry Barnard

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 9 1868; d. January 13 1954.

Conservative Party of Canada

1908 – 1917

Simon Fraser Tolmie

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1867; d. October 13 1937.

Unionist Party (1917 – 1921); Conservative Party of Canada (1921 – 1925)

1917 – 1925


Yale

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Yale
Martin Burrell

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 19 1858; d. March 20 1938.

Unionist Party

1917 – 1920

John Armstrong MacKelvie

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 14 1865; d. June 4 1924.

Conservative Party of Canada

1920 – 1924


Yale—Cariboo

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Yale—Cariboo
Duncan Ross

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 15 1870; d. June 30 1915.

Liberal Party of Canada

1904 – 1908

Martin Burrell

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 19 1858; d. March 20 1938.

Conservative Party of Canada

1908 – 1917