Oak Bay was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared in the general election of 1941 and last appeared in the 1975 election. Its successor is the Oak Bay-Gordon Head riding. For other ridings in the area of Victoria, B.C. please see List of electoral districts in Greater Victoria.

Demographics

Political Geography

Notable Elections

Notable MLAs

Several British Columbia Conservative Party leaders have represented the riding including Herbert Anscomb who was Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier in the Liberal-Conservative coalition government. George Scott Wallace represented the district in the 1970s and his successor as Tory leader Victor Albert Stephens was its last MLA from 1978 until 1979.

Electoral history

Note: Winners in each election are shown in bold. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|4,789 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|68 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|5,586 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|40 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|7,028 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|183 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|8,252 !align="right"|% !align="right"|7,590 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|130 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=9|1 Preferential ballot; 1st and final counts (of three) shown only. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|8,190 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|7,791 !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|192 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total Registered Voters !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=9|2 Preferential ballot; 1st and final counts (of three) shown only. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|7,979 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|74 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|10,251 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|113 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|10,422 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|72 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|14,902 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|184 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|18,303 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|174 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|19,747 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|229 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|22,189 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|229 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|17,915 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|154 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| The Oak Bay riding was redistributed and the new riding of Oak Bay-Gordon Head created. It first appeared in the general election of 1979.

Sources

Elections BC Historical Returns