Cowichan was one of the first twelve electoral districts created when British Columbia became a Canadian province in 1871.
It was located on southern Vancouver Island.
It was then superseded by Cowichan-Newcastle, which appeared in provincial elections from 1924 to 1963, after which a revised riding is named Cowichan-Malahat.
7th General Election, 1894 For the 1894 election, the Cowichan area was part of the Cowichan-Alberni electoral district.
It resumed by the name Cowichan the next election after that, in 1898: 16th General Election, 1924 In the 1924 election, the Cowichan area became part of the new Cowichan-Newcastle riding.