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Westminster District (federal electoral district)

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Westminster District
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1914
District abolished1919
First contested1917
Last contested1917

Westminster District was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1921.

This riding was created in 1914 and was used only in the federal election of 1917. It was partly created out of the New Westminster and partly from the Yale—Cariboo electoral district. It was renamed "Fraser Valley" in 1919-1966.

Members of Parliament

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Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from New Westminster and Yale—Cariboo
13th  1917–1921     Frank Bainard Stacey Government (Unionist)
Riding dissolved into Fraser Valley

Election results

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1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Government (Unionist) Frank Bainard Stacey 4,074 69.45
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Peter Bethavan Hamilton Ramsey 1,792 30.55
Total valid votes 5,866 100.00  
This riding was created from parts of New Westminster and Yale—Cariboo, both of which elected a Conservative in the last election.

See also

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