Fraser Valley (electoral district)

For the historical provincial electoral district, see Central Fraser Valley (electoral district).
Fraser Valley
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1997
District abolished 2004
First contested 1997
Last contested 2000

Fraser Valley was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1968 and from 1997 to 2004.

History

This electoral district has existed twice. It was first created in 1919 from Westminster District. In 1966, it was abolished when it was redistributed into Fraser Valley East, Fraser Valley West and Coast Chilcotin ridings.

It was reformed in 1996 from Fraser Valley East and Fraser Valley West ridings.

It was again abolished in 2003 when it was divided between Abbotsford and Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Westminster District
14th  1921–1925     Elgin Albert Munro Liberal
15th  1925–1926     Harry James Barber Conservative
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940
19th  1940–1945     George Cruickshank Liberal
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957     Alexander Bell Patterson Social Credit
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     William Harold Hicks Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Alexander Bell Patterson Social Credit
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Fraser Valley East, Fraser Valley West and Coast Chilcotin
Riding re-created from Fraser Valley East and Fraser Valley West
36th  1997–2000     Chuck Strahl Reform
 2000–2000     Alliance
37th  2000–2001
 2001–2002     Democratic Representative
 2002–2003     Alliance
 2003–2004     Conservative
Riding dissolved into Abbotsford and Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon

Election results

Fraser Valley, 1997–2004

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
AllianceChuck Strahl 38,509 69.97 +7.12 $60,527
LiberalHal H. Singleton 8,965 16.28 -5.68 $36,188
New DemocraticRob Lees 3,185 5.78 -3.10 $2,392
Progressive ConservativeRocky Nenka 2,330 4.23 +0.98 $2,582
MarijuanaNorm Siefken 811 1.47
GreenCarol Battaglio 528 0.95 +0.31
Canadian ActionDebbie Anderson 425 0.77
IndependentEd Van Woudenberg 212 0.38 $1,798
CommunistChris Bolster 69 0.12 $189
Total valid votes 55,034100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1640.30
Turnout 55,19863.70
Alliance hold Swing +6.40
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party.
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
ReformChuck Strahl 33,101 62.85 $57,306
LiberalJohn Les 11,569 21.96 $63,061
New DemocraticRob Lees 4,680 8.88 $21,339
Progressive ConservativeHarry Wiens 1,714 3.25 $6,999
Christian HeritageRodger N. Brown 1,047 1.98 $23,870
GreenCarol Battaglio 342 0.64
Natural LawPatrick Boylan 118 0.22 $5
IndependentSa Tan 95 0.18
Total valid votes 52,666100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1820.34
Turnout 52,84867.02
This riding was re-created from Fraser Valley East and Fraser Valley West, both of which elected a Reform Party candidate. Chuck Strahl was the incumbent from Fraser Valley East.

Fraser Valley, 1921–1968

Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Social CreditAlex B. Patterson 12,611 34.98 +4.87
New DemocraticMark W. Rose 10,563 29.30 +3.81
LiberalHarold Martyn McDonald 8,167 22.65 -1.51
Progressive ConservativeDon Hall 4,442 12.32 -7.32
IndependentFrank Krenn 272 0.75
Total valid votes 36,055100.0  
Social Credit hold Swing +0.53
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Social CreditAlex B. Patterson 11,500 30.11 +2.25
New DemocraticErhart Regier 9,735 25.49 +0.63
LiberalW.R. Jack 9,226 24.16 +0.81
Progressive ConservativeW. Harold Hicks 7,500 19.64 -4.29
IndependentHelen Millar 232 0.61
Total valid votes 38,193100.0  
Social Credit hold Swing +0.81
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Social CreditA.B. Patterson 9,970 27.86 +4.33
New DemocraticWilliam Leonard Hartley 8,896 24.86 +6.86
Progressive ConservativeHarold Hicks 8,562 23.93 -20.16
LiberalWalter Richard Ferguson 8,357 23.35 +8.87
Total valid votes 35,785100.0  
Social Credit gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -1.26
Change for the New Democrats is based on the Co-operative Commonwealth.
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeHarold Hicks 13,890 44.09 +19.98
Social CreditAlexander Bell Patterson 7,414 23.53 -15.16
Co-operative CommonwealthWesley N. Watson 5,640 17.90 -0.95
LiberalThomas Foster Isherwood 4,562 14.48 -3.87
Total valid votes 31,506100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit Swing +17.57
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Social CreditAlexander Bell Patterson 11,091 38.69 -2.95
Progressive ConservativeErnest McLauchlin Adair 6,911 24.11
Co-operative CommonwealthKenneth William Pattern 5,405 18.85 +3.58
LiberalDouglas Scott Steinson 5,262 18.35 -21.99
Total valid votes 28,669100.0  
Social Credit hold Swing -13.53
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Social CreditAlexander Bell Patterson 9,618 41.64
LiberalGeorge Cruickshank 9,318 40.34 -15.17
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Hampson Wilde 3,527 15.27 -9.31
Labor–ProgressiveCarl Christian Hilland 635 2.75
Total valid votes 23,098100.0  
Social Credit gain from Liberal Swing +28.40
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalGeorge Cruickshank 12,587 55.51 +15.58
Co-operative CommonwealthEric Symonds Flowerdew 5,573 24.58 -3.56
Progressive ConservativeEdward Stuart Davidson 4,514 19.91 -12.02
Total valid votes 22,674100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +9.57
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalGeorge A. Cruickshank 7,629 39.93 -2.28
Progressive ConservativeEarl Leslie MacLeod 6,102 31.93 -7.57
Co-operative CommonwealthHenry Peter Tyson 5,377 28.14 +9.85
Total valid votes 19,108100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +2.64
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalGeorge Alexander Cruickshank 6,638 42.21 +15.45
National GovernmentHarry James Barber 6,211 39.50 +5.00
Co-operative CommonwealthJames Warren Penberthy 2,877 18.29 -10.45
Total valid votes 15,726100.0  
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +5.22
Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeHarry James Barber 4,359 34.52 -17.63
Co-operative CommonwealthJames Miller Cameron 3,630 28.74
LiberalJames Frederick Semple 3,379 26.76 -21.09
ReconstructionGeorge Foster Partt 1,261 9.98
Total valid votes 12,629100.0  
Conservative hold Swing -23.18
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeHarry James Barber 6,946 52.15 -8.01
LiberalGerald Grattan McGeer 6,374 47.85 +8.01
Total valid votes 13,320100.0  
Conservative hold Swing -8.01
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeHarry James Barber 6,217 60.16 +3.98
LiberalElihu Manuel 4,117 39.84 -3.98
Total valid votes 10,334100.0  
Conservative hold Swing +3.98
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeHarry James Barber 5,751 56.18 +7.46
LiberalElgin Albert Munro 4,485 43.82 -7.46
Total valid votes 10,236100.0  
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +7.46
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalElgin Albert Munro 4,307 51.28
ConservativeFrank Bainard Stacey 4,092 48.72
Total valid votes 8,399100.0  
This riding was created from Westminster District, where Unionist Frank Bainard Stacey was the incumbent.

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