Westminster District
For the Westminster District of the Metropolis, see Westminster District (Metropolis). For the provincial electoral district which appeared only in the 1890 election, see Westminster (electoral district).
 British Columbia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1914 |
| District abolished | 1919 |
| First contested | 1917 |
| Last contested | 1917 |
Westminster District was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons 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
| 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
| Canadian federal election, 1917 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 100.0 | ||||||
| This riding was created from parts of New Westminster and Yale—Cariboo, both of which elected a Conservative in the last election. | ||||||||
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