- Nelson City (provincial electoral district)
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Nelson City was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the 1903 election and lasted until 1912, after which the area of Nelson, B.C. was represented by the Nelson riding. For other current and historical electoral districts in the Kootenay region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts).
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Demographics
Population, 1901 Population change, 1901–1911 Area (km²) Population density (people per km²) Political geography
Notable elections
Notable MLAs
Electoral history
Note: Winners in each election are in bold.
10th British Columbia election, 1903 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative John Houston 424 54.29% unknown Liberal Sidney Stockton Taylor 357 45.71% unknown Total valid votes 781 100.00% Total rejected ballots Turnout % 11th British Columbia election, 1907 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal George Arthur Benjamin Hall 314 43.67% unknown Conservative John Andrew Kirkpatrick 309 42.98% unknown Socialist Edward Francis (Frank) Phillips 96 13.35% unknown Total valid votes 719 100.00% Total rejected ballots Turnout % 12th British Columbia election, 1909 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Albert Edward Crease 323 31.18% unknown Socialist John Henry Matheson 148 14.29% unknown Conservative Harry Wright 565 54.54% unknown Total valid votes 1,036 100.00% Total rejected ballots Turnout % 13th British Columbia election, 1912 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Socialist Arthur Westbrook Harrod 177 19.84% unknown Conservative William Ross MacLean 527 59.08% unknown Independent Conservative Harry Wright 188 21.08% unknown Total valid votes 892 100.00% Total rejected ballots Turnout % The Nelson City riding made its last appearance in the 1912 election. Following redistribution, the new riding covering this area in the 1916 election was Nelson.
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Categories:- Defunct British Columbia provincial electoral districts
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