Victoria City (provincial electoral district)

Victoria City was one of the first twelve provincial electoral districts in the province of British Columbia, Canada, upon its entry into Confederation that year. It was originally a four-member riding, and elected to the Legislature several prominent Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and Premiers. It last appeared on the hustings in the 1963 election.

Demographics

Political geography

Notable elections

Notable MLAs

Electoral history

"Note: Winners in each election are in" bold.
-
Independent
Robert Beaven
align="right"|301
align="right"|19.87%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
Independent
Simeon Duck
align="right"|301
align="right"|19.87%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
Independent
John Foster McCreight¹
align="right"|373
align="right"|24.62%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
Independent
James Trimble
align="right"|321
align="right"|21.19%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
Independent
Robert Taylor Williams
align="right"|124
align="right"|8.18%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|1,515!align="right"|100.00%!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"
!align="right"
!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|%!align="right"
!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=7|¹ First Premier of British Columbia.

-
Independent
Robert Beaven
align="right"|Acclaimed
align="right"| -.- %
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|n/a!align="right"| -.- %!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"
!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|%!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=7|² The byelection was called due to Beaven's resignation upon appointment to the Executive Council (cabinet) on December 23, 1872. This byelection was one of a series held to confirm appointments to the Executive Council, which was the old parliamentary convention. As this byelection writ was filled by acclamation, no polling day was required and the seat was filled within two weeks. The stated date is the date the return of writs was received by the Chief Electoral Officer.

-
Independent
Robert Beaven
align="right"|Acclaimed
align="right"| -.- %
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|n/a!align="right"| -.- %!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"
!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|%!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=7|⁴ The byelection was called due to Beaven's resignation upon upon appointment to Executive Council June 26, 1878 This byelection was one of a series held to confirm appointments to the Executive Council, which was the old parliamentary convention. As this byelection writ was filled by acclamation, no polling day was required and the seat was filled within two weeks. The stated date is the date the return of writs was received by the Chief Electoral Officer.

-
Government
Simeon Duck
align="right"|281
align="right"|50.63%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
Opposition
Robert Taylor Williams
align="right"|274
align="right"|49.37%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|555!align="right"|100.00%!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"
!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|%!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=7|⁵ The byelection was called due to the resignation of Simeon Duck upon his appointment to the Executive Council March 21 1885.

-
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
Thomas Victor Allen
align="right"|4,881
align="right"|21.42%
align="right"|1 -
align="right"| -.- %
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
Social Credit
Lydia Augusta Arsens
align="right"|8,616
align="right"|37.81%
align="right"|9,999
align="right"|52.99%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
Labour Progressive Party
Doris Winifred Blakey
align="right"|126
align="right"|0.55%
align="right"| -
align="right"| -.- %
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
Progressive Conservative
Arthur St. Clair Chapman
align="right"|1,227
align="right"|5.38%
align="right"|-
align="right"|-%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
Independent
Claude Lionel Harrison
align="right"|1,022
align="right"|4.49%
align="right"| -
align="right"| -.- %
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
Nancy Hodges
align="right"|6,915
align="right"|30.35%
align="right"|8,869
align="right"|47.01%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|22,787 !align="right"|100.00%!align="right"|18,868 !align="right"|%!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|1,804!align="right"
!align="right"
!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total Registered Voters!align="right"!align="right"
!align="right"
!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|%!align="right"
!align="right"
!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=7|^{21See Note on 1952 Election Ballot A. Preferential ballot; first and final counts (of 5) shown only.}

-
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
Colin Cameron
align="right"|5,267
align="right"|23.50%
align="right"| -
align="right"| -.- %
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
Social Credit
William Neelands Chant
align="right"|9,131
align="right"|40.73%
align="right"|10,330
align="right"|55.32%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
Labour Progressive Party
Archibald McGugan
align="right"|153
align="right"|0.68%
align="right"| -
align="right"| -.- %
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
Liberal
JDaniel John Proudfoot
align="right"|6,484
align="right"|28.92%
align="right"|8,344
align="right"|44.68%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
Progressive Conservative
Montague Laurence Tyrwhitt-Drake ²³
align="right"|1,383
align="right"|6.17%
align="right"|-
align="right"|-%
align="right"
align="right"|unknown
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|22,418 !align="right"|100.00%!align="right"|18,674 !align="right"|%!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|2,162!align="right"
!align="right"
!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total Registered Voters!align="right"
!align="right"
!align="right"
!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|%!align="right"
!align="right"
!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=7|²² Preferential ballot; final count is between top two candidates from first count; intermediary counts (of 4) not shown
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=7|²³ Listed as "Drake, Montagne Lawrence Tyrwhitt" in Statement of Votes. In 1956 Statement of Votes he was listed as Tyrwhitt-Drake.

Source

[http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/electoral_history/toc.html Elections BC Historical Returns]

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Gas House Gang (disambiguation)

Urraca Mesa

Look at other dictionaries:

Victoria (British Columbia electoral district) — Victoria was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, and was one of the first twelve ridings at the time of that province s joining Confederation in 1871 and stayed on the hustings until 1890. From 1894 to… … Wikipedia

Victoria City (disambiguation) — Victoria city may refer to:Hong Kong* Victoria City, historical city of Hong KongCanada* Victoria, British Columbia * Greater Victoria, Victoria City, historical provincial and federal electoral districts in the Canadian province of British… … Wikipedia

Victoria City (electoral district) — This article is for a federal electoral district. For the provincial electoral district of the same name, see Victoria City (provincial electoral district). For other electoral districts with the name Victoria, or for electoral districts in the… … Wikipedia

Chilliwack (provincial electoral district) — Chilliwack British Columbia electoral district Provincial electoral district Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia MLA John … Wikipedia

Delta (provincial electoral district) — Delta was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia based on the municipality of Delta at the mouth of the Fraser River between the city of Vancouver and the US border. It made its first appearance… … Wikipedia

Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock (provincial electoral district) — Infobox Canada electoral district name = Haliburton Kawartha Lakes Brock province = Ontario caption = Haliburton Kawartha Lakes Brock in relation to other electoral districts prov status = active prov created = 1999 prov abolished = prov election … Wikipedia

Willowdale (provincial electoral district) — Infobox Canada electoral district name = Willowdale province = Ontario caption = Willowdale in relation to the other Toronto ridings fed status = fed district number = fed created = fed abolished = fed election first = fed election last = fed rep … Wikipedia

New Westminster (provincial electoral district) — New Westminster is the only electoral district in British Columbia to have existed for every general election. Electoral history 1871 present Note: Winners of each election are in bold. 1st British Columbia general election, 1871 Party Candidate… … Wikipedia

Dewdney (electoral district) — Dewdney was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its predecessor was the riding of Westminster Dewdney, which was created for the 1894 election from a partition of the Westminster riding, which was a rural … Wikipedia

Omineca (electoral district) — Omineca was a provincial electoral district of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1916. Contents 1 Demographics 2 Political Geography 3 Notable Elections … Wikipedia

Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Victoria City (provincial electoral district)

Look at other dictionaries:

Share the article and excerpts

Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Wikipedia

Victoria City (provincial electoral district)

Look at other dictionaries:

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link