- 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 area of Victoria, B.C., please seeVictoria (electoral districts) . For the city, seeVictoria, British Columbia ."Victoria City was a federal electoral district in
British Columbia ,Canada , that was represented in theCanadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1924. This riding was created in 1903. It was identical at the time of its creation to the provincial electoral district of the same name.For other ridings named Victoria, or that are in the area of the city of Victoria, B.C., please see
Victoria (electoral districts) .Demographics
Geography
It covered the City of Victoria.
History
This electoral district was created in 1903 from Victoria riding.
It was abolished in 1924 into a new Victoria riding.
Members of Parliament
Election results
"Note: Winners of each election are in" bold.
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LiberalGeorge Riley
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Conservative
Edward G. Prior
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Socialist
James C. Watters
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- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|3,220!align="right"|100.00%!align="right"
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Liberal
Hon. W. Templeman
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Conservative
J.L. Beckwith
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Independent
W.H. Marcon
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- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|2,718!align="right"|100.00%!!
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- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=7|1 By-election: On Mr. Riley's resignation, 6-2-1906, to provide a seat for Mr. William Templeman.-
ConservativeGeorge Henry Barnard
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Liberal
Hon. William Templeman
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- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|4,345!align="right"|100.00%!!
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ConservativeGeorge Henry Barnard
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Liberal
Hon. William Templeman
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Socialist
Gordon Brown
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- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|5,438!align="right"|100.00%!!
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GovernmentSimon Fraser Tolmie
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OppositionStuart Henderson
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Unknown
Albert Samule Wells
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- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|14,517!align="right"|100.00%!!
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- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=7|2 21stPremier of British Columbia , 1928-1933.-
Unionist
Hon. Simon Fraser Tolmie
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Independent
Thomas Albert Barnard
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- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|12,304!align="right"|100.00%!!
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- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=7|3 By-election: On Mr. Tolmie being appointed, Minister of Agriculture, February 8, 1919.-
Conservative
Hon. Simon Fraser Tolmie
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Liberal
William McKinnon Ivel
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- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|12,518!align="right"|100.00%!!
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!align="right"|%!!The seat of Victoria City was abolished in 1924.
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*Past Canadian electoral districts External links
* Website of the [http://www.parl.gc.ca/ Parliament of Canada]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=781 Elections Canada historical returns]
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