Victoria City (electoral district)

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 see Victoria (electoral districts). For the city, see Victoria, British Columbia."

Victoria City was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian 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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Liberal
George Riley
align="right"|1,692
align="right"|%
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Conservative
Edward G. Prior
align="right"|1,192
align="right"|%
align="right"
align="right"
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Socialist
James C. Watters
align="right"|336
align="right"|%
align="right"
align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|3,220!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"
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Liberal
Hon. W. Templeman
align="right"|1,553
align="right"|%|
align="right"
Conservative
J.L. Beckwith
align="right"|857
align="right"|%|
align="right"
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Independent
W.H. Marcon
align="right"|308
align="right"|%|
align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|2,718!align="right"|100.00%!!
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"
!align="right"|%!!
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"
!align="right"|%!!
- 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.

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Conservative
George Henry Barnard
align="right"|2,179
align="right"|%|
align="right"
Liberal
Hon. William Templeman
align="right"|2,166
align="right"|%|
align="right"
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- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|4,345!align="right"|100.00%!!
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"
!align="right"|%!!
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"
!align="right"|%!!

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Conservative
George Henry Barnard
align="right"|2,816
align="right"|%|
align="right"
Liberal
Hon. William Templeman
align="right"|2,332
align="right"|%|
align="right"
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Socialist
Gordon Brown
align="right"|290
align="right"|%|
align="right"
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- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|5,438!align="right"|100.00%!!
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"
!align="right"|%!!
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"
!align="right"|%!!

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Government
Simon Fraser Tolmie
align="right"|11,365
align="right"|%|
align="right"
Opposition
Stuart Henderson
align="right"|2,601
align="right"|%|
align="right"
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Unknown
Albert Samule Wells
align="right"|551
align="right"|%|
align="right"
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- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|14,517!align="right"|100.00%!!
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"
!align="right"|%!!
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"
!align="right"|%!!
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=7|2 21st Premier of British Columbia, 1928-1933.

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Unionist
Hon. Simon Fraser Tolmie
align="right"|7,219
align="right"|%|
align="right"
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Independent
Thomas Albert Barnard
align="right"|5,085
align="right"|%|
align="right"
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- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|12,304!align="right"|100.00%!!
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"
!align="right"|%!!
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"
!align="right"|%!!
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=7|3 By-election: On Mr. Tolmie being appointed, Minister of Agriculture, February 8, 1919.

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Conservative
Hon. Simon Fraser Tolmie
align="right"|7,485
align="right"|%|
align="right"
Liberal
William McKinnon Ivel
align="right"|5,033
align="right"|%|
align="right"
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- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|12,518!align="right"|100.00%!!
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"
!align="right"|%!!
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"
!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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