Cassiar (electoral district)

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Cassiar was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared in the British Columbia general election of 1882.

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Electoral history

Note: Winners in each election are in bold.

4th 1882 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Government William V. Brown1831.58%unknown
Opposition John Grant 3968.42%unknown
Total valid votes57100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout%
5th 1886 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Government John Dempsey 1n/a- %unknown
Opposition John Grant 1n/a - %unknown
Total valid votes100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout%
1"No strictly accurate return available - the Returning Officer merely stating: 'John Grant elected by a majority of 3'."
6th 1890 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Opposition Robert Cunningham 4642.59%unknown
Government Robert Hanley Hall 6257.41%unknown
Total valid votes108100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout%
7th 1894 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
 Independent (Government?)William Dalby4530.61%unknown
Government John Irving 10269.39%unknown
Total valid votes147100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout%
8th 1898 British Columbia general election 2
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Government Charles William Digby Clifford 14846.54%unknown
Government John Irving 12539.31%unknown
 IndependentsGeorge Simpson McTavish4514.15%unknown
Total valid votes318100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout%
2 Increased to a two-member seat from one.
1900 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%Elected
Conservative-Opposition Charles William Digby Clifford 31830.67Green check.svgY
Unknown James Stables 327726.71Green check.svgY
Independent Opposition John Irving 24423.53
UnknownAlexander Godfrey319819.09
Total valid votes1,037100.00
3 Neither Godfrey nor Stables' affiliation were mentioned in the newspapers. Stables may have been an Independent Government supporter.

Cassiar riding was eliminated in the redistribution after the 1900 election. In the 1903 election, this region was represented by the new Atlin and Skeena ridings.

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