Central Fraser Valley (electoral district)

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Central Fraser Valley was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1979 to 1986. For other Greater Vancouver area ridings please see New Westminster (electoral districts) and/or Vancouver (electoral districts).

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Demographics

Population, 1966
Population change, 1966–1986
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Political geography

Notable elections

Notable MLAs

Electoral history

Note: Winners in each election are inbold.

32nd British Columbia election, 1979
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
New Democratic Jan Bakker 4,65325.88%unknown
  Progressive Conservative Eva Viola Barton1,3627.57%unknown
Social Credit William Samuel Ritchie 11,967 66.55% unknown
Total valid votes17,982100.00%
Total rejected ballots279
Turnout%
33rd British Columbia election, 1983
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  New Democrat Harry Wilfred Fontaine6,62825.05%unknown
  Progressive Conservative James Alexander McNeil3,39912.85%unknown
Social Credit William Samuel Ritchie 16,03260.59%unknown
Liberal Jacob Victor Suderman3991.51%unknown
Total valid votes26,458100.00%
Total rejected ballots419
Turnout%
34th British Columbia election, 1986 1
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
New Democratic Violet Bergen6,80513.44%unknown
Social Credit Harry de Jong 15,900 31.41% unknown
Social Credit Peter Albert Dueck 16,961 33.51% unknown
  Progressive Conservative James Alexander McNeil4,9009.68%unknown
New Democratic J. Steven Mohr6,05211.96%unknown
Total valid votes50,618100.00%
Total rejected ballots627
Turnout%
1Seat increased to two members from one.

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