Nelson (provincial electoral district)

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Nelson was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1916 in place of the former riding of Nelson City. Its last appearance was in the 1928 election. Following redistribution, the Nelson area was combined with the Creston riding to create Nelson-Creston, which first appeared in the 1933 election.

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For other current and historical electoral districts in the Kootenay region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts).

Demographics

Population, 1916
Population change, 1916–1931
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Political geography

Notable elections

Notable MLAs

Electoral history

Note: Winners in each election are inbold.

14th British Columbia election, 1916
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
 Independent Liberal 1 George Bell 12510.09%unknown
  Liberal Archie Mainwaring Johnson50740.92%unknown
  Conservative William Oliver Rose 60748.99%unknown
Total valid votes1,239100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout%
1 When identified as a "Socialist" in the election results printed in a Vancouver daily, Bloomer wrote a letter to object and called himself an Independent
15th British Columbia election, 1920
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  Liberal James O'Shea76338.25%unknown
  Conservative William Oliver Rose 1,23261.75%unknown
Total valid votes1,995100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout%
16th British Columbia election, 1924
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  Liberal Kenneth Campbell 90243.14%unknown
  Conservative Charles Forbes McHardy71134.00%unknown
Farmer–Labour George Turner ²47822.86%unknown
Total valid votes2,091100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout%
² Endorsed by Provincial Party.
17th British Columbia election, 1928
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  Conservative Lorris E. Borden 1,33853.07%unknown
  Liberal Duncan Daniel McLean1,18346.93%unknown
Total valid votes2,521100.00%
Total rejected ballots48
Turnout%

The Nelson riding was redistributed after the 1928 election. In the 1933 election the Nelson-Kootenay Lake area was represented by the new riding of Nelson-Creston.

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Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Preceded by Constituency represented by the Premier of British Columbia
1924–1927
Succeeded by

Elections BC Historical Returns

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