Nelson City (provincial electoral district)

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Nelson City was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the 1903 election and lasted until 1912, after which the area of Nelson, B.C. was represented by the Nelson riding. For other current and historical electoral districts in the Kootenay region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts).

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Demographics

Population, 1901
Population change, 1901–1911
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Electoral history

Note: Winners in each election are inbold.

10th British Columbia election, 1903
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  Conservative John Houston 42454.29%unknown
  Liberal Sidney Stockton Taylor35745.71%unknown
Total valid votes781100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout%
11th British Columbia election, 1907
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  Liberal George Arthur Benjamin Hall 31443.67%unknown
  Conservative John Andrew Kirkpatrick30942.98%unknown
Socialist Edward Francis (Frank) Phillips9613.35%unknown
Total valid votes719100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout%
12th British Columbia election, 1909
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  Liberal Albert Edward Crease 32331.18%unknown
Socialist John Henry Matheson14814.29%unknown
  Conservative Harry Wright 56554.54%unknown
Total valid votes1,036100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout%
13th British Columbia election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Socialist Arthur Westbrook Harrod17719.84%unknown
  Conservative William Ross MacLean 52759.08%
Independent Conservative Harry Wright 18821.08%
Total valid votes892100.00%

The Nelson City riding made its last appearance in the 1912 election. Following redistribution, the new riding covering this area in the 1916 election was Nelson.

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