Rossland-Trail

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Rossland-Trail was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the towns of Rossland and Trail, in the West Kootenay. The riding first appeared in the 1924 election as the result of a redistribution of the former ridings of Greenwood and Trail, and lasted until redistribution in 1996. The same area is now part of West Kootenay-Boundary.

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For other ridings in the Kootenay region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts).

Demographics

Population, 1961
Population change, 1871–1961
Area (km2)
Population density (people per km2)

Political geography

Notable elections

Notable MLAs

Electoral history

Note: Winners in each election are inbold.

16th British Columbia election, 1924
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Provincial George Alexander Dingwall43622.72%–unknown
  Liberal John Hugh MacDonald54528.40%unknown
Conservative James Hargrave Schofield 93848.88%unknown
Total valid votes1,919100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout%
17th British Columbia election, 1928
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Conservative James Hargrave Schofield 1,68658.12%unknown
  Liberal Donald MacDonald1,21541.88%unknown
Total valid votes2,901100.00%
Total rejected ballots27
Turnout%
18th British Columbia election, 1933 15
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  Liberal Richard Ronald Burns 1,729 43.84%unknown
Non-Partisan Independent Group Arthur Garfield Cameron1,31433.32%–unknown
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.t George William Weaver90122.84%unknown
Total valid votes3,944100.00%
Total rejected ballots38
Turnout%
19th British Columbia election, 1937
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  Liberal Richard Ronald Burns 1,87746.70%unknown
Conservative Clarence Elliott Crowed1,25131.13%unknown
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Leo Thomas Nimsick 89122.17%unknown
Total valid votes4,019100.00%
Total rejected ballots72
Turnout%
20th British Columbia election, 1941
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  Liberal Richard Ronald Burns 1,78924.41%unknown
Conservative Charles Frederick Daly<1,88325.69 %unknown
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Herbert Wilfred Herridge 3,62149.40%unknown
 Labour (Party)Antonio Joseph (Pete) Vetere370.50%unknown
Total valid votes7,330100.00%
Total rejected ballots54
Turnout%
31st British Columbia election, 1945
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
 People's Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.William Cunningham2,06032.06%unknown
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Rupert William Haggen 93314.52%unknown
  Social Credit Alliance Horton George Layton2614.06%unknown
Coalition James Lockhart Webster 3,17149.35%–unknown
Total valid votes6,425100.00%
Total rejected ballots24
Turnout%
22nd British Columbia election, 1949
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. James O'Donnell Quinn 4,58843.70%unknown
Coalition Alexander Douglas Turnbull 5,91056.30%–unknown
Total valid votes10,498100.00%
Total rejected ballots79
Turnout%
23rd British Columbia election, 1952 2
PartyCandidateVotes
1st count		%Votes
final count		%±%
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Erling Olaf Johnson2,54122.02%--.- %unknown
  B.C. Social Credit League Robert Edward Sommers 3,97934.48%5,91755.20%unknown
  Liberal Alexander Douglas Turnbull 3,33128.86%4,80344.80%unknown
  Conservative Charles Alfred Holstead White1,69014.64%--.- %unknown
Total valid votes11,541100.00%10,720- %
Total rejected ballots277
Turnout%
2 Preferential ballot. First and final counts of three shown only.
24th British Columbia election, 1953 3
PartyCandidateVotes
1st count		%Votes
final count		%±%
  Conservative Emil George Fletcher6215.56%--.- %unknown
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Samuel Clayton Muirhead3,470<31.06%4,54944.05%unknown
Social Credit Robert Edward Sommers 4,18237.43%5,77855.95%
  Liberal Douglas T. Wetmore2,89925.95%--.- %unknown
Total valid votes11,172100.00%10,327- %
Total rejected ballots614
Turnout%
3 Preferential ballot. First and final counts of three shown only.
25th British Columbia election, 1956
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  Conservative Thomas Alexander McRae2522.48%unknown
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Samuel Clayton Muirhead2,83927.98%unknown
Social Credit Robert Edward Sommers 5,09750.23%–unknown
  Liberal William Thompson Waldie1,96019.31%unknown
Total valid votes10,148100.00%
Total rejected ballots70
Turnout%
26th British Columbia election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Social Credit Donald Leslie Brothers 5,56251.12%–unknown
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Kenneth William Gaylor2,53623.31%unknown
  Liberal Michael Eugene Krause2,03418.69%unknown
  Progressive Conservative John Wilberforce Loader6085.59%unknown
Communist Albert James Warrington1411.30%unknown
Total valid votes10,881100.00%
Total rejected ballots81
Turnout%
27th British Columbia election, 1963
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Social Credit Donald Leslie Brothers 5,47451.02%–unknown
New Democratic Robert Charles Maddocks2,64624.66%unknown
  Progressive Conservative Alan J.G. McCulloch1,47013.70%unknown
  Liberal John Basil Varcoe1,13910.62%unknown
Total valid votes10,729100.00%
Total rejected ballots53
Turnout%
28th British Columbia election, 1966
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Social Credit Donald Leslie Brothers 5,60055.93%–unknown
New Democratic Edward B. Campbell2,45324.50%unknown
  Liberal Charles Samuel Fowler1,96019.57%unknown
Total valid votes10,013100.00%
Total rejected ballots49
Turnout%
29th British Columbia election, 1969
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Social Credit Donald Leslie Brothers 6,23048.54%–unknown
New Democratic Thomas Greer MacKenzie4,94838.55%unknown
  Liberal Joseph Remesz1,35910.59%unknown
 IndependentDell Campbell Valair2982.32%unknown
Total valid votes12,835100.00%
Total rejected ballots127
Turnout%
30th British Columbia election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Social Credit Donald Leslie Brothers 4,93635.21%–unknown
New Democratic Christopher D'Arcy 7,54253.80%unknown
  Liberal Colin Thomas Maddocks1,54110.99%unknown
Total valid votes14,019100.00%
Total rejected ballots92
Turnout%
31st British Columbia election, 1975
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Social Credit Burton Peter Campbell6,05541.89%–unknown
New Democratic Christopher D'Arcy 7,88154.52%unknown
  Liberal Thomas George Milne5193.59%unknown
Total valid votes14,455100.00%
Total rejected ballots109
Turnout%
32nd British Columbia election, 1979
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Social Credit Joseph Phillips Brooks5,72836.18%–unknown
New Democratic Christopher D'Arcy 9,25258.44%unknown
  Progressive Conservative Dale Murray Brown8525.38%unknown
Total valid votes15,832100.00%
Total rejected ballots186
Turnout%
33rd British Columbia election, 1983
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  Liberal Sergio C. Cocchia3942.34%unknown
New Democratic Christopher D'Arcy 9,66157.47%unknown
 IndependentFrederick William James Peitasche1761.05%unknown
Social Credit Walter A. Siemens6,58139.14%–unknown
Total valid votes16,812100.00%
Total rejected ballots243
Turnout%
34th British Columbia election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
New Democratic Christopher D'Arcy 8,19550.84%unknown
  Liberal Thomas C. Esakin4762.95%unknown
Social Credit Audrey L. Moore7,44846.21%–unknown
Total valid votes16,119100.00%
Total rejected ballots179
Turnout%
35th British Columbia election, 1991
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Social Credit Walter A. Siemens3,26720.27%–unknown
New Democratic Ed Conroy 8,34051.73%unknown
Green Angela M.E. Price7134.42%–unknown
 Independent Christopher D'Arcy 3,80223.58%unknown
Total valid votes16,122100.00%
Total rejected ballots337
Turnout75.18%
36th British Columbia election, 1996
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
New Democratic Ed Conroy 8,63550.74%unknown
  Liberal Jim Greene5,92334.80%unknown
Green Clare Greidanus4342.55%–unknown
Reform Phillip Morris1,3668.03%unknown
  Progressive Democratic Alliance Kathy Plummer6603.88%unknown
Total valid votes17,018100.00%
Total rejected ballots67
Turnout74.70%

The Rossland-Trail area was redistributed following the 1996 election. The new riding representing the area at the 2001 election was West Kootenay-Boundary.

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