Rossland was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia located in the West Kootenay region. It is named after the town of Rossland, near Trail. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1916. Its predecessor riding was Rossland City (1903–1912) and from 1924 it was succeeded by the riding of Rossland-Trail.
Note: Winners of each election are inbold.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
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Conservative | Lorne Argyle Campbell | 336 | 44.21% | unknown | ||
Liberal | William David Willson | 424 | 55.79% | unknown | ||
Total valid votes | 760 | 100.00% | ||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Turnout | % | |||||
1 Parr may have been a Labour candidate although Gosnell labels him a Liberal; he may have campaigned as both. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
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Federated Labour Party 1 | George Alexander Dingwall | 239 | 35.36 % | unknown | ||
Conservative | William Kemble Esling | 257 | 38.02% | unknown | ||
Liberal | John Allan McLeod | 180 | 26.63% | unknown | ||
Total valid votes | 676 | 100.00% | ||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Turnout | % | |||||
1 Also referred to as "Farmer-Labour" because of farmer support. |
Redistribution following the 1920 election resulted in the renaming of the riding to Rossland-Trail for the 1924 election.