Rossland (electoral district)

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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.

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Electoral history

Note: Winners of each election are inbold.

14th British Columbia election, 1916
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Conservative Lorne Argyle Campbell 33644.21%unknown
  Liberal William David Willson 42455.79%unknown
Total valid votes760100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout%
1 Parr may have been a Labour candidate although Gosnell labels him a Liberal; he may have campaigned as both.
15th British Columbia election, 1920
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
 Federated Labour Party 1George Alexander Dingwall23935.36 %unknown
Conservative William Kemble Esling 25738.02%unknown
  Liberal John Allan McLeod18026.63%unknown
Total valid votes676100.00%
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.

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