South Victoria (electoral district)

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South Victoria was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in 1894 as part of a redistribution of the old Victoria riding, along with North Victoria. For other Victoria-area ridings please see List of electoral districts in Greater Victoria.


Electoral history

Note: winners of each election are inbold.

7th British Columbia election, 1894
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Government Joseph Westrop Carey10026.74%unknown
Government David McEwen Eberts 27473.26% unknown
Total valid votes374100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout%
8th British Columbia election, 1898
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Government David McEwen Eberts 23652.91% unknown
Opposition James Stuart Yates 21047.09%unknown
Total valid votes446100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout%
1900 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Opposition David McEwen Eberts 23652.91
Government-IndependentGeorge Sangster20844.54
Total valid votes467 100.00

The South Victoria riding was succeeded in the 1903 election by Oak Bay.

Sources

Elections BC Historical Returns

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