Victoria City (federal electoral district)

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Victoria City
Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1903
District abolished1924
First contested 1904
Last contested 1921

Victoria City was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1924. This riding was created in 1903 from Victoria riding. It was identical at the time of its creation to the provincial electoral district of the same name. It was abolished in 1924 into a new Victoria riding.

Contents

The district elected its MP through First past the post voting system.

Geography

It covered the City of Victoria.

Members of Parliament

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Victoria
10th  1904–1906   George Riley Liberal
 1906–1908   William Templeman Liberal
11th  1908–1911   George Henry Barnard Conservative
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1919   Simon Fraser Tolmie Government (Unionist)
 1919–1921
14th  1921–1925   Conservative
Riding dissolved into Victoria

Election results

1921 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Fraser Tolmie 7,48559.79+1.12
Liberal William McKinnon Ivel5,03340.21
Total valid votes12,518100.0  
Conservative hold Swing -19.54
Canadian federal by-election, 1919
On Simon Tolmie being appointed Minister of Agriculture
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Government (Unionist) Simon Fraser Tolmie 7,21958.67-19.62
Independent Thomas Albert Barnard5,08541.33
Total valid votes12,304100.0  
Government (Unionist) hold Swing -30.48
1917 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Government (Unionist) Simon Fraser Tolmie 11,36578.29+26.51
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Stuart Henderson 2,60117.92-24.96
UnknownAlbert Samuel Wells5513.80
Total valid votes14,517100.0  
Government (Unionist) hold Swing +25.74
1911 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Henry Barnard 2,81651.78+1.63
Liberal William Templeman 2,33242.88-6.97
Socialist Gordon Brown 2905.33
Total valid votes5,438100.0  
Conservative hold Swing +4.30
1908 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Henry Barnard 2,17950.15+18.62
Liberal William Templeman 2,16649.85-7.29
Total valid votes4,345100.0  
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +12.96
Canadian federal by-election, 1906
On the resignation of George Riley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. Templeman 1,55357.14+4.59
Conservative J.L. Beckwith 85731.53-5.49
Independent W.H. Marcon30811.33
Total valid votes2,718100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +5.04
1904 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal George Riley 1,69252.55
Conservative Edward G. Prior 1,19237.02
Socialist James C. Watters33610.43
Total valid votes3,220100.0  
This riding was created from parts of the multi-member riding of Victoria, which elected a Liberal and a Conservative in the last election. George Riley was one of the incumbents.

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