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Westminster-Chilliwack was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1894 to 1900. It and its sister ridings Westminster-Delta, Westminster-Dewdney and Westminster-Richmond were successors to the old four-member Westminster riding, which appeared in 1890 only and was a subdivision of the older New Westminster provincial electoral riding. Westminster-Chilliwack was succeeded by the Chilliwhack riding in the election of 1903.

Electoral history

Note: winners in each election inbold.

6th British Columbia election, 1894
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Government Charles William Munro 30348.25%unknown
Opposition Thomas Edwin Kitchen 32551.75%
Total valid votes628100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout%
7th British Columbia election, 1898
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Opposition Charles William Munro 30155.03unknown
Government John Herbert Turner 24644.97%unknown
Total valid votes547100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout%
8th British Columbia election, 1900
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Conservative George Randall Ashwell25148.46%
Progressive Charles William Munro 26751.54unknown
Total valid votes518100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout%

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