Westminster-Delta

Westminster-Delta was a provincial electoral district of British Columbia, Canada, from 1894 to 1900. ^[1] It and its sister ridings (Westminster-Chilliwhack, Westminster-Dewdney, and Westminster-Richmond) were successors to the four-member Westminster riding, which appeared in 1890 only and was a subdivision of the older New Westminster (provincial electoral district) riding. Westminster-Delta was succeeded by the Delta riding in the election of 1903.

Electoral history

Note: winners in each election inbold.

6th British Columbia election, 1894

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Opposition	Thomas William Forster	545	63.23%	–	unknown
	Government	James Punch	317	36.77%	–
Total valid votes			862	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

7th British Columbia election, 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Government	Henry Dean Benson	221	40.04%	–	unknown
	Opposition	Thomas William Forster	331	59.96%	–
Total valid votes			552	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

See also

• List of British Columbia provincial electoral districts
• Canadian provincial electoral districts
• New Westminster (electoral districts)

References

1. Sayers, Anthony (2017). "Westminister-Delta Riding (British Columbia)". canadianelectionsdatabase.ca. Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved March 4, 2026.

v t e 1900 British Columbia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Government	John Oliver	324	45.51
	Conservative	John Walter Berry	215	30.20
	Progressive	Thomas William Forster	173	24.30
Total valid votes			712	100.00