Westminster-Dewdney

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Westminster-Dewdney was a provincial electoral district of British Columbia, Canada, from 1894 to 1900. It and its sister ridings (Westminster-Delta, Westminster-Chilliwhack, 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 riding. Westminster-Dewdney was succeeded by the Dewdney riding in the election of 1903. This area is currently part of the Maple Ridge-Mission riding, with its former eastern portions now in Chilliwack-Kent (Dewdney had included Agassiz and Harrison Hot Springs in its first incarnation).

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Electoral history

6th British Columbia election, 1894
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Government John Matthew Lefevre22440.65%unknown
Opposition Colin Buchanan Sword 32759.35%
Total valid votes551100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout%
7th British Columbia election, 1898
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Government Richard McBride 123952.23%unknown
Opposition Charles Whetham21647.47%unknown
Total valid votes455100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout%
1 16th Premier of British Columbia
8th British Columbia election, 1900
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Conservative Richard McBride 33854.25%unknown
Government Charles Whetham28545.75%unknown
Total valid votes623100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout%

In the large redistribution in advance of the 1903 election, which provided the basis for the modern system of ridings until the 1990s, the Westminster-Dewdney riding was adjusted slightly and renamed Dewdney, which lasted until the general election of 1986.

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Elections BC historical returns