Fraser Valley West

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Fraser Valley West
Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1966
District abolished1996
First contested 1968
Last contested 1993

Fraser Valley West was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1997.

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This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Burnaby—Coquitlam, Fraser Valley, New Westminster and Coast—Capilano ridings.

It was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into Langley—Matsqui riding.

It consisted initially of the western part of Matsqui District Municipality and including Crescent Island in the Central Fraser Valley Regional District and part of Surrey District Municipality.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Burnaby—Coquitlam, Fraser Valley
New Westminster and Coast—Capilano
28th  1968–1972   Mark Rose New Democratic
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979   Robert Wenman Progressive Conservative
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997   Randy White Reform
Riding dissolved into Langley—Mastqui

Election results

1993 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform Randy White 30,31049.06+45.55
Liberal Peter Warkentin18,28929.60+10.00
Progressive Conservative Donald Lyle Nundal6,95611.26-34.58
New Democratic Lynn Fairall3,2105.20-20.43
National Robert J. Billyard1,2792.07
Christian Heritage Edward John van Woudenberg1,0281.66-3.06
Natural Law Terry Scarff3310.54
Libertarian Lewis C. Dahlby2470.40-0.30
Independent Conan Nagle1320.21
Total valid votes61,782100.0  
Reform gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +17.78
1988 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Robert L. Wenman 23,56545.84-8.88
New Democratic Lynn Fairall13,17825.63-4.60
Liberal Tony Wattie10,07919.60+6.90
Christian Heritage Edward John van Woudenberg2,4284.72
Reform John Russell Walsh1,8043.51
Libertarian J. Wayne Marsden3580.70+0.06
Total valid votes51,412100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -2.14
1984 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Robert Lloyd Wenman 35,98454.72+4.10
New Democratic Joe Leclair19,87830.23-2.32
Liberal Don McKinnon8,34912.70-3.96
Rhinoceros Earl Slick4740.72
Libertarian Martin MacDonald4200.64
Green Allan Hurd2770.42
Confederation of Regions Lenard M. Smith1800.27
Communist Viola M. Swann1030.16
Not affiliatedDonald I. Knight940.14
Total valid votes65,759100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +3.21
1980 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Robert L. Wenman 25,77050.62-3.59
New Democratic Joe Leclair16,56832.55+1.66
Liberal Ben B.M. Nowak8,48316.66+2.07
Marxist–Leninist Sweg Deol830.16+0.04
Total valid votes50,904100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -2.62
1979 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Robert L. Wenman 26,89254.21+12.82
New Democratic Cyril Barkved15,32230.89-1.13
Liberal Roland J. Bouwman7,23514.59-9.16
Communist Vi Swann940.19-0.18
Marxist–Leninist Kirpal Bains620.12
Total valid votes49,605100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +6.98
1974 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Robert L. Wenman 22,92541.39+10.18
New Democratic Mark Rose 17,73232.02-15.46
Liberal Ralph Gordon Baizley13,15223.75+3.02
Social Credit Edward Hibbs1,2052.18
Communist Harold J. Pritchett2040.37
Independent Ronald William Jackson1670.30
Total valid votes55,385100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +12.82
1972 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Mark Rose 22,61247.48+7.87
Progressive Conservative Trevor Armstrong14,86331.21+17.47
Liberal Oscar Austring9,87020.73-16.06
Independent Dave Charles Kane2750.58
Total valid votes47,620100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing -4.80
1968 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%
New Democratic Mark Rose 14,41039.61
Liberal Edward Patrick Murphy13,74536.79
Progressive Conservative Warren Lohnes4,99713.74
Social Credit Bert Price 3,2248.86
Total valid votes36,376100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Burnaby—Coquitlam, Fraser Valley and New Westminster, which elected two New Democrats and a Social Credit (Fraser Valley) in the previous election.

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