Westminster District (federal electoral district)

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Westminster District
Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1914
District abolished1919
First contested 1917
Last contested 1917

Westminster District was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1921.

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This riding was created in 1914 and was used only in the federal election of 1917. It was partly created out of the New Westminster and partly from the Yale—Cariboo electoral district. It was renamed "Fraser Valley" in 1919-1966.

Members of Parliament

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Riding created from New Westminster and Yale—Cariboo
13th  1917–1921   Frank Bainard Stacey Government (Unionist)
Riding dissolved into Fraser Valley

Election results

1917 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Government (Unionist) Frank Bainard Stacey 4,07469.45
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Peter Bethavan Hamilton Ramsey1,79230.55
Total valid votes5,866100.00  
This riding was created from parts of New Westminster and Yale—Cariboo, both of which elected a Conservative in the last election.

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