Nelson City (provincial electoral district)

Nelson City was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the 1903 election and lasted until 1912, after which the area of Nelson, B.C. was represented by the Nelson riding. For other current and historical electoral districts in the Kootenay region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts).

Demographics

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Population, 1901
Population change, 1901–1911
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Electoral history

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Note: Winners in each election are in bold.

10th British Columbia election, 1903
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Conservative John Houston 424 54.29% unknown
  Liberal Sidney Stockton Taylor 357 45.71% unknown
Total valid votes 781 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
11th British Columbia election, 1907
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Liberal George Arthur Benjamin Hall 314 43.67% unknown
  Conservative John Andrew Kirkpatrick 309 42.98% unknown
Socialist Edward Francis (Frank) Phillips 96 13.35% unknown
Total valid votes 719 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
12th British Columbia election, 1909
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Liberal Albert Edward Crease 323 31.18% unknown
Socialist John Henry Matheson 148 14.29% unknown
  Conservative Harry Wright 565 54.54% unknown
Total valid votes 1,036 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
13th British Columbia election, 1912
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Socialist Arthur Westbrook Harrod 177 19.84% unknown
  Conservative William Ross MacLean 527 59.08%
Independent Conservative Harry Wright 188 21.08%
Total valid votes 892 100.00%

The Nelson City riding made its last appearance in the 1912 election. Following redistribution, the new riding covering this area in the 1916 election was Nelson.

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