NELSON CITY

'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).

Contents

Demographics

Political geography

Notable elections

Notable MLAs

Electoral history

Source

Demographics

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

Political geography

Notable elections

Notable MLAs

Electoral history

''Note: Winners in each election are in'' bold.
|Conservative
|John Houston
|align="right"|424
|align="right"|54.29%
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|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|Sidney Stockton Taylor
|align="right"|357
|align="right"|45.71%
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|align="right"|unknown
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|781
!align="right"|100.00%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
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!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
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|Liberal
|George Arthur Benjamin Hall
|align="right"|314
|align="right"|43.67%
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|align="right"|unknown
|Conservative
|John Andrew Kirkpatrick
|align="right"|309
|align="right"|42.98%
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|align="right"|unknown
|Socialist
|Edward Francis (Frank) Phillips
|align="right"|96
|align="right"|13.35%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|719
!align="right"|100.00%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
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!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
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|Liberal
|Albert Edward Crease
|align="right"|323
|align="right"|31.18%
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|align="right"|unknown
|Socialist
|John Henry Matheson
|align="right"|148
|align="right"|14.29%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Conservative
|Harry Wright
|align="right"|565
|align="right"|54.54%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|1,036
!align="right"|100.00%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
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!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
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|Socialist
|Henry Frederick William Behnsen
|align="right"|177
|align="right"|19.84%
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|align="right"|unknown
|Conservative
|William Ross MacLean
|align="right"|527
|align="right"|59.08%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Independent Conservative
|Harry Wright
|align="right"|188
|align="right"|21.08%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|892
!align="right"|100.00%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
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!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
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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.

Source

★ Elections BC Historical Returns