Nelson City (provincial electoral district)
Defunct provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
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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 was represented by the Nelson riding.
Electoral history
Note: Winners in each election are in bold.
| 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 | % | |||||
| 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 | % | |||||
| 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 | % | |||||
| 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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