Westminster District (federal electoral district)
Former federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
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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.
 British Columbia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1914 |
| District abolished | 1919 |
| First contested | 1917 |
| Last contested | 1917 |
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 to "Fraser Valley" from 1919 to 1966.
Members of Parliament
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Government (Unionist) | Frank Bainard Stacey | 4,074 | 69.45 | |||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Peter Bethavan Hamilton Ramsey | 1,792 | 30.55 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 5,866 | 100.00 | ||||||
| This riding was created from parts of New Westminster and Yale—Cariboo, both of which elected a Conservative in the last election. | ||||||||