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New Westminster (electoral Districts)
New Westminster was the name, or part of the name, of several Canadian federal and provincial electoral districts. All provincial and federal ridings in the area of the Lower Mainland were part of the original New Westminster ridings. "Off-spring" ridings are indicated accordingly. Federal Historical * New Westminster District, 1871-1872 *New Westminster (electoral district), 1872-1976 * Westminster District, 1914-1919 **Fraser Valley, 1919-1966 *Fraser Valley East, 1966-1996 *Fraser Valley, 1996-2003 * Abbotsford, 2003- *Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon. 2003- *Fraser Valley West, 1966-1996 * Langley—Matsqui, 1996,1997 (never used; named changed to:) *Langley—Abbotsford, 1997-2003 * Abbotsford, 2003- *Langley, 2003- *New Westminster—Coquitlam, 1976-1987 *Burnaby, 1976-1987 * Burnaby—Kingsway, 1987-1996 * Burnaby—Douglas, 1996-2013 * New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby, 1996-2003 * Burnaby—New Westminster, 2003-2013 *New Westminster—Coquitlam, 2003-2013 Current *New We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Mainland
The Lower Mainland is a geographic and cultural region of the mainland coast of British Columbia that generally comprises the regional districts of Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley. Home to approximately 3.05million people as of the 2021 Canadian census, the Lower Mainland contains sixteen of the province's 30 most populous municipalities and approximately 60% of the province's total population. The region is the traditional territory of the Sto:lo, a Halkomelem-speaking people of the Coast Salish linguistic and cultural grouping. Boundaries Although the term ''Lower Mainland'' has been recorded from the earliest period of colonization in British Columbia, it has never been officially defined in legal terms. The term has historically been in popular usage for over a century to describe a region that extends from Horseshoe Bay south to the Canada–United States border and east to Hope at the eastern end of the Fraser Valley. This definition makes the term ''Lower Mainland'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burnaby—New Westminster
Burnaby—New Westminster was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. Demographics ''(According to the Canada 2001 Census)'' Ethnic groups: 50.7% White, 20.2% Chinese, 10.6% South Asian, 4.3% Filipino, 2.9% Korean, 2.0% Aboriginal, 1.7% Latin American, 1.7% Black, 1.4% Japanese, 1.2% Southeast Asian Languages: 48.7% English, 1.0% French, 48.0% Other, 2.2% Multiple languages Religions: 21.1% Protestant, 19.1% Catholic, 6.1% Sikh, 4.6% Muslim, 4.4% Buddhist, 2.9% Christian Orthodox, 1.7% Hindu, 5.7% Other Christian, 33.5% No religious affiliation Average income: $27,356 Geography The riding includes all of the City of New Westminster west of 8th Street and all of the city of Burnaby south of the following line: Kingsway to Sussex Avenue to Grange Street to Dover Street to Oakland Street to Sperling Avenue to the Trans-Canada Highway. History The riding was created in 2003 from parts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbotsford-Clayburn
Abbotsford-Clayburn was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 2001 to 2009. Demographics Geography 1999 Redistribution Changes from Abbotsford to Abbotsford-Mount Lehman include: History Member of Legislative Assembly Its sole MLA was Hon. John van Dongen, a former dairy farmer who was first elected in 1995, representing the British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party, often shortened to the BC Liberals, is a Centre-right politics, centre-right provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the Official Opposition. Subsequent to the 2020 Br .... Mr. van Dongen was appointed Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries on June 5, 2001. Election results External links BC Stats - 2001 (pdf) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Langley-Aldergrove
Fort Langley-Aldergrove was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created for the 1991 election from the dual member Langley riding and abolished in 2017 into Langley East, Abbotsford South and Abbotsford West. Demographics Electoral history , - , NDP , Gail Chaddock-Costello , align="right", 7,492 , align="right", 30.23 , align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 24,783 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , - , NDP , Shane Dyson , align="right", 7,597 , align="right", 29.07% , align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 26,137 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , - , NDP , Simon Challenger , align="right", 2,619 , align="right", 10.82% , align="right", , align="right", $11,421 , Independent , Murray Dunbar , align="right", 336 , align="right", 1.39% , align="right", , align="right", $977 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Fraser Valley (electoral District)
Central Fraser Valley was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1979 to 1986. For other Greater Vancouver area ridings please see New Westminster (electoral districts) and/or Vancouver (electoral districts). Demographics Political geography Notable elections Notable MLAs Electoral history ''Note: Winners in each election are in'' bold. , Progressive Conservative , Eva Viola Barton , align="right", 1,362 , align="right", 7.57% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 17,982 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 279 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , New Democrat New Democrats, also known as centrist Democrats, Clinton Democr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langley (provincial Electoral District)
Langley is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. The riding was first contested in the 1966 general election. The riding was created out of the Delta constituency in 1966. Until the election of 1991, it was considered a safe seat for the Social Credit Party. Since then, the BC Liberals have won the seat by significant margins in six consecutive elections. It returned one MLA from 1966 to 1986, two MLAs from 1986 to 1991, and one MLA from 1991 to the present day. Demographics Member of Legislative Assembly Election results , - , NDP , Kathleen Stephany , align="right", 8,400 , align="right", 35.77% , align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 23,483 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , - , NDP , Dean Morrison , align="right", 8,303 , align="right", 33.64% , align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 24,680 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westminster-Delta
Westminster-Delta was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1894 to 1898. It and its sister ridings Westminster-Chilliwhack, Westminster-Dewdney and Westminster-Richmond were successors to the four-member Westminster riding, which appeared in 1890 only and was a subdivision of the older New Westminster (provincial electoral district) riding. Westminster-Delta was succeeded by the Delta Delta commonly refers to: * Delta (letter) (Δ or δ), a letter of the Greek alphabet * River delta, at a river mouth * D ( NATO phonetic alphabet: "Delta") * Delta Air Lines, US * Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19 Delta may also ... riding in the election of 1903. Electoral history ''Note: winners in each election in'' bold. , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 862 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="righ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chilliwack (electoral District)
Chilliwack has been a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia since 1916. Incorporating slightly different boundaries, it was the successor riding to the Chilliwhack riding the name of which was based on the older spelling of the name. Political geography and history Chilliwack was the successor riding to Westminster-Chilliwhack, which was one of four subdivisions of the old rural Westminster riding, the others being the ridings that became, after similar name-changes, Delta, Dewdney and Richmond, which are the parent ridings of all current Fraser Valley electoral districts. Chilliwack riding lasted until the 1996 election. In 2001 the area became represented by Chilliwack-Kent and Chilliwack-Sumas. The latter takes in part of the City of Chilliwack and Sumas Prairie (part of the City of Abbotsford), while the other includes Agassiz, the municipality of Kent, and the Village of Harrison Hot Springs, as well as a certain amount of lands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chilliwhack (electoral District)
Chilliwhack was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1903. It was the successor riding to Westminster-Chilliwhack and itself was succeeded by Chilliwack after the 1912 election. Political Geography and History Notable elections Notable MLAs Electoral history ''Note: Winners of each election are in'' bold. , Liberal , Charles William Munro , align="right", 330 , align="right", 55.28% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 597 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , Liberal , Charles William Munro , align="right", 331 , align="right", 51.64% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westminster-Chilliwhack
Westminster-Chilliwack was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1894 to 1898. It and its sister ridings Westminster-Delta, Westminster-Dewdney and Westminster-Richmond were successors to the old four-member Westminster riding, which appeared in 1890 only and was a subdivision of the older New Westminster (provincial electoral district) New Westminster is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It is the only electoral district in British Columbia to have existed for every general election. The riding is notable for a couple of ... riding. Westminster-Chilliwack was succeeded by the Chilliwhack riding in the election of 1903. Electoral history ''Note: winners in each election in'' bold. , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 628 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westminster (electoral District)
Westminster was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It appeared in the 1890 election only. In 1894 it was succeeded by Westminster-Chilliwhack, Westminster-Delta, Westminster-Dewdney, and Westminster-Richmond, which were in the 1898 election succeeded by ridings named similarly, but without the "Westminster". Note that this provincial riding should not be confused with the federal Westminster District riding which appeared only in the 1917 election, and which was succeeded by the Fraser Valley riding. Political geography and history In the early 1880s the Lower Fraser Valley south and east of the city of New Westminster was largely unpopulated, with voters there voting in one of the two New Westminster ridings (New Westminster or New Westminster City). With the opening of the Canadian Pacific Railway settlement of the lush Fraser Valley lands was rapid, and a new more rural riding - Westminster - was created spanning the entire lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver (electoral Districts)
This page is a listing of federal and provincial electoral districts located in the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, and for ridings which include the name Vancouver in their title, including those on Vancouver Island among which was the original first-use of the riding-name Vancouver. For ridings in any of the suburbs other than North Vancouver and West Vancouver, please see New Westminster (electoral districts) (all other Lower Mainland ridings are descendants of the original New Westminster riding. Vancouver Island ridings not including the name "Vancouver" can be found on Vancouver Island (electoral districts). Current federal electoral districts In Vancouver: * Vancouver Centre (1914–present) * Vancouver East (1933–present) * Vancouver Granville (2013–present) * Vancouver Kingsway (1952–1987), (1996–present) * Vancouver Quadra (1947–present) * Vancouver South (1914–1996), (2003–present) Not in the City of Vancouver: * West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast— ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |