Cassiar (electoral District)

Cassiar was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared in the British Columbia general election of 1882.

Demographics

Electoral history

''Note: Winners in each election are in bold.''

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, William Dalby
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, Independents
, George Simpson McTavish
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!align="right" colspan=7, ² Increased to a two-member seat from one.

Cassiar riding was eliminated in the redistribution after the 1900 election. In the 1903 election, this region was represented by the new Atlin and Skeena ridings.

Sources

Elections BC historical returns

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Electoral district
Former provincial electoral districts of British Columbia