Creston was a provincial electoral district in the
Canadian province
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of
British Columbia
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. It first appeared on the
hustings in the
general election of 1924 and its last appearance was in the
1928 election. Following redistribution, the area was combined with the
Nelson riding to create the new (and now current) riding of
Nelson-Creston in the
1933 election.
For other current and historical electoral districts in the
Kootenay region, please see
Kootenay (electoral districts) {{short description, None
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.
Demographics
Political geography
Notable elections
Notable MLAs
Electoral history
''Note: Winners in each election are in'' bold.
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The Creston riding was redistributed after the 1928 election. In the 1933 election the southern Kootenay Lake area was represented by the new riding of
Nelson-Creston.
Sources
Elections BC Historical Returns
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Former provincial electoral districts of British Columbia