Fraser Valley West was a federal
electoral district
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in
British Columbia
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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The House of Common ...
from 1968 to 1997.
This
riding was created in 1966 from parts of
Burnaby—Coquitlam
Burnaby—Coquitlam was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Burnaby—Richmond riding.
It was aboli ...
,
Fraser Valley
The Fraser Valley is a geographical region in southwestern British Columbia, Canada and northwestern Washington State. It starts just west of Hope in a narrow valley encompassing the Fraser River and ends at the Pacific Ocean stretching from the ...
and
New Westminster
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ridings.
It was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into
Langley—Matsqui riding.
It consisted initially of the western part of Matsqui District Municipality and including Crescent Island in the Central Fraser Valley Regional District and part of Surrey District Municipality.
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:
* the City of Langley;
* the northeastern part of Langley District Municipality, lying north and east of the City of Langley, the Fraser Highway and 240th Street; and
* the northwestern part of Matsqui District Municipality, lying north and west of Matsqui Power Railway right-of-way, and the south boundary of Matsqui District Municipality.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following
Members of Parliament
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:
Election results
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
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External links
Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of British Columbia