Vancouver Island 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 1871 to 1874. It was created when the province of British Columbia joined
Confederation
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in 1871.
Like other ridings established in that year, a by-election was called to fill the seat until the general election of 1872. The riding was composed of all those parts of the former Crown Colony of Vancouver Island and adjoining islands and islets, excluding the area around the capital,
Victoria District
Victoria District was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1871 to 1872.
History
It was created at the time of that province's entry into Confederation in 1871. ...
. The 1871 names were all temporary pending ratification of the riding system by the provincial legislature. In 1872, this riding was abolished, and replaced by
Vancouver
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riding.
Election results
''Note: Winners of each election are in'' bold.
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Conservative
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,
Robert Wallace
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1 By-elections were held to fill the temporary seats created when British Columbia joined Confederation. General elections were not held until the following year.
See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2013 Representation Order''.
Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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External links
Elections Canada historical returns for BC ridings in 1871
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Defunct British Columbia federal electoral districts on Vancouver Island