Nelson was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1916 in place of the former riding of Nelson City. Its last appearance was in the 1928 election. Following redistribution, the Nelson area was combined with the Creston riding to create Nelson-Creston, which first appeared in the 1933 election.
For other current and historical electoral districts in the Kootenay region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts).
Demographics
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| Population change, 1916–1931 | |
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Political geography
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Notable elections
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Notable MLAs
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Electoral history
editNote: Winners in each election are in bold.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Liberal 1 | George Bell | 125 | 10.09% | unknown | ||
| Liberal | Archie Mainwaring Johnson | 507 | 40.92% | unknown | ||
| Conservative | William Oliver Rose | 607 | 48.99% | unknown | ||
| Total valid votes | 1,239 | 100.00% | ||||
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| 1 When identified as a "Socialist" in the election results printed in a Vancouver daily, Bloomer wrote a letter to object and called himself an Independent | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James O'Shea | 763 | 38.25% | unknown | ||
| Conservative | William Oliver Rose | 1,232 | 61.75% | unknown | ||
| Total valid votes | 1,995 | 100.00% | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Kenneth Campbell | 902 | 43.14% | unknown | ||
| Conservative | Charles Forbes McHardy | 711 | 34.00% | unknown | ||
| Farmer–Labour | George Turner ² | 478 | 22.86% | unknown | ||
| Total valid votes | 2,091 | 100.00% | ||||
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| ² Endorsed by Provincial Party. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lorris E. Borden | 1,338 | 53.07% | unknown | ||
| Liberal | Duncan Daniel McLean | 1,183 | 46.93% | unknown | ||
| Total valid votes | 2,521 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 48 | |||||
| Turnout | % | |||||
The Nelson riding was redistributed after the 1928 election. In the 1933 election the Nelson-Kootenay Lake area was represented by the new riding of Nelson-Creston.
Sources
editElections BC Historical Returns