Victoria_City_(federal_electoral_district)
Victoria City (federal electoral district)
Federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
This article is about the federal electoral district. For the provincial electoral district, see Victoria City (provincial electoral district). For other electoral districts with the name Victoria, or for electoral districts in the area of Victoria, British Columbia, see List of electoral districts in Greater Victoria. For the city, see Victoria, British Columbia.
Victoria City was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1924. This riding was created in 1903 from Victoria riding. It was identical at the time of its creation to the provincial electoral district of the same name. It was abolished in 1924 into a new Victoria riding.
Quick Facts British Columbia electoral district, Defunct federal electoral district ...
 British Columbia electoral district | |
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1903 |
| District abolished | 1924 |
| First contested | 1904 |
| Last contested | 1921 |
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The district elected its MP through First past the post voting system.
It covered the City of Victoria.
More information Parliament, Years ...
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Victoria | ||||
| 10th | 1904–1906 | George Riley | Liberal | |
| 1906–1908 | William Templeman | Liberal | ||
| 11th | 1908–1911 | George Henry Barnard | Conservative | |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | |||
| 13th | 1917–1919 | Simon Fraser Tolmie | Government (Unionist) | |
| 1919–1921 | ||||
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Conservative | ||
| Riding dissolved into Victoria | ||||
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More information 1921 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1921 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Simon Fraser Tolmie | 7,485 | 59.79 | +1.12 | ||||
| Liberal | William McKinnon Ivel | 5,033 | 40.21 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 12,518 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -19.54 | ||||||
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More information Canadian federal by-election, 1919 On Simon Tolmie being appointed Minister of Agriculture, Party ...
| Canadian federal by-election, 1919 On Simon Tolmie being appointed Minister of Agriculture | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Government (Unionist) | Simon Fraser Tolmie | 7,219 | 58.67 | -19.62 | ||||
| Independent | Thomas Albert Barnard | 5,085 | 41.33 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 12,304 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Government (Unionist) hold | Swing | -30.48 | ||||||
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More information 1917 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1917 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Government (Unionist) | Simon Fraser Tolmie | 11,365 | 78.29 | +26.51 | ||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Stuart Henderson | 2,601 | 17.92 | -24.96 | ||||
| Unknown | Albert Samuel Wells | 551 | 3.80 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 14,517 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Government (Unionist) hold | Swing | +25.74 | ||||||
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More information 1911 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | George Henry Barnard | 2,816 | 51.78 | +1.63 | ||||
| Liberal | William Templeman | 2,332 | 42.88 | -6.97 | ||||
| Socialist | Gordon Brown | 290 | 5.33 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,438 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.30 | ||||||
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More information 1908 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | George Henry Barnard | 2,179 | 50.15 | +18.62 | ||||
| Liberal | William Templeman | 2,166 | 49.85 | -7.29 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,345 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +12.96 | ||||||
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More information Canadian federal by-election, 1906 On the resignation of George Riley, Party ...
| Canadian federal by-election, 1906 On the resignation of George Riley | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | W. Templeman | 1,553 | 57.14 | +4.59 | ||||
| Conservative | J.L. Beckwith | 857 | 31.53 | -5.49 | ||||
| Independent | W.H. Marcon | 308 | 11.33 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,718 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +5.04 | ||||||
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More information 1904 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1904 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | George Riley | 1,692 | 52.55 | |||||
| Conservative | Edward G. Prior | 1,192 | 37.02 | |||||
| Socialist | James C. Watters | 336 | 10.43 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,220 | 100.0 | ||||||
| This riding was created from parts of the multi-member riding of Victoria, which elected a Liberal and a Conservative in the last election. George Riley was one of the incumbents. | ||||||||
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