Nelson City

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Nelson City was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the 1903 election and lasted until 1912, after which the area of Nelson, B.C. was represented by the Nelson riding. For other current and historical electoral districts in the Kootenay region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts).

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[edit] Demographics

Population, 1901
Population change, 1901-1911
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

[edit] Political geography

[edit] Notable elections

[edit] Notable MLAs

[edit] Electoral history

Note: Winners in each election are in bold.

10th British Columbia election, 1903
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative John Houston 424 54.29% unknown
     Liberal Sidney Stockton Taylor 357 45.71% unknown
Total valid votes 781 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %


11th British Columbia election, 1907
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Liberal George Arthur Benjamin Hall 314 43.67% unknown
     Conservative John Andrew Kirkpatrick 309 42.98% unknown
     Socialist Edward Francis (Frank) Phillips 96 13.35% unknown
Total valid votes 719 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %


12th British Columbia election, 1909
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Liberal Albert Edward Crease 323 31.18% unknown
     Socialist John Henry Matheson 148 14.29% unknown
     Conservative Harry Wright 565 54.54% unknown
Total valid votes 1,036 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %


13th British Columbia election, 1912
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Socialist Henry Frederick William Behnsen 177 19.84% unknown
     Conservative William Ross MacLean 527 59.08% unknown
     Independent Conservative Harry Wright 188 21.08% unknown
Total valid votes 892 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %

The Nelson City riding made its last appearance in the 1912 election. Following redistribution, the new riding covering this area in the 1916 election was Nelson.

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