Westminster-Delta

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Westminster-Delta was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1894 to 1898. It and its sister ridings Westminster-Chilliwhack, Westminster-Dewdney and Westminster-Richmond were successors to the four-member Westminster riding, which appeared in 1890 only and was a subdivision of the older New Westminster (provincial electoral district) riding. Westminster-Delta was succeeded by the Delta riding in the election of 1903.

Contents 1 Demographics 2 Political Geography and History 3 Notable elections 4 Notable MLAs 5 Electoral history

[edit] Demographics

Population, 1961
Population change, 1871-1961
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

[edit] Political Geography and History

[edit] Notable elections

[edit] Notable MLAs

[edit] Electoral history

Note: winners in each election in bold.

6th British Columbia election, 1894
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Opposition	Thomas William Forster	545	63.23%		unknown
	Government	James Punch	317	36.77%
Total valid votes			862	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

7th British Columbia election, 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Government	Henry Dean Benson	221	40.04%		unknown
	Opposition	John Herbert Turner	331	59.96%
Total valid votes			552	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

8th British Columbia election, 1900
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	John Walter Berry	215	30.20%		unknown
	Progressive	Thomas William Forster	173	24.30%		unknown
	Government	John Oliver	324	45.51		unknown
Total valid votes			712	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%