South Victoria

South Victoria was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in 1894 as part of a redistribution of the old Victoria riding, along with North Victoria. For other Victoria-area ridings please see Victoria (electoral districts).

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Demographics

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

Political geography

Notable elections

Notable MLAs

Electoral history

Note: winners of each election are in bold.

7th British Columbia election, 1894
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Government Joseph Westrop Carey 100 26.74% unknown
     Government David McEwen Eberts 274 73.26% unknown
Total valid votes 374 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
8th British Columbia election, 1898
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Government David McEwen Eberts 236 52.91% unknown
     Opposition James Stuart Yates 210 47.09% unknown
Total valid votes 446 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
9th British Columbia election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Opposition David McEwen Eberts 236 52.91% unknown
     Government-Independent George Sangster 208 44.54% unknown
Total valid votes 467 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %

The South Victoria riding was succeeded in the 1903 election by Oak Bay.

Source

Elections BC Historical Returns