Fraser Valley West

Fraser Valley West
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1966
District abolished 1996
First contested 1968
Last contested 1993

Fraser Valley West was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1997.

This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Burnaby—Coquitlam, Fraser Valley and New Westminster ridings.

It was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into Langley—Mastqui riding.

It consisted initially of the western part of Matsqui District Municipality and including Crescent Island in the Central Fraser Valley Regional District and part of Surrey District Municipality.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Burnaby—Coquitlam, Fraser Valley
and New Westminster
28th  1968–1972     Mark Rose New Democratic
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979     Robert Wenman Progressive Conservative
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Randy White Reform
Riding dissolved into Langley—Mastqui

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ReformRandy White 30,310 49.06 +45.55
LiberalPeter Warkentin 18,289 29.60 +10.00
Progressive ConservativeDonald Lyle Nundal 6,956 11.26 -34.58
New DemocraticLynn Fairall 3,210 5.20 -20.43
NationalRobert J. Billyard 1,279 2.07
Christian HeritageEdward John van Woudenberg 1,028 1.66 -3.06
Natural LawTerry Scarff 331 0.54
LibertarianLewis C. Dahlby 247 0.40 -0.30
IndependentConan Nagle 132 0.21
Total valid votes 61,782100.0  
Reform gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +17.78
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeRobert L. Wenman 23,565 45.84 -8.88
New DemocraticLynn Fairall 13,178 25.63 -4.60
LiberalTony Wattie 10,079 19.60 +6.90
Christian HeritageEdward John van Woudenberg 2,428 4.72
ReformJohn Russell Walsh 1,804 3.51
LibertarianJ. Wayne Marsden 358 0.70 +0.06
Total valid votes 51,412100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -2.14
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeRobert Lloyd Wenman 35,984 54.72 +4.10
New DemocraticJoe Leclair 19,878 30.23 -2.32
LiberalDon McKinnon 8,349 12.70 -3.96
RhinocerosEarl Slick 474 0.72
LibertarianMartin MacDonald 420 0.64
GreenAllan Hurd 277 0.42
Confederation of RegionsLenard M. Smith 180 0.27
CommunistViola M. Swann 103 0.16
Not affiliatedDonald I. Knight 94 0.14
Total valid votes 65,759100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +3.21
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeRobert L. Wenman 25,770 50.62 -3.59
New DemocraticJoe Leclair 16,568 32.55 +1.66
LiberalBen B.M. Nowak 8,483 16.66 +2.07
Marxist–LeninistSweg Deol 83 0.16 +0.04
Total valid votes 50,904100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -2.62
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeRobert L. Wenman 26,892 54.21 +12.82
New DemocraticCyril Barkved 15,322 30.89 -1.13
LiberalRoland J. Bouwman 7,235 14.59 -9.16
CommunistVi Swann 94 0.19 -0.18
Marxist–LeninistKirpal Bains 62 0.12
Total valid votes 49,605100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +6.98
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeRobert L. Wenman 22,925 41.39 +10.18
New DemocraticMark Rose 17,732 32.02 -15.46
LiberalRalph Gordon Baizley 13,152 23.75 +3.02
Social CreditEdward Hibbs 1,205 2.18
CommunistHarold J. Pritchett 204 0.37
IndependentRonald William Jackson 167 0.30
Total valid votes 55,385100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +12.82
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticMark Rose 22,612 47.48 +7.87
Progressive ConservativeTrevor Armstrong 14,863 31.21 +17.47
LiberalOscar Austring 9,870 20.73 -16.06
IndependentDave Charles Kane 275 0.58
Total valid votes 47,620100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing -4.80
Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticMark Rose 14,410 39.61
LiberalEdward Patrick Murphy 13,745 36.79
Progressive ConservativeWarren Lohnes 4,997 13.74
Social CreditBert Price 3,224 8.86
Total valid votes 36,376100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Burnaby—Coquitlam, Fraser Valley and New Westminster, which elected two New Democrats and a Social Credit (Fraser Valley) in the previous election.

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