Creston (electoral district)
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Creston was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia
. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1924
and its last appearance was in the 1928 election
. Following redistribution, the area was combined with the Nelson
riding to created the new (and now current) riding of Nelson-Creston
in the 1933 election
.
For other current and historical electoral districts in the Kootenay
region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts)
.
|Provincial
|Annie H. Foster
|align="right"|397
|align="right"|22.57%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Conservative
|Fred W. Lister
|align="right"|879
|align="right"|49.97%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|Fred W. Lister
|align="right"|483
|align="right"|27.46%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|1,759
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Conservative
|Fred W. Lister
|align="right"|1,184
|align="right"|54.76%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|Duncan Daniel McLean
|align="right"|978
|align="right"|45.24%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|2,162
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|15
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
The Creston riding was redistributed after the 1928 election. In the 1933 election the southern Kootenay Lake area was represented by the new riding of Nelson-Creston
.
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1924
British Columbia general election, 1924
The British Columbia general election of 1924 was the sixteenth general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on May 10, 1924, and held on June 20, 1924...
and its last appearance was in the 1928 election
British Columbia general election, 1928
The British Columbia general election of 1928 was the seventeenth general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on June 7, 1928, and held on July 18, 1928...
. Following redistribution, the area was combined with the Nelson
Nelson (electoral district)
Nelson was a federal electoral district that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1935. It covered northern Manitoba, Canada, a vast wilderness area dotted with small municipalities and First Nations reserves....
riding to created the new (and now current) riding of Nelson-Creston
Nelson-Creston
Nelson-Creston is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the general election of 1933 following a redistribution of the earlier Nelson riding....
in the 1933 election
British Columbia general election, 1933
The British Columbia general election of 1933 was the eighteenth general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on September 13, 1933, and held on November 2, 1933...
.
For other current and historical electoral districts in the Kootenay
Kootenays
The Kootenay Region comprises the southeastern portion of British Columbia. It takes its name from the Kootenay River, which in turn was named for the Ktunaxa First Nation first encountered by explorer David Thompson.-Boundaries:The Kootenays are more or less defined by the Kootenay Land...
region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts)
Kootenay (electoral districts)
Kootenay is a name found in various provincial and federal electoral districts in the Canadian province of British Columbia. This page lists ridings with the name Kootenay in them, and also other ridings within the Kootenay region....
.
Demographics
| Population, 1916 | |
| Population change, 1916–1931 | |
| Area (km²) | |
| Population density (people per km²) |
Electoral history
Note: Winners in each election are in bold.|Provincial
|Annie H. Foster
|align="right"|397
|align="right"|22.57%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Conservative
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...
|Fred W. Lister
Fred W. Lister
Fred W. Lister was an English-born fruit rancher and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Kaslo from 1920 to 1924 and Creston from 1924 to 1933 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative.Born in Wigtoft, the son of Frederick Lister and Elizabeth Bower, he was...
|align="right"|879
|align="right"|49.97%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|Fred W. Lister
Fred W. Lister
Fred W. Lister was an English-born fruit rancher and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Kaslo from 1920 to 1924 and Creston from 1924 to 1933 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative.Born in Wigtoft, the son of Frederick Lister and Elizabeth Bower, he was...
|align="right"|483
|align="right"|27.46%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|1,759
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Conservative
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...
|Fred W. Lister
Fred W. Lister
Fred W. Lister was an English-born fruit rancher and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Kaslo from 1920 to 1924 and Creston from 1924 to 1933 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative.Born in Wigtoft, the son of Frederick Lister and Elizabeth Bower, he was...
|align="right"|1,184
|align="right"|54.76%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|Duncan Daniel McLean
|align="right"|978
|align="right"|45.24%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|2,162
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|15
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
The Creston riding was redistributed after the 1928 election. In the 1933 election the southern Kootenay Lake area was represented by the new riding of Nelson-Creston
Nelson-Creston
Nelson-Creston is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the general election of 1933 following a redistribution of the earlier Nelson riding....
.