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Fraser Valley East was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

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in British Columbia

British Columbia

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, Canada

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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

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from1968 to 1997.

This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Fraser Valley

Fraser Valley (electoral district)

Fraser Valley was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1968 and from 1997 to 2004....

, Kamloops

Kamloops (electoral district)

Kamloops was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1968, and from 1988 to 2004. From 1998 to 2004, it was known as Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys.-History:...

and Okanagan Boundary

Okanagan Boundary

Okanagan Boundary was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1979.This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Kamloops and Yale ridings....

ridings.

It was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into Fraser Valley riding.

It initially consisted of:

the Fraser-Cheam Regional District; and
the part of the Central Fraser Valley Regional District lying east of Bradner Road in Matsqui District Municipality.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:

the Fraser-Cheam Regional District;
the part of Central Fraser Regional District lying east of a line drawn from the north boundary of the regional district south to Glenmore Road, along that road and the British Columbia Hydro & Power Railway right-of-way to the south boundary of Matsqui District Municipality, and west and south along that boundary to the southeast corner of Matsqui.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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Jerry Pringle, Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
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(1968-1972)
Alex Patterson
Alexander Bell Patterson
Alexander Bell Patterson was a long time Canadian Member of Parliament and was briefly leader of the Social Credit Party of Canada. Patterson, a minister by profession, was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1953 election from the riding of Fraser Valley, British Columbia. He...

, Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
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(1972-1984)
Ross Belsher
Ross Belsher
Douglas Ross Belsher was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. His career included managing Eaton's stores at various British Columbia locations....

, Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

(1984-1993)
Chuck Strahl
Chuck Strahl
Charles Strahl, PC, MP was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. He was a Member of Parliament in the governing Conservative Party of Canada.-Before politics:...

, Reform
Reform Party of Canada
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(1993-1997)

Election results

|-

|PRINGLE, Jerry ||align=right|9,689
|-

|PATTERSON, Alex B.

Alexander Bell Patterson

Alexander Bell Patterson was a long time Canadian Member of Parliament and was briefly leader of the Social Credit Party of Canada. Patterson, a minister by profession, was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1953 election from the riding of Fraser Valley, British Columbia. He...

||align=right|8,035
|-

|HADDRELL, Glenn C. ||align=right|6,654
|-

|DAYTON, Oscar ||align=right|3,514
|-

|PATTERSON, Alex B.

Alexander Bell Patterson

||align=right| 12,302
|-

|PRINGLE, Jerry ||align=right|10,297
|-

|HEINRICH, Walt ||align=right|8,390
|-

|SHELFORD, Cyril ||align=right| 4,426
|-

|PATTERSON, Alex B.

Alexander Bell Patterson

||align=right| 18,780
|-

|PRINGLE, Jerry ||align=right| 15,268
|-

|MENZIES, David Carstairs ||align=right|6,489
|-

|PATTERSON, Alex

Alexander Bell Patterson

||align=right| 24,363
|-

|FONTAINE, Harry W. ||align=right|9,126
|-

|ERICKSON, Johann Joe ||align=right|8,910
|-

|BROWNLEE, Ken ||align=right| 293
|-

|PATTERSON, Alex

Alexander Bell Patterson

||align=right| 21,989
|-

|FONTAINE, Harry W. ||align=right| 10,695
|-

|SUDERMAN, Jack ||align=right|9,490
|-

|PANKRATZ, John ||align=right|2,057
|-

|BELSHER, Ross ||align=right|32,073
|-

|MENZIES, David C. ||align=right|12,779
|-

|VOLLEBREGT, John H. ||align=right|7,942
|-

|MARSDEN, J. Wayne ||align=right| 735
|-

|BELSHER, Ross ||align=right| 16,631
|-

|OLDS, Don ||align=right|12,011
|-

|CHISHOLM, Janet ||align=right|9,076
|-

|GRAY, Ron

Ron Gray

Ronald "Ron" O. Gray is a minor Canadian federal politician. He was the leader of the Christian Heritage Party of Canada from 1995 to 2008.-Early life:...

||align=right|3,560
|-

|RENWICK, Ray ||align=right|1,329
|-

|WILLS, B.J. ||align=right| 272
|-

|STRAHL, Chuck

Chuck Strahl

Charles Strahl, PC, MP was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. He was a Member of Parliament in the governing Conservative Party of Canada.-Before politics:...

||align=right|23,492
|-

|SINGLETON, Hal ||align=right| 15,672
|-

|BELSHER, Ross ||align=right| 6,650
|-

|KEITH, Rollie ||align=right|2,729
|-

|BOESTERD, Bill ||align=right|1,158
|-

|POPE, Ernie ||align=right| 851
|-

|KISBY, Richard Steven ||align=right| 243
|-

|BROOKE, Estelle Rachel ||align=right|206
|-

|EGAN, Croft ||align=right| 67

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament
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Members of Parliament

Election results

See also

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