Richmond (British Columbia provincial electoral district)
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Richmond was a provincial electoral district
in the Canadian province of British Columbia
. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903
. It lasted until the 1920 election
, after which a redistribution combined it with parts of the City of Vancouver to form Richmond-Point Grey
.
For other Richmond-area ridings, and other ridings in the Lower Mainland
, please see New Westminster (electoral districts)
. For ridings in the City of Vancouver or on the North Shore, please see Vancouver (electoral districts)
.
|Conservative
|Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton
|align="right"|460
|align="right"|58.97%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|John Cunningham Brown
|align="right"|320
|align="right"|41.03%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|780
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
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|}
|Conservative
|Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton
|align="right"|417
|align="right"|48.04%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Socialist
|Charles Edward Kilby
|align="right"|48
|align="right"|5.53%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|John Walter Weart
|align="right"|403
|align="right"|46.43%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|868
!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"|
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|}
|Conservative
|Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton
|align="right"|918
|align="right"|57.92%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|John Wallace deBeque Farris
|align="right"|667
|align="right"|42.08%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|1,585
!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
|Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton
|align="right"|Acclaimed
|align="right"| -.- %
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|n/a
!align="right"| -.- %
!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
|William Joseph Baird
|align="right"|1,189
|align="right"|44.62%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Independent Conservative
|Robert McBride 1
|align="right"|35
|align="right"|1.31%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Conservative
|Gerald Grattan McGeer
|align="right"|1,441
|align="right"|54.07%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|2,665
!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"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=7|1 Withdrew. The votes cast are from the overseas ballots.
|}
|Independent Farmer
|Reginald Abbott
|align="right"|272
|align="right"|3.60%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Federated Labour Party
|Charles Smith Cassidy
|align="right"|1,499
|align="right"|19.84%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Independent
|Robert McBride
|align="right"|210
|align="right"|2.78%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|Hiram Perry McCraney
|align="right"|2,712
|align="right"|35.89%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Conservative
|Thomas Pearson
|align="right"|2,863
|align="right"|37.89%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|7,556
!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"|
|}
The riding was redistributed after the 1920 election
. In 1924 it was combined with the western parts of the City of Vancouver, formerly the Municipality of Point Grey, to form Richmond-Point Grey
.
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in the Canadian province of British Columbia
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 made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903
British Columbia general election, 1903
The British Columbia general election of 1903 was the tenth general election for 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 5, 1903, and held on October 3, 1903...
. It lasted until the 1920 election
British Columbia general election, 1920
The British Columbia general election of 1920 was the fifteenth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on October 23, 1920, and held on December 1, 1920...
, after which a redistribution combined it with parts of the City of Vancouver to form Richmond-Point Grey
Richmond-Point Grey
Richmond-Point Grey was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared in the provincial election of 1924 and lasted only through the election of 1928....
.
For other Richmond-area ridings, and other ridings in the Lower Mainland
Lower Mainland
The Lower Mainland is a name commonly applied to the region surrounding and including Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. As of 2007, 2,524,113 people live in the region; sixteen of the province's thirty most populous municipalities are located there.While the term Lower Mainland has been...
, please see New Westminster (electoral districts)
New Westminster (electoral districts)
New Westminster was the name, or part of the name, of several Canadian federal and provincial electoral districts. All provincial and federal ridings in the area of the Lower Mainland were part of the original New Westminster ridings...
. For ridings in the City of Vancouver or on the North Shore, please see Vancouver (electoral districts)
Vancouver (electoral districts)
This page is a listing of federal and provincial electoral districts located in the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, and for ridings which include the name Vancouver in their title, including those on Vancouver Island among which was the original first-use of the riding-name Vancouver...
.
Demographics
| Population, 1901 | |
| Population change, 1901–1911 | |
| Area (km²) | |
| Population density (people per km²) |
Electoral history
Note: Winners of each election are in bold.|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...
|Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton
Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton
Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton was a Canadian newspaperman, politician, and businessman.Born in Shoreditch , England, the son of Francis Cotton and Martha Ann Garrison, he was the co-owner and editor from 1887 to 1910 of the Vancouver, British Columbia Daily News-Advertiser newspaper...
|align="right"|460
|align="right"|58.97%
|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...
|John Cunningham Brown
John Cunningham Brown
John Cunningham Brown was an Irish-born newspaper owner and political figure in British Columbia. He represented New Westminster City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1890 to 1894 and from 1900 to 1901....
|align="right"|320
|align="right"|41.03%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|780
!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...
|Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton
Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton
Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton was a Canadian newspaperman, politician, and businessman.Born in Shoreditch , England, the son of Francis Cotton and Martha Ann Garrison, he was the co-owner and editor from 1887 to 1910 of the Vancouver, British Columbia Daily News-Advertiser newspaper...
|align="right"|417
|align="right"|48.04%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Socialist
Socialist Party of Canada
There have been two different but related political parties in Canada that called themselves the Socialist Party of Canada . The current Socialist Party is an electorally inactive and unregistered federal political party in Canada...
|Charles Edward Kilby
|align="right"|48
|align="right"|5.53%
|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...
|John Walter Weart
John Walter Weart
John Walter Weart was a lawyer, businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented South Vancouver in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1916 to 1920 as a Liberal....
|align="right"|403
|align="right"|46.43%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|868
!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...
|Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton
Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton
Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton was a Canadian newspaperman, politician, and businessman.Born in Shoreditch , England, the son of Francis Cotton and Martha Ann Garrison, he was the co-owner and editor from 1887 to 1910 of the Vancouver, British Columbia Daily News-Advertiser newspaper...
|align="right"|918
|align="right"|57.92%
|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...
|John Wallace deBeque Farris
|align="right"|667
|align="right"|42.08%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|1,585
!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...
|Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton
Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton
Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton was a Canadian newspaperman, politician, and businessman.Born in Shoreditch , England, the son of Francis Cotton and Martha Ann Garrison, he was the co-owner and editor from 1887 to 1910 of the Vancouver, British Columbia Daily News-Advertiser newspaper...
|align="right"|Acclaimed
|align="right"| -.- %
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|n/a
!align="right"| -.- %
!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...
|William Joseph Baird
|align="right"|1,189
|align="right"|44.62%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Independent Conservative
|Robert McBride 1
|align="right"|35
|align="right"|1.31%
|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...
|Gerald Grattan McGeer
|align="right"|1,441
|align="right"|54.07%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|2,665
!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"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=7|1 Withdrew. The votes cast are from the overseas ballots.
|}
|Independent Farmer
|Reginald Abbott
|align="right"|272
|align="right"|3.60%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Federated Labour Party
|Charles Smith Cassidy
|align="right"|1,499
|align="right"|19.84%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Independent
|Robert McBride
|align="right"|210
|align="right"|2.78%
|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...
|Hiram Perry McCraney
|align="right"|2,712
|align="right"|35.89%
|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...
|Thomas Pearson
Thomas Pearson
Thomas Pearson was a British soldier, who took part in the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, and in the War of 1812 against the United States of America....
|align="right"|2,863
|align="right"|37.89%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|7,556
!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"|
|}
The riding was redistributed after the 1920 election
British Columbia general election, 1920
The British Columbia general election of 1920 was the fifteenth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on October 23, 1920, and held on December 1, 1920...
. In 1924 it was combined with the western parts of the City of Vancouver, formerly the Municipality of Point Grey, to form Richmond-Point Grey
Richmond-Point Grey
Richmond-Point Grey was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared in the provincial election of 1924 and lasted only through the election of 1928....
.