Westminster District was a federal electoral district

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 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...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...

 from 1917 to 1921.

This riding was created in 1914 and was used only in the federal election

Canadian federal election, 1917

The 1917 Canadian federal election was held on December 17, 1917, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 13th Parliament of Canada. Described by historian Michael Bliss as the "most bitter election in Canadian history", it was fought mainly over the issue of conscription...

 of 1917. It was partly created out of the New Westminster (electoral district)

New Westminster (electoral district)

New Westminster was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1979....

 and partly from the Yale—Cariboo

Yale—Cariboo

Yale—Cariboo was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1917....

 electoral district. It was renamed "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....

 in 1919-1966.

NB This federal riding is not to be confused with the Westminster

Westminster (electoral district)

Westminster was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It appeared in the 1890 election only. In 1894 it was succeeded by Westminster-Chilliwhack, Westminster-Delta, Westminster-Dewdney, and Westminster-Richmond, which were in the 1898 election succeeded by...

 provincial riding, which appeared only in the provincial election of 1890

British Columbia general election, 1890

This was the sixth election held after British Columbia became a province of Canada on July 20, 1871. The number of members was increased for this election from 27 in the previous election to 33, although the number of ridings was decreased to 18....

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Election results

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|Unionist
|Frank Bainard Stacey

Frank Bainard Stacey

Frank Bainard Stacey was a minister, fruit grower and political figure in British Columbia, Canada. He represented Westminster District in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1921 as a supporter of Sir Robert Borden's wartime Union Government.He was born in St...

|align="right"|4,074
|align="right"|69.45%
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|Laurier Liberals

Laurier Liberals

Prior to the 1917 federal election in Canada, the Liberal Party of Canada split into two factions:* the Laurier Liberals, who opposed conscription of soldiers to support Canada's involvement in World War I and who were led by former Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier; and* the Liberal Unionists who...

|Peter Bethavan Hamilton Ramsey
|align="right"|1,792
|align="right"|30.55%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|5,866
!align="right"|100.00%
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See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Library of Parliament
  Library of Parliament
  The Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...
  
  . Westminster District - Riding history