Victoria City (electoral district)

Victoria City was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1924. This riding was created in 1903 from Victoria riding. It was identical at the time of its creation to the provincial electoral district of the same name. It was abolished in 1924 into a new Victoria riding.

This article is for a federal electoral district. For the provincial electoral district of the same name, see Victoria City (provincial electoral district). For other electoral districts with the name Victoria, or for electoral districts in the area of Victoria, B.C., please see Victoria (electoral districts). For the city, see Victoria, British Columbia.
Victoria City
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1903
District abolished1924
First contested1904
Last contested1921

Geography

It covered the City of Victoria.

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Victoria
10th  1904–1906     George Riley Liberal
 1906–1908     William Templeman Liberal
11th  1908–1911     George Henry Barnard Conservative
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1919     Simon Fraser Tolmie Government (Unionist)
 1919–1921
14th  1921–1925     Conservative
Riding dissolved into Victoria

Election results

1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeSimon Fraser Tolmie7,48559.79+1.12
LiberalWilliam McKinnon Ivel5,03340.21
Total valid votes 12,518100.0  
Conservative hold Swing -19.54
Canadian federal by-election, 1919
On Simon Tolmie being appointed Minister of Agriculture
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Government (Unionist)Simon Fraser Tolmie7,21958.67-19.62
IndependentThomas Albert Barnard5,08541.33
Total valid votes 12,304100.0  
Government (Unionist) hold Swing -30.48
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Government (Unionist)Simon Fraser Tolmie11,36578.29+26.51
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Stuart Henderson2,60117.92-24.96
UnknownAlbert Samuel Wells5513.80
Total valid votes 14,517100.0  
Government (Unionist) hold Swing +25.74
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeGeorge Henry Barnard2,81651.78+1.63
LiberalWilliam Templeman2,33242.88-6.97
SocialistGordon Brown2905.33
Total valid votes 5,438100.0  
Conservative hold Swing +4.30
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeGeorge Henry Barnard2,17950.15+18.62
LiberalWilliam Templeman2,16649.85-7.29
Total valid votes 4,345100.0  
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +12.96
Canadian federal by-election, 1906
On the resignation of George Riley
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalW. Templeman1,55357.14+4.59
ConservativeJ.L. Beckwith85731.53-5.49
IndependentW.H. Marcon30811.33
Total valid votes 2,718100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +5.04
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalGeorge Riley1,69252.55
ConservativeEdward G. Prior1,19237.02
SocialistJames C. Watters33610.43
Total valid votes 3,220100.0  
This riding was created from parts of the multi-member riding of Victoria, which elected a Liberal and a Conservative in the last election. George Riley was one of the incumbents.

See also

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