New Westminster (electoral districts)
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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. "Off-spring" ridings are indicated accordingly.
The New Westminster riding originally included all of the Lower Mainland
outside of the City of New Westminster, such that all Fraser Valley and Vancouver ridings are derivatives of the New Westminster riding, which became a three-member renamed Westminster for the 1890 election before being partitioned into four ridings. The following table attempts to trace the lineage of the Lower Mainland ridings (other than those in Vancouver or the North Shore, which can be found on Vancouver (electoral districts)
:
And all Vancouver, North Vancouver and West Vancouver ridings are "descendants" of the original New Westminster
riding.
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...
were part of the original New Westminster ridings. "Off-spring" ridings are indicated accordingly.
Historical
- New Westminster DistrictNew Westminster DistrictNew Westminster District was a Canadian federal electoral district created when the province of British Columbia joined Confederation in 1871. Like other ridings established in that year, a byelection was called to fill the seat until the general election of 1872...
, 1871-1872- 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....
, 1872-1976- Westminster DistrictWestminster DistrictWestminster District was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1921....
, 1914-1919- Fraser ValleyFraser 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....
, 1919-1966 - Fraser Valley EastFraser Valley EastFraser Valley East was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from1968 to 1997.This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Fraser Valley, Kamloops and Okanagan Boundary ridings....
, 1966-1996- Fraser ValleyFraser 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....
, 1996-2003 - AbbotsfordAbbotsford (electoral district)Abbotsford is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-Demographics:...
, 2003- - Chilliwack—Fraser CanyonChilliwack—Fraser CanyonChilliwack—Fraser Canyon is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-Geography:...
. 2003-
- Fraser Valley
- Fraser Valley WestFraser Valley WestFraser Valley Westwas a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1997....
, 1966-1996- Langley—Matsqui, 1996,1997 (never used; named changed to:)
- Langley—AbbotsfordLangley—AbbotsfordLangley—Abbotsford was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004.- Geography :...
, 1997-2003- AbbotsfordAbbotsford (electoral district)Abbotsford is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-Demographics:...
, 2003- - LangleyLangley (electoral district)Langley is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004...
, 2003-
- Abbotsford
- Fraser Valley
- New Westminster—CoquitlamNew Westminster—CoquitlamNew Westminster—Coquitlam is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988, and since 2004.-Demographics:...
, 1976-1987 - BurnabyBurnaby (electoral district)Burnaby was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988.This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Burnaby—Richmond—Delta, Burnaby—Seymour and New Westminster ridings...
, 1976-1987- New Westminster—BurnabyNew Westminster—BurnabyNew Westminster—Burnaby was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997.This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Burnaby and New Westminster—Coquitlam ridings...
, 1987-1996- New Westminster—Coquitlam—BurnabyNew Westminster—Coquitlam—BurnabyNew Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004.-Geography:...
, 1996-2003
- New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby
- New Westminster—Burnaby
- Westminster District
- New Westminster (electoral district)
Historical
- New Westminster, 1871-
- New Westminster CityNew Westminster CityNew Westminster City was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1871 to 1912. For other electoral districts in New Westminster, please see New Westminster .- Demographics :- Electoral history :...
, 1871-1912
The New Westminster riding originally included all of 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...
outside of the City of New Westminster, such that all Fraser Valley and Vancouver ridings are derivatives of the New Westminster riding, which became a three-member renamed Westminster for the 1890 election before being partitioned into four ridings. The following table attempts to trace the lineage of the Lower Mainland ridings (other than those in Vancouver or the North Shore, which can be found on 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...
:
- WestminsterWestminster (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...
1890 only- Westminster-ChilliwhackWestminster-ChilliwhackWestminster-Chilliwhack was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1894 to 1898. It and its sister ridings Westminster-Delta, Westminster-Dewdney and Westminster-Richmond were successors to the old four-member Westminster riding, which appeared in 1890...
1894-1900- ChilliwhackChilliwhack (electoral district)Chilliwhack was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1903. It was the successor riding to Westminster-Chilliwhack and itself was succeeded by Chilliwack after the 1912 election.- Demographics :...
- ChilliwackChilliwack (electoral district)Chilliwack was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1916. It was the successor riding to the Chilliwhack riding, which used the older spelling of the name and had slightly different boundaries...
- Chilliwack
- Chilliwhack
- Westminster-DeltaWestminster-DeltaWestminster-Delta was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1894 to 1898. It and its sister ridings Westminster-Chilliwhack, Westminster-Dewdney and Westminster-Richmond were successors to the four-member Westminster riding, which appeared in 1890 only...
1894-1900- LangleyLangley (provincial electoral district)Langley is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It should not be confused with the federal electoral district of Langley, which encompasses a somewhat larger area...
1903-1975- Central Fraser ValleyCentral Fraser Valley (electoral district)Central Fraser Valley was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1979 to 1986. For other Greater Vancouver area ridings please see New Westminster and/or Vancouver ....
(1979-1986)- Fort Langley-AldergroveFort Langley-AldergroveFort Langley-Aldergrove is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- History :Fort Langley, the birthplace of British Columbia...
- Abbotsford-ClayburnAbbotsford-ClayburnAbbotsford-Clayburn was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 2001 to 2009.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :...
- Abbotsford-Mount LehmanAbbotsford-Mount LehmanAbbotsford-Mount Lehman was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 2001 to 2009.- Demographics :-1999 Redistribution:Changes from Matsqui to Abbotsford-Mount Lehman include:...
- Fort Langley-Aldergrove
- Central Fraser Valley
- DeltaDelta (provincial electoral district)Delta was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia based on the municipality of Delta at the mouth of the Fraser River between the city of Vancouver and the US border...
1903-1986 - SurreySurrey (electoral district)Surrey was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1983. The riding's predecessor was the Delta riding....
(1966-1975)- Surrey-NewtonSurrey-NewtonSurrey-Newton is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :Its MLA is Harry Bains. He was first elected in 2005, and was re-elected in 2009...
(1979-present) - Surrey-Guildford-WhalleySurrey-Guildford-WhalleySurrey-Guildford-Whalley was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia in 1986 only. The riding's predecessor was the Surrey riding, which first appeared in the 1933 election....
(1986 only) - Surrey-White Rock-CloverdaleSurrey-White Rock-CloverdaleSurrey-White Rock-Cloverdale was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia in 1986 only. The riding's predecessor was the Surrey riding, which first appeared in the 1933 election...
(1986 only)
- Surrey-Newton
- Langley
- Westminster-DewdneyWestminster-DewdneyWestminster-Dewdney was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1894 to 1898. It and its sister ridings Westminster-Delta, Westminster-Chilliwhack and Westminster-Richmond were successors to the old four-member Westminster riding, which appeared in 1890...
1894-1900- DewdneyDewdney (electoral district)Dewdney was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its predecessor was the riding of Westminster-Dewdney, which was created for the 1894 election from a partition of the Westminster riding, which was a rural-area successor to the original New Westminster...
1903-1986- Maple Ridge-MissionMaple Ridge-MissionMaple Ridge-Mission is a newly formed provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.The riding's name was resurrected from a former riding in the same area, with similar but not identical boundaries .-Redistribution:Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows and Mission-Kent...
(1991-present)
- Maple Ridge-Mission
- CoquitlamCoquitlam (electoral district)Coquitlam was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1975. The riding's successor was the Coquitlam-Moody riding....
(1966-1975)- Coquitlam-MoodyCoquitlam-MoodyCoquitlam-Moody was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1979 to 1986. Its predecessor riding was Coquitlam and its successor was the Coquitlam-Maillardville riding....
(1979-1986)- Coquitlam-MaillardvilleCoquitlam-MaillardvilleCoquitlam-Maillardville is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Geography :...
(1991-present)
- Coquitlam-Maillardville
- Coquitlam-Moody
- Burnaby (provincial electoral district)Burnaby (provincial electoral district)Burnaby was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia that first appeared on the hustings in the 1924 election...
(1903-1966)- Burnaby-Willingdon (1979-present)
- Burnaby-EdmondsBurnaby-EdmondsBurnaby-Edmonds is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Geography :The district is located in southern Burnaby, British Columbia...
(1979-present) - Burnaby NorthBurnaby NorthBurnaby North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :...
(1979-present)
- Dewdney
- Westminster-RichmondWestminster-RichmondWestminster-Richmond was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1894 to 1898. It and its sister ridings Westminster-Delta, Westminster-Dewdney and Westminster-Chilliwhack were successors to the old four-member Westminster riding, which appeared in 1890...
1894-1900- RichmondRichmond (British Columbia provincial electoral district)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...
1903-1920- Richmond-Point GreyRichmond-Point GreyRichmond-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....
1924-1928
- Richmond-Point Grey
- Richmond
- Westminster-Chilliwhack
And all Vancouver, North Vancouver and West Vancouver ridings are "descendants" of the original New Westminster
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....
riding.
Current
- New Westminster, 1871-