Slocan (electoral district) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Slocan was a provincial electoral district 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 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...

and its last in the general election of 1920

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...

. It was succeeded by the Kaslo-Slocan riding

Kaslo-Slocan

Kaslo-Slocan was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the town of Kaslo on Kootenay Lake as well as the mining towns of the "Silvery Slocan"...

in the 1924 election.

For other current and historical electoral districts in the Kootenay

Kootenays

The Kootenay Region comprises the southeastern portion of British Columbia. It takes its name from the Kootenay River, which in turn was named for the Ktunaxa First Nation first encountered by explorer David Thompson.-Boundaries:The Kootenays are more or less defined by the Kootenay Land...

region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts)

Kootenay (electoral districts)

Kootenay is a name found in various provincial and federal electoral districts in the Canadian province of British Columbia. This page lists ridings with the name Kootenay in them, and also other ridings within the Kootenay region....

Demographics

Population, 1901
Population Change, 1901–1921
Area (km²)
Pop. Density (people per km²)

Electoral history

Note: Winners in each election are in bold.
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|Labour ¹
|William Davidson
William Davidson (British Columbia politician)
William Davidson was a Scottish-born miner and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Slocan in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1903 to 1907....

|align="right"|358
|align="right"|55.33%
|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...

|William Hunter
William Hunter (Canadian politician)
William Hunter was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Slocan from 1907 to 1916 and from 1920 to 1924 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative....

|align="right"|289
|align="right"|44.67%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|647
!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 Nominated by the Slocan Labour Party, which was based on the Provincial Progressive Party of 1902, and supported by the Socialists
|}
|-

|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...

|William Davidson
William Davidson (British Columbia politician)
William Davidson was a Scottish-born miner and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Slocan in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1903 to 1907....

|align="right"|119
|align="right"|30.28%
|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...

|Archibald B. Docksteader
|align="right"|81
|align="right"|20.61%
|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...

|William Hunter
William Hunter (Canadian politician)
William Hunter was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Slocan from 1907 to 1916 and from 1920 to 1924 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative....

|align="right"|193
|align="right"|49.11%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|393
!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"|
|}
|-

|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...

|John William Bennett
|align="right"|172
|align="right"|31.97%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|Independent Labour
|Joseph Colebrook Harris
|align="right"|57
|align="right"|10.59%
|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...

|William Hunter
William Hunter (Canadian politician)
William Hunter was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Slocan from 1907 to 1916 and from 1920 to 1924 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative....

|align="right"|309
|align="right"|57.43%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|538
!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...

|William Hunter
William Hunter (Canadian politician)
William Hunter was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Slocan from 1907 to 1916 and from 1920 to 1924 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative....

|align="right"|373
|align="right"|65.32%
|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...

|Anthony Shilland
|align="right"|198
|align="right"|34.68%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|571
!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...

|William Hunter
William Hunter (Canadian politician)
William Hunter was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Slocan from 1907 to 1916 and from 1920 to 1924 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative....

|align="right"|447
|align="right"|49.94%
|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...

|Charles Franklin Nelson
|align="right"|448
|align="right"|50.06%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|895
!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...

|William Hunter
William Hunter (Canadian politician)
William Hunter was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Slocan from 1907 to 1916 and from 1920 to 1924 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative....

|align="right"|568
|align="right"|41.55%
|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...

|Charles Franklin Nelson
|align="right"|471
|align="right"|34.46%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|Federated Labour Party ²
|Alfred Harvey Smith
|align="right"|328
|align="right"|23.99%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|1,367
!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|
!align="right"|76.94%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=7|² Also referred to as "O.B.U." (One Big Union) candidate
|}

Sources
Elections BC historical returns
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