Rossland (electoral district)
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Rossland was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia located in the West Kootenay region. It is named after the town of Rossland, near Trail, B.C.. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1916 . Its predecessor riding was Rossland City (1903-1912) and from 1924 it was succeeded by the riding of Rossland-Trail.
For other current and historical electoral districts in the Kootenay region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts).
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[edit] Demographics
| Population, 1911 | |
| Population change, 1901-1911 | |
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[edit] Political geography
[edit] Notable elections
[edit] Notable MLAs
[edit] Electoral history
Note: Winners of each election are in bold.
| 14th British Columbia election, 1916 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | Lorne Argyle Campbell | 336 | 44.21% | unknown | ||
| Liberal | William David Willson | 424 | 55.79% | unknown | ||
| Total valid votes | 760 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | % | |||||
| 1 Parr may have been a Labour candidate although Gosnell labels him a Liberal; he may have campaigned as both. | ||||||
| 15th British Columbia election, 1920 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Federated Labour Party 1 | George Alexander Dingwall | 239 | 35.36 % | unknown | ||
| Conservative | William Kemble Esling | 257 | 38.02% | unknown | ||
| Liberal | John Allan McLeod | 180 | 26.63% | unknown | ||
| Total valid votes | 676 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | % | |||||
| 1 Also referred to as "Farmer-Labour" because of farmer support. | ||||||
Redistribution following the 1920 election resulted in the renaming of the riding to Rossland-Trail for the 1924 election.
[edit] Source
Elections BC Historical Returns
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