Nelson (provincial electoral district)

Defunct provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada

This article is about the provincial riding in British Columbia. For the federal riding in Manitoba, see Nelson (federal electoral district).

Nelson was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1916 in place of the former riding of Nelson City. Its last appearance was in the 1928 election. Following redistribution, the Nelson area was combined with the Creston riding to create Nelson-Creston, which first appeared in the 1933 election.

## Electoral history

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Note: Winners in each election are in bold.

14th British Columbia election, 1916 Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±  | Expenditures

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| Independent Liberal 1 | George Bell | 125  | 10.09%  |  | unknown
| Liberal | Archie Mainwaring Johnson  | 507  | 40.92%  |  | unknown
| Conservative | William Oliver Rose | 607 | 48.99% |  | unknown
Total valid votes  | 1,239  | 100.00%  |
Total rejected ballots  |  |  |
Turnout  | %  |  |
1 When identified as a "Socialist" in the election results printed in a Vancouver daily, Bloomer wrote a letter to object and called himself an Independent.
15th British Columbia election, 1920 Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±  | Expenditures

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| Liberal | James O'Shea  | 763  | 38.25%  |  | unknown
| Conservative | William Oliver Rose | 1,232 | 61.75% |  | unknown
Total valid votes  | 1,995  | 100.00%  |
Total rejected ballots  |  |  |
Turnout  | %  |  |
16th British Columbia election, 1924 Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±  | Expenditures

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| Liberal | Kenneth Campbell | 902 | 43.14% |  | unknown
| Conservative | Charles Forbes McHardy  | 711  | 34.00%  |  | unknown
| Farmer–Labour | George Turner ² | 478 | 22.86% |  | unknown
Total valid votes  | 2,091  | 100.00%  |
Total rejected ballots  |  |  |
Turnout  | %  |  |
² Endorsed by Provincial Party.
17th British Columbia election, 1928 Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±  | Expenditures

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| Conservative | Lorris E. Borden | 1,338 | 53.07% |  | unknown
| Liberal | Duncan Daniel McLean  | 1,183  | 46.93%  |  | unknown
Total valid votes  | 2,521  | 100.00%  |
Total rejected ballots  | 48  |  |
Turnout  | %  |  |

The Nelson riding was redistributed after the 1928 election. In the 1933 election the Nelson-Kootenay Lake area was represented by the new riding of Nelson-Creston.

## See also

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* List of British Columbia provincial electoral districts
* Canadian provincial electoral districts
* List of electoral districts in the Kootenays

## References

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* Elections BC Historical Returns

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Preceded by

Victoria City

|  Constituency represented by the Premier of British Columbia
1924–1927  | Succeeded by

Yale

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