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Dewdney (electoral district)

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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 riding, which was one of the province's first twelve.

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Political geography

This riding was composed of the municipalities of Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge and Mission, plus all the rural areas to the east of Mission as far as the Harrison River.

Notable MLAs

  • Richard McBride, 16th Premier of British Columbia
  • John Oliver, 19th Premier of British Columbia
  • Dave Barrett, 26th Premier of British Columbia
  • George Mussallem
  • Lyle Wicks
  • Peter Rolston
  • Electoral history

    Note: Winners in each election are in bold.

    References

    Dewdney (electoral district) Wikipedia