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Victoria (British Columbia electoral district)

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Victoria was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, and was one of the first twelve ridings at the time of that province's joining Confederation in 1871 and stayed on the hustings until 1890. From 1894 to 1963 it did not appear on the electoral map. During that period the Victoria area was represented by North Victoria, South Victoria, Saanich, Esquimalt, Oak Bay and Victoria City. In 1966 the old Victoria City riding was redistributed and given the name of the old "rural" riding, Victoria.

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Notable MLAs

  • Amor De Cosmos, 2nd Premier of British Columbia
  • Electoral history

    Note: Winners of each election are in bold.

    For the 1894 election the Victoria riding was redistributed into North Victoria and South Victoria. The Victoria riding name did not reappear until the 1966 election. As before, it was a two-member seat:

    References

    Victoria (British Columbia electoral district) Wikipedia