Rossland (electoral district)

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. 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.

Electoral history

Note: Winners of each election are in bold.

14th British Columbia election, 1916
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
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.

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