Fraser Valley West was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1997. An electoral district (also known as a Constituency or a riding in the Canadian English political Jargon) is a geographically-based British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and
This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Burnaby—Coquitlam, Fraser Valley and New Westminster ridings. A riding is an administrative jurisdiction or electoral district particularly in several current or former Commonwealth countries For the current|defunct federal|provincial electoral district see Burnaby—Coquitlam (electoral district ---> Burnaby—Coquitlam was a federal Fraser Valley was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to For the city in British Columbia see New Westminster British Columbia.
It was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into Langley—Mastqui riding. Langley—Abbotsford (formerly known as Langley—Matsqui) was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented
It consisted initially of the western part of Matsqui District Municipality and including Crescent Island in the Central Fraser Valley Regional District and part of Surrey District Municipality.
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:
- the City of Langley;
- the northeastern part of Langley District Municipality, lying north and east of the City of Langley, the Fraser Highway and 240th Street; and
- the northwestern part of Matsqui District Municipality, lying north and west of Matsqui Power Railway right-of-way, and the south boundary of Matsqui District Municipality.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1974 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
WENMAN, Robert L. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. For singer/songwriter from Chicago see Mark Daniel Rose ---- Mark Willson Rose (born 5 March 1924 in Vancouver, British Columbia Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots Robert Lloyd Wenman ( 19 June 1940 - 14 June 1995) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian Randy White (born September 3 1948 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is an Accountant and former Canadian politician The Reform Party of Canada ( Parti réformiste du Canada) was a Canadian federal Political party that existed from 1987 to 2000 The Canadian federal election of 1968 was held on June 25, 1968, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 28th Parliament Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian The Social Credit Party of Canada ( French: Parti Crédit social du Canada) was a conservative - Populist political party in The Canadian federal election of 1972 was held on October 30 1972 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 29th Parliament of Canada Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. The Canadian federal election of 1974 was held on July 8, 1974 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 30th Parliament The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian |
22,925 |
| |
New Democrat |
ROSE, Mark |
17,732 |
| |
Liberal |
BAIZLEY, Ralph Gordon |
13,152 |
| |
Social Credit |
HIBBS, Edward |
1,205 |
| |
Communist |
PRITCHETT, Harold J. Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political The Social Credit Party of Canada ( French: Parti Crédit social du Canada) was a conservative - Populist political party in History Origins The Communist Party was organized with great secrecy in a barn near the city of Guelph Ontario, on May 28 and 29 1921 |
204 |
| |
Independent |
JACKSON, Ronald William |
167 |
| Canadian federal election, 1979 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
WENMAN, Robert L. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on May 22, 1979 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 31st Parliament The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian |
26,892 |
| |
New Democrat |
BARKVED, Cyril |
15,322 |
| |
Liberal |
BOUWMAN, Roland J. Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political |
7,235 |
| |
Communist |
SWANN, Vi |
94 |
| |
Marxist-Leninist |
BAINS, Kirpal |
62 |
| Canadian federal election, 1980 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
WENMAN, Robert L. History Origins The Communist Party was organized with great secrecy in a barn near the city of Guelph Ontario, on May 28 and 29 1921 History and ideology Hardial Bains founded the Internationalists at the University of British Columbia on March 13 1963. The Canadian federal election of 1980 was held on February 18, 1980 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 32nd Parliament The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian |
25,770 |
| |
New Democrat |
LECLAIR, Joe |
16,568 |
| |
Liberal |
NOWAK, Ben B. Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political M. |
8,483 |
| |
Marxist-Leninist |
DEOL, Sweg |
83 |
| Canadian federal election, 1984 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
WENMAN, Robert Lloyd |
35,984 |
| |
New Democrat |
LECLAIR, Joe |
19,878 |
| |
Liberal |
MCKINNON, Don |
8,349 |
| |
Rhino |
SLICK, Earl |
474 |
| |
Libertarian |
MACDONALD, Martin |
420 |
| |
Green |
HURD, Allan |
277 |
| |
Confederation of Regions |
SMITH, Lenard M. History and ideology Hardial Bains founded the Internationalists at the University of British Columbia on March 13 1963. The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political Policies and politics The Libertarian Party of Canada is a political party in Canada that subscribes to the tenets of the libertarian movement The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal Political party founded in 1983 with around 9000 registered members as of November 2007. The Confederation of Regions Party (CoR was a Right-wing Canadian Political party founded in 1984 by Elmer Knutson. |
180 |
| |
Communist |
SWANN, Viola M. History Origins The Communist Party was organized with great secrecy in a barn near the city of Guelph Ontario, on May 28 and 29 1921 |
103 |
| |
Not affiliated |
KNIGHT, Donald I. |
94 |
| Canadian federal election, 1988 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
WENMAN, Robert L. The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian |
23,565 |
| |
New Democrat |
FAIRALL, Lynn |
13,178 |
| |
Liberal |
WATTIE, Tony |
10,079 |
| |
Christian Heritage |
VAN WOUDENBERG, Edward John |
2,428 |
| |
Reform |
WALSH, John Russell |
1,804 |
| |
Libertarian |
MARSDEN, J. Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political Electoral activity National leaders Ron Gray, national leader Jim Hnatiuk, deputy leader Kelsey The Reform Party of Canada ( Parti réformiste du Canada) was a Canadian federal Political party that existed from 1987 to 2000 The Libertarian Party of Canada is a political party in Canada that subscribes to the tenets of the libertarian movement Wayne |
358 |
| Canadian federal election, 1993 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Reform |
WHITE, Randy |
30,310 |
| |
Liberal |
WARKENTIN, Peter |
18,289 |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
NUNDAL, Donald Lyle |
6,956 |
| |
New Democrat |
FAIRALL, Lynn |
3,210 |
| |
National |
BILLYARD, Robert J. The Canadian federal election of 1993 (officially the 35th general election) was held on October 25 of that year to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons The Reform Party of Canada ( Parti réformiste du Canada) was a Canadian federal Political party that existed from 1987 to 2000 The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots The National Party of Canada was a short-lived Canadian Political party that contested the 1993 federal election. |
1,279 |
| |
Christian Heritage |
VANWOUDENBERG, Edward John |
1,028 |
| |
Natural Law |
SCARFF, Terry |
331 |
| |
Libertarian |
DAHLBY, Lewis C. Electoral activity National leaders Ron Gray, national leader Jim Hnatiuk, deputy leader Kelsey The Natural Law Party of Canada was the Canadian branch of the international Natural Law Party founded in 1992 by a group of educators business leaders and The Libertarian Party of Canada is a political party in Canada that subscribes to the tenets of the libertarian movement |
247 |
| |
Independent |
NAGLE, Conan |
132 |
See also
External links
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