# Victoria City (federal electoral district)

Victoria City was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1924. This riding was created in 1903 from Victoria riding. It was identical at the time of its creation to the provincial electoral district of the same name. It was abolished in 1924 into a new Victoria riding.
The district elected its MP through First past the post voting system.

## Geography

It covered the City of Victoria.

## Members of Parliament

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Victoria |||||
| 10th | 1904–1906 | George Riley | Liberal |
| 10th | 1906–1908 | William Templeman | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | George Henry Barnard | Conservative |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | George Henry Barnard | Conservative |
| 13th | 1917–1919 | Simon Fraser Tolmie | Government (Unionist) |
| 13th | 1919–1921 | Simon Fraser Tolmie | Government (Unionist) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Simon Fraser Tolmie | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Victoria |||||

## Election results

1921 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Fraser Tolmie | 7,485 | 59.79 | +1.12 |
| | Liberal | William McKinnon Ivel | 5,033 | 40.21 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 12,518 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -19.54 |
Canadian federal by-election, 1919 On Simon Tolmie being appointed Minister of Agriculture :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Government (Unionist) | Simon Fraser Tolmie | 7,219 | 58.67 | -19.62 |
| | Independent | Thomas Albert Barnard | 5,085 | 41.33 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 12,304 | 100.0 |
| | Government (Unionist) hold | Government (Unionist) hold | Swing | Swing | -30.48 |
1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Government (Unionist) | Simon Fraser Tolmie | 11,365 | 78.29 | +26.51 |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Stuart Henderson | 2,601 | 17.92 | -24.96 |
| | Unknown | Albert Samuel Wells | 551 | 3.80 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 14,517 | 100.0 |
| | Government (Unionist) hold | Government (Unionist) hold | Swing | Swing | +25.74 |
1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Henry Barnard | 2,816 | 51.78 | +1.63 |
| | Liberal | William Templeman | 2,332 | 42.88 | -6.97 |
| | Socialist | Gordon Brown | 290 | 5.33 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,438 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +4.30 |
1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Henry Barnard | 2,179 | 50.15 | +18.62 |
| | Liberal | William Templeman | 2,166 | 49.85 | -7.29 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,345 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +12.96 |
Canadian federal by-election, 1906 On the resignation of George Riley :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W. Templeman | 1,553 | 57.14 | +4.59 |
| | Conservative | J.L. Beckwith | 857 | 31.53 | -5.49 |
| | Independent | W.H. Marcon | 308 | 11.33 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,718 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +5.04 |
1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | George Riley | 1,692 | 52.55 |
| | Conservative | Edward G. Prior | 1,192 | 37.02 |
| | Socialist | James C. Watters | 336 | 10.43 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,220 | 100.0 |
| This riding was created from parts of the multi-member riding of Victoria, which elected a Liberal and a Conservative in the last election. George Riley was one of the incumbents. |||||||