# Fraser Valley East

Fraser Valley East was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1997. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Fraser Valley, Kamloops and Okanagan Boundary ridings.
It was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into the Fraser Valley riding.
It initially consisted of:
* the Fraser-Cheam Regional District; and
* the part of the Central Fraser Valley Regional District lying east of Bradner Road in Matsqui District Municipality.
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:
* the Fraser-Cheam Regional District;
* the part of Central Fraser Regional District lying east of a line drawn from the north boundary of the regional district south to Glenmore Road, along that road and the British Columbia Hydro & Power Railway right-of-way to the south boundary of Matsqui District Municipality, and west and south along that boundary to the southeast corner of Matsqui.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Fraser Valley, Kamloops and Okanagan Boundary |||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Jerry Pringle | Liberal |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Alexander Bell Patterson | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Alexander Bell Patterson | Progressive Conservative |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Alexander Bell Patterson | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Alexander Bell Patterson | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Ross Belsher | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Ross Belsher | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Chuck Strahl | Reform |
| Riding dissolved into Fraser Valley |||||

## Election results

1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform | Chuck Strahl | 23,492 | 46.00 | +42.90 |
| | Liberal | Hal Singleton | 15,672 | 30.69 | +9.52 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ross Belsher | 6,650 | 13.02 | -25.77 |
| | New Democratic | Rollie Keith | 2,729 | 5.34 | -22.67 |
| | Christian Heritage | Bill Boesterd | 1,158 | 2.27 | -6.03 |
| | National | Ernie Pope | 851 | 1.67 | – |
| | Green | Richard Steven Kisby | 243 | 0.48 | – |
| | Natural Law | Estelle Rachel Brooke | 206 | 0.40 | – |
| | Canada Party | Croft Egan | 67 | 0.13 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,068 | 100.0 |
| | Reform gain from Progressive Conservative | Reform gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +16.69 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ross Belsher | 16,631 | 38.79 | -21.13 |
| | New Democratic | Don Olds | 12,011 | 28.01 | +4.14 |
| | Liberal | Janet Chisholm | 9,076 | 21.17 | +6.33 |
| | Christian Heritage | Ron Gray | 3,560 | 8.30 | – |
| | Reform | Ray Renwick | 1,329 | 3.10 | – |
| | Rhinoceros | B.J. Wills | 272 | 0.63 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,879 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -12.64 |
1984 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ross Belsher | 32,073 | 59.92 | +10.21 |
| | New Democratic | David C. Menzies | 12,779 | 23.87 | -0.31 |
| | Liberal | John H. Vollebregt | 7,942 | 14.84 | -6.62 |
| | Libertarian | J. Wayne Marsden | 735 | 1.37 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 53,529 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +5.26 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Alex Patterson | 21,989 | 49.71 | -7.36 |
| | New Democratic | Harry W. Fontaine | 10,695 | 24.18 | +2.80 |
| | Liberal | Jack Suderman | 9,490 | 21.46 | +0.59 |
| | Independent | John Pankratz | 2,057 | 4.65 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,231 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -5.08 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Alex Patterson | 24,363 | 57.07 | +10.74 |
| | New Democratic | Harry W. Fontaine | 9,126 | 21.38 | +5.37 |
| | Liberal | Johann Joe Erickson | 8,910 | 20.87 | -16.79 |
| | Not affiliated | Ken Brownlee | 293 | 0.69 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,692 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +2.68 |
1974 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Alex B. Patterson | 18,780 | 46.33 | +11.59 |
| | Liberal | Jerry Pringle | 15,268 | 37.66 | +8.58 |
| | New Democratic | David Carstairs Menzies | 6,489 | 16.01 | -7.68 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,537 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +1.50 |
1972 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Alex B. Patterson | 12,302 | 34.74 | +22.14 |
| | Liberal | Jerry Pringle | 10,297 | 29.08 | -5.66 |
| | New Democratic | Walt Heinrich | 8,390 | 23.69 | -0.17 |
| | Social Credit | Cyril Shelford | 4,426 | 12.50 | -16.31 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,415 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +13.90 |
| Progressive Conservative candidate Alexander Bell Patterson gained 5.93 percentage points from the 1968 election, when he ran as a Social Credit. |||||||
1968 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Jerry Pringle | 9,689 | 34.74 |
| | Social Credit | Alex B. Patterson | 8,035 | 28.81 |
| | New Democratic | Glenn C. Haddrell | 6,654 | 23.86 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Oscar Dayton | 3,514 | 12.60 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,892 | 100.0 |
| This riding was created from parts of Fraser Valley, Kamloops and Okanagan Boundary, which elected two Progressive Conservatives and a Social Credit (Fraser Valley) in the last election. Alexander Bell Patterson was the incumbent from Fraser Valley. |||||||