# Fraser Valley West

Fraser Valley West 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 Burnaby—Coquitlam, Fraser Valley, New Westminster and Coast—Capilano ridings.
It was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into Langley—Matsqui riding.
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:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Burnaby—Coquitlam, Fraser Valley New Westminster and Coast—Capilano |||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Mark Rose | New Democratic |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Mark Rose | New Democratic |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Robert Wenman | Progressive Conservative |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Robert Wenman | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Robert Wenman | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Robert Wenman | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Robert Wenman | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Randy White | Reform |
| Riding dissolved into Langley—Mastqui |||||

## Election results

1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform | Randy White | 30,310 | 49.06 | +45.55 |
| | Liberal | Peter Warkentin | 18,289 | 29.60 | +10.00 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Donald Lyle Nundal | 6,956 | 11.26 | -34.58 |
| | New Democratic | Lynn Fairall | 3,210 | 5.20 | -20.43 |
| | National | Robert J. Billyard | 1,279 | 2.07 | – |
| | Christian Heritage | Edward John van Woudenberg | 1,028 | 1.66 | -3.06 |
| | Natural Law | Terry Scarff | 331 | 0.54 | – |
| | Libertarian | Lewis C. Dahlby | 247 | 0.40 | -0.30 |
| | Independent | Conan Nagle | 132 | 0.21 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 61,782 | 100.0 |
| | Reform gain from Progressive Conservative | Reform gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +17.78 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert L. Wenman | 23,565 | 45.84 | -8.88 |
| | New Democratic | Lynn Fairall | 13,178 | 25.63 | -4.60 |
| | Liberal | Tony Wattie | 10,079 | 19.60 | +6.90 |
| | Christian Heritage | Edward John van Woudenberg | 2,428 | 4.72 | – |
| | Reform | John Russell Walsh | 1,804 | 3.51 | – |
| | Libertarian | J. Wayne Marsden | 358 | 0.70 | +0.06 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,412 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -2.14 |
1984 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert Lloyd Wenman | 35,984 | 54.72 | +4.10 |
| | New Democratic | Joe Leclair | 19,878 | 30.23 | -2.32 |
| | Liberal | Don McKinnon | 8,349 | 12.70 | -3.96 |
| | Rhinoceros | Earl Slick | 474 | 0.72 | – |
| | Libertarian | Martin MacDonald | 420 | 0.64 | – |
| | Green | Allan Hurd | 277 | 0.42 | – |
| | Confederation of Regions | Lenard M. Smith | 180 | 0.27 | – |
| | Communist | Viola M. Swann | 103 | 0.16 | – |
| | Not affiliated | Donald I. Knight | 94 | 0.14 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 65,759 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +3.21 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert L. Wenman | 25,770 | 50.62 | -3.59 |
| | New Democratic | Joe Leclair | 16,568 | 32.55 | +1.66 |
| | Liberal | Ben B.M. Nowak | 8,483 | 16.66 | +2.07 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Sweg Deol | 83 | 0.16 | +0.04 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 50,904 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -2.62 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert L. Wenman | 26,892 | 54.21 | +12.82 |
| | New Democratic | Cyril Barkved | 15,322 | 30.89 | -1.13 |
| | Liberal | Roland J. Bouwman | 7,235 | 14.59 | -9.16 |
| | Communist | Vi Swann | 94 | 0.19 | -0.18 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Kirpal Bains | 62 | 0.12 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 49,605 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +6.98 |
1974 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert L. Wenman | 22,925 | 41.39 | +10.18 |
| | New Democratic | Mark Rose | 17,732 | 32.02 | -15.46 |
| | Liberal | Ralph Gordon Baizley | 13,152 | 23.75 | +3.02 |
| | Social Credit | Edward Hibbs | 1,205 | 2.18 | – |
| | Communist | Harold J. Pritchett | 204 | 0.37 | – |
| | Independent | Ronald William Jackson | 167 | 0.30 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 55,385 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +12.82 |
1972 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Mark Rose | 22,612 | 47.48 | +7.87 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Trevor Armstrong | 14,863 | 31.21 | +17.47 |
| | Liberal | Oscar Austring | 9,870 | 20.73 | -16.06 |
| | Independent | Dave Charles Kane | 275 | 0.58 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 47,620 | 100.0 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -4.80 |
1968 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | New Democratic | Mark Rose | 14,410 | 39.61 |
| | Liberal | Edward Patrick Murphy | 13,745 | 36.79 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Warren Lohnes | 4,997 | 13.74 |
| | Social Credit | Bert Price | 3,224 | 8.86 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,376 | 100.0 |
| This riding was created from parts of Burnaby—Coquitlam, Fraser Valley and New Westminster, which elected two New Democrats and a Social Credit (Fraser Valley) in the previous election. |||||||