# New Westminster City

New Westminster City was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1871 to 1912. For other electoral districts in New Westminster, please see New Westminster (electoral districts).

## Demographics

* Population, 1961
* Population change, 1871–1961
* Area (km²)
* Population density (people per km²)

## List of MLAs

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| New Westminster City |||||
| 1st | 1871–1875 | Henry Holbrook | Independent |
| 2nd | 1875–1878 | Robert Dickinson | Government |
| 3rd | 1878–1881 | Ebenezer Brown | Government |
| 3rd | 1881–1882 | William James Armstrong | Independent |
| 4th | 1882–1884 | William James Armstrong | Government |
| 4th | 1884–1886 | James Cunningham | Government |
| 5th | 1886–1890 | William Norman Bole | Opposition |
| 6th | 1890–1894 | John Cunningham Brown | Government |
| 7th | 1894–1898 | James Buckham Kennedy | Opposition |
| 8th | 1898–1900 | Alexander Henderson | Government |
| 9th | 1900–1903 | John Cunningham Brown | Government |
| 11th | 1903–1907 | Thomas Gifford | Conservative |
| 12th | 1907–1909 | Thomas Gifford | Conservative |
| 12th | 1909–1912 | Thomas Gifford | Conservative |
| Conservative |||||

## Electoral history

vte1871 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| | Independent | Henry Holbrook | acclaimed | Y |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vteBritish Columbia provincial by-election, November 1871 Resignation of Henry Holbrook upon appointment to Executive Council :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| | Independent | Henry Holbrook | acclaimed | Y |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte1875 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Independent-Government | Robert Dickinson | 59 | 60.82 | Y |
| | Opposition | Henry Holbrook | 38 | 39.18 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
3rd British Columbia election, 1878 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Opposition | William James Armstrong | 64 | 43.84% | unknown |
| | Government | Ebenezer Brown | 82 | 56.16% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 146 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |
British Columbia byelection: New Westminster City, December 20, 1881 $^2$ :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Independent | William James Armstrong | Acclaimed | -.- % | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | n/a | -.- % |
| $^2$ The byelection was called due to the resignation of Ebenezer Brown in November 1881 because of ill health. |||||||
4th British Columbia election, 1882 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Independent | William James Armstrong | Accl. |
British Columbia byelection: New Westminster City, September 4, 1882 $^2$ :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Government | William James Armstrong | 104 | 67.76% | – | unknown |
| | Opposition | William Douglas Ferris | 49 | 32.24% | – | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 153 | 100.00% |
| $^2$ The byelection was called due to W. J. Armstrong's resignation upon his appointment to the Executive Council (cabinet) August 23, 1882. |||||||
British Columbia byelection: New Westminster City, April 21, 1884 $^2$ :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Opposition | William Norman Bole | 55 | 32.74% | – | unknown |
| | Government | James Cunningham | 79 | 47.02% | – | unknown |
| | Independent | Henry Valentine Edmonds | 34 | 20.24% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 168 | 100.00% |
| $^2$ The byelection was called due to W. J. Armstrong's resignation upon his appointment as Sheriff April 5, 1884. |||||||
5th British Columbia election, 1886 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Opposition | William Norman Bole | 212 | 85.14% | unknown |
| | Government | William Douglas Ferris | 37 | 14.86% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 249 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |
6th British Columbia election, 1890 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Independent | John Cunningham Brown | 530 | 52.28% | unknown |
| | Government | Thomas Cunningham | 321 | 37.72% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 851 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |
7th British Columbia election, 1894 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Government | David Samuel Curtis | 574 | 49.14% | unknown |
| | Opposition | James Buckham Kennedy | 594 | 50.86% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,168 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |
8th British Columbia election, 1898 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Opposition | John Cunningham Brown | 534 | 49.04% | unknown |
| | Government | Alexander Henderson | 555 | 50.96% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,089 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |
9th British Columbia election, 1900 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Government | John Cunningham Brown | 628 | 53.77% | unknown |
| | Conservative | Robie Lewis Reid | 540 | 46.23% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,168 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |
10th British Columbia election, 1903 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Thomas Gifford $^2$ | 772 | 57.31% | unknown |
| | Liberal | William H. Keary | 575 | 42.69% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,347 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |
| $^2$ The Vancouver Province results were 854 and 657. |||||||
11th British Columbia election, 1907 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Thomas Gifford$^1$ | 675 | 49.31% | unknown |
| | Liberal | Frederick William Howay | 547 | 39.96% | unknown |
| | Canadian Labour Party | James Samuel Rainey | 147 | 10.74% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,369 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |
12th British Columbia election, 1909 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Canadian Labour Party | Walter Dodd | 165 | 9.92% | unknown |
| | Conservative | Thomas Gifford | 881 | 52.98% | unknown |
| | Liberal | John Joseph Johnson | 6,17 | 37.10% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,663 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |
13th British Columbia election, 1912 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Thomas Gifford | 1,004 | 72.28% | unknown |
| | Liberal | George Kennedy | 385 | 27.72% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,389 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |