# New Westminster (provincial electoral district)

New Westminster is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was the final electoral district from the first British Columbia election of 1871 to continually exist until its abolition at the call of the 2024 election.
The riding is notable in a variety of ways. It never voted for a Social Credit candidate during the Socred's era of dominance between 1952 and 1991. It was also represented by Byron Ingemar Johnson, the 24th premier of British Columbia.
During the 1990s, the riding was represented by Anita Hagen, who served as deputy premier of British Columbia and minister of Education from 1991 to 1993 during the premiership of Mike Harcourt. Hagen was replaced by Graeme Bowbrick in 1996, who served as minister of Advanced Education in 2000, and attorney general from 2000 to 2001.
Under the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution the riding was dissolved into Burnaby-New Westminster and New Westminster-Coquitlam.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
### Dual-member district

| Assembly | Years | Seat 1 | Seat 1 | Seat 1 | Seat 2 | Seat 2 | Seat 2 |
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | Party | Member | Party | Party |
| 1st | 1871–1875 | William James Armstrong | | Opposition | Josiah Charles Hughes | | Opposition |
| 2nd | 1875–1878 | William James Armstrong | | Government | Ebenezer Brown | | Independent-Government |
| 3rd | 1878–1882 | Wellington John Harris | | Government | Donald McGillivray | | Government |
| 4th | 1882–1886 | John Robson | | Opposition | James Orr | | Opposition |

### Triple-member district

| Assembly | Years | Seat 1 | Seat 1 | Seat 1 | Seat 2 | Seat 2 | Seat 2 | Seat 3 | Seat 3 | Seat 3 |
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | Party | Member | Party | Party | Member | Party | Party |
| 5th | 1886–1890 | John Robson | | Government | William Henry Ladner | | Opposition | James Orr | | Opposition |
| Riding replaced by Westminster |||||||||||

### Single-member district

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding re-created from New Westminster City |||||
| 14th | 1916–1920 | David Whiteside | Liberal |
| 15th | 1920–1924 | David Whiteside | Liberal |
| 16th | 1924–1928 | Edwin James Rothwell | Liberal |
| 17th | 1928–1933 | Arthur Wellesley Gray | Liberal |
| 18th | 1933–1937 | Arthur Wellesley Gray | Liberal |
| 19th | 1937–1941 | Arthur Wellesley Gray | Liberal |
| 20th | 1941–1945 | Arthur Wellesley Gray | Liberal |
| 21st | 1945–1949 | Byron Ingemar Johnson | Coalition |
| 22nd | 1949–1952 | Byron Ingemar Johnson | Coalition |
| 22nd | 1952–1952 | Byron Ingemar Johnson | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1952–1952 | Rae Eddie | Co-operative Commonwealth |
| 24th | 1953–1956 | Rae Eddie | Co-operative Commonwealth |
| 25th | 1956–1960 | Rae Eddie | Co-operative Commonwealth |
| 26th | 1960–1963 | Rae Eddie | Co-operative Commonwealth |
| 27th | 1963–1966 | Rae Eddie | New Democratic |
| 28th | 1966–1969 | Rae Eddie | New Democratic |
| 29th | 1969–1972 | Dennis Cocke | New Democratic |
| 30th | 1972–1975 | Dennis Cocke | New Democratic |
| 31st | 1975–1979 | Dennis Cocke | New Democratic |
| 32nd | 1979–1983 | Dennis Cocke | New Democratic |
| 33rd | 1983–1986 | Dennis Cocke | New Democratic |
| 34th | 1986–1991 | Anita Hagen | New Democratic |
| 35th | 1991–1996 | Anita Hagen | New Democratic |
| 36th | 1996–2001 | Graeme Bowbrick | New Democratic |
| 37th | 2001–2005 | Joyce Murray | Liberal |
| 38th | 2005–2009 | Chuck Puchmayr | New Democratic |
| 39th | 2009–2013 | Dawn Black | New Democratic |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Judy Darcy | New Democratic |
| 41st | 2017–2020 | Judy Darcy | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2020–2024 | Jennifer Whiteside | New Democratic |
| Riding dissolved into Burnaby-New Westminster and New Westminster-Coquitlam |||||

## Election results
### 2020

vte2020 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Jennifer Whiteside | 15,903 | 60.25 | +8.32 | $31,579.21 |
| | Green | Cyrus Sy | 5,020 | 19.02 | −6.05 | $18,803.70 |
| | Liberal | Lorraine Brett | 4,291 | 16.26 | −4.94 | $9,107.81 |
| | Conservative | Benny Ogden | 912 | 3.46 | – | $0.00 |
| | Libertarian | Donald Wilson | 269 | 1.02 | +0.30 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expenses limit | Total valid votes/expenses limit | Total valid votes/expenses limit | 26,395 | 100.00 | – | $66,123.96 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 146 | 0.55 | +0.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,541 | 56.20 | –7.41 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 47,226 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +7.19 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||

### 2018 electoral reform referendum

2018 British Columbia electoral reform referendum: Question 1 :
| Choice | Choice | Votes | % |
| | Proportional representation | 9,596 | 50.96 |
| | First Past the Post | 9,236 | 49.04 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,832 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 191 | 1.00 |
| Source: Elections BC ||||
2018 British Columbia electoral reform referendum: Question 2 :
| System | Ballot 1 | Ballot 1 | Ballot 2 | Ballot 2 |
| System | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| Mixed-Member Proportional | 6,113 | 45.21 | 8,399 | 64.67 |
| Dual-Member Proportional | 3,925 | 29.03 | 4,589 | 35.33% |
| Rural–Urban Proportional | 3,484 | 25.77 | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Source: Elections BC |||||

### 2017

vte2017 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Judy Darcy | 14,377 | 51.93 | +3.09 | $64,541 |
| | Green | Jonina Campbell | 6,939 | 25.07 | +16.72 | $31,266 |
| | Liberal | Lorraine Brett | 5,870 | 21.20 | −12.17 | $24,848 |
| | Social Credit | James Crosty | 298 | 1.08 | – | $3,877 |
| | Libertarian | Rex Brocki | 199 | 0.72 | +0.02 | $0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,683 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 108 | 0.39 | −0.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,791 | 63.61 | +5.80 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 43,690 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||

### 2013

vte2013 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Judy Darcy | 13,170 | 48.84 | −7.52 | $126,704 |
| | Liberal | Hector Bremner | 8,997 | 33.37 | −1.24 | $56,036 |
| | Green | Terry Teather | 2,252 | 8.35 | −0.68 | $1,417 |
| | Conservative | Paul Forseth | 1,318 | 4.89 | − | $1,450 |
| | Independent | James Crosty | 1,038 | 3.85 | − | #3,530 |
| | Libertarian | Lewis Dahlby | 190 | 0.70 | − | $250 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,965 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 132 | 0.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,097 | 57.81 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||

### 2009

vte2009 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Dawn Black | 13,418 | 56.36 | +5.04 | $80,256 |
| | Liberal | Carole Millar | 8,240 | 34.61 | −2.81 | $24,880 |
| | Green | Matthew Laird | 2,151 | 9.03 | −0.34 | $5,214 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,809 | 100 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 137 | 0.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,946 | 55.99 |

### 2005

vte2005 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Chuck Puchmayr | 13,226 | 51.32 | +20.30 | $61,892 |
| | Liberal | Joyce Murray | 9,645 | 37.42 | −11.78 | $135,015 |
| | Green | Robert Broughton | 2,416 | 9.37 | −3.90 | $1,417 |
| | Marijuana | Christina Racki | 293 | 1.14 | −2.68 | $100 |
| | Democratic Reform | John Robinson Warren | 152 | 0.59 | – | $410 |
| | Platinum | Greg Calcutta | 42 | 0.16 | – | $100 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,774 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 166 | 0.64 | +0.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,940 | 63.91 | −6.5 |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +16.04 |

### 2001

37th British Columbia election, 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Joyce Murray | 11,059 | 49.20% | $47,701 |
| | New Democratic | Graeme Bowbrick | 6,971 | 31.02% | $26,704 |
| | Green | Robert Broughton | 2,982 | 13.27% | $3,401 |
| | Marijuana | Marlene P. Campbell | 859 | 3.82% | $394 |
| | Unity | Howard Vernon Irving | 604 | 2.69% | |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 22,475 | 100.00% | |
| Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | 113 | 0.50% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,588 | 71.07% | |

### 1996

36th British Columbia election, 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Graeme Bowbrick | 10,418 | 46.69% | $29,591 |
| | Liberal | Helen Sparkes | 8,591 | 38.50% | $34,673 |
| | Reform | Brian Stromgren | 1,446 | 6.48% | |
| | Progressive Democrat | Craig Sahlin | 1,121 | 5.02% | |
| | Green | Michael G. Horn | 488 | 2.19% | $145 |
| | Independent | Arthur Crossman | 142 | 0.64% | |
| | Natural Law | George Bauch | 107 | 0.48% | $224 |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 22,313 | 100.00% | |
| Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | 133 | 0.59% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,446 | 70.41% | |

### 1991

35th British Columbia election, 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Anita Hagen | 10,384 | 49.89% | $24,062 |
| | Liberal | Lori MacDonald | 7,117 | 34.20% | $2,534 |
| | Social Credit | Tom Baker | 3,311 | 15.91% | $26,509 |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 20,812 | 100.00% | |
| Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | 395 | 1.86% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,207 | 72.32% | |

### 1986

vte1986 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | New Democratic | Anita Hagen | 10,120 | 49.75 |
| | Social Credit | Dwight Maxwell Ross | 8,949 | 43.99 |
| | Liberal | Timothy E. Courtney | 1,200 | 5.90 |
| | Communist | Roderick Doran | 73 | 0.36 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,342 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 245 |

### 1983

33rd British Columbia election, 1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Dennis Geoffrey Cocke | 11,455 | 56.52% | unknown |
| | Social Credit | Barry David Butler | 8,224 | 40.57% | unknown |
| | Liberal | John Ian Paterson | 590 | 2.91% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,269 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 233 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |

### 1979

32nd British Columbia election, 1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Dennis Geoffrey Cocke | 11,343 | 59.30% | unknown |
| | Social Credit | Malvern James Hughes | 7,786 | 40.70% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,129 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 292 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |

### 1975

31st British Columbia election, 1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Dennis Geoffrey Cocke | 10,357 | 55.63% | unknown |
| | Social Credit | Alexander John Seigo | 8,473 | 44.35% | unknown |
| | Liberal | Karl Franke | 923 | 4.83% | unknown |
| | Communist | Roderick Doran | 60 | 0.31% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,106 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 166 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |

### 1972

30th British Columbia election, 1972 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Dennis Geoffrey Cocke | 10,357 | 55.63% | unknown |
| | Social Credit | John Earl Edmondson | 5,306 | 28.50% | unknown |
| | Liberal | Carl L. Miller | 2,953 | 15.86% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,616 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 287 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |

### 1969

29th British Columbia election, 1969 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Dennis Geoffrey Cocke | 7,280 | 40.75% | unknown |
| | Social Credit | John Earl Edmondson | 7,161 | 40.08% | unknown |
| | Liberal | Dennis Douglas George Milne | 3,368 | 18.85% | unknown |
| | Communist | Harry Harris | 57 | 0.32% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,866 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 221 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |

### 1966

28th British Columbia election, 1966 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Rae Eddie | 5,751 | 44.65% | unknown |
| | Social Credit | Edith Maud Corrigan | 5,552 | 43.11% | unknown |
| | Liberal | Robert James Cooper | 1,577 | 12.24% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 12,880 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 160 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |

### 1963

27th British Columbia election, 1963 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Rae Eddie | 5,035 | 37.57% | unknown |
| | Social Credit | Edith Maud Corrigan | 4,717 | 35.19% | unknown |
| | Liberal | George Herbert Barrett | 2,335 | 17.42% | unknown |
| | Progressive Conservative | G. Basil Raikes | 1,316 | 9.82% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,403 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 98 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |

### 1960

26th British Columbia election, 1960 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Rae Eddie | 6,496 | 41.25% | unknown |
| | Social Credit | Stanley Desmond Kermeen | 5,041 | 32.01% |
| | Liberal | Samuel Thomas Dare | 2,519 | 16.00% | unknown |
| | Progressive Conservative | Frederick Craig Munroe | 1,691 | 10.74% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 15,747 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 127 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |

### 1956

vte1956 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Rae Eddie | 4,469 | 38.83 |
| | Social Credit | Stanley Desmond Kermeen | 4,176 | 36.28 |
| | Liberal | Stewart Alsbury | 2,220 | 19.29 |
| | Independent Social Credit | J. Lewis Sangster | 645 | 5.60 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 11,510 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 82 |

### 1953

vte1953 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes 1st count | % | Votes final count | % |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Rae Eddie | 4,903 | 37.02 | 5,970 | 51.34 |
| | Liberal | Fred H. Jackson | 4,309 | 32.53 | 5,658 | 48.66 |
| | Social Credit League | Malvin A. Olsen | 3,787 | 28.59 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Alfred Dewhurst | 157 | 1.19 |
| | Christian Democratic | Mervin Casper | 89 | 0.67 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,245 | 100.00 | 11,628 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 486 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77.94 |
| Note: Preferential ballot: 1st and 4th counts of four shown only |||||||

### 1952

vte1952 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes 1st count | % | Votes final count | % |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Rae Eddie | 4,262 | 29.68 | 6,475 | 52.89 |
| | Liberal | Byron Ingemar Johnson | 4,317 | 30.07 | 5,768 | 47.11 |
| | Social Credit League | Wilbur Watson Lyle | 3,616 | 25.18 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Elizabeth C. Wood | 2,163 | 15.06 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 14,358 | 100.00 | 12,243 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 437 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77.94 |
| Note: Preferential ballot: 1st and 3rd counts of three shown only |||||||

### 1949

vte1949 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Coalition | Byron Ingemar Johnson | 7,969 | 61.57 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | George Henry Mitchell | 4,509 | 34.84 |
| | Social Credit | Wilbur Watson Lyle | 328 | 2.53 |
| | People's | Edward Charles Mills | 137 | 1.06 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 12,943 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 125 |

### 1945

21st British Columbia election, 1945 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Coalition | Byron Ingemar Johnson $^8$ | 4,900 | 57.91% | unknown |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Clifford Augustine Greer | 2,967 | 35.06% | unknown |
| | Labor-Progressive | Charles Stewart | 595 | 7.03% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,462 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 94 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |
| $^8$ 23rd Premier of British Columbia |||||||

### 1941

20th British Columbia election, 1941 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Arthur Wellesley Gray | 3,694 | 41.74% | unknown |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Stanley Blake | 2,387 | 26.97% | unknown |
| | Conservative (historical) | Mary Dorothea McBride | 1,923 | 21.73% | unknown |
| | Labour | Edward Charles Mills | 845 | 9.55% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,849 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 178 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |

### 1937

19th British Columbia election, 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Arthur Wellesley Gray | 4,055 | 52.02% | unknown |
| | Conservative (historical) | Thomas Robert Selkirk | 1,766 | 22.66% | unknown |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Stanley Blake | 1,321 | 16.95% | unknown |
| | Communist | Edwin Henry Baker | 567 | 7.27% | unknown |
| | Labour | Edward Charles Mills | 86 | 1.10% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,795 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 116 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |

### 1933

18th British Columbia election, 1933 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Arthur Wellesley Gray | 2,694 | 46.98% | unknown |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Daniel McGrath | 1,476 | 25.74% | unknown |
| | Independent | David Whiteside $^1$ | 1,439 | 25.10% | unknown |
| | United Front (Workers and Farmers) | Douglas Thomas | 125 | 2.18% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,734 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 67 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |
| $^1$ Endorsed by the Independent CCF. |||||||

### 1928

17th British Columbia election, 1928 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Arthur Wellesley Gray $^6$ | 3.262 | 56.16% | unknown |
| | Conservative (historical) | Albert Morris Sanford | 2,546 | 43.84% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,808 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 205 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |
| $^6$ "Wells Gray", namesake and instigator of the provincial park of that name in the Cariboo Mountains. |||||||

### 1924

16th British Columbia election, 1924 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Edwin James Rothwell | 1,564 | 37.61% | unknown |
| | Conservative (historical) | Albert Morris Sanford | 1,310 | 31.51% | unknown |
| | Labour | Richard Carter Higgins | 693 | 16.67% | unknown |
| | Provincial | George Livingstone Cassady | 591 | 14.21% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,158 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |

### 1920

vte1920 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | David Whiteside | 1,980 | 43.07 |
| | Soldier–Labour | William James Sloan $^5$ | 1,611 | 35.04 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Gifford | 1,006 | 21.88 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,597 | 100.00 |
| $^5$ Also referred to as an Independent. Nominated by delegates representing the Great War Veterans Association, the GAUV, the B.C. Fisherman's Protective Association, the Army and Navy Veterans, and organized labour. |||||||

### 1916

1916 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | David Whiteside | 1,369 | 53.59% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Gifford | 1,186 | 46.42% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,555 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |

### 1886

vte1886 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Government | John Robson | 420 | 18.67 | Y |
| | Opposition | James Orr | 358 | 15.92 | Y |
| | Opposition | William Henry Ladner | 365 | 16.23 | Y |
| | Government | Herbert John Kirkland | 348 | 15.47 |
| | Opposition | Donald McGillivray | 331 | 14.72 |
| | Independent | Lewis Arthur Agassiz | 142 | 6.31 |
| | Independent | William Isaac | 17 | 0.76 |
| | Independent | Henry Dawson | 11 | 0.49 |
| | Independent | James Kennedy | 7 | 0.31 |
| | Government | Allen Casey Wells | 250 | 11.12 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,249 | 100.00 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||

### 1883 by-election

vteBritish Columbia provincial by-election, February 1883 Resignation of John Robson upon appointment to Executive Council :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Government | John Robson | acclaimed | n/a |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||

### 1882

1882 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Opposition | John Robson | 262 | 37.01 | Y |
| | Opposition | James Orr | 168 | 23.73 | Y |
| | Opposition | Herbert John Kirkland | 127 | 17.94 |
| | Government | William Henry Ladner | 76 | 10.73 |
| | Opposition | Henry Dawson | 60 | 8.47 |
| | Government | William Isaac | 15 | 2.12 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 708 | 100.00 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||

### 1878

1878 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Government | Donald McGillivray | 202 | 28.86 | Y |
| | Government | Wellington John Harris | 171 | 24.43 | Y |
| | Opposition | James Orr | 153 | 21.86 |
| | Opposition | Henry Mathers | 130 | 18.57 |
| | Independent | James Kennedy | 44 | 6.28 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 700 | 100.00 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||

### 1875

1875 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Independent Government | Ebenezer Brown | 154 | 26.15 | Y |
| | Government | William James Armstrong | 153 | 25.98 | Y |
| | Reform caucus | Donald McGillivray | 117 | 19.86 |
| | Reform caucus | Jeremiah Rogers $^2$ | 111 | 18.84 |
| | Government | William M. Campbell | 54 | 9.17 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 589 | 100.00 |
| $^2$ Noted lumberman on False Creek/English Bay |||||||

### 1871

vte1871 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Independent | Josiah Charles Hughes | 148 | 45.82 | Y |
| | Independent | William James Armstrong | 128 | 39.63 | Y |
| | Independent | Hugh McRoberts | 47 | 14.55 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 323 | 100.00 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||