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Central Fraser Valley (electoral district)

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Central Fraser Valley was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1979 to 1986. For other Greater Vancouver area ridings please see New Westminster (electoral districts) and/or Vancouver (electoral districts).

Demographics

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Population, 1966
Population change, 1966–1986
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Political geography

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Notable elections

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Notable MLAs

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Electoral history

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Note: Winners in each election are in bold.

32nd British Columbia election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
New Democratic Jan Bakker 4,653 25.88% unknown
  Progressive Conservative Eva Viola Barton 1,362 7.57% unknown
Social Credit William Samuel Ritchie 11,967 66.55% unknown
Total valid votes 17,982 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 279
Turnout %
33rd British Columbia election, 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  New Democrat Harry Wilfred Fontaine 6,628 25.05% unknown
  Progressive Conservative James Alexander McNeil 3,399 12.85% unknown
Social Credit William Samuel Ritchie 16,032 60.59% unknown
Liberal Jacob Victor Suderman 399 1.51% unknown
Total valid votes 26,458 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 419
Turnout %
34th British Columbia election, 19861
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
New Democratic Violet Bergen 6,805 13.44% unknown
Social Credit Harry de Jong 15,900 31.41% unknown
Social Credit Peter Albert Dueck 16,961 33.51% unknown
  Progressive Conservative James Alexander McNeil 4,900 9.68% unknown
New Democratic J. Steven Mohr 6,052 11.96% unknown
Total valid votes 50,618 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 627
Turnout %
1 Seat increased to two members from one.

Sources

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Elections BC Historical Returns