Slocan was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance in the election of 1903 and its last in the general election of 1920. It was succeeded by the Kaslo-Slocan riding in the 1924 election.
For other current and historical electoral districts in the Kootenay region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts).
Demographics[]
Population, 1901
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Population Change, 1901–1921
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Area (km²)
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Pop. Density (people per km²)
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Political Geography[]
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Notable Elections[]
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Notable MLAs[]
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Electoral history[]
Note: Winners in each election are in bold.
10th British Columbia election, 1903
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Expenditures
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Labour 1
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William Davidson
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358
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55.33%
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unknown
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Conservative |
William Hunter |
289 |
44.67% |
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unknown
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Total valid votes
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647
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100.00%
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Total rejected ballots
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Turnout
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1 Nominated by the Slocan Labour Party, which was based on the Provincial Progressive Party of 1902, and supported by the Socialists
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15th British Columbia election, 1920
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Expenditures
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Conservative |
William Hunter |
568 |
41.55% |
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unknown
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Liberal
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Charles Franklin Nelson
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471
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34.46%
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unknown
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2
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Alfred Harvey Smith
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328
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23.99%
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unknown
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Total valid votes
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1,367
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100.00%
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Total rejected ballots
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76.94%
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2 Also referred to as "O.B.U." (One Big Union) candidate
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Sources[]
Elections BC historical returns