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Cassiar (electoral district)

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Cassiar was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared in the British Columbia general election of 1882.

Demographics

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Population, 1881
Population change, 1881-190x
Area (km2)
Population density (people per km2)

Electoral history

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Note: Winners in each election are in bold.

4th 1882 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Government William V. Brown 18 31.58% unknown
Opposition John Grant 39 68.42% unknown
Total valid votes 57 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
5th 1886 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Government John Dempsey 1 n/a - % unknown
Opposition John Grant 1 n/a - % unknown
Total valid votes 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
1 "No strictly accurate return available - the Returning Officer merely stating: 'John Grant elected by a majority of 3'."
6th 1890 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Opposition Robert Cunningham 46 42.59% unknown
Government Robert Hanley Hall 62 57.41% unknown
Total valid votes 108 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
7th 1894 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Independent (Government?) William Dalby 45 30.61% unknown
Government John Irving 102 69.39% unknown
Total valid votes 147 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
8th 1898 British Columbia general election 2
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Government Charles William Digby Clifford 148 46.54% unknown
Government John Irving 125 39.31% unknown
  Independents George Simpson McTavish 45 14.15% unknown
Total valid votes 318 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
2 Increased to a two-member seat from one.


1900 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Conservative-Opposition Charles William Digby Clifford 318 30.67 Green tickY
Unknown James Stables3 277 26.71 Green tickY
Independent Opposition John Irving 244 23.53
Unknown Alexander Godfrey3 198 19.09
Total valid votes 1,037 100.00
3 Neither Godfrey nor Stables' affiliation were mentioned in the newspapers. Stables may have been an Independent Government supporter.

Cassiar riding was eliminated in the redistribution after the 1900 election. In the 1903 election, this region was represented by the new Atlin and Skeena ridings.

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