Victoria (British Columbia federal electoral district)
Federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Victoria is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1904 and since 1925.
British Columbia electoral district | |||
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Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
New Democratic | ||
District created | 1924 | ||
First contested | 1925 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2016)[1] | 117,133 | ||
Electors (2015) | 90,217 | ||
Area (km²)[2] | 40.28 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 2,908 | ||
Census division(s) | Capital Regional District | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Saanich, Victoria, Oak Bay, Capital H |
The riding was originally chartered as Victoria District for the special byelections held in 1871 upon the province's entry into Confederation. Like the other B.C. ridings with that appellation, however, the "District" was dropped once the temporary ridings were ratified and made "permanent" for the general election of 1872; this was the first in which the Victoria riding (by that name) appeared. From 1905 up until the 1925 election, Victoria was represented by the riding of Victoria City.