Fraser Valley
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1997
District abolished2004
First contested1997
Last contested2000

Fraser Valley was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1968 and from 1997 to 2004.

History

This electoral district has existed twice. It was first created in 1919 from Westminster District. In 1966, it was abolished when it was redistributed into Fraser Valley East, Fraser Valley West and Coast Chilcotin ridings.

It was reformed in 1996 from Fraser Valley East and Fraser Valley West ridings.

It was again abolished in 2003 when it was divided between Abbotsford and Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Westminster District
14th  1921–1925     Elgin Albert Munro Liberal
15th  1925–1926     Harry James Barber Conservative
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940
19th  1940–1945     George Cruickshank Liberal
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957     Alexander Bell Patterson Social Credit
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     William Harold Hicks Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Alexander Bell Patterson Social Credit
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Fraser Valley East, Fraser Valley West and Coast Chilcotin
Riding re-created from Fraser Valley East and Fraser Valley West
36th  1997–2000     Chuck Strahl Reform
 2000–2000     Alliance
37th  2000–2001
 2001–2002     Democratic Representative
 2002–2003     Alliance
 2003–2004     Conservative
Riding dissolved into Abbotsford and Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon

Election results

Fraser Valley, 1997–2004

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
AllianceChuck Strahl38,50969.97+7.12$60,527
LiberalHal H. Singleton8,96516.28-5.68$36,188
New DemocraticRob Lees3,1855.78-3.10$2,392
Progressive ConservativeRocky Nenka2,3304.23+0.98$2,582
MarijuanaNorm Siefken8111.47
GreenCarol Battaglio5280.95+0.31
Canadian ActionDebbie Anderson4250.77
IndependentEd Van Woudenberg2120.38$1,798
CommunistChris Bolster690.12$189
Total valid votes 55,034100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1640.30
Turnout 55,19863.70
Alliance hold Swing +6.40
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party.
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
ReformChuck Strahl33,10162.85$57,306
LiberalJohn Les11,56921.96$63,061
New DemocraticRob Lees4,6808.88$21,339
Progressive ConservativeHarry Wiens1,7143.25$6,999
Christian HeritageRodger N. Brown1,0471.98$23,870
GreenCarol Battaglio3420.64
Natural LawPatrick Boylan1180.22$5
IndependentSa Tan950.18
Total valid votes 52,666100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1820.34
Turnout 52,84867.02
This riding was re-created from Fraser Valley East and Fraser Valley West, both of which elected a Reform Party candidate. Chuck Strahl was the incumbent from Fraser Valley East.

Fraser Valley, 1921–1968

1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditAlex B. Patterson12,61134.98+4.87
New DemocraticMark W. Rose10,56329.30+3.81
LiberalHarold Martyn McDonald8,16722.65-1.51
Progressive ConservativeDon Hall4,44212.32-7.32
IndependentFrank Krenn2720.75
Total valid votes 36,055100.0  
Social Credit hold Swing +0.53
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditAlex B. Patterson11,50030.11+2.25
New DemocraticErhart Regier9,73525.49+0.63
LiberalW.R. Jack9,22624.16+0.81
Progressive ConservativeW. Harold Hicks7,50019.64-4.29
IndependentHelen Millar2320.61
Total valid votes 38,193100.0  
Social Credit hold Swing +0.81
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditA.B. Patterson9,97027.86+4.33
New DemocraticWilliam Leonard Hartley8,89624.86+6.86
Progressive ConservativeHarold Hicks8,56223.93-20.16
LiberalWalter Richard Ferguson8,35723.35+8.87
Total valid votes 35,785100.0  
Social Credit gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -1.26
Change for the New Democrats is based on the Co-operative Commonwealth.
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHarold Hicks13,89044.09+19.98
Social CreditAlexander Bell Patterson7,41423.53-15.16
Co-operative CommonwealthWesley N. Watson5,64017.90-0.95
LiberalThomas Foster Isherwood4,56214.48-3.87
Total valid votes 31,506100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit Swing +17.57
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditAlexander Bell Patterson11,09138.69-2.95
Progressive ConservativeErnest McLauchlin Adair6,91124.11
Co-operative CommonwealthKenneth William Pattern5,40518.85+3.58
LiberalDouglas Scott Steinson5,26218.35-21.99
Total valid votes 28,669100.0  
Social Credit hold Swing -13.53
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditAlexander Bell Patterson9,61841.64
LiberalGeorge Cruickshank9,31840.34-15.17
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Hampson Wilde3,52715.27-9.31
Labor–ProgressiveCarl Christian Hilland6352.75
Total valid votes 23,098100.0  
Social Credit gain from Liberal Swing +28.40
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGeorge Cruickshank12,58755.51+15.58
Co-operative CommonwealthEric Symonds Flowerdew5,57324.58-3.56
Progressive ConservativeEdward Stuart Davidson4,51419.91-12.02
Total valid votes 22,674100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +9.57
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGeorge A. Cruickshank7,62939.93-2.28
Progressive ConservativeEarl Leslie MacLeod6,10231.93-7.57
Co-operative CommonwealthHenry Peter Tyson5,37728.14+9.85
Total valid votes 19,108100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +2.64
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGeorge Alexander Cruickshank6,63842.21+15.45
National GovernmentHarry James Barber6,21139.50+5.00
Co-operative CommonwealthJames Warren Penberthy2,87718.29-10.45
Total valid votes 15,726100.0  
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +5.22
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeHarry James Barber4,35934.52-17.63
Co-operative CommonwealthJames Miller Cameron3,63028.74
LiberalJames Frederick Semple3,37926.76-21.09
ReconstructionGeorge Foster Partt1,2619.98
Total valid votes 12,629100.0  
Conservative hold Swing -23.18
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeHarry James Barber6,94652.15-8.01
LiberalGerald Grattan McGeer6,37447.85+8.01
Total valid votes 13,320100.0  
Conservative hold Swing -8.01
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeHarry James Barber6,21760.16+3.98
LiberalElihu Manuel4,11739.84-3.98
Total valid votes 10,334100.0  
Conservative hold Swing +3.98
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeHarry James Barber5,75156.18+7.46
LiberalElgin Albert Munro4,48543.82-7.46
Total valid votes 10,236100.0  
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +7.46
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalElgin Albert Munro4,30751.28
ConservativeFrank Bainard Stacey4,09248.72
Total valid votes 8,399100.0  
This riding was created from Westminster District, where Unionist Frank Bainard Stacey was the incumbent.

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