Westminster-Richmond was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

 from 1894 to 1898. It and its sister ridings Westminster-Delta

Westminster-Delta

Westminster-Delta was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1894 to 1898. It and its sister ridings Westminster-Chilliwhack, Westminster-Dewdney and Westminster-Richmond were successors to the four-member Westminster riding, which appeared in 1890 only...

, Westminster-Dewdney

Westminster-Dewdney

Westminster-Dewdney was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1894 to 1898. It and its sister ridings Westminster-Delta, Westminster-Chilliwhack and Westminster-Richmond were successors to the old four-member Westminster riding, which appeared in 1890...

 and Westminster-Chilliwhack

Westminster-Chilliwhack

Westminster-Chilliwhack was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1894 to 1898. It and its sister ridings Westminster-Delta, Westminster-Dewdney and Westminster-Richmond were successors to the old four-member Westminster riding, which appeared in 1890...

 were successors to the old four-member Westminster riding

Westminster (electoral district)

Westminster was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It appeared in the 1890 election only. In 1894 it was succeeded by Westminster-Chilliwhack, Westminster-Delta, Westminster-Dewdney, and Westminster-Richmond, which were in the 1898 election succeeded by...

, which appeared in 1890 only and was a subdivision of the older New Westminster (provincial electoral district) riding. Westminster-Richmond was succeeded by the Richmond

Richmond (British Columbia provincial electoral district)

Richmond was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903...

 riding in the election of 1903

British Columbia general election, 1903

The British Columbia general election of 1903 was the tenth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on September 5, 1903, and held on October 3, 1903...

.

Demographics

Population, 1961
Population change, 1871–1961
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Electoral history

Note: winners of each election are in bold.
|Government
|Charles Stanford Douglas
|align="right"|290
|align="right"|44.07%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|Opposition
|Thomas Kidd

Thomas Kidd (British Columbia politician)

Thomas Kidd was an Irish-born farmer and political figure in British Columbia, Canada. He represented Westminster-Richmond in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1894 to 1902....

|align="right"|368
|align="right"|55.93%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|658
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Opposition
|Thomas Kidd

Thomas Kidd (British Columbia politician)

Thomas Kidd was an Irish-born farmer and political figure in British Columbia, Canada. He represented Westminster-Richmond in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1894 to 1902....

|align="right"|357
|align="right"|67.36%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|Government
|James McQueen
|align="right"|173
|align="right"|32.64%
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|530
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Progressive

Progressive Party of Canada

The Progressive Party of Canada was a political party in Canada in the 1920s and 1930s. It was linked with the provincial United Farmers parties in several provinces and, in Manitoba, ran candidates and formed governments as the Progressive Party of Manitoba...

|Thomas Kidd

Thomas Kidd (British Columbia politician)

Thomas Kidd was an Irish-born farmer and political figure in British Columbia, Canada. He represented Westminster-Richmond in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1894 to 1902....

|align="right"|222
|align="right"|39.71%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|Opposition
|Duncan Rowan
|align="right"|204
|align="right"|36.49
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|559
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}

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