Creston (electoral district)

Creston was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1924 and its last appearance was in the 1928 election. Following redistribution, the area was combined with the Nelson riding to create the new (and now current) riding of Nelson-Creston in the 1933 election.

For other current and historical electoral districts in the Kootenay region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts).

Demographics

Population, 1916
Population change, 1916–1931
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Electoral history

Note: Winners in each election are in bold.

16th British Columbia election, 1924
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
ProvincialAnnie H. Foster 397 22.57% unknown
ConservativeFred W. Lister 879 49.97% unknown
LiberalFred W. Lister 483 27.46% unknown
Total valid votes 1,759 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
17th British Columbia election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
ConservativeFred W. Lister 1,184 54.76% unknown
LiberalDuncan Daniel McLean 978 45.24% unknown
Total valid votes 2,162 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 15
Turnout %

The Creston riding was redistributed after the 1928 election. In the 1933 election the southern Kootenay Lake area was represented by the new riding of Nelson-Creston.

Sources

Elections BC Historical Returns

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