Lillooet West (electoral district)

Lillooet West was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was created from the division of the former two-member Lillooet into Lillooet East and Lillooet West, and appeared only in the 1894, 1898, and 1900 elections. For the 1894 election Lillooet East was redistributed into Kamloops and Cariboo-area ridings and Lillooet West was given the old Lillooet name, with both as one-member ridings.

Demographics

Population, 1891 census	Population, 1901 census
Population Change, 1871–1901
Area (km²)
Pop. Density (people per km²)

Electoral history

7th British Columbia election, 1894
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Opposition	William H. Keatley	36	37.11%	–	unknown
	Government	Alfred Wellington Smith (elected)	61	62.89%	–	unknown
Total valid votes			97	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
The election was voided due to voting irregularities but Prentice sat for the first session.							%

8th British Columbia election, 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Opposition	Eusebius S. Peters	72	36.06%	–	unknown
	Government	Alfred Wellington Smith (elected)	133	63.94%	–	unknown
Total valid votes			205	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

9th British Columbia election, 1900
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Government	Alexander Lachore	7	3.17%	–	unknown
	Independent	Robert B. Skinner	80	36.20%		unknown
	Government	Alfred Wellington Smith (elected)	134	60.63%	–	unknown
Total valid votes			221	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

References

Electoral History of BC 1871-1986, Elections BC

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