South Victoria was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in 1894 as part of a redistribution of the old Victoria riding, along with North Victoria. For other Victoria-area ridings please see List of electoral districts in Greater Victoria.


Electoral history

Note: winners of each election are in bold.

7th British Columbia election, 1894
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
GovernmentJoseph Westrop Carey10026.74%unknown
GovernmentDavid McEwen Eberts27473.26% unknown
Total valid votes 374 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
8th British Columbia election, 1898
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
GovernmentDavid McEwen Eberts23652.91% unknown
OppositionJames Stuart Yates21047.09%unknown
Total valid votes 446 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
1900 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
OppositionDavid McEwen Eberts23652.91
Government-IndependentGeorge Sangster20844.54
Total valid votes 467 100.00

The South Victoria riding was succeeded in the 1903 election by Oak Bay.

Sources

Elections BC Historical Returns

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