Fraser Valley East

Fraser Valley East
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1966
District abolished 1996
First contested 1968
Last contested 1993

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

This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Fraser Valley, Kamloops and Okanagan Boundary ridings.

It was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into the Fraser Valley riding.

It initially consisted of:

  • the Fraser-Cheam Regional District; and
  • the part of the Central Fraser Valley Regional District lying east of Bradner Road in Matsqui District Municipality.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:

  • the Fraser-Cheam Regional District;
  • the part of Central Fraser Regional District lying east of a line drawn from the north boundary of the regional district south to Glenmore Road, along that road and the British Columbia Hydro & Power Railway right-of-way to the south boundary of Matsqui District Municipality, and west and south along that boundary to the southeast corner of Matsqui.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Fraser Valley, Kamloops and Okanagan Boundary
28th  1968–1972     Jerry Pringle Liberal
29th  1972–1974     Alexander Bell Patterson Progressive Conservative
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988     Ross Belsher Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Chuck Strahl Reform
Riding dissolved into Fraser Valley

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ReformChuck Strahl23,49246.00+42.90
LiberalHal Singleton15,67230.69+9.52
Progressive ConservativeRoss Belsher6,65013.02-25.77
New DemocraticRollie Keith2,7295.34-22.67
Christian HeritageBill Boesterd1,1582.27-6.03
NationalErnie Pope8511.67–
GreenRichard Steven Kisby2430.48–
Natural LawEstelle Rachel Brooke2060.40–
Canada PartyCroft Egan670.13–
Total valid votes 51,068100.0  
Reform gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +16.69
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRoss Belsher16,63138.79-21.13
New DemocraticDon Olds12,01128.01+4.14
LiberalJanet Chisholm9,07621.17+6.33
Christian HeritageRon Gray3,5608.30–
ReformRay Renwick1,3293.10–
RhinocerosB.J. Wills2720.63–
Total valid votes 42,879100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -12.64
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRoss Belsher32,07359.92+10.21
New DemocraticDavid C. Menzies12,77923.87-0.31
LiberalJohn H. Vollebregt7,94214.84-6.62
LibertarianJ. Wayne Marsden7351.37–
Total valid votes 53,529100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +5.26
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAlex Patterson21,98949.71-7.36
New DemocraticHarry W. Fontaine10,69524.18+2.80
LiberalJack Suderman9,49021.46+0.59
IndependentJohn Pankratz2,0574.65–
Total valid votes 44,231100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -5.08
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAlex Patterson24,36357.07+10.74
New DemocraticHarry W. Fontaine9,12621.38+5.37
LiberalJohann Joe Erickson8,91020.87-16.79
Not affiliatedKen Brownlee2930.69–
Total valid votes 42,692100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +2.68
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAlex B. Patterson18,78046.33+11.59
LiberalJerry Pringle15,26837.66+8.58
New DemocraticDavid Carstairs Menzies6,48916.01-7.68
Total valid votes 40,537100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +1.50
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAlex B. Patterson12,30234.74+22.14
LiberalJerry Pringle10,29729.08-5.66
New DemocraticWalt Heinrich8,39023.69-0.17
Social CreditCyril Shelford4,42612.50-16.31
Total valid votes 35,415100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +13.90
Progressive Conservative candidate Alexander Bell Patterson gained 5.93 percentage points from the 1968 election, when he ran as a Social Credit.
Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJerry Pringle9,68934.74
Social CreditAlex B. Patterson8,03528.81
New DemocraticGlenn C. Haddrell6,65423.86
Progressive ConservativeOscar Dayton3,51412.60
Total valid votes 27,892100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Fraser Valley, Kamloops and Okanagan Boundary, which elected two Progressive Conservatives and a Social Credit (Fraser Valley) in the last election. Alexander Bell Patterson was the incumbent from Fraser Valley.

See also

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