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
	Provincial	Annie H. Foster	397	22.57%	–	unknown
	Conservative	Fred W. Lister	879	49.97%		unknown
	Liberal	John Norcross	483	27.46%	–	unknown
Total valid votes			1,759	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

17th British Columbia election, 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Conservative	Fred W. Lister	1,184	54.76%		unknown
	Liberal	Frank Putnam	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