Delta was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia based on the municipality of Delta at the mouth of the Fraser River between the city of Vancouver and the Canada–United States border. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903 and its last in the election of 1986, after which it was succeeded by Delta North and Delta South, which are the current ridings in the area.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Single-member district Assembly YearsMember PartyRiding created from Westminster-Delta 10th 1903–1907John OliverLiberal 11th 1907–1909 12th 1909–1912Francis James Anderson MacKenzieConservative 13th 1912–1916 14th 1916–1920 15th 1920–1924 John OliverLiberal 16th 1924–1928 Alexander McDonald Paterson 17th 1928–1933 John Walter Berry Conservative 18th 1933–1937 Robert SwailesCCF 19th 1937–1941 Leonard Alec Shepherd 20th 1941–1945 21st 1945–1949 Alexander Campbell Hope Coalition (PC)22nd 1949–1952 1952 PC 23rd 1952–1953 Thomas Irwin Social Credit 24th 1953–1956 Became a dual-member district between 1956–1966 28th 1966–1969Robert Wenman Social Credit 29th 1969–1972 30th 1972–1975 Carl Liden NDP 31st 1975–1979Kenneth Walter Davidson Social Credit 32nd 1979–1983 33rd 1983–1986
Dual-member district AssemblyYearsSeat 1Seat 2Member PartyMember Party25th1956–1957 Thomas IrwinSocial CreditNehemiah George MasseySocial Credit1957–1960 Gordon Lionel Gibson26th1960–1961Camille MatherCCFJames Henry RhodesCCF1961–1963 NDP NDP27th1963–1966Hunter VogelSocial CreditErnest LeCoursSocial CreditBecame a single-member district again between 1966–198634th1986–1991John SavageSocial CreditWalter DavidsonSocial CreditRiding dissolved into Delta North and Delta South.
Electoral history
The Delta riding was partitioned after the 1986 election into Delta North and Delta South.
See also List of British Columbia provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts
References
Elections BC Historical Returns