Westminster-Dewdney was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1894 to 1900. It and its sister ridings Westminster-Delta, Westminster-Chilliwhack and Westminster-Richmond were successors to the old four-member Westminster riding, which appeared in 1890 only and was a subdivision of the older New Westminster riding. Westminster-Dewdney was succeeded by the Dewdney riding in the election of 1903. This area is currently part of the Maple Ridge-Mission riding, with its former eastern portions now in Chilliwack-Kent (Dewdney had included Agassiz and Harrison Hot Springs in its first incarnation).
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government | John Matthew Lefevre | 224 | 40.65% | – | unknown | |
| Opposition | Colin Buchanan Sword | 327 | 59.35% | – | ||
| Total valid votes | 551 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | % | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government | Richard McBride 1 | 239 | 52.23% | – | unknown | |
| Opposition | Charles Whetham | 216 | 47.47% | – | unknown | |
| Total valid votes | 455 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | % | |||||
| 1 16th Premier of British Columbia | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard McBride | 338 | 54.25% | unknown | ||
| Government | Charles Whetham | 285 | 45.75% | – | unknown | |
| Total valid votes | 623 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | % | |||||
In the large redistribution in advance of the 1903 election, which provided the basis for the modern system of ridings until the 1990s, the Westminster-Dewdney riding was adjusted slightly and renamed Dewdney, which lasted until the general election of 1986.