Electoral History
Note: Winners of each election are in bold.
| 14th British Columbia election, 1916 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | Roy Branwood Dier | 1,186 | 43.89% | unknown | ||
| Independent Socialist | Parker Williams | 551 | 56.11% | unknown | ||
| Total valid votes | 982 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | % | |||||
| 15th British Columbia election, 1920 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Independent Socialist | John Bickle | 129 | 7.70% | unknown | ||
| Liberal-Conservative Coalition | William Gilbert Fraser | 424 | 25.30% | unknown | ||
| Federated Labour | Samuel Guthrie | 704 | 42.00% | unknown | ||
| Independent Socialist | James Hurst Hawthornthwaite | 419 | 25.00% | unknown | ||
| Total valid votes | 1,676 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | % | |||||
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