Victoria City was one of the first twelve provincial electoral districts in the province of British Columbia, Canada, upon its entry into Confederation that year. It was originally a four-member riding, and elected to the Legislature several prominent members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and premiers. It last appeared on the hustings in the 1963 election.

Electoral history

Note: Winners in each election are in bold. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|1,515 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !style="text-align:right; max-width:50em" colspan=7|1 First Premier of British Columbia. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|n/a !align="right"| -.- % !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !style="text-align:right; max-width:50em" colspan=7|² The byelection was called due to Beaven's resignation upon appointment to the Executive Council (cabinet) on December 23, 1872. This byelection was one of a series held to confirm appointments to the Executive Council, which was the old parliamentary convention. As this byelection writ was filled by acclamation, no polling day was required and the seat was filled within two weeks. The stated date is the date the return of writs was received by the Chief Electoral Officer. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|727 !align="right"| 100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !style="text-align:right; max-width:50em" colspan=7|4 The byelection was called following Elliott's resignation upon appointment to the Executive Council (cabinet) on February 1, 1876. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|2,523 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|n/a !align="right"| -.- % !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !style="text-align:right; max-width:50em" colspan=7|5 The byelection was called due to Beaven's resignation upon his appointment to Executive Council June 26, 1878 This byelection was one of a series held to confirm appointments to the Executive Council, which was the old parliamentary convention. As this byelection writ was filled by acclamation, no polling day was required and the seat was filled within two weeks. The stated date is the date the return of writs was received by the Chief Electoral Officer. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|2,811 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !style="text-align:right; max-width:50em" colspan=7|6 Sixth Premier of British Columbia. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|555 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !style="text-align:right; max-width:50em" colspan=7|7 The byelection was called due to the resignation of Simeon Duck upon his appointment to the Executive Council March 21, 1885. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|3,955 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !style="text-align:right; max-width:50em" colspan=7|8 Premier of British Columbia. !style="text-align:right; max-width:50em" colspan=7|9 Later the fifteenth Premier of British Columbia. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|7,179 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|12,257 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !style="text-align:right; max-width:50em" colspan=7|10 Eleventh Premier of British Columbia. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|9,408 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|11,264 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !style="text-align:right; max-width:50em" colspan=7|11 Thirteenth Premier of British Columbia. In 1902, premier Edward Gawler Prior won a seat in a by-election. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|12,795 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|12,548 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !style="text-align:right; max-width:50em" colspan=7|12 Sixteenth Premier of British Columbia. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|19,320 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !style="text-align:right; max-width:50em" colspan=7|13 Endorsed by Liberals. !style="text-align:right; max-width:50em" colspan=7|14 Later 19th Premier of BC 1918-1927. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|16,034 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !style="text-align:right; max-width:50em" colspan=7|15 Endorsed by Social Democratic Party of BC !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|30,751 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|51,675 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|57,457 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|251 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|65,316 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|185 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !style="text-align:right; max-width:50em" colspan=7|19 In addition to William John Bowser (NPIG), the List of Candidates contains five other candidates who did not run on the amended polling day (see note 2): Charles Randall Bishop (NPIG), Joshua Hinchliffe (UPBC), Walter Luney (NPIG), George McGregor (NPIG) and Lorne Ross (IND.). !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|65,955 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|233 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|43,497 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|131 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !style="text-align:right; max-width:50em" colspan=7|20 Seat reduced from four members to three. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|50,071 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|124 !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|65,679 !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|253 !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|23,830 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|20,492 !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|1,991 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|77.94% !align="right"| !align="right"| !style="text-align:right; max-width:50em" colspan=9 |21 Candidate choices in multi-member ridings such as Victoria City were split into separate ballot competitions for the elimination ballot. Victoria City ran three fields of candidates, arranged in Ballots A, B, and C. Preferential ballot; first and final counts (of 4) shown only. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|23,370 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|19,959 !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|2,424 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|77.94% !align="right"| !align="right"| !style="text-align:right; max-width:50em" colspan=9|22 Preferential ballot; first and final counts (of 4) shown only. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|23,670 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|20,273 !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|2,129 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|77.94% !align="right"| !align="right"| !style="text-align:right; max-width:50em" colspan=9|23 Preferential ballot; first and final counts only (of 3) shown. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|22,787 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|18,868 !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|1,804 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total Registered Voters !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !style="text-align:right; max-width:50em" colspan=7|24 See Note on 1952 Election Ballot A. Preferential ballot; first and final counts (of 5) shown only. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|22,418 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|18,674 !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|2,162 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total Registered Voters !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !style="text-align:right; max-width:50em" colspan=7|25 Preferential ballot; final count is between top two candidates from first count; intermediary counts (of 4) not shown !style="text-align:right; max-width:50em" colspan=7|26 Listed as "Drake, Montagne Lawrence Tyrwhitt" in Statement of Votes. In 1956 Statement of Votes he was listed as Tyrwhitt-Drake. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|22,414 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|18,991 !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|2,173 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total Registered Voters !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !style="text-align:right; max-width:50em" colspan=7|27 Preferential ballot; first and final counts (of 4) not shown !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|60,519 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|212 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|65,329 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|388 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|58,670 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|175 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"|

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