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Defunct federal electoral district | |
Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1871 |
District abolished | 1979 |
First contested | 1872 |
Last contested | 1974 |
New Westminster was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1871 to 1979.
This riding was created in 1871 as New Westminster District when British Columbia joined Confederation and filled by special byelection. It was renamed "New Westminster" in 1872. The riding was abolished in 1976, when it was redistributed into the ridings of New Westminster—Coquitlam and Burnaby.