Skeena was a federal
electoral district
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in
British Columbia
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1917 to 2004.
Geography
This was a rural, mostly wilderness, riding in northwestern BC It consisted of the northwest corner of the province of British Columbia, including the towns of
Prince Rupert,
Smithers and
Terrace
Terrace may refer to:
Landforms and construction
* Fluvial terrace, a natural, flat surface that borders and lies above the floodplain of a stream or river
* Terrace, a street suffix
* Terrace, the portion of a lot between the public sidewalk a ...
, and
Haida Gwaii
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.
History
This riding was created in 1914 from parts of
Comox—Atlin. It was first used in the
1917 federal election. The district was abolished in 2003. It was merged with portions of
Prince George—Bulkley Valley and
Cariboo—Chilcotin to form
Skeena—Bulkley Valley.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following
members of Parliament:
Election results
See also
*
List of Canadian electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect membe ...
*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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External links
Library of Parliament Riding ProfileExpenditures - 2004Expenditures - 2000Expenditures – 1997* Website of th
Parliament of Canada
References
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Former federal electoral districts of British Columbia
Terrace, British Columbia