Lillooet East was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

. It was created from the division of the former two-member Lillooet

Lillooet (electoral district)

The Lillooet electoral district was a riding in the Canadian province of British Columbia, centred on the town of the same name and with various boundaries...

 into Lillooet East and Lillooet West

Lillooet West (electoral district)

Lillooet West was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was created from the division of the former two-member Lillooet into Lillooet East and Lillooet West, and appeared only in the 1894, 1898, and 1900 elections...

, and appeared only in the 1894, 1898, and 1900 elections. For the 1894 election Lillooet East was redistributed into Kamloops and Cariboo

Cariboo

The Cariboo is an intermontane region of British Columbia along a plateau stretching from the Fraser Canyon to the Cariboo Mountains. The name is a reference to the woodland caribou that were once abundant in the region...

-area ridings and Lillooet West

Lillooet West (electoral district)

Lillooet West was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was created from the division of the former two-member Lillooet into Lillooet East and Lillooet West, and appeared only in the 1894, 1898, and 1900 elections...

 was given the old Lillooet

Lillooet (electoral district)

The Lillooet electoral district was a riding in the Canadian province of British Columbia, centred on the town of the same name and with various boundaries...

 name, with both as one-member ridings.

Demographics

Population, 1891 census	Population, 1901 census
Population Change, 1871–1901
Area (km²)
Pop. Density (people per km²)

Electoral history

|Opposition
|James Douglas Prentice

James Douglas Prentice

James Douglas Prentice was a Scottish-born rancher and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Lillooet East in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in 1894 and from 1898 to 1903....

 (elected)
|align="right"|83
|align="right"|50.30%
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|Government
|David Alexander Stoddart

David Alexander Stoddart

David Alexander "Dave" Stoddart was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Lillooet from 1890 to 1894, Lillooet East from 1895 to 1900 and Cariboo from 1924 to 1928 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.He was born in Owen Sound, Ontario, the son of Robert...

 (elected)
|align="right"|82
|align="right"|49.70%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|165
!align="right"|100.00%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
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!align="right" colspan=7|The election was voided due to voting irregularities but Prentice sat for the first session.
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|Opposition
|James Douglas Prentice

James Douglas Prentice

James Douglas Prentice was a Scottish-born rancher and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Lillooet East in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in 1894 and from 1898 to 1903....

 (elected)
|align="right"|125
|align="right"|54.11%
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|align="right"|unknown

|Government
|David Alexander Stoddart

David Alexander Stoddart

David Alexander "Dave" Stoddart was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Lillooet from 1890 to 1894, Lillooet East from 1895 to 1900 and Cariboo from 1924 to 1928 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.He was born in Owen Sound, Ontario, the son of Robert...

|align="right"|106
|align="right"|45.89%
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|231
!align="right"|100.00%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
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!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
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|Government
|Robert Thomas Graham
|align="right"|43
|align="right"|20.77%
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|align="right"|unknown

|Opposition/Progressive
|James Douglas Prentice

James Douglas Prentice

James Douglas Prentice was a Scottish-born rancher and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Lillooet East in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in 1894 and from 1898 to 1903....

(elected)
|align="right"|164
|align="right"|79.23%
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|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|207
!align="right"|100.00%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
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