List of British Columbia by-elections
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The list of British Columbia by-elections includes every by-election
held in the Canadian province
of British Columbia
. By-elections occur whenever there is a vacancy in the Legislative Assembly
, although an imminent general election
may allow the vacancy to remain until the dissolution of parliament
. The most recent by-election took place on May 11, 2011, in the district of Vancouver-Point Grey
.
A by-election occurs whenever there is a vacancy in the Legislative Assembly
. Vacancies can occur for the following reasons:
When there is a vacancy, a by-election must be called within six months of the Chief Electoral Officer learning of it. The only exception is when a member has been recalled. In that case, a by-election must be held with 90 days.
* Reitsma is a former Liberal.
* Dueck is a former Socred.
of the Progressive Conservative Party
runs in the Vancouver Centre by-election, the first time any Chinese Canadian
had run for a seat in a Canadian legislature.
. After the next general election
, the voting system would be reverted back to first past the post in time for the next by-election.
.
† Won by acclamation
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
† Won by acclamation
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
† Won by acclamation
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
by-election was won by Mary Ellen Smith
. She is the first woman to run and be elected in a provincial-level election, which was also the first one where women could vote
.
† Won by acclamation
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
~ 'Independent people's candidate', also endorsed by the Liberal Party.
* Endorsed by the United Mineworkers of America and "organized labour generally".
† Won by acclamation
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
† Won by acclamation
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
is the last time a by-election had been held due to a voided result, as of March 2008. The November 18, 1903 by-election in Vancouver City
is the first by-election held since political parties
were introduced to the province.
† Won by acclamation
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
† Won by acclamation
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
† Won by acclamation
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
* Result was voided.
† Won by acclamation
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
† Won by acclamation
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
† Won by acclamation
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
† Won by acclamation
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
† Won by acclamation
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
† Won by acclamation
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
† Won by acclamation
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
held in the Canadian province
Provinces and territories of Canada
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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...
. By-elections occur whenever there is a vacancy in the Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament ....
, although an imminent general election
General election
In a parliamentary political system, a general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen. The term is usually used to refer to elections held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections.The term...
may allow the vacancy to remain until the dissolution of parliament
Dissolution of parliament
In parliamentary systems, a dissolution of parliament is the dispersal of a legislature at the call of an election.Usually there is a maximum length of a legislature, and a dissolution must happen before the maximum time...
. The most recent by-election took place on May 11, 2011, in the district of Vancouver-Point Grey
Vancouver-Point Grey
Vancouver-Point Grey is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1933. It and the other new Vancouver ridings in this year, Vancouver-Burrard, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver East, were...
.
Causes
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament ....
. Vacancies can occur for the following reasons:
- Death of a member. The last time a sitting MLA died was Fred Gingell in 1999. In addition, elected MLA's sometimes die before taking their seats. The last time this happened was in 1924 when John McKie died before the first session.
- Resignation of a member.
- RecallRecall electionA recall election is a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before his or her term has ended...
of a member. This has never happened. However, former MLA Paul ReitsmaPaul ReitsmaPaul Reitsma is a former member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada, for the electoral district of Parksville-Qualicum.Reitsma served as the mayor of Port Alberni and Parksville, prior to his move to provincial politics....
was unofficially recalled because he resigned just as a recall attempt nearly succeeded. - Voided results. The last time a by-election took place for this reason was in 1904. The most recent any election has come close to being voided was in 1963.
- Expulsion from the legislature.
- Ineligibility to sit.
- Winning in more than one district during a general election. The last time that happened was in 1921. It has been forbidden to run in multiple districts since 1940.
- A riding being established during a parliament. The only time a by-election took place because of this was in early 1934, in ColumbiaColumbia (electoral district)Columbia was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903. It lasted until the 1928 election, after which the revised riding was renamed Columbia River...
.
When there is a vacancy, a by-election must be called within six months of the Chief Electoral Officer learning of it. The only exception is when a member has been recalled. In that case, a by-election must be held with 90 days.
39th Parliament 2009-present
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver-Point Grey Vancouver-Point Grey Vancouver-Point Grey is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1933. It and the other new Vancouver ridings in this year, Vancouver-Burrard, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver East, were... |
May 11, 2011 | Gordon Campbell Gordon Campbell Gordon Muir Campbell, is a Canadian diplomat and politician, who is currently serving as Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. He previously served as the 34th Premier of British Columbia from 2001 to 2011... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Christy Clark Christy Clark Christina Joan "Christy" Clark, MLA is a Canadian politician, the 35th and current Premier of British Columbia, Canada... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Resignation | Yes | ||
| Port Moody-Coquitlam Port Moody-Coquitlam Port Moody-Coquitlam is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was first contested in the 2009 general election in which BC Liberal Iain Black was elected as its MLA... |
TBD | Iain Black Iain Black Iain James Stewart Black is a former politician in British Columbia, Canada. He was first elected to represent the riding of Port Moody-Westwood in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the BC general election held on May 17, 2005, as a member of the BC Liberal Party... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
TBD | TBD | TBD | Resignation | TBD |
38th Parliament 2005-2009
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver-Burrard Vancouver-Burrard Vancouver-Burrard was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared on the hustings in the 1933 general election.... |
October 29, 2008 | Lorne Mayencourt Lorne Mayencourt Lorne Mayencourt is a Canadian politician, who formerly represented the electoral district of Vancouver-Burrard in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a member of the BC Liberal party.... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Spencer Herbert | NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Resignation | No | ||
| Vancouver-Fairview Vancouver-Fairview Vancouver-Fairview is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :-MLAs:#Gary Farrell-Collins, Liberal #Gregor Robertson, NDP #Jenn McGinn, NDP... |
October 29, 2008 | Gregor Robertson Gregor Robertson (politician) Gregor Angus Bethune Robertson is a Canadian politician who has been the 39th Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, since 2008. He was elected as part of the Vision Vancouver party slate... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Jenn McGinn Jenn McGinn Jenn McGinn is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, representing the electoral district of Vancouver-Fairview, in a by-election on October 29, 2008. She is the first openly lesbian MLA to serve in the British Columbian Legislature... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Resignation | Yes |
37th Parliament 2001-2005
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey-Panorama Ridge Surrey-Panorama Ridge Surrey-Panorama Ridge was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 2001 to 2009.- Demographics :-1999 Redistribution:Surrey-Panorama Ridge was created from*the southern half of Surrey-Newton... |
October 28, 2004 | Gulzar Cheema | Liberals British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Jagrup Brar Jagrup Brar Jagrup Brar, is a Member of the Legislative Assembly in British Columbia, Canada. He represents the riding of Surrey-Fleetwood as a member of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia.-Early life:... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Resignation | No |
36th Parliament 1996-2001
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta South Delta South Delta South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Member of Legislative Assembly :The current MLA for this riding is Vicki Huntington, the only Independent elected to the Assembly in the 2009 election.... |
December 7, 1999 | Fred Gingell | Liberals British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Val Roddick Val Roddick Val Roddick is a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. She represented the riding of Delta South from 1999, when she won a by-election to succeed Fred Gingell, until 2009.... |
Liberals British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Death | Yes | ||
| Parksville-Qualicum Parksville-Qualicum Parksville-Qualicum was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1991. It also appeared was in the 1996 general election and a by-election in 1998. Following redistribution, the area... |
December 14, 1998 | Paul Reitsma Paul Reitsma Paul Reitsma is a former member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada, for the electoral district of Parksville-Qualicum.Reitsma served as the mayor of Port Alberni and Parksville, prior to his move to provincial politics.... |
Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... * |
Judith Reid Judith Reid Judith Reid is a politician in British Columbia, Canada. She is a former Liberal Party Member of the Legislative Assembly , and was Minister of Transportation for 3 years.... |
Liberals British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Resignation | No | ||
| Surrey-White Rock Surrey-White Rock Surrey-White Rock is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. During the 2008 re-distribution of riding boundaries, Surrey-White Rock kept the majority of its existing region.- Demographics :- Geography :... |
September 15, 1997 | Wilf Hurd Wilf Hurd Wilf Hurd is a Canadian politician from British Columbia. He represented the riding of Surrey-White Rock for the Liberal Party as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1997 federal election.-Political career:Hurd has a degree in... |
Liberals British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Gordon Hogg Gordon Hogg Gordon Hogg is a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. He has represented the riding of Surrey-White Rock since 1997. He currently serves as the Parliamentary Secretary for Not for Profit-Public Partnerships. Previously he has been Minister of... |
Liberals British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Resignation | Yes |
35th Parliament 1991-1996
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsford Abbotsford Abbotsford may refer to a place in:Australia* Abbotsford, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia* Abbotsford, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, AustraliaCanada* Abbotsford, British Columbia, a city in Canada... |
May 3, 1995 | Harry De Jong | Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
John van Dongen John van Dongen John van Dongen is a Member of the Legislative Assembly, representing the riding of Abbotsford South, in the province of British Columbia , Canada. Mr. van Dongen is one of the longest serving BC Liberal MLAs in the BC Legislature... |
Liberals British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Resignation | No | ||
| Vancouver-Quilchena Vancouver-Quilchena Vancouver-Quilchena is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
February 17, 1994 | Art Cowie | Liberals British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Gordon Campbell | Liberals British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Resignation | Yes | ||
| Matsqui | February 17, 1994 | Peter Dueck | Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... * |
Mike de Jong Mike de Jong Mike de Jong, Q.C. is a politician from British Columbia, Canada.-Politics and career:He was appointed Minister of Health Mike de Jong on March 14, 2011. He has previously held the post of Attorney General and Government House Leader, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General and Minister of... |
Liberals British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Resignation | No |
34rd Parliament 1986-1991
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Bay-Gordon Head Oak Bay-Gordon Head Oak Bay-Gordon Head is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :... |
December 13, 1989 | Brian Smith Brian Smith (politician) Brian Ray Douglas Smith is a Canadian politician and business executive. After serving for a decade on Oak Bay municipal council, Smith was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 1979 election to represent the riding of Oak Bay-Gordon Head for the Social Credit Party... |
Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
Elizabeth Cull Elizabeth Cull Elizabeth Cull is a Canadian politician, teacher, and broadcast panel member. She was a former NDP MLA for the riding of Oak Bay-Gordon Head.-Political career:... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Resignation | No | ||
| Cariboo Cariboo (provincial electoral district) Cariboo was one of the twelve original electoral districts created when British Columbia became a Canadian province in 1871. Roughly corresponding to the old colonial electoral administrative district of the same name, it was a three-member riding until the 1894 election, when it was reduced... |
September 20, 1989 | Alex Fraser Alex Fraser (politician) The Hon. Alexander Vaughan Fraser was a Canadian politician. Fraser began his career as a businessman in the central British Columbia town of Quesnel, located in the Cariboo region.... |
Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
David Zirnhelt David Zirnhelt David Zirnhelt is a Canadian politician. He was born in Williams Lake, British Columbia, located in the Cariboo region of the province's central interior... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Death | No | ||
| Nanaimo | March 15, 1989 | Dave Stupich | NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Jan Pullinger Jan Pullinger Janis Margaret Pullinger is a former Canadian politician, who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1989 to 2001. She was a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Resignation | Yes | ||
| Vancouver-Point Grey Vancouver-Point Grey Vancouver-Point Grey is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1933. It and the other new Vancouver ridings in this year, Vancouver-Burrard, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver East, were... |
March 15, 1989 | Kim Campbell Kim Campbell Avril Phædra Douglas "Kim" Campbell, is a Canadian politician, lawyer, university professor, diplomat, and writer. She served as the 19th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 25, 1993, to November 4, 1993... |
Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
Tom Perry Tom Perry (politician) Tom Perry is a former Canadian politician. He served as an MLA in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1986 to 1996, as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.He qualified as a doctor.... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Resignation | No | ||
| Alberni Alberni (electoral district) Alberni was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It originally appeared in the British Columbia general election, 1890 and then, after being merged into Cowichan-Alberni for the 1894 election, was renamed Alberni riding in the election of 1898. The riding... |
November 19, 1988 | Robert Skelly | NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Gerard Janssen | NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Resignation | Yes | ||
| Boundary-Similkameen Boundary-Similkameen Boundary-Similkameen is a new riding which was formed in 2008 assembled together with populations of Penticton-Okanagan Valley, West Kootenay-Boundary and Yale-Lillooet... |
June 8, 1988 | James Hewitt | Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
Bill Barlee Bill Barlee Neville Langrell Barlee is a Canadian politician who was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a New Democrat in 1988... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Resignation | No |
33nd Parliament 1983-1986
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okanagan North Okanagan North Okanagan North was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988.... |
November 8, 1984 | Donald Campbell | Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
Lyle MacWilliam Lyle MacWilliam Lyle Dean MacWilliam was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1993. His background included martial arts instruction, plus market research and its related education.... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Death | No | ||
| Vancouver East | November 8, 1984 | Dave Barrett Dave Barrett David Barrett, OC , commonly known as Dave Barrett, is a retired politician and social worker in British Columbia, Canada... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Robert Williams | NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Resignation | Yes |
32st Parliament 1979-1983
The Kamloops by-election was the most recent by-election won by the governing party until 2011. During these 30 years the governing parties lost seventeen consecutive by-elections.| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamloops Kamloops (provincial electoral district) Kamloops was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1903 to 2009. The provincial constituency should not be confused with the former federal electoral district of Kamloops, which encompassed a much larger area.For other ridings named Kamloops... |
May 14, 1981 | Rafe Mair Rafe Mair Rafe Mair, born , is a lawyer, political commentator and former radio personality and politician in British Columbia, Canada.Mair was born in Vancouver, British Columbia where he worked as a lawyer for many years.... |
Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
Claude Richmond Claude Richmond Claude Richmond is a former BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. He represented the riding of Kamloops from 1981 to 1991 and from 2001 to 2009.... |
Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
Resignation | Yes |
31st Parliament 1975-1979
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Bay Oak Bay (electoral district) Oak Bay was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared in the general election of 1941 and last appeared in the 1975 election. Its successor is the Oak Bay-Gordon Head riding. For other ridings in the area of Victoria, B.C... |
March 20, 1978 | George Wallace | Progressive Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Victor Stephens | Progressive Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Resignation | Yes | ||
| Vancouver East | June 3, 1975 | Robert Williams | NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Dave Barrett Dave Barrett David Barrett, OC , commonly known as Dave Barrett, is a retired politician and social worker in British Columbia, Canada... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Resignation | Yes |
30th Parliament 1972-1975
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Vancouver-Capilano North Vancouver-Capilano North Vancouver-Capilano was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1986. The riding's predecessor was North Vancouver, which first appeared on the hustings from 1903.... |
February 5, 1974 | David Brousson | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Gordon Gibson Jr Gordon Gibson Gordon Gibson, OBC is a political columnist, author, and former politician in British Columbia , Canada. He is the son of the late Gordon Gibson Sr, who was a prominent businessman and Liberal Party politician in mid-1950s BC.... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Resignation | Yes | ||
| South Okanagan South Okanagan South Okanagan was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia beginning with the election of 1916. Following the 1975 election boundary revisions accompanied the riding's renaming to Okanagan South... |
September 7, 1973 | W.A.C. Bennett W.A.C. Bennett William Andrew Cecil Bennett, PC, OC was the 25th Premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia. With just over 20 years in office, Bennett was and remains the longest-serving premier in British Columbia history. He was usually referred to as W.A.C... |
Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
Bill Bennett Bill Bennett William Richards Bennett, PC, OBC , commonly known as Bill Bennett, was the 27th Premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia 1975–1986. He is a son of the former Premier, W. A. C. Bennett. He was a 3rd cousin, twice removed, of R.B... |
Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
Resignation | Yes |
28th Parliament 1966-1969
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnaby-Willingdon | January 13, 1969 | Frederick Vulliamy | NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
James Lorimer James Lorimer James Lorimer is a South African politician, currently a Member of Parliament with the Democratic Alliance, and the Shadow Minister of Co-operative Governance... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Resignation | Yes | ||
| Revelstoke-Slocan Revelstoke-Slocan Revelstoke-Slocan was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1986. The riding was formed from a merger of the Revelstoke riding with the Slocan riding... |
July 15, 1968 | Randolph Harding Randolph Harding Randolph Harding was a Canadian politician.Born in Silverton, British Columbia, he was a teacher and a member of the Silverton municipal council... |
NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
William King | NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Resignation | Yes | ||
| Oak Bay Oak Bay (electoral district) Oak Bay was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared in the general election of 1941 and last appeared in the 1975 election. Its successor is the Oak Bay-Gordon Head riding. For other ridings in the area of Victoria, B.C... |
July 15, 1968 | Allan MacFarlane | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Allan Cox | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Resignation | Yes | ||
| North Vancouver-Capilano North Vancouver-Capilano North Vancouver-Capilano was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1986. The riding's predecessor was North Vancouver, which first appeared on the hustings from 1903.... |
July 15, 1968 | Raymond Perreault | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
David Brousson | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Resignation | Yes | ||
| Vancouver South Vancouver South (provincial electoral district) Vancouver South was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia beginning with the election of 1966.... |
May 21, 1968 | Thomas Bate | Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
Norman Levi | NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Death | No | ||
| Cariboo Cariboo (provincial electoral district) Cariboo was one of the twelve original electoral districts created when British Columbia became a Canadian province in 1871. Roughly corresponding to the old colonial electoral administrative district of the same name, it was a three-member riding until the 1894 election, when it was reduced... |
November 28, 1966 | William Speare | Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
Robert Bonner Robert Bonner (politician) The Hon. Robert Bonner, LL.B. was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and corporate executive. He pursued his career working in the British Columbia government and in B.C.-based companies.... |
Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
Resignation | Yes |
26th Parliament 1960-1963
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Columbia (electoral district) Columbia was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903. It lasted until the 1928 election, after which the revised riding was renamed Columbia River... |
July 15, 1963 | Richard Newton | Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
Frank Greenwood Frank Greenwood Frank Edwards Greenwood was an English first-class cricketer, who played 57 games for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1929 and 1932. The tradition of the time demanded that Yorkshire have an amateur captain and Greenwood was appointed skipper in 1931, when he was also awarded his cap, and... |
Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
Death | Yes | ||
| Vancouver-Point Grey Vancouver-Point Grey Vancouver-Point Grey is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1933. It and the other new Vancouver ridings in this year, Vancouver-Burrard, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver East, were... |
December 17, 1962 | Buda Brown | Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
Patrick McGeer | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Death | No | ||
| Revelstoke Revelstoke (electoral district) Revelstoke was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903 and lasted until the 1928 election, after which the revised riding was merged with the Slocan riding to form Revelstoke-Slocan... |
September 4, 1962 | George Hobbs | CCF New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Margaret Hobbs | CCF-NDP New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Death | Yes |
25th Parliament 1956-1960
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rossland-Trail Rossland-Trail Rossland-Trail was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the towns of Rossland and Trail, in the West Kootenay. The riding first appeared in the 1924 election as the result of a redistribution of the former ridings of Greenwood and... |
December 15 1958 | Robert Sommers Robert Sommers Robert Edward Sommers was an Alberta born elementary school principal and a politician, who served as a Social Credit Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1952 to 1958, representing the riding of Rossland-Trail in the Canadian province of British Columbia... |
Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
Donald Brothers | Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
Resignation | Yes | ||
| Delta Delta (provincial electoral district) Delta was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia based on the municipality of Delta at the mouth of the Fraser River between the city of Vancouver and the US border... |
September 9 1957 | Thomas Irwin Thomas Irwin (Canadian politician) Thomas James Irwin was a Canadian politician serving in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and the Canadian House of Commons.... |
Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
Gordon L. Gibson | Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
Resignation | Yes | ||
| Cariboo Cariboo (provincial electoral district) Cariboo was one of the twelve original electoral districts created when British Columbia became a Canadian province in 1871. Roughly corresponding to the old colonial electoral administrative district of the same name, it was a three-member riding until the 1894 election, when it was reduced... |
September 9, 1957 | Ralph Chetwynd | Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
William Speare | Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
Death | Yes | ||
| Burnaby Burnaby (provincial electoral district) Burnaby was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia that first appeared on the hustings in the 1924 election... |
September 9, 1957 | Ernest Winch Ernest Winch Ernest Edward Winch was a British Columbia politician, trade unionist and socialist. He was a BC Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLA in the British Columbia Legislative Assembly from 1933 until his death in 1957.... |
CCF New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Cedric Cox | CCF New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Death | Yes |
24rd Parliament 1953-1956
Douglas JungDouglas Jung
Douglas Jung, CM, OBC, CD was the first Chinese Canadian Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons.-Early life:...
of the Progressive Conservative Party
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...
runs in the Vancouver Centre by-election, the first time any Chinese Canadian
Chinese Canadian
Chinese Canadians are Canadians of Chinese descent. They constitute the second-largest visible minority group in Canada, after South Asian Canadians...
had run for a seat in a Canadian legislature.
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Centre Vancouver Centre (provincial electoral district) Vancouver Centre was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created before the general election of 1933. It and the other new Vancouver ridings in this year, Vancouver-Burrard, Vancouver-Point Grey and Vancouver East, were created from the... |
January 9, 1956 | George Moxham | Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
Leslie Peterson Leslie Peterson Leslie Raymond Peterson, CM, OBC is a lawyer, politician, and university chancellor in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. After returning from serving in World War II from 1942-46, he obtained his law degree from the University of British Columbia in 1949... |
Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
Death | Yes | ||
| 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... |
September 12, 1955 | Gordon Gibson Sr. | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Donald Robinson | Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
Resignation | No | ||
| Victoria City Victoria City (electoral district) Victoria City was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1924. This riding was created in 1903... |
November 24, 1953 | Walter Wright | Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
George Gregory | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Resignation | No |
23nd Parliament 1952-1953
These by-elections are held under the alternative vote system, the only two times (as of March 2008) by-elections had been held using that voting systemVoting system
A voting system or electoral system is a method by which voters make a choice between options, often in an election or on a policy referendum....
. After the next general election
British Columbia general election, 1953
The British Columbia general election of 1953 was the 24th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on April 10, 1953, and held on June 9, 1953...
, the voting system would be reverted back to first past the post in time for the next by-election.
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Similkameen Similkameen (electoral district) Similkameen was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia formed around the historic mining district of the same name. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903... |
November 24, 1952 | Henry Francis | Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
Einar Gunderson | Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
Resignation | Yes | ||
| Columbia Columbia (electoral district) Columbia was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903. It lasted until the 1928 election, after which the revised riding was renamed Columbia River... |
November 24, 1952 | Richard Newton | Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
Robert Bonner Robert Bonner (politician) The Hon. Robert Bonner, LL.B. was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and corporate executive. He pursued his career working in the British Columbia government and in B.C.-based companies.... |
Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election... |
Resignation | Yes |
22st Parliament 1949-1952
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esquimalt Esquimalt (electoral district) Esquimalt was a provincial electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It was one of the province's first twelve ridings upon its entry into Confederation. It was originally a two-member riding... |
October 1, 1951 | Charles Beard | Coalition | Franklin Mitchell | CCF New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Death | No |
21st Parliament 1945-1949
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Okanagan South Okanagan South Okanagan was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia beginning with the election of 1916. Following the 1975 election boundary revisions accompanied the riding's renaming to Okanagan South... |
November 29, 1948 | W.A.C. Bennett W.A.C. Bennett William Andrew Cecil Bennett, PC, OC was the 25th Premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia. With just over 20 years in office, Bennett was and remains the longest-serving premier in British Columbia history. He was usually referred to as W.A.C... |
Coalition | Robert Browne-Clayton | Coalition | Resignation | Yes | ||
| Rossland-Trail Rossland-Trail Rossland-Trail was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the towns of Rossland and Trail, in the West Kootenay. The riding first appeared in the 1924 election as the result of a redistribution of the former ridings of Greenwood and... |
November 29, 1948 | James Webster | Coalition | James Quinn | CCF New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Death | No | ||
| Saanich Saanich (electoral district) Saanich was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance in the election of 1903 and its last in the general election of 1963 after which it was combined with parts of the former Nanaimo and the Islands riding to form Saanich and the... |
February 23, 1948 | Norman Whittaker | Coalition | Arthur Ash Arthur James Richard Ash Arthur James Richard Ash was a merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Saanich in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1948 to 1952 as a Liberal.... |
Coalition | Resignation | Yes | ||
| Cariboo Cariboo (provincial electoral district) Cariboo was one of the twelve original electoral districts created when British Columbia became a Canadian province in 1871. Roughly corresponding to the old colonial electoral administrative district of the same name, it was a three-member riding until the 1894 election, when it was reduced... |
February 23, 1948 | Louis LeBourdais Louis LeBourdais Louis LeBourdais was a telegraph operator, life insurance agent and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cariboo in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1937 to 1948 as a Liberal.... |
Coalition | Walter Hogg | Coalition | Death | Yes | ||
| Vancouver-Point Grey Vancouver-Point Grey Vancouver-Point Grey is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1933. It and the other new Vancouver ridings in this year, Vancouver-Burrard, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver East, were... |
June 24, 1946 | James Paton James Alexander Paton James Alexander Paton was a newspaper owner and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Vancouver-Point Grey in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1937 to 1946 as a Conservative.... |
Coalition | Albert MacDougal | Coalition | Death | Yes | ||
| Royal Maitland Royal Maitland Royal Lethington Maitland was a British Columbia politician. He was first elected to the British Columbia legislature as the Conservative MLA for Vancouver City in the 1928 general election... |
Coalition | Leigh Stevenson | Coalition | Death | Yes | ||||
| North Okanagan North Okanagan North Okanagan was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia beginning with the election of 1916. Following the 1975 election boundary revisions accompanied the riding's renaming to Okanagan North... |
December 19, 1945 | Kenneth MacDonald | Coalition | Charles Morrow Charles William Morrow Charles William Morrow was a lawyer, judge and political figure in British Columbia. He represented North Okanagan in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1945 to 1952 as a Liberal.... |
Coalition | Death | Yes |
20th Parliament 1941-1945
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Westminster | May 10, 1945 | Arthur Gray Wells Gray (Canadian politician) Arthur Wellesley Gray was a British Columbia cabinet minister and mayor. He is particularly noted for his work creating some of British Columbia's early provincial parks and Wells Gray Provincial Park is named for him... |
Coalition | Byron Ingemar Johnson Byron Ingemar Johnson Byron Ingemar "Boss" Johnson , born Björn Ingimar "Bjössi" Jónsson,to family of Icelandic Immigrants,he served as the 24th Premier of the province of British Columbia, Canada, from 1947 to 1952... |
Coalition | Death | Yes | ||
| Revelstoke Revelstoke (electoral district) Revelstoke was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903 and lasted until the 1928 election, after which the revised riding was merged with the Slocan riding to form Revelstoke-Slocan... |
June 14, 1943 | Harry Johnston | Coalition | Vincent Segur | CCF New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Death | No | ||
| Salmon Arm Salmon Arm (electoral district) Salmon Arm was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia including on the town of Salmon Arm on Shuswap Lake. The riding first appeared in the 1924 election... |
November 25, 1942 | Rolf Bruhn | Coalition | George Stirling | CCF New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Death | No |
19th Parliament 1937-1941
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Mackenzie (electoral district) Mackenzie was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1997.This riding was created in 1903, when Saskatchewan was still a part of the Northwest Territories... |
September 21, 1940 | John Bryan, Sr. John Melvin Bryan, Sr. John Melvin Bryan, Sr. was a printer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented North Vancouver from 1924 to 1928 and Mackenzie from 1937 to 1940 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Liberal.... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Manfred McGeer | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Death | Yes | ||
| Cranbrook Cranbrook (electoral district) Cranbrook was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the town of Cranbrook in the southern Rockies and including nearby Kimberley and other towns in the southern end of the Rocky Mountain Trench.... |
October 26, 1939 | Frank MacPherson | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Arnold McGrath | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Resignation | Yes | ||
| Vancouver Centre Vancouver Centre (provincial electoral district) Vancouver Centre was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created before the general election of 1933. It and the other new Vancouver ridings in this year, Vancouver-Burrard, Vancouver-Point Grey and Vancouver East, were created from the... |
May 1, 1939 | Fred Crone Fred Crone Fred Crone was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Vancouver Centre in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1937 to 1939 as a Liberal.... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Laura Jamieson | CCF New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Death | No | ||
| Dewdney Dewdney (electoral district) Dewdney was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its predecessor was the riding of Westminster-Dewdney, which was created for the 1894 election from a partition of the Westminster riding, which was a rural-area successor to the original New Westminster... |
May 20, 1938 | Frank Patterson | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
David Strachan | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Death | No |
18th Parliament 1933-1937
The Columbia by-election is notable for two reasons. First, it is the only one (as of March 2008) held due to a district being created during a parliament; Second, it is the last time (as of March 2008) a candidate won through acclamationAcclamation
An acclamation, in its most common sense, is a form of election that does not use a ballot. "Acclamation" or "acclamatio" can also signify a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval in certain social contexts in ancient Rome.-Voting:...
.
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver-Burrard Vancouver-Burrard Vancouver-Burrard was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared on the hustings in the 1933 general election.... |
September 2, 1936 | Gerry McGeer Gerry McGeer Gerald Grattan McGeer was a lawyer, populist politician, and monetary reform advocate in the Canadian province of British Columbia... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
John Forester | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Resignation | Yes | ||
| Omineca | June 22, 1936 | Alexander Manson | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Mark Connelly | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Resignation | Yes | ||
| North Vancouver North Vancouver (electoral district) North Vancouver is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988.-Demographics:-Geography:... |
July 14, 1934 | Harley Anderson | CCF New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Dorothy Steeves | CCF New Democratic Party of British Columbia The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial... |
Death | Yes | ||
| Columbia Columbia (electoral district) Columbia was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903. It lasted until the 1928 election, after which the revised riding was renamed Columbia River... |
March 20, 1934† | n/a | n/a | n/a | Thomas King Thomas King (Canadian politician) Thomas King was a merchant, farmer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Columbia in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1931 to 1933 and from 1937 to 1952 as a Liberal.... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
District created | n/a |
† Won by acclamation
Acclamation
An acclamation, in its most common sense, is a form of election that does not use a ballot. "Acclamation" or "acclamatio" can also signify a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval in certain social contexts in ancient Rome.-Voting:...
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
17th Parliament 1928-1933
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Columbia (electoral district) Columbia was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903. It lasted until the 1928 election, after which the revised riding was renamed Columbia River... |
December 19, 1931 | John Buckham | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Thomas King Thomas King (Canadian politician) Thomas King was a merchant, farmer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Columbia in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1931 to 1933 and from 1937 to 1952 as a Liberal.... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Death | Yes | ||
| The Islands The Islands The Islands was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the 1890 provincial election and lasted until it was integrated into the new riding Nanaimo and The Islands as of the 1941 election.- Demographics :-Notable MLAs:This... |
February 21, 1931† | Cyrus Wesley Peck Cyrus Wesley Peck Cyrus Wesley Peck VC DSO and Bar was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Peck was one of seven Canadian to be awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on... |
Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
MacGregor Macintosh | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Resignation | Yes | ||
| Fort George Fort George (electoral district) Fort George was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1916 to 1975. Its successor ridings were Prince George South and Prince George North.- Demographics :- Electoral history :... |
January 7, 1931 | Frederick Burden | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Roy Alward | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Resignation | Yes | ||
| North Vancouver North Vancouver (electoral district) North Vancouver is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988.-Demographics:-Geography:... |
November 5, 1930 | Ian Alistair MacKenzie Ian Alistair Mackenzie Ian Alistair Mackenzie, PC was a Canadian parliamentarian.Born in Assynt, Scotland, Mackenzie entered politics by winning a seat in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 1920 BC election... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Jack Loutet Jack Loutet Jack Loutet was a Scottish-born real estate and insurance agent and political figure in British Columbia. He represented North Vancouver in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1930 to 1933 as a Conservative.He was born in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, the son of John Loutet and Catherine... |
Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Resignation | No | ||
| North Okanagan North Okanagan North Okanagan was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia beginning with the election of 1916. Following the 1975 election boundary revisions accompanied the riding's renaming to Okanagan North... |
July 2, 1930† | William Farris Kennedy | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
George Heggie George Heggie George Heggie was an Irish-born farmer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented North Okanagan in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1930 to 1933 as a Conservative.... |
Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Resignation | Yes | ||
| Chilliwack Chilliwack (electoral district) Chilliwack was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1916. It was the successor riding to the Chilliwhack riding, which used the older spelling of the name and had slightly different boundaries... |
October 22, 1928† | William Atkinson | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
William Atkinson | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Dewdney Dewdney (electoral district) Dewdney was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its predecessor was the riding of Westminster-Dewdney, which was created for the 1894 election from a partition of the Westminster riding, which was a rural-area successor to the original New Westminster... |
October 22, 1928† | Nelson Lougheed | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Nelson Lougheed | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Esquimalt Esquimalt (electoral district) Esquimalt was a provincial electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It was one of the province's first twelve ridings upon its entry into Confederation. It was originally a two-member riding... |
October 22, 1928† | Robert Pooley | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Robert Pooley | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Fort George Fort George (electoral district) Fort George was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1916 to 1975. Its successor ridings were Prince George South and Prince George North.- Demographics :- Electoral history :... |
October 22, 1928† | Frederick Burden | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Frederick Burden | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Richmond-Point Grey Richmond-Point Grey Richmond-Point Grey was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared in the provincial election of 1924 and lasted only through the election of 1928.... |
October 22, 1928† | Samuel Howe | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Samuel Howe | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Saanich Saanich (electoral district) Saanich was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance in the election of 1903 and its last in the general election of 1963 after which it was combined with parts of the former Nanaimo and the Islands riding to form Saanich and the... |
October 22, 1928† | Simon Fraser Tolmie Simon Fraser Tolmie Simon Fraser Tolmie, PC was a veterinarian, farmer, politician, and the 21st Premier of the Province of British Columbia, Canada.... |
Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Simon Fraser Tolmie Simon Fraser Tolmie Simon Fraser Tolmie, PC was a veterinarian, farmer, politician, and the 21st Premier of the Province of British Columbia, Canada.... |
Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Similkameen Similkameen (electoral district) Similkameen was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia formed around the historic mining district of the same name. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903... |
October 22, 1928† | William McKenzie | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
William McKenzie | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Vancouver City Vancouver City This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Burrard riding.It was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Burrard, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver South ridings.For other ridings with the name "Vancouver", please see Vancouver .... |
October 22, 1928† | William Shelly | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
William Shelly | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Victoria City Victoria City (electoral district) Victoria City was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1924. This riding was created in 1903... |
October 22, 1928† | Joshua Hinchliffe | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Joshua Hinchliffe | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes |
† Won by acclamation
Acclamation
An acclamation, in its most common sense, is a form of election that does not use a ballot. "Acclamation" or "acclamatio" can also signify a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval in certain social contexts in ancient Rome.-Voting:...
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
16th Parliament 1924-1928
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Nelson (electoral district) Nelson was a federal electoral district that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1935. It covered northern Manitoba, Canada, a vast wilderness area dotted with small municipalities and First Nations reserves.... |
October 17, 1927 | John Oliver John Oliver (politician) John Oliver was a politician and farmer in British Columbia, Canada.Oliver was involved in local politics when he won a seat in the provincial legislature in the 1900 election, and became leader of the opposition. He lost his seat in the 1909 election... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
James McDonald | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Death | Yes | ||
| New Westminster | September 12, 1927 | Edwin Rothwell | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Arthur Gray Wells Gray (Canadian politician) Arthur Wellesley Gray was a British Columbia cabinet minister and mayor. He is particularly noted for his work creating some of British Columbia's early provincial parks and Wells Gray Provincial Park is named for him... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Death | Yes | ||
| North Okanagan North Okanagan North Okanagan was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia beginning with the election of 1916. Following the 1975 election boundary revisions accompanied the riding's renaming to Okanagan North... |
June 9, 1927 | Arthur Cochrane | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
William Farris Kennedy | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Death | Yes | ||
| Grand Forks-Greenwood Grand Forks-Greenwood Grand Forks-Greenwood was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the town of Grand Forks, in the Boundary Country between the Okanagan and Kootenay Countries. The riding first appeared in the 1924 election as the result of a merger of... |
April 25, 1925 | John McKie | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Dougald McPherson | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Death | No | ||
| North Okanagan North Okanagan North Okanagan was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia beginning with the election of 1916. Following the 1975 election boundary revisions accompanied the riding's renaming to Okanagan North... |
September 24, 1924 | Kenneth MacDonald | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Arthur Cochrane | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Joined Executive Council | No | ||
| Nelson Nelson (electoral district) Nelson was a federal electoral district that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1935. It covered northern Manitoba, Canada, a vast wilderness area dotted with small municipalities and First Nations reserves.... |
August 23, 1924 | Kenneth Campbell | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
John Oliver John Oliver (politician) John Oliver was a politician and farmer in British Columbia, Canada.Oliver was involved in local politics when he won a seat in the provincial legislature in the 1900 election, and became leader of the opposition. He lost his seat in the 1909 election... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Resignation | Yes |
15th Parliament 1920-1924
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranbrook Cranbrook (electoral district) Cranbrook was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the town of Cranbrook in the southern Rockies and including nearby Kimberley and other towns in the southern end of the Rocky Mountain Trench.... |
August 15, 1922 | James Horace King James Horace King James Horace King, PC was a physician and Canadian parliamentarian.Born in Chipman, New Brunswick, James King was the son of George Gerald King, a businessman and Canadian politician in his own right... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Noel Wallinger | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Resignation | No | ||
| Omineca | April 10, 1922† | Alexander Manson | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Alexander Manson | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Nelson Nelson (electoral district) Nelson was a federal electoral district that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1935. It covered northern Manitoba, Canada, a vast wilderness area dotted with small municipalities and First Nations reserves.... |
March 22, 1922 | William Rose | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Kenneth Campbell | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Resignation | No | ||
| Revelstoke Revelstoke (electoral district) Revelstoke was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903 and lasted until the 1928 election, after which the revised riding was merged with the Slocan riding to form Revelstoke-Slocan... |
February 27, 1922 | William Sutherland | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
William Sutherland | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Delta Delta (provincial electoral district) Delta was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia based on the municipality of Delta at the mouth of the Fraser River between the city of Vancouver and the US border... |
February 3, 1921 | John Oliver John Oliver (politician) John Oliver was a politician and farmer in British Columbia, Canada.Oliver was involved in local politics when he won a seat in the provincial legislature in the 1900 election, and became leader of the opposition. He lost his seat in the 1909 election... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Alexander Paterson | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Won more than one district | Yes |
† Won by acclamation
Acclamation
An acclamation, in its most common sense, is a form of election that does not use a ballot. "Acclamation" or "acclamatio" can also signify a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval in certain social contexts in ancient Rome.-Voting:...
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
14th Parliament 1916-1920
The Vancouver CityVancouver City
This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Burrard riding.It was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Burrard, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver South ridings.For other ridings with the name "Vancouver", please see Vancouver ....
by-election was won by Mary Ellen Smith
Mary Ellen Smith
Mary Ellen Spear Smith was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. She was the first female Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and both the first female cabinet minister and the first female Speaker in the British Empire.She was born in England...
. She is the first woman to run and be elected in a provincial-level election, which was also the first one where women could vote
Women's suffrage
Women's suffrage or woman suffrage is the right of women to vote and to run for office. The expression is also used for the economic and political reform movement aimed at extending these rights to women and without any restrictions or qualifications such as property ownership, payment of tax, or...
.
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberni Alberni (electoral district) Alberni was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It originally appeared in the British Columbia general election, 1890 and then, after being merged into Cowichan-Alberni for the 1894 election, was renamed Alberni riding in the election of 1898. The riding... |
January 29, 1919† | Richard Wallis | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Richard Burde | Independent Soldier Soldier (party) During and following the First World War, several people ran in Canadian elections as soldiers. They had themselves listed on the ballot as Soldier Party, "Soldier-Farmer Party", "Soldier-Labour Party", or “Independent Soldier”.... |
Death | No | ||
| Cowichan Cowichan (electoral district) Cowichan was one of the first twelve electoral districts created when British Columbia became a Canadian province in 1871. It was located on southern Vancouver Island. It was a one-member riding only . Its last appearance on the husting was in 1920... |
January 25, 1919 | William Hayward | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Kenneth Duncan | Unionist | Resignation | No | ||
| Victoria City Victoria City (electoral district) Victoria City was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1924. This riding was created in 1903... |
June 28, 1918 | Harlan Carey Brewster Harlan Carey Brewster Harlan Carey Brewster was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. Brewster arrived in British Columbia in 1893, and had various careers working on a ship and then in a cannery. He eventually became owner of his own canning company... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Francis Giolma | Soldier Soldier (party) During and following the First World War, several people ran in Canadian elections as soldiers. They had themselves listed on the ballot as Soldier Party, "Soldier-Farmer Party", "Soldier-Labour Party", or “Independent Soldier”.... |
Death | No | ||
| Chilliwack Chilliwack (electoral district) Chilliwack was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1916. It was the successor riding to the Chilliwhack riding, which used the older spelling of the name and had slightly different boundaries... |
May 10, 1918 | Edward Dodsley Barrow Edward Dodsley Barrow Edward Dodsley Barrow was a Canadian politician.Born in Ringwood, Hampshire, England, the son of Stephen and Sarah Barrow, Barrow emigrated to Chilliwack, British Columbia in 1892. A farmer, he was President of the Chilliwack Creamery Association and President of the Fraser Valley Milk Producers'... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Edward Dodsley Barrow Edward Dodsley Barrow Edward Dodsley Barrow was a Canadian politician.Born in Ringwood, Hampshire, England, the son of Stephen and Sarah Barrow, Barrow emigrated to Chilliwack, British Columbia in 1892. A farmer, he was President of the Chilliwack Creamery Association and President of the Fraser Valley Milk Producers'... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Vancouver City Vancouver City This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Burrard riding.It was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Burrard, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver South ridings.For other ridings with the name "Vancouver", please see Vancouver .... |
January 24, 1918 | Ralph Smith | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Mary Ellen Smith Mary Ellen Smith Mary Ellen Spear Smith was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. She was the first female Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and both the first female cabinet minister and the first female Speaker in the British Empire.She was born in England... |
Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... ~ |
Death | Yes | ||
| Alberni Alberni (electoral district) Alberni was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It originally appeared in the British Columbia general election, 1890 and then, after being merged into Cowichan-Alberni for the 1894 election, was renamed Alberni riding in the election of 1898. The riding... |
January 24, 1918 | Harlan Carey Brewster Harlan Carey Brewster Harlan Carey Brewster was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. Brewster arrived in British Columbia in 1893, and had various careers working on a ship and then in a cannery. He eventually became owner of his own canning company... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Richard Wallis | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Won more than one district | No | ||
| Newcastle Newcastle (electoral district) Newcastle was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia to the south and including some of the city of Nanaimo. It appeared in the 1916 and 1920 elections only. In 1924, portions of it were incorporated into the new Cowichan-Newcastle riding... |
January 24, 1918 | Parker Williams | Independent Socialist | James Hawthornthwaite | Independent Socialist/Labour* | Resignation | Yes | ||
| Similkameen Similkameen (electoral district) Similkameen was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia formed around the historic mining district of the same name. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903... |
January 24, 1918 | Lytton Shatform | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
William McKenzie | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Resignation | Yes | ||
| Vancouver City Vancouver City This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Burrard riding.It was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Burrard, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver South ridings.For other ridings with the name "Vancouver", please see Vancouver .... |
June 23, 1917† | John Farris | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
John Farris | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Victoria City Victoria City (electoral district) Victoria City was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1924. This riding was created in 1903... |
June 22, 1917 | John Hart John Hart (Canadian politician) John Hart was the 23rd Premier of British Columbia, Canada, from December 9, 1941 to December 29, 1947.... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
John Hart John Hart (Canadian politician) John Hart was the 23rd Premier of British Columbia, Canada, from December 9, 1941 to December 29, 1947.... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Cranbrook Cranbrook (electoral district) Cranbrook was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the town of Cranbrook in the southern Rockies and including nearby Kimberley and other towns in the southern end of the Rocky Mountain Trench.... |
January 3, 1917† | James King | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
James King | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Dewdney Dewdney (electoral district) Dewdney was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its predecessor was the riding of Westminster-Dewdney, which was created for the 1894 election from a partition of the Westminster riding, which was a rural-area successor to the original New Westminster... |
January 3, 1917† | James Oliver | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
James Oliver | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Greenwood Greenwood (electoral district) Greenwood was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1979. It was located in east end of the city of Toronto in the province of Ontario... |
January 3, 1917† | John MacLean | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
John MacLean | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Nanaimo Nanaimo (electoral district) Nanaimo was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1979.This riding was created as Nanaimo riding in 1903 from parts of Vancouver and Victoria ridings.... |
January 3, 1917† | William Sloan William Sloan William Sloan was a Canadian businessman and Liberal politician. He was Member of Parliament for Comox-Atlin from 1904 until 1909, when he resigned to provide a seat for William Templeman.... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
William Sloan William Sloan William Sloan was a Canadian businessman and Liberal politician. He was Member of Parliament for Comox-Atlin from 1904 until 1909, when he resigned to provide a seat for William Templeman.... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Victoria City Victoria City (electoral district) Victoria City was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1924. This riding was created in 1903... |
January 3, 1917† | Harlan Carey Brewster Harlan Carey Brewster Harlan Carey Brewster was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. Brewster arrived in British Columbia in 1893, and had various careers working on a ship and then in a cannery. He eventually became owner of his own canning company... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Harlan Carey Brewster Harlan Carey Brewster Harlan Carey Brewster was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. Brewster arrived in British Columbia in 1893, and had various careers working on a ship and then in a cannery. He eventually became owner of his own canning company... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Prince Rupert Prince Rupert (electoral district) Prince Rupert was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1916 and its last in the 1986 election... |
January 13, 1917† | Thomas Dufferin Pattullo Thomas Dufferin Pattullo Thomas Dufferin Pattullo was the 22nd Premier of British Columbia, Canada from 1933 to 1941. The Pattullo Bridge is named in his honour as well as Prince Rupert's Pattullo Park.... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Thomas Dufferin Pattullo Thomas Dufferin Pattullo Thomas Dufferin Pattullo was the 22nd Premier of British Columbia, Canada from 1933 to 1941. The Pattullo Bridge is named in his honour as well as Prince Rupert's Pattullo Park.... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Vancouver City Vancouver City This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Burrard riding.It was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Burrard, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver South ridings.For other ridings with the name "Vancouver", please see Vancouver .... |
December 21, 1916 | Ralph Smith | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Ralph Smith | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Malcolm MacDonald Malcolm MacDonald (Canadian politician) Malcolm MacDonald was a merchant, ship owner, shipbuilder and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 3rd Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1900 to 1902 as a Liberal.... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Malcolm MacDonald Malcolm MacDonald (Canadian politician) Malcolm MacDonald was a merchant, ship owner, shipbuilder and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 3rd Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1900 to 1902 as a Liberal.... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes |
† Won by acclamation
Acclamation
An acclamation, in its most common sense, is a form of election that does not use a ballot. "Acclamation" or "acclamatio" can also signify a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval in certain social contexts in ancient Rome.-Voting:...
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
~ 'Independent people's candidate', also endorsed by the Liberal Party.
13th Parliament 1912-1916
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria City Victoria City (electoral district) Victoria City was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1924. This riding was created in 1903... |
March 4, 1916 | Richard McBride Richard McBride Sir Richard McBride, KCMG was a British Columbian politician and is often considered the founder of the British Columbia Conservative Party. McBride was first elected to the provincial legislature in the 1898 election, and served in the cabinet of James Dunsmuir from 1900 to 1901... |
Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Harlan Carey Brewster Harlan Carey Brewster Harlan Carey Brewster was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. Brewster arrived in British Columbia in 1893, and had various careers working on a ship and then in a cannery. He eventually became owner of his own canning company... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Resignation | No | ||
| Vancouver City Vancouver City This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Burrard riding.It was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Burrard, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver South ridings.For other ridings with the name "Vancouver", please see Vancouver .... |
February 26, 1916 | Charles Edward Tisdall Charles Edward Tisdall Charles Edward Tisdall was the 19th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia from 1922 to 1923. He was born in Birmingham, England and moved to Vancouver in April 1888. In 1899 he was elected Chairman of the Vancouver Board of Trade.... |
Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Malcolm MacDonald Malcolm MacDonald (Canadian politician) Malcolm MacDonald was a merchant, ship owner, shipbuilder and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 3rd Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1900 to 1902 as a Liberal.... |
Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
Joined Executive Council | No | ||
| Rossland City Rossland City Rossland City was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located in the West Kootenay region. It is named after the town of Rossland, near Trail, B.C... |
February 26, 1916 | Lorne Argyle Campbell Lorne Argyle Campbell Lorne Argyle Campbell was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Rossland City from 1912 to 1916 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative.... |
Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Lorne Argyle Campbell Lorne Argyle Campbell Lorne Argyle Campbell was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Rossland City from 1912 to 1916 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative.... |
Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| The Islands The Islands The Islands was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the 1890 provincial election and lasted until it was integrated into the new riding Nanaimo and The Islands as of the 1941 election.- Demographics :-Notable MLAs:This... |
December 6, 1913 | Albert Edward McPhillips Albert Edward McPhillips -Early years:He was the son of George McPhillips and Margaret Lavin, both of whom were Irish and he was the youngest of six boys His father and three brothers were land surveyor's. His brother, George McPhillips Jr... |
Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
William Foster | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Resignation | Yes |
12th Parliament 1909-1912
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Yale (electoral district) Yale was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1892 and from 1917 to 1953.... |
December 24, 1910† | Richard McBride Richard McBride Sir Richard McBride, KCMG was a British Columbian politician and is often considered the founder of the British Columbia Conservative Party. McBride was first elected to the provincial legislature in the 1898 election, and served in the cabinet of James Dunsmuir from 1900 to 1901... |
Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Alexander Lucas Alexander Lucas Alexander Lucas was a Canadian businessman and politician. He was the seventh mayor of the town of Calgary, Alberta and spent six years as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in British Columbia.... |
Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Won more than one district | Yes | ||
| Fernie Fernie (electoral district) Fernie was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the town of Fernie in the southern Rockies. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903... |
October 22, 1910 | William Ross | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
William Ross | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes |
† Won by acclamation
Acclamation
An acclamation, in its most common sense, is a form of election that does not use a ballot. "Acclamation" or "acclamatio" can also signify a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval in certain social contexts in ancient Rome.-Voting:...
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
11th Parliament 1907-1909
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revelstoke Revelstoke (electoral district) Revelstoke was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903 and lasted until the 1928 election, after which the revised riding was merged with the Slocan riding to form Revelstoke-Slocan... |
January 16, 1909 | Thomas Taylor | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Thomas Taylor | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Nanaimo City Nanaimo City Nanaimo City was a provincial electoral district in the city of Nanaimo, British Columbia in Canada from 1890 to 1912. It was one of two Nanaimo ridings at the time, created out of the older Nanaimo riding , with intermediary ridings The Islands and Nanaimo and the Islands... |
January 12, 1909 | James Hawthornthwaite | Socialist | James Hawthornthwaite | Socialist | Resignation | Yes | ||
| Vancouver City Vancouver City This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Burrard riding.It was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Burrard, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver South ridings.For other ridings with the name "Vancouver", please see Vancouver .... |
August 3, 1907 | William John Bowser William John Bowser William John Bowser was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. He served as Premier of British Columbia from 1915 to 1916.... |
Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
William John Bowser William John Bowser William John Bowser was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. He served as Premier of British Columbia from 1915 to 1916.... |
Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Dewdney Dewdney (electoral district) Dewdney was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its predecessor was the riding of Westminster-Dewdney, which was created for the 1894 election from a partition of the Westminster riding, which was a rural-area successor to the original New Westminster... |
April 17, 1907† | Richard McBride Richard McBride Sir Richard McBride, KCMG was a British Columbian politician and is often considered the founder of the British Columbia Conservative Party. McBride was first elected to the provincial legislature in the 1898 election, and served in the cabinet of James Dunsmuir from 1900 to 1901... |
Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
William J. Manson | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Won More Than One District | Yes | ||
| Atlin Atlin (electoral district) Atlin was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the 10th provincial general election in 1903 and last appeared in the 34th provincial general election in 1986, after which it was merged with the Skeena riding.-... |
April 5, 1907† | Henry Young | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Henry Young | Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes |
† Won by acclamation
Acclamation
An acclamation, in its most common sense, is a form of election that does not use a ballot. "Acclamation" or "acclamatio" can also signify a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval in certain social contexts in ancient Rome.-Voting:...
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
10th Parliament 1903-1907
The August 16 by-election in the district of LillooetLillooet (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...
is the last time a by-election had been held due to a voided result, as of March 2008. The November 18, 1903 by-election in Vancouver City
Vancouver City
This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Burrard riding.It was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Burrard, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver South ridings.For other ridings with the name "Vancouver", please see Vancouver ....
is the first by-election held since political parties
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
were introduced to the province.
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberni Alberni (electoral district) Alberni was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It originally appeared in the British Columbia general election, 1890 and then, after being merged into Cowichan-Alberni for the 1894 election, was renamed Alberni riding in the election of 1898. The riding... |
July 22, 1905 | William McInnes | Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election... |
William Manson William Manson William Manson was a Scottish-born accountant, notary public and political figure in British Columbia, Canada. He represented Alberni from 1906 to 1907 and Skeena from 1909 to 1915 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative.He was born in the Shetland Islands, the son of... |
Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Resignation | No | ||
| 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... |
August 16, 1904 | Archibald McDonald Archibald McDonald (Canadian politician) Archibald McDonald was a general merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Lillooet in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1903 to 1907 and from 1909 to 1924 as a Conservative.... |
Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Archibald McDonald Archibald McDonald (Canadian politician) Archibald McDonald was a general merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Lillooet in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1903 to 1907 and from 1909 to 1924 as a Conservative.... |
Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Voided result | Yes | ||
| Kamloops Kamloops (provincial electoral district) Kamloops was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1903 to 2009. The provincial constituency should not be confused with the former federal electoral district of Kamloops, which encompassed a much larger area.For other ridings named Kamloops... |
June 30, 1904† | Frederick John Fulton Frederick John Fulton Frederick John Fulton, KC was a British-born and educated Canadian lawyer and politician. He practiced law in Kamloops, British Columbia... |
Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Frederick John Fulton Frederick John Fulton Frederick John Fulton, KC was a British-born and educated Canadian lawyer and politician. He practiced law in Kamloops, British Columbia... |
Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Vancouver City Vancouver City This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Burrard riding.It was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Burrard, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver South ridings.For other ridings with the name "Vancouver", please see Vancouver .... |
November 18, 1903 | Charles Wilson Charles Wilson (British Columbia politician) Charles Wilson was an English-born lawyer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cariboo from 1882 to 1886 as an Independent member and Vancouver City from 1903 to 1906 as a Conservative in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.He was born in London and was educated in... |
Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Charles Wilson Charles Wilson (British Columbia politician) Charles Wilson was an English-born lawyer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cariboo from 1882 to 1886 as an Independent member and Vancouver City from 1903 to 1906 as a Conservative in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.He was born in London and was educated in... |
Conservative British Columbia Conservative Party The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes |
† Won by acclamation
Acclamation
An acclamation, in its most common sense, is a form of election that does not use a ballot. "Acclamation" or "acclamatio" can also signify a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval in certain social contexts in ancient Rome.-Voting:...
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
9th Parliament 1900-1903
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Victoria South Victoria South Victoria was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in 1894 as part of a redistribution of the old Victoria riding, along with North Victoria... |
July 4, 1900† | David Eberts | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
David Eberts | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Victoria City Victoria City (electoral district) Victoria City was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1924. This riding was created in 1903... |
July 4, 1900† | John Turner | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
John Turner | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| East Kootenay-North Riding | July 17, 1900† | Wilmer Wells | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Wilmer Wells | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Lillooet-East Riding | July 17, 1900† | James Prentice | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
James Prentice | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| South Nanaimo | July 17, 1900† | James Dunsmuir James Dunsmuir James Dunsmuir was a British Columbian industrialist and politician. Son of Robert Dunsmuir, he was heir to his family's coal fortune. The Dunsmuir family dominated the province's economy in the late nineteenth century and were a leading force in opposing organized labour... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
James Dunsmuir James Dunsmuir James Dunsmuir was a British Columbian industrialist and politician. Son of Robert Dunsmuir, he was heir to his family's coal fortune. The Dunsmuir family dominated the province's economy in the late nineteenth century and were a leading force in opposing organized labour... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Westminster-Dewdney Riding | July 17, 1900† | Richard McBride Richard McBride Sir Richard McBride, KCMG was a British Columbian politician and is often considered the founder of the British Columbia Conservative Party. McBride was first elected to the provincial legislature in the 1898 election, and served in the cabinet of James Dunsmuir from 1900 to 1901... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Richard McBride Richard McBride Sir Richard McBride, KCMG was a British Columbian politician and is often considered the founder of the British Columbia Conservative Party. McBride was first elected to the provincial legislature in the 1898 election, and served in the cabinet of James Dunsmuir from 1900 to 1901... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Nanaimo City Nanaimo City Nanaimo City was a provincial electoral district in the city of Nanaimo, British Columbia in Canada from 1890 to 1912. It was one of two Nanaimo ridings at the time, created out of the older Nanaimo riding , with intermediary ridings The Islands and Nanaimo and the Islands... |
February 20, 1901† | Ralph Smith | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
James Hawthornwaite | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Resignation | n/a | ||
| Vancouver City Vancouver City This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Burrard riding.It was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Burrard, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver South ridings.For other ridings with the name "Vancouver", please see Vancouver .... |
February 19, 1901 | James Garden James Garden James Ford Garden was a Canadian engineer and the seventh Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, serving from 1898 to 1900. Under his tenure the city developed a street car system, sidewalks, road grades and water connections.Born in Woodstock, New Brunswick, the son of son of H. M. G. and E... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
James Garden James Garden James Ford Garden was a Canadian engineer and the seventh Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, serving from 1898 to 1900. Under his tenure the city developed a street car system, sidewalks, road grades and water connections.Born in Woodstock, New Brunswick, the son of son of H. M. G. and E... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Resignation | Yes | ||
| New Westminster City New Westminster City New Westminster City was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1871 to 1912. For other electoral districts in New Westminster, please see New Westminster .- Demographics :- Electoral history :... |
September 18, 1901 | John Brown John Brown (Canadian politician) John Brown was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Wentworth County, Canada West and became a miller and mining consultant / prospector by career.... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Thomas Gifford Thomas Gifford (politician) Thomas Gifford was a politician in British Columbia, Canada.Born in Lockerbie, Scotland, the son of William Gifford and Margaret Stewart, he was educated there and apprenticed as a jeweller. He opened his own store in Lockerbie around 1876. In 1877, he married Annie Stoddart. Thomas and his wife,... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | No | ||
| Victoria City Victoria City (electoral district) Victoria City was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1924. This riding was created in 1903... |
March 10, 1902 | John Turner | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Edward Gawler Prior Edward Gawler Prior Edward Gawler Prior, PC was a mining engineer and politician in British Columbia. Prior worked as a mining engineer in England until 1873 when he moved to the province where he settled in Nanaimo and took employment as assistant manager of the Vancouver Coal Mining & Land Co., Ltd... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Resignation | n/a | ||
| North Nanaimo | December 15, 1902 | William McInnes | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
William McInnes | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| North Victoria North Victoria North Victoria was the a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was created from a partition of the old Victoria riding, one of the province's first twelve, and first appeared on the hustings in 1894 as part of a redistribution of the old Victoria riding,... |
December 23, 1902 | John Booth John Paton Booth John Paton Booth was a Scottish-born political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cowichan from 1871 to 1875, The Islands from 1890 to 1894 and North Victoria from 1894 to 1902 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.He came to Guelph, Ontario at a young age, was educated in... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Thomas Paterson | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Death | n/a | ||
| Yale-West Riding | February 26, 1903 | Dennis Murphy Dennis Murphy (Canadian politician) Denis Murphy was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Ottawa in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as Conservative member from 1902 to 1904. His first name appears as Dennis in some sources. There is some question as to what year he was born... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Charles Augustus Semlin Charles Augustus Semlin Charles Augustus Semlin was a British Columbia politician.Born near Barrie, Upper Canada, Semlin worked there as a schoolteacher until 1862 when he moved to British Columbia during the gold rush to become a prospector. In 1869 he purchased the Dominion Ranch and became a rancher... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | No |
† Won by acclamation
Acclamation
An acclamation, in its most common sense, is a form of election that does not use a ballot. "Acclamation" or "acclamatio" can also signify a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval in certain social contexts in ancient Rome.-Voting:...
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
8th Parliament 1898-1900
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver City Vancouver City This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Burrard riding.It was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Burrard, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver South ridings.For other ridings with the name "Vancouver", please see Vancouver .... |
October 15, 1898† | Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton was a Canadian newspaperman, politician, and businessman.Born in Shoreditch , England, the son of Francis Cotton and Martha Ann Garrison, he was the co-owner and editor from 1887 to 1910 of the Vancouver, British Columbia Daily News-Advertiser newspaper... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton was a Canadian newspaperman, politician, and businessman.Born in Shoreditch , England, the son of Francis Cotton and Martha Ann Garrison, he was the co-owner and editor from 1887 to 1910 of the Vancouver, British Columbia Daily News-Advertiser newspaper... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Joseph Martin Joseph Martin (Canadian politician) Joseph Martin was a lawyer and politician in Manitoba, British Columbia and the United Kingdom often referred to as "Fighting Joe".-Early life:... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joseph Martin Joseph Martin (Canadian politician) Joseph Martin was a lawyer and politician in Manitoba, British Columbia and the United Kingdom often referred to as "Fighting Joe".-Early life:... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||||
| Yale-West Riding | October 15, 1898† | Charles Augustus Semlin Charles Augustus Semlin Charles Augustus Semlin was a British Columbia politician.Born near Barrie, Upper Canada, Semlin worked there as a schoolteacher until 1862 when he moved to British Columbia during the gold rush to become a prospector. In 1869 he purchased the Dominion Ranch and became a rancher... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Charles Augustus Semlin Charles Augustus Semlin Charles Augustus Semlin was a British Columbia politician.Born near Barrie, Upper Canada, Semlin worked there as a schoolteacher until 1862 when he moved to British Columbia during the gold rush to become a prospector. In 1869 he purchased the Dominion Ranch and became a rancher... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| West Kootenay-Nelson Riding | October 15, 1898† | John Hume | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
John Hume | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Alberni Alberni (electoral district) Alberni was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It originally appeared in the British Columbia general election, 1890 and then, after being merged into Cowichan-Alberni for the 1894 election, was renamed Alberni riding in the election of 1898. The riding... |
December 15, 1898 | Alan Neill | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Alan Neill | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Resignation | Yes | ||
| Cowichan Cowichan (electoral district) Cowichan was one of the first twelve electoral districts created when British Columbia became a Canadian province in 1871. It was located on southern Vancouver Island. It was a one-member riding only . Its last appearance on the husting was in 1920... |
December 28, 1898 | William Robertson | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
William Robertson | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Resignation | Yes | ||
| Vancouver City Vancouver City This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Burrard riding.It was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Burrard, Vancouver Centre and Vancouver South ridings.For other ridings with the name "Vancouver", please see Vancouver .... |
January 25, 1899† | Charles Edward Tisdall Charles Edward Tisdall Charles Edward Tisdall was the 19th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia from 1922 to 1923. He was born in Birmingham, England and moved to Vancouver in April 1888. In 1899 he was elected Chairman of the Vancouver Board of Trade.... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Charles Edward Tisdall Charles Edward Tisdall Charles Edward Tisdall was the 19th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia from 1922 to 1923. He was born in Birmingham, England and moved to Vancouver in April 1888. In 1899 he was elected Chairman of the Vancouver Board of Trade.... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Resignation | Yes | ||
| Victoria City Victoria City (electoral district) Victoria City was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1924. This riding was created in 1903... |
February 2, 1899 | Richard Hall Richard Hall (politician) Richard Hall was an American-born insurance agent, wholesale coal merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Victoria City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1898 to 1907 as a Liberal.He was born in San Francisco, the son of Richard Hall and Sarah... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Richard Hall Richard Hall (politician) Richard Hall was an American-born insurance agent, wholesale coal merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Victoria City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1898 to 1907 as a Liberal.He was born in San Francisco, the son of Richard Hall and Sarah... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Resignation | Yes | ||
| John Turner | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
John Turner | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Resignation | Yes | ||||
| Albert McPhillips Albert McPhillips Albert DeBurgo McPhillips was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a barrister and solicitor by career... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Albert McPhillips Albert McPhillips Albert DeBurgo McPhillips was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a barrister and solicitor by career... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Resignation | Yes | ||||
| West Kootenay-Nelson Riding | February 14, 1899 | John Hume | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
John Hume | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Resignation | Yes | ||
| East Kootenay-North Riding | February 28, 1899 | William Neilson | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Wilmer Wells | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Death | n/a | ||
| New Westminster City New Westminster City New Westminster City was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1871 to 1912. For other electoral districts in New Westminster, please see New Westminster .- Demographics :- Electoral history :... |
August 31, 1899† | Alexander Henderson Alexander Henderson (politician) Alexander Henderson was a lawyer, judge and political figure in British Columbia and Yukon. He represented New Westminster City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1898 to 1900... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Alexander Henderson Alexander Henderson (politician) Alexander Henderson was a lawyer, judge and political figure in British Columbia and Yukon. He represented New Westminster City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1898 to 1900... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes |
† Won by acclamation
Acclamation
An acclamation, in its most common sense, is a form of election that does not use a ballot. "Acclamation" or "acclamatio" can also signify a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval in certain social contexts in ancient Rome.-Voting:...
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
7th Parliament 1894-1898
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale-North Riding | November 14, 1894† | George Martin | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
George Martin | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| South Victoria South Victoria South Victoria was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in 1894 as part of a redistribution of the old Victoria riding, along with North Victoria... |
April 15, 1895† | David Eberts | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
David Eberts | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Cowichan-Alberni Cowichan-Alberni Cowichan-Alberni was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It appeared in the 1894 general election only. It was formed by combining the Alberni riding and parts of the older Cowichan riding... |
April 18, 1895 | Theodore Davie Theodore Davie Theodore Davie was a British Columbia lawyer, politician and jurist. He practiced law in Cassiar and Nanaimo before settling in Victoria and becoming a leading criminal lawyer. He was the brother of Alexander Edmund Batson Davie. Theodore Davie was first elected to the provincial legislature in... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Thomas Wood* | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Resignation | n/a | ||
| Lillooet-East Riding | June 1, 1895 | n/a | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
David Stoddard | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Voided result | n/a | ||
| Cowichan-Alberni Cowichan-Alberni Cowichan-Alberni was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It appeared in the 1894 general election only. It was formed by combining the Alberni riding and parts of the older Cowichan riding... |
October 5, 1895 | n/a | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
George Huff | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Voided result | n/a | ||
| New Westminster-Chilliwhack Riding | May 7, 1897 | Thomas Kitchen | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Adam Vedder | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Death | n/a |
† Won by acclamation
Acclamation
An acclamation, in its most common sense, is a form of election that does not use a ballot. "Acclamation" or "acclamatio" can also signify a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval in certain social contexts in ancient Rome.-Voting:...
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
6th Parliament 1890-1894
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster | November 7, 1890 | John Robson John Robson John Robson was a Canadian journalist and politician, who served as the ninth Premier of the Province of British Columbia.-Journalist and activist:... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Colin Sword | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Won more than one district | n/a | ||
| Cariboo Cariboo (electoral district) Cariboo was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1892.This riding was first created as Cariboo District following British Columbia's admission into the Canadian Confederation in 1871... |
January 14, 1891 | Joseph Mason Joseph Mason (Canadian politician) Joseph Mason was an English-born general merchant, miner and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cariboo in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1886 to 1890.... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Ithiel Nason Ithiel Nason Ithiel Blake Nason was an American-born businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cariboo in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1888 to 1890.... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Death | n/a | ||
| East Kootenay | July 30, 1892† | James Baker James Baker (Canadian politician) James Baker was an English-born soldier and British Columbia political figure. He represented Kootenay from 1886 to 1890, East Kootenay from 1890 to 1898 and East Kootenay South from 1898 to 1900 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.He was born in London, the son of Samuel Baker, and... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
James Baker James Baker (Canadian politician) James Baker was an English-born soldier and British Columbia political figure. He represented Kootenay from 1886 to 1890, East Kootenay from 1890 to 1898 and East Kootenay South from 1898 to 1900 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.He was born in London, the son of Samuel Baker, and... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Cariboo Cariboo (electoral district) Cariboo was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1892.This riding was first created as Cariboo District following British Columbia's admission into the Canadian Confederation in 1871... |
August 24, 1892 | John Robson John Robson John Robson was a Canadian journalist and politician, who served as the ninth Premier of the Province of British Columbia.-Journalist and activist:... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Hugh Watt Hugh Watt (Canadian politician) Hugh Watt was a physician and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cariboo in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1892 to 1894.... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Death | n/a | ||
| Cariboo Cariboo (electoral district) Cariboo was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1892.This riding was first created as Cariboo District following British Columbia's admission into the Canadian Confederation in 1871... |
October 4, 1893 | Ithiel Nason Ithiel Nason Ithiel Blake Nason was an American-born businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cariboo in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1888 to 1890.... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
William Adams William Adams (British Columbia politician) William Adams was a farmer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cariboo in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1893 to 1898.... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Death | n/a |
† Won by acclamation
Acclamation
An acclamation, in its most common sense, is a form of election that does not use a ballot. "Acclamation" or "acclamatio" can also signify a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval in certain social contexts in ancient Rome.-Voting:...
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
5th Parliament 1886-1890
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Westminster City New Westminster City New Westminster City was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1871 to 1912. For other electoral districts in New Westminster, please see New Westminster .- Demographics :- Electoral history :... |
November 25, 1889 | William Bole | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Thomas Cunningham Thomas Cunningham (Canadian politician) Thomas Cunningham was an Irish-born merchant, farmer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented New Westminster City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1889 to 1890.... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Resignation | n/a | ||
| 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... |
September 21, 1889 | A.E.B. Davie Alexander Edmund Batson Davie Alexander Edmund Batson Davie, QC who is usually referred to as A. E. B. Davie, was a British Columbia politician and lawyer, and was premier of British Columbia from 1887 until his death.Called to the bar in 1873 he was the first person to receive his entire law education in British... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Alfred Smith Alfred Wellington Smith Alfred Wellington Smith was an English-born general merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Lillooet from 1889 to 1894 and Lillooet West from 1894 to 1903 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.He was born in Bedford and educated at the Epworth Normal School... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Death | n/a | ||
| Victoria City Victoria City (electoral district) Victoria City was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1924. This riding was created in 1903... |
August 21, 1889 | Theodore Davie Theodore Davie Theodore Davie was a British Columbia lawyer, politician and jurist. He practiced law in Cassiar and Nanaimo before settling in Victoria and becoming a leading criminal lawyer. He was the brother of Alexander Edmund Batson Davie. Theodore Davie was first elected to the provincial legislature in... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Theodore Davie Theodore Davie Theodore Davie was a British Columbia lawyer, politician and jurist. He practiced law in Cassiar and Nanaimo before settling in Victoria and becoming a leading criminal lawyer. He was the brother of Alexander Edmund Batson Davie. Theodore Davie was first elected to the provincial legislature in... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Nanaimo Nanaimo (electoral district) Nanaimo was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1979.This riding was created as Nanaimo riding in 1903 from parts of Vancouver and Victoria ridings.... |
June 29, 1889† | Robert Dunsmuir Robert Dunsmuir Robert Dunsmuir was a Scottish-Canadian coal miner, railway developer, industrialist and politician. -Origins in Scotland:... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Andrew Haslam Andrew Haslam Andrew Haslam was an Irish-Canadian sawmill-owner and Conservative politician. He served as the MLA for Nanaimo from 1889 to 1890. From 1892 to 1893, he was mayor of Nanaimo. He was chosen in a 1893 by-election to represent Vancouver in the Canadian House of Commons after the serving MP, David... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Death | n/a | ||
| Cariboo Cariboo (electoral district) Cariboo was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1892.This riding was first created as Cariboo District following British Columbia's admission into the Canadian Confederation in 1871... |
November 26, 1888 | Robert McLeese Robert McLeese Robert McLeese was an Irish-born hotel keeper, store owner, owner of a sternwheel river boat and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cariboo in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1882 to 1888.He was born near Coleraine, the son of John McLeese and Jennie McArthur,... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Ithiel Nason Ithiel Nason Ithiel Blake Nason was an American-born businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cariboo in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1888 to 1890.... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Resignation | n/a | ||
| Victoria Victoria (British Columbia electoral district) Victoria was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, and was one of the first twelve ridings at the time of that province's joining Confederation in 1871 and stayed on the hustings until 1890. From 1894 to 1963 it did not appear on the electoral map... |
June 30, 1888 | Robert John Robert Franklin John Robert Franklin John was a Welsh-born farmer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Victoria in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1882 to 1888. His name also appears as Robert Franklyn John.He was born in Glamorganshire but received much of his education in... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
James Tolmie James Tolmie (Canadian politician) James Tolmie was a farmer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Victoria in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1888 to 1890.... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Resignation | n/a | ||
| Victoria City Victoria City (electoral district) Victoria City was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1924. This riding was created in 1903... |
January 25, 1888 | Edward Gawler Prior Edward Gawler Prior Edward Gawler Prior, PC was a mining engineer and politician in British Columbia. Prior worked as a mining engineer in England until 1873 when he moved to the province where he settled in Nanaimo and took employment as assistant manager of the Vancouver Coal Mining & Land Co., Ltd... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Simeon Duck Simeon Duck Simeon Duck was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Victoria City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1871 to 1875, from 1882 to 1886 and from 1888 to 1890.... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Resignation | n/a | ||
| Comox Comox (electoral district) Comox was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was one of the first twelve ridings representing that province upon its joining Confederation, and was a one-member constituency... |
December 30, 1887 | Anthony Stenhouse | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Thomas Humphreys Thomas Basil Humphreys Thomas Basil Humphreys was an English-born miner, auctioneer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Lillooet from 1871 to 1875, Victoria District from 1875 to 1882 and Comox from 1887 to 1890 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.He was born in Liverpool, the son of... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Resignation | n/a | ||
| Victoria City Victoria City (electoral district) Victoria City was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1924. This riding was created in 1903... |
August 20, 1887 | John Turner John Herbert Turner John Herbert Turner was a British Columbia politician. Born in Claydon, Suffolk, England, Turner moved to British North America and worked as a merchant in Halifax and Charlottetown. In 1862 he moved to Victoria, British Columbia and founded Turner, Beeton and Co... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
John Turner John Herbert Turner John Herbert Turner was a British Columbia politician. Born in Claydon, Suffolk, England, Turner moved to British North America and worked as a merchant in Halifax and Charlottetown. In 1862 he moved to Victoria, British Columbia and founded Turner, Beeton and Co... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Cowichan Cowichan (electoral district) Cowichan was one of the first twelve electoral districts created when British Columbia became a Canadian province in 1871. It was located on southern Vancouver Island. It was a one-member riding only . Its last appearance on the husting was in 1920... |
April 28, 1887 | William Smithe William Smithe William Smithe was a British Columbia politician.Smithe was born William Smith in England and moved to Canada in his youth, settling on Vancouver Island in 1862 as a farmer. In 1871, he ran in BC's first election and won a seat in the new provincial legislature... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Henry Fry Henry Fry (politician) Henry Fry was an English-born merchant, miner and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cowichan in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1887 to 1890.... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Death | n/a | ||
| Nanaimo | January 3, 1887 | William Raybould William Raybould William Raybould was a miner, merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Nanaimo in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1882 to 1886.... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
George Thomson George Thomson (Canadian politician) George Thomson was a Scottish-born merchant, official and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Nanaimo in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1887 to 1890.... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Death | n/a |
† Won by acclamation
Acclamation
An acclamation, in its most common sense, is a form of election that does not use a ballot. "Acclamation" or "acclamatio" can also signify a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval in certain social contexts in ancient Rome.-Voting:...
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
4th Parliament 1882-1886
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria City Victoria City (electoral district) Victoria City was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1924. This riding was created in 1903... |
April 15, 1885 | Simeon Duck Simeon Duck Simeon Duck was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Victoria City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1871 to 1875, from 1882 to 1886 and from 1888 to 1890.... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Simeon Duck Simeon Duck Simeon Duck was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Victoria City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1871 to 1875, from 1882 to 1886 and from 1888 to 1890.... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| New Westminster City New Westminster City New Westminster City was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1871 to 1912. For other electoral districts in New Westminster, please see New Westminster .- Demographics :- Electoral history :... |
April 21, 1884 | William Armstrong | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
James Cunningham James Cunningham (British Columbia politician) James Cunningham was a Canadian merchant and Liberal politician, who represented New Westminster in the Canadian House of Commons during the 3rd Parliament from 1874 to 1878.... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Resignation | n/a | ||
| 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... |
March 31, 1883† | A.E.B. Davie Alexander Edmund Batson Davie Alexander Edmund Batson Davie, QC who is usually referred to as A. E. B. Davie, was a British Columbia politician and lawyer, and was premier of British Columbia from 1887 until his death.Called to the bar in 1873 he was the first person to receive his entire law education in British... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
A.E.B. Davie Alexander Edmund Batson Davie Alexander Edmund Batson Davie, QC who is usually referred to as A. E. B. Davie, was a British Columbia politician and lawyer, and was premier of British Columbia from 1887 until his death.Called to the bar in 1873 he was the first person to receive his entire law education in British... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Cowichan Cowichan (electoral district) Cowichan was one of the first twelve electoral districts created when British Columbia became a Canadian province in 1871. It was located on southern Vancouver Island. It was a one-member riding only . Its last appearance on the husting was in 1920... |
March 31, 1883† | William Smithe William Smithe William Smithe was a British Columbia politician.Smithe was born William Smith in England and moved to Canada in his youth, settling on Vancouver Island in 1862 as a farmer. In 1871, he ran in BC's first election and won a seat in the new provincial legislature... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
William Smithe William Smithe William Smithe was a British Columbia politician.Smithe was born William Smith in England and moved to Canada in his youth, settling on Vancouver Island in 1862 as a farmer. In 1871, he ran in BC's first election and won a seat in the new provincial legislature... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| New Westminster New Westminster (electoral district) New Westminster was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1979.... |
March 31, 1883† | John Robson John Robson John Robson was a Canadian journalist and politician, who served as the ninth Premier of the Province of British Columbia.-Journalist and activist:... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
John Robson John Robson John Robson was a Canadian journalist and politician, who served as the ninth Premier of the Province of British Columbia.-Journalist and activist:... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Yale Yale (electoral district) Yale was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1892 and from 1917 to 1953.... |
October 13, 1882 | Preston Bennett | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
George Martin | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Death | n/a | ||
| New Westminster City New Westminster City New Westminster City was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1871 to 1912. For other electoral districts in New Westminster, please see New Westminster .- Demographics :- Electoral history :... |
September 4, 1882 | William Armstrong | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
William Armstrong | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes |
† Won by acclamation
Acclamation
An acclamation, in its most common sense, is a form of election that does not use a ballot. "Acclamation" or "acclamatio" can also signify a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval in certain social contexts in ancient Rome.-Voting:...
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
3rd Parliament 1878-1882
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Westminster City New Westminster City New Westminster City was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1871 to 1912. For other electoral districts in New Westminster, please see New Westminster .- Demographics :- Electoral history :... |
December 20, 1881† | Ebenezer Brown Ebenezer Brown Ebenezer Brown was an English-born wholesale merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented New Westminster from 1875 to 1878 and New Westminster City from 1878 to 1881 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.He was educated in England and came to British Columbia in... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
William Armstrong | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Resignation | n/a | ||
| Cariboo Cariboo (electoral district) Cariboo was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1892.This riding was first created as Cariboo District following British Columbia's admission into the Canadian Confederation in 1871... |
October 29, 1879 | John Evans John Evans (British Columbia politician) John Evans was a miner and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cariboo in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1875 to 1879.... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
George Ferguson | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Death | n/a | ||
| Cariboo Cariboo (electoral district) Cariboo was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1892.This riding was first created as Cariboo District following British Columbia's admission into the Canadian Confederation in 1871... |
August 3, 1878† | George Anthony Walkem George Anthony Walkem George Anthony "Boomer" Walkem was a British Columbian politician and jurist.Born in Newry, Ireland, Walkem moved to then Colony of British Columbia in 1862 and served as a member of the appointed Legislative Council of British Columbia from 1864 to 1870 and was a supporter of Canadian confederation... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
George Anthony Walkem George Anthony Walkem George Anthony "Boomer" Walkem was a British Columbian politician and jurist.Born in Newry, Ireland, Walkem moved to then Colony of British Columbia in 1862 and served as a member of the appointed Legislative Council of British Columbia from 1864 to 1870 and was a supporter of Canadian confederation... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Victoria City Victoria City (electoral district) Victoria City was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1924. This riding was created in 1903... |
July 10, 1878† | Robert Beaven Robert Beaven Robert Beaven , son of James Beaven, was a British Columbia politician and businessman. Beaven moved to British Columbia from Toronto, where he had been educated at Upper Canada College, because of the gold rush. He entered business in Victoria, which was then the capital of the Colony of Vancouver... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Robert Beaven Robert Beaven Robert Beaven , son of James Beaven, was a British Columbia politician and businessman. Beaven moved to British Columbia from Toronto, where he had been educated at Upper Canada College, because of the gold rush. He entered business in Victoria, which was then the capital of the Colony of Vancouver... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Victoria Victoria (British Columbia electoral district) Victoria was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, and was one of the first twelve ridings at the time of that province's joining Confederation in 1871 and stayed on the hustings until 1890. From 1894 to 1963 it did not appear on the electoral map... |
July 10, 1878† | Thomas Humphreys | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Thomas Humphreys | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes |
† Won by acclamation
Acclamation
An acclamation, in its most common sense, is a form of election that does not use a ballot. "Acclamation" or "acclamatio" can also signify a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval in certain social contexts in ancient Rome.-Voting:...
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
2nd Parliament 1875-1878
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kootenay Kootenay (electoral district) Kootenay was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1917.This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Yale—Cariboo riding.... |
December 20, 1877 | William Milby | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Robert Galbraith | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Death | n/a | ||
| Cariboo Cariboo (electoral district) Cariboo was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1892.This riding was first created as Cariboo District following British Columbia's admission into the Canadian Confederation in 1871... |
June 20, 1877 | A.E.B. Davie Alexander Edmund Batson Davie Alexander Edmund Batson Davie, QC who is usually referred to as A. E. B. Davie, was a British Columbia politician and lawyer, and was premier of British Columbia from 1887 until his death.Called to the bar in 1873 he was the first person to receive his entire law education in British... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
George Cowan George Cowan (politician) George Cowan was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada, for the riding of Cariboo. He was first elected in a byelection in 1877 at the encouragement of George Walkem, the former and, at the time, future Premier. Cowan defeated the incumbent A.E.B... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | No | ||
| Nanaimo Nanaimo (electoral district) Nanaimo was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1979.This riding was created as Nanaimo riding in 1903 from parts of Vancouver and Victoria ridings.... |
January 19, 1877 | John Bryden John Bryden (MLA) John Bryden was a Scottish-born businessman and political figure in British Columbia, Canada. He represented Nanaimo from 1875 to 1876 and North Nanaimo from 1894 to 1900 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
David William Gordon David William Gordon David William Gordon was a Canadian politician from British Columbia.Gordon was born in Camden Township, Upper Canada, the son of Michael Gordon. He went to California in 1856 and then moved to British Columbia in 1858, where he established himself as a professional architect and builder in... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Resignation | n/a | ||
| Kootenay Kootenay (electoral district) Kootenay was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1917.This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Yale—Cariboo riding.... |
August 24, 1876 | Arthur Vowell | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
William Milby | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Resignation | n/a | ||
| Cowichan Cowichan (electoral district) Cowichan was one of the first twelve electoral districts created when British Columbia became a Canadian province in 1871. It was located on southern Vancouver Island. It was a one-member riding only . Its last appearance on the husting was in 1920... |
August 14, 1876† | William Smithe William Smithe William Smithe was a British Columbia politician.Smithe was born William Smith in England and moved to Canada in his youth, settling on Vancouver Island in 1862 as a farmer. In 1871, he ran in BC's first election and won a seat in the new provincial legislature... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
William Smithe William Smithe William Smithe was a British Columbia politician.Smithe was born William Smith in England and moved to Canada in his youth, settling on Vancouver Island in 1862 as a farmer. In 1871, he ran in BC's first election and won a seat in the new provincial legislature... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Yale Yale (electoral district) Yale was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1892 and from 1917 to 1953.... |
March 11, 1876 | Forbes Vernon | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Forbes Vernon | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Victoria City Victoria City (electoral district) Victoria City was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1924. This riding was created in 1903... |
February 21, 1876 | Arthur Elliott | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Arthur Elliott | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Victoria Victoria (British Columbia electoral district) Victoria was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, and was one of the first twelve ridings at the time of that province's joining Confederation in 1871 and stayed on the hustings until 1890. From 1894 to 1963 it did not appear on the electoral map... |
February 15, 1876† | Thomas Humphreys | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Thomas Humphreys | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes |
† Won by acclamation
Acclamation
An acclamation, in its most common sense, is a form of election that does not use a ballot. "Acclamation" or "acclamatio" can also signify a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval in certain social contexts in ancient Rome.-Voting:...
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.
1st Parliament 1871-1875
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | | Party | Winner | | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
November 17, 1874 | Thomas Humphreys | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Thomas Humphreys | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Resignation | Yes | ||
| William Saul | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
William Brown William Brown (British Columbia politician) William M. Brown was an English-born political figure in British Columbia. He represented Lillooet in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1874 to 1882.... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Resignation | No | ||||
| Victoria Victoria (British Columbia electoral district) Victoria was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, and was one of the first twelve ridings at the time of that province's joining Confederation in 1871 and stayed on the hustings until 1890. From 1894 to 1963 it did not appear on the electoral map... |
February 26, 1874 | Arthur Bunster Arthur Bunster Arthur Bunster was a Canadian entrepreneur and Member of Parliament.Bunster was born in Queen's County , Ireland and was educated in Dublin, attending Trinity College. He came to Vancouver Island in 1856 and settled in Victoria, British Columbia. After trying his hand at several other ventures,... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
William Robertson | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Resignation | n/a | ||
| Amor de Cosmos Amor De Cosmos Amor De Cosmos was a Canadian journalist, publisher and politician. He served as the second Premier of British Columbia.-Early life:... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
William Fraser Tolmie William Fraser Tolmie William Fraser Tolmie was a Canadian surgeon, fur trader, scientist, and politician.... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Resignation | n/a | ||||
| New Westminster New Westminster (electoral district) New Westminster was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1979.... |
March 21, 1873† | William Armstrong | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
William Armstrong | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Comox Comox (electoral district) Comox was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was one of the first twelve ridings representing that province upon its joining Confederation, and was a one-member constituency... |
January 11, 1873† | John Ash John Ash (politician) -Early life:John Ash was born circa 1821 in Ormskirk, United Kingdom to father William Ash. He attended Guy's Hospital in Southwark, London, where he met John Sebastian Helmcken, a future key player in the joining of British Columbia to the Canadian Confederation. In 1845 Ash became a member of the... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
John Ash John Ash (politician) -Early life:John Ash was born circa 1821 in Ormskirk, United Kingdom to father William Ash. He attended Guy's Hospital in Southwark, London, where he met John Sebastian Helmcken, a future key player in the joining of British Columbia to the Canadian Confederation. In 1845 Ash became a member of the... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Victoria City Victoria City (electoral district) Victoria City was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1924. This riding was created in 1903... |
January 6, 1873† | Robert Beaven Robert Beaven Robert Beaven , son of James Beaven, was a British Columbia politician and businessman. Beaven moved to British Columbia from Toronto, where he had been educated at Upper Canada College, because of the gold rush. He entered business in Victoria, which was then the capital of the Colony of Vancouver... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Robert Beaven Robert Beaven Robert Beaven , son of James Beaven, was a British Columbia politician and businessman. Beaven moved to British Columbia from Toronto, where he had been educated at Upper Canada College, because of the gold rush. He entered business in Victoria, which was then the capital of the Colony of Vancouver... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| 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... |
December 21, 1872 | Andrew Jamieson | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
William Saul | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Death | n/a | ||
| Cariboo Cariboo (electoral district) Cariboo was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1892.This riding was first created as Cariboo District following British Columbia's admission into the Canadian Confederation in 1871... |
June 22, 1872 | Cornelius Booth | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
John Barnston John Barnston John Barnston, D.D. , was an English divine.Barnston was the second son of William Barnston of Churton, Cheshire. He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford, and became fellow of his college. In 1600–1 he was appointed to the prebend of Bishopstone, Salisbury, and in 1615, being chaplain to Lord... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Resignation | n/a | ||
| Cariboo Cariboo (electoral district) Cariboo was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1892.This riding was first created as Cariboo District following British Columbia's admission into the Canadian Confederation in 1871... |
February 12, 1872† | George Anthony Walkem George Anthony Walkem George Anthony "Boomer" Walkem was a British Columbian politician and jurist.Born in Newry, Ireland, Walkem moved to then Colony of British Columbia in 1862 and served as a member of the appointed Legislative Council of British Columbia from 1864 to 1870 and was a supporter of Canadian confederation... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
George Anthony Walkem George Anthony Walkem George Anthony "Boomer" Walkem was a British Columbian politician and jurist.Born in Newry, Ireland, Walkem moved to then Colony of British Columbia in 1862 and served as a member of the appointed Legislative Council of British Columbia from 1864 to 1870 and was a supporter of Canadian confederation... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| New Westminster City New Westminster City New Westminster City was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1871 to 1912. For other electoral districts in New Westminster, please see New Westminster .- Demographics :- Electoral history :... |
November 28, 1871† | Henry Holbrook Henry Holbrook Henry Holbrook was an English-born merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented New Westminster City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1871 to 1875.... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Henry Holbrook Henry Holbrook Henry Holbrook was an English-born merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented New Westminster City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1871 to 1875.... |
No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes | ||
| Esquimalt Esquimalt (electoral district) Esquimalt was a provincial electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It was one of the province's first twelve ridings upon its entry into Confederation. It was originally a two-member riding... |
November 27, 1871† | Alexander Robertson | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Alexander Robertson | No Parties Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... |
Joined Executive Council | Yes |
† Won by acclamation
Acclamation
An acclamation, in its most common sense, is a form of election that does not use a ballot. "Acclamation" or "acclamatio" can also signify a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval in certain social contexts in ancient Rome.-Voting:...
; this date is the date of the return of the writ.