4th Parliament of British Columbia
The 4th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1882 to 1886. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in July 1882.[1] Robert Beaven formed a minority government in 1882. The Beaven government fell on a Motion of no confidence in January 1883.[2] William Smithe formed a new government later that month.[3]
There were four sessions of the 4th Legislature:[4]
Session | Start | End |
---|---|---|
1st | January 25, 1883 | May 12, 1883 |
2nd | December 3, 1883 | February 18, 1884 |
3rd | January 12, 1885 | March 9, 1885 |
4th | January 25, 1886 | April 6, 1886 |
John Andrew Mara served as speaker.[5]
Members of the 4th General Assembly
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1882:[1]
Member | Electoral district | Party |
---|---|---|
George Cowan | Cariboo | Independent |
Robert McLeese | Government[nb 1] | |
Charles Wilson | Opposition[nb 2] | |
John Grant | Cassiar | Opposition |
William Munro Dingwall | Comox | Government |
William Smithe | Cowichan | Opposition |
Hans Lars Helgesen | Esquimalt | Government |
Charles Edward Pooley | Opposition | |
Robert Leslie Thomas Galbraith | Kootenay | Government |
Edward Allen | Lillooet | Opposition |
Alexander Edmund Batson Davie | Opposition | |
Robert Dunsmuir | Nanaimo | Opposition |
William Raybould | Opposition | |
James Orr | New Westminster | Opposition |
John Robson | Opposition | |
William James Armstrong | New Westminster City | Government |
Robert Franklin John | Victoria | Opposition |
George Archibald McTavish | Opposition | |
Robert Beaven | Victoria City | Government |
Theodore Davie | Opposition | |
Simeon Duck | Independent | |
Montague William Tyrwhitt-Drake | Opposition | |
Preston Bennett | Yale | Opposition |
John Andrew Mara | Opposition | |
Charles Augustus Semlin | Independent |
Notes:
By-elections
By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet, as was required at the time:[1]
- William James Armstrong, Provincial Secretary,[6] elected September 18, 1882
- Simeon Duck, Minister of Finance,[7] elected April 15, 1885
- Alexander Edmund Batson Davie, Attorney General,[8] acclaimed March 31, 1883
- William Smithe, Premier,[3] acclaimed March 31, 1883
- John Robson, Provincial Secretary, Minister of Finance and Agriculture and Minister of Mines,[9] acclaimed March 31, 1883
By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons:[1]
Electoral district | Member elected | Election date | Reason |
---|---|---|---|
Yale | George Bohun Martin | October 13, 1882 | death of P. Bennett on August 9, 1882 |
New Westminster City | James Cunningham | April 21, 1884 | W.J. Armstrong appointed sheriff April 5, 1884 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ↑ Ralston, H. Keith; Foster, Hamar (1998). "Robert Beaven". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- 1 2 Eastwood, T M (1982). "William Smithe". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ↑ Begg, Alexander (1894). History of British Columbia from its earliest discovery to the present time. p. 547.
- ↑ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ↑ Kerr, John Blaine (1890). Biographical dictionary of well-known British Columbians with a historical sketch. pp. 89–90. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ↑ Kerr, John Blaine (1890). Biographical dictionary of well-known British Columbians with a historical sketch. pp. 147–8. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ↑ Lewis, Zane H (1982). "Alexander Edmund Batson Davie". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ↑ Roy, Patricia E (1990). "John Robson". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
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