1912 British Columbia general election

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1912 British Columbia general election
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42 seats of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  Richard McBride (cropped).jpg
SPC
Leader Sir Richard McBride none
Party Conservative Socialist
Leader's seat Victoria City
Last election382
Seats won391
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote50,4239,366
Percentage59.65%11.08%
SwingIncrease2.svg7.32pp Decrease2.svg0.42pp
 Third partyFourth party
 
SDP
 Harlan Carey Brewster.jpg
Leadernone Harlan Carey Brewster
PartySocial Democratic Liberal
Last electionDid not contest2
Seats won10
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg2
Popular vote62121,443
Percentage0.74%25.37%
SwingnewDecrease2.svg7.84pp
Premier before election

Richard McBride
Conservative

Premier after election

Richard McBride
Conservative

The 1912 British Columbia general election was the thirteenth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on February 27, 1912, and held on March 28, 1912. The new legislature met for the first time on January 16, 1913.

Contents

The governing Conservative Party increased its share of the popular vote to almost 60%, and swept all but 3 of the 42 seats in the legislature. Of the remaining three, one (Harold Ernest Forster in Columbia) was formally listed as an Independent but was a Conservative who had missed the filing date. He campaigned and sat in full support of the McBride government.

The Liberal Party's share of the vote fell from one-third to one-quarter, and it lost both of its seats in the legislature.

The remaining two seats were won by the Socialist Party and the Social Democratic Party in the coal-mining ridings of Nanaimo City and Newcastle.

Results

[1]

Elections to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (1912)
Political partyParty leaderMLAsVotes
Candidates 1909 1912±#±%± (pp)
Conservative Richard McBride 4238391Increase2.svg50,4232,651Decrease2.svg59.65%7.32Increase2.svg
Socialist 17211Decrease2.svg9,3662,299Decrease2.svg11.08%0.42Decrease2.svg
Independent Conservative7–11Increase2.svg1,1631,009Increase2.svg1.37%1.22Increase2.svg
Social Democratic1–11Increase2.svg621621Decrease2.svg0.74%New
Liberal Harlan Carey Brewster 192–2Decrease2.svg21,43312,242Decrease2.svg25.37%7.84Decrease2.svg
Independent 2–––1,5131,112Decrease2.svg1.79%0.80Decrease2.svg
Total88424284,529100.00%
    Seats and popular vote by party [1]
    PartySeatsVotesChange (pp)
    █  Conservative
    39 / 42
    59.65%
    		7.327.32
     
    █  Liberal
    0 / 42
    25.37%
    		-7.34
     
    █  Socialist
    1 / 42
    11.08%
    		-0.42
     
    █ Other
    2 / 42
    3.90%
    		0.440.44
     

    Results by riding

    The following MLAs were elected: [2]

    Synopsis of results

    Results by riding - 1912 British Columbia general election (single-member districts) [3]
    RidingWinning partyVotes
    Name 1909 PartyVotesShareMargin
    #    		Margin
    %    		ConLibSocI-ConSDTotal
     
    Alberni LibConacclaimed
    Atlin ConConacclaimed
    Chilliwhack ConConacclaimed
    Columbia ConI-Con28251.74%193.48%263––282–545
    Comox ConCon69466.16%33932.32%694–355––1,049
    Cowichan ConCon44180.04%33160.08%441110–––551
    Cranbrook ConConacclaimed
    Delta ConCon74870.83%44041.66%748308–––1,056
    Dewdney ConCon80380.54%60961.08%803––194–997
    Esquimalt LibCon39846.50%21224.77%39815125282 [a 1] –856
    Fernie ConCon1,06758.31%30416.62%1,067–763––1,830
    Grand Forks ConConacclaimed
    Greenwood ConCon36478.11%26256.22%364–102––466
    The Islands ConCon34575.66%23451.32%345––111–456
    Kamloops ConCon93170.11%53440.22%931397–––1,328
    Kaslo ConConacclaimed
    Lillooet ConCon20071.17%11942.34%20081–––281
    Nanaimo City SocSD62139.45%432.73%578375––6211,574
    Nelson City ConCon52759.08%33938.00%527–177188–892
    Newcastle SocSoc38650.86%131.72%373–386––759
    New Westminster City ConCon1,00472.28%61944.56%1,004385–––1,389
    Okanagan ConCon1,38882.37%1,09164.74%1,388–297––1,685
    Revelstoke ConConacclaimed
    Richmond ConConacclaimed
    Rossland City ConCon33656.09%16828.04%33616895––599
    Saanich ConCon39269.01%21638.02%392176–––568
    Similkameen ConConacclaimed
    Skeena ConCon94051.00%42022.79%940520277106–1,843
    Slocan ConCon37365.32%17530.64%373–198––571
    Yale ConCon52465.26%24530.52%524279–––803
    Ymir ConCon1,02479.69%76359.38%1,024–261––1,285
    1. ↑ The incumbent John Jardine received 96 votes
      = open seat
      = winning candidate was in previous Legislature
      = incumbent had switched allegiance
      = previously incumbent in another riding
      = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
      = incumbency arose from byelection gain
      = other incumbents renominated
      = multiple candidates
    Results by riding - 1912 British Columbia general election (multiple-member districts) [3]
    Party Cariboo Vancouver City Victoria City
    VotesShareChangeVotesShareChangeVotesShareChange
    Conservative 64577.99%14.98%25,33854.74%4.64%10,72766.90%13.48%
    Liberal 18222.01%-14.98%14,28330.86%-5.42%4,02825.12%-6.57%
    Socialist –––5,76712.46%-1.16%6634.13%0.72%
    Independent –––8971.94%1.94%6163.84%-7.64%
    Total827100.00%46,285100.00%16,034100.00%
    Seats won
      2
      5
      4
    Incumbents returned254
    Seat change–––

    See also

    Notes

    1. 1 2 Elections BC 1988, pp. 109, 115.
    2. ↑ Elections BC 1988, pp. 117–119.
    3. 1 2 Elections BC 1988, pp. 111–113, 117–119.

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