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The 1916 British Columbia general election was the fourteenth 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 July 5, 1916, and held on September 14, 1916. The new legislature met for the first time on March 1, 1917.
A 1916 Act of the Legislature [1] provided for the life of the Assembly to be extended to five years, [2] and members of the clergy were no longer disqualified from being elected as MLAs. [3]
The Liberal Party defeated the governing Conservative Party, winning 50% of the vote, almost double its share from the previous election. The Liberals won 36 of the 47 seats in the legislature.
The Conservatives' popular vote fell from almost 60% to just over 40%, and took nine seats, forming the Official Opposition.
Two other seats were won by independents.
Soldiers serving overseas were able to vote in the election, [4] and their votes were cast between August 5 and Election Day. [5]
Two referendums were also held on Election Day (concerning Prohibition and women's suffrage), but their results were not announced until later in the year. [6]
An Act was passed in 1915, providing for an increase in the seats in the Assembly from 42 to 47 upon the next election. [7] The following changes were made:
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Political party | Party leader | MLAs | Votes | |||||||
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Candidates | 1912 | 1916 | ± | # | ± | % | ± (pp) | |||
Liberal | Harlan Brewster | 45 | – | 36 | 36 | 89,892 | 68,459 | 50.00 | 24.63 | |
Conservative | William Bowser | 46 | 39 | 9 | 30 | 72,842 | 22,419 | 40.52 | 19.13 | |
Independent | 7 | – | 1 | 1 | 4,926 | 3,413 | 2.74 | 0.95 | ||
Independent Socialist | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 1,321 | 1,321 | 0.74 | New | ||
Independent Conservative | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 3,014 | 1,851 | 1.68 | 0.31 | ||
Socialist | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 2,106 | 7,260 | 1.17 | 9.91 | ||
Social Democratic | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 1,012 | 391 | 0.56 | 0.18 | ||
Independent Labour | 2 | – | – | – | 2,985 | 2,985 | 1.66 | New | ||
Independent Liberal | 1 | – | – | – | 1,518 | 1,518 | 0.84 | New | ||
Independent Progressive | 1 | – | – | – | 158 | 158 | 0.09 | New | ||
Total | 116 | 42 | 47 | 179,774 | 100.00% |
Party | Seats | Votes | Change (pp) | ||
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█ Liberal | 36 / 47 | 24.63 | |||
█ Conservative | 9 / 47 | -19.13 | |||
█ Socialist | 0 / 47 | -9.91 | |||
█ Other | 2 / 47 | 4.41 |
The following MLAs were elected: [9]
Riding | Winning party | Votes | |||||||||||||||
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Name | 1912 | Party | Votes | Share | Margin # | Margin % | Lib | Con | Soc | I-Con | I-Soc | SD | Ind | Oth | Total | ||
Alberni | Con | Lib | 393 | 39.26% | 38 | 3.80% | 393 | 355 | – | – | – | – | 253 | – | 1,001 | ||
Atlin | Con | Lib | 329 | 54.29% | 52 | 8.58% | 329 | 277 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 606 | ||
Cariboo | New | Lib | 453 | 68.64% | 246 | 37.28% | 453 | 207 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 660 | ||
Chilliwhack | Con | Lib | 987 | 55.64% | 200 | 11.28% | 987 | 787 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,774 | ||
Columbia | I-Con | Lib | 541 | 66.63% | 270 | 33.26% | 541 | 271 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 812 | ||
Comox | Con | Lib | 916 | 43.07% | 34 | 1.60% | 916 | 882 | 246 | – | – | 83 | – | – | 2,127 | ||
Cowichan | Con | Ind | 539 | 56.92% | 131 | 13.84% | 408 | – | – | – | – | – | 539 | – | 947 | ||
Cranbrook | Con | Lib | 727 | 59.06% | 223 | 18.12% | 727 | 504 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,231 | ||
Delta | Con | Con | 964 | 51.55% | 58 | 3.10% | 906 | 964 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,870 | ||
Dewdney | Con | Lib | 927 | 54.08% | 140 | 8.16% | 927 | 787 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,714 | ||
Esquimalt | Con | Con | 655 | 50.08% | 2 | 0.16% | 653 | 655 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,308 | ||
Fernie | Con | Lib | 903 | 46.38% | 77 | 3.96% | 903 | 826 | 218 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,947 | ||
Fort George | New | Con | 499 | 43.43% | 7 | 0.61% | – | 499 | – | – | 492 | – | – | 158 | 1,149 | ||
Grand Forks | Con | Lib | 584 | 63.62% | 250 | 27.24% | 584 | 334 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 918 | ||
Greenwood | Con | Lib | 491 | 70.55% | 286 | 41.10% | 491 | 205 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 696 | ||
The Islands | Con | Lib | 358 | 50.28% | 4 | 0.56% | 358 | 354 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 712 | ||
Kamloops | Con | Lib | 1,519 | 61.27% | 559 | 22.54% | 1,519 | 960 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,479 | ||
Kaslo | Con | Lib | 456 | 54.94% | 82 | 9.88% | 456 | 374 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 830 | ||
Lillooet | Con | Con | 296 | 52.39% | 27 | 4.78% | 269 | 296 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 565 | ||
Nanaimo | SD | Lib | 1,137 | 57.14% | 562 | 28.25% | 1,137 | 575 | – | – | 278 | – | – | – | 1,990 | ||
Nelson | New | Con | 607 | 48.99% | 100 | 8.07% | 507 | 607 | – | – | – | – | 125 | – | 1,239 | ||
Newcastle | Soc | I-Soc | 551 | 56.11% | 120 | 12.22% | – | 431 | – | – | 551 | – | – | – | 982 | ||
New Westminster | Con | Lib | 1,369 | 53.58% | 183 | 7.16% | 1,369 | 1,186 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,555 | ||
North Okanagan | New | Lib | 1,261 | 57.08% | 313 | 14.16% | 1,261 | 948 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,209 | ||
North Vancouver | New | Lib | 980 | 52.80% | 382 | 20.58% | 980 | 598 | – | 278 | – | – | – | – | 1,856 | ||
Omineca | New | Lib | 473 | 62.16% | 185 | 24.32% | 473 | 288 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 761 | ||
Prince Rupert | Con | Lib | 1,062 | 52.89% | 116 | 5.78% | 1,062 | 946 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,008 | ||
Revelstoke | Con | Lib | 802 | 60.62% | 281 | 21.24% | 802 | 521 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,323 | ||
Richmond | Con | Lib | 1,441 | 54.07% | 252 | 9.45% | 1,441 | 1,189 | – | 35 | – | – | – | – | 2,665 | ||
Rossland | Con | Lib | 424 | 55.79% | 88 | 11.58% | 424 | 336 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 760 | ||
Saanich | Con | Lib | 1,033 | 58.53% | 301 | 17.06% | 1,033 | 732 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,765 | ||
Similkameen | Con | Con | 650 | 55.41% | 127 | 10.82% | 523 | 650 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,173 | ||
Slocan | Con | Lib | 448 | 50.06% | 1 | 0.12% | 448 | 447 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 895 | ||
South Okanagan | New | Con | 845 | 54.52% | 140 | 9.04% | 705 | 845 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,550 | ||
South Vancouver | New | Lib | 1,579 | 45.75% | 205 | 5.94% | 1,579 | 1,374 | – | – | – | – | – | 498 | 3,451 | ||
Trail | New | Con | 626 | 45.56% | 142 | 10.33% | 484 | 626 | 262 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,372 | ||
Yale | Con | Lib | 809 | 57.05% | 200 | 14.10% | 809 | 609 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,418 |
Party | Vancouver City | Victoria City | |||||
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Votes | Share | Change | Votes | Share | Change | ||
Liberal | 47,263 | 49.38% | 18.53% | 15,772 | 51.29% | 26.17% | |
Conservative | 39,050 | 40.80% | -13.94% | 11,347 | 36.90% | -30.00% | |
Independent | 2,824 | 2.95% | 1.01% | 1,185 | 3.85% | 0.01% | |
Independent Conservative | 2,701 | 2.82% | New | – | – | – | |
Independent Labour | 2,487 | 2.60% | New | – | – | – | |
Socialist | 1,380 | 1.44% | -11.02% | – | – | -4.13% | |
Independent Liberal | – | – | – | 1,518 | 4.94% | New | |
Social Democratic | – | – | – | 929 | 3.02% | New | |
Total | 46,285 | 100.00% | 16,034 | 100.00% | |||
Seats won | 5 1 | 4 | |||||
Incumbents returned | 1 | – |
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