1st Parliament of British Columbia

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John Foster McCreight, premier of British Columbia 1871-1872.

The 1st Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1871 to 1875. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in October 1871. John Foster McCreight was called upon to form a cabinet. In December 1872, the government was defeated on a confidence motion and Amor De Cosmos subsequently formed a new cabinet. After De Cosmos was elected to the House of Commons in February 1874, George A. Walken became premier. [1]

Contents

There were four sessions of the 1st Legislature: [2]

SessionStartEnd
1stFebruary 15, 1872April 11, 1872
2ndDecember 17, 1872February 21, 1873
3rdDecember 18, 1873March 2, 1874
4thMarch 1, 1875April 22, 1875

James Trimble served as speaker. [3]

Members of the 1st Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1871: [1]

MemberElectoral districtFirst electedNo.# of term(s)
George A. Walkem Cariboo 18711st term
Joseph Hunter 18711st term
Cornelius Booth 18711st term
John George Barnston (1872)18721st term
John Ash Comox 18711st term
William Smithe Cowichan 18711st term
John Paton Booth 18711st term
A. Rocke Robertson Esquimalt 18711st term
Henry Cogan 18711st term
John Andrew Mara Kootenay 18711st term
Charles Todd 18711st term
Andrew T. Jamieson Lillooet 18711st term
T. B. Humphreys 18711st term
William Saul (1872)18721st term
William M. Brown (1874)18741st term
John Robson Nanaimo 18711st term
Henry Holbrook New Westminster City 18711st term
Josiah Charles Hughes New Westminster District 18711st term
William Armstrong 18711st term
Robert Beaven Victoria City 18711st term
John Foster McCreight 18711st term
Simeon Duck 18711st term
James Trimble 18711st term
Amor De Cosmos Victoria District 18711st term
Arthur Bunster 18711st term
William Archibald Robertson (1874)18741st term
William Fraser Tolmie (1874)18741st term
Robert Smith Yale 18711st term
James Robinson 18711st term
Charles A. Semlin 18711st term

By-elections

By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet, as was required at the time. All cabinet members were re-elected by acclamation: [4]

By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons: [4]

Electoral districtMember electedElection dateReason
Cariboo John George Barnston June 22, 1872C. Booth appointed judge
Lillooet William Saul December 21, 1872Death of A.T. Jamieson in October 1872
Victoria District William Archibald Robertson February 26, 1874A. Bunster and A. de Cosmos elected to federal seats
William Fraser Tolmie
Lillooet Thomas Basil Humphreys November 17, 1874both members resigned in a "dispute between the two gentlemen as to which represents the popular feeling of the district"
William M. Brown

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Kerr, John Blaine (1890). Biographical Dictionary of Well-Known British Columbians with a Historical Sketch. Vancouver: Kerr & Begg. p. 61.
  2. ↑ Begg, Alexander (1894). History of British Columbia from its Earliest Discovery to the Present Time. Toronto: William Briggs. p. 546.
  3. ↑ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  4. 1 2 Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986 (PDF). Elections British Columbia. 1988.
  5. ↑ Teece, Wendy K. (1982). "Ask, John". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. XI (1881–1890) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  6. ↑ Ralston, H. Keith; Foster, Hamar (1998). "Beaven, Robert". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. XIV (1911–1920) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  7. ↑ Mackintosh, C. H (1877). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion and Annual Register. Ottawa: Citizen Printing and Publishing Company. p. 375.
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