2nd Parliament of British Columbia

Last updated

The 2nd Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1875 to 1878. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in September and October 1875. The government of George Anthony Walkem was defeated on a confidence motion on January 25, 1876, and Andrew Charles Elliott was asked to form a new government. [1] On March 29, 1878, a government bill to redistribute the seats in the legislature was defeated [2] and the assembly was dissolved on April 12, 1878. [1]

Contents

There were three sessions of the 2nd Legislature: [3]

SessionStartEnd
1stJanuary 10, 1876May 19, 1877
2ndFebruary 21, 1877April 18, 1877
3rdFebruary 7, 1878April 10, 1878

James Trimble served as speaker. [4]

Members of the 2nd Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1875

MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst electedNo.# of term(s)
George Anthony Boomer Walken Cariboo Government [nb 1] 18712nd term
Alexander Edmund Batson Davie Independent Opposition [nb 2] 18751st term
John Evans Independent Opposition18751st term
George Cowan (1877)Opposition18771st term
John Ash Comox Government18712nd term
William Smithe Cowichan Reform [nb 2] 18712nd term
Edwin Pimbury Reform18751st term
William Fisher Esquimalt Independent18751st term
Frederick W. Williams Reform18751st term
Charles Gallagher Kootenay Reform18751st term
Arthur Wellesley Vowell Reform18751st term
William Cosgrove Milby (1876)Government18761st term
Robert Leslie Thomas Galbraith (1877)Opposition18771st term
William M. Brown Lillooet Reform18742nd term
William Morrison Reform18751st term
John Bryden Nanaimo Reform18751st term
David William Gordon (1877)Independent Government18771st term
William James Armstrong New Westminster Government18712nd term
Ebenezer Brown Independent Government [nb 3] 18751st term
Robert Dickinson New Westminster City Independent Government18751st term
Thomas Basil Humphreys Victoria District Reform18712nd term
William Fraser Tolmie Reform18742nd term
Robert Beaven Victoria City Government18712nd term
James W. Douglas Independent?18751st term
Andrew Charles Elliott Opposition [nb 2] 18751st term
James Trimble Independent Government18712nd term
John Andrew Mara Yale Reform18712nd term
Robert Smith Independent Government18712nd term
Forbes George Vernon Reform18751st term

Notes:

  1. ↑ Government candidates supported the Walkem administration
  2. 1 2 3 opposed to the Walkem administration
  3. ↑ Independent candidate identified as supporting the Walkem administration

By-elections

By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet, as was required at the time: [5]

By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons: [5]

Electoral districtMember electedElection dateReason
Kootenay William Cosgrove Milby August 24, 1876A.W. Vowell named Gold Commissioner for Cassiar
Nanaimo David William Gordon January 19, 1877J. Bryden resigned his seat to look after his business interests
Kootenay Robert Leslie Thomas Galbraith December 20, 1877death of W.C. Milby on October 26, 1877

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ormsby, Margaret A (1982). "Andrew Charles Elliott". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online . Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  2. ↑ Rayner, William (2000). British Columbia's premiers in profile: the good, the bad, and the transient. Heritage House Publishing Co. p. 43. ISBN   1-895811-71-6 . Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  3. ↑ Begg, Alexander (1894). History of British Columbia from its earliest discovery to the present time. p. 546. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12.
  4. ↑ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  5. 1 2 "Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  6. ↑ Halleran, Michael F. H. (1982). "Thomas Basil Humphreys". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online . Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  7. ↑ Candy, Ron. "The History of Coldstream and Lavington". Vernon Museum and Archives. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  8. ↑ Eastwood, T M (1982). "William Smithe". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online . Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  9. ↑ Lewis, Zane H (1982). "Alexander Edmund Batson Davie". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online . Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.