3rd Parliament of British Columbia

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George Anthony Walkem

The 3rd Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1878 to 1882. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in May 1878. [1] George Anthony Walkem was asked to form a government. Robert Beaven succeeded Walkem as premier in June 1882. [2]

Contents

There were five sessions of the 3rd Legislature: [3]

SessionStartEnd
1stJuly 29, 1878September 2, 1878
2ndJanuary 29, 1879April 29, 1879
3rdApril 5, 1880May 8, 1880
4thJanuary 24, 1881March 23, 1881
5thFebruary 23, 1882April 21, 1882

Frederick W. Williams served as speaker. [4]

Members of the 3rd General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1878: [1]

MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously elected
George Cowan Cariboo Opposition [a] 1877
John Evans Opposition1875
George Anthony Boomer Walken [5] Opposition1871
George Ferguson (1879)Independent1879
John Ash Comox Opposition1871
Edwin Pimbury Cowichan Government [b] 1875
William Smithe Government1871
Hans Lars Helgesen Esquimalt Opposition1878
Frederick W. Williams Opposition1875
Robert Leslie Thomas Galbraith Kootenay Opposition?1877
Charles Gallagher Opposition?1875
William M. Brown Lillooet Opposition1874
William Saul Opposition1872, 1878
James Atkinson Abrams Nanaimo Opposition1878
Wellington John Harris New Westminster Government1878
Donald McGillivray Government1878
Ebenezer Brown New Westminster City Government1875
William James Armstrong (1881)Independent1871, 1881
Thomas Basil Humphreys Victoria District Opposition1871
James Thomas McIlmoyl Opposition1878
Robert Beaven Victoria City Government1871
James Smith Drummond Opposition1878
John William Williams Opposition1878
William Wilson Opposition1878
Preston Bennett Yale Government1878
John Andrew Mara Government1871
Forbes George Vernon Government1875

By-elections

By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet, as was required at the time. All elections were won by acclamation: [1]

By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons: [1]

Electoral districtMember electedElection dateReason
Cariboo George Ferguson October 25, 1879death of J. Evans on August 25, 1879
New Westminster City William James Armstrong December 20, 1881 [c] E. Brown retired due to ill health

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Notes

  1. ↑ opposed to the Elliott administration
  2. ↑ Government candidate supporting the Elliott administration
  3. ↑ acclaimed

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  2. 1 2 Ralston, H. Keith; Foster, Hamar (1998). "Robert Beaven". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online . Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. 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 2011-07-27.
  5. 1 2 "Premiers of British Columbia 1871-Present" (PDF). Legislative Library of British Columbia. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  6. ↑ Halleran, Michael F. H. (1982). "Thomas Basil Humphreys". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online . Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  7. ↑ Foster, Hamar (1994). "George Anthony Walkem". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online . Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
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