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 Parliament

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

MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)
George Cowan Cariboo Opposition [a] 18772nd term
John Evans Opposition18752nd term
George Anthony Boomer Walken [5] Opposition18713rd term
George Ferguson (1879)Independent18791st term
John Ash Comox Opposition18713rd term
Edwin Pimbury Cowichan Government [b] 18752nd term
William Smithe Government18713rd term
Hans Lars Helgesen Esquimalt Opposition18781st term
Frederick W. Williams Opposition18752nd term
Robert Leslie Thomas Galbraith Kootenay Opposition?18772nd term
Charles Gallagher Opposition?18752nd term
William M. Brown Lillooet Opposition18743rd term
William Saul Opposition1872, 18782nd term*
James Atkinson Abrams Nanaimo Opposition18781st term
Wellington John Harris New Westminster Government18781st term
Donald McGillivray Government18781st term
Ebenezer Brown New Westminster City Government18752nd term
William James Armstrong (1881)Independent1871, 18813rd term*
Thomas Basil Humphreys Victoria District Opposition18713rd term
James Thomas McIlmoyl Opposition18781st term
Robert Beaven Victoria City Government18713rd term
James Smith Drummond Opposition18781st term
John William Williams Opposition18781st term
William Wilson Opposition18781st term
Preston Bennett Yale Government18781st term
John Andrew Mara Government18713rd term
Forbes George Vernon Government18752nd term

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

Other changes

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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