The 4th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1882 to 1886. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in July 1882. [1] Robert Beaven formed a minority government in 1882. The Beaven government fell on a Motion of no confidence in January 1883. [2] William Smithe formed a new government later that month. [3]
There were four sessions of the 4th Legislature: [4]
Session | Start | End |
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1st | January 25, 1883 | May 12, 1883 |
2nd | December 3, 1883 | February 18, 1884 |
3rd | January 12, 1885 | March 9, 1885 |
4th | January 25, 1886 | April 6, 1886 |
John Andrew Mara served as speaker. [5]
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1882: [1]
By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet, as was required at the time: [1]
By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons: [1]
Electoral district | Member elected | Election date | Reason |
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Yale | George Bohun Martin | October 13, 1882 | death of P. Bennett on August 9, 1882 |
New Westminster City | James Cunningham | April 21, 1884 | W.J. Armstrong appointed sheriff April 5, 1884 |