4th Parliament of British Columbia

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Robert Beaven, premier of British Columbia 1882-1883

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]

Contents

There were four sessions of the 4th Legislature: [4]

SessionStartEnd
1stJanuary 25, 1883May 12, 1883
2ndDecember 3, 1883February 18, 1884
3rdJanuary 12, 1885March 9, 1885
4thJanuary 25, 1886April 6, 1886

John Andrew Mara served as speaker. [5]

Members of the 4th Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1882: [1]

MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously elected
George Cowan Cariboo Independent1877
Robert McLeese Government [a] 1882
Charles Wilson Opposition [b] 1882
John Grant Cassiar Opposition1882
William Munro Dingwall Comox Government1882
William Smithe Cowichan Opposition1871
Hans Lars Helgesen Esquimalt Government1878
Charles Edward Pooley Opposition1882
Robert Leslie Thomas Galbraith Kootenay Government1877
Edward Allen Lillooet Opposition1882
Alexander Edmund Batson Davie Opposition1875, 1882
Robert Dunsmuir Nanaimo Opposition1882
William Raybould Opposition1882
James Orr New Westminster Opposition1882
John Robson Opposition1871, [c] 1882
William James Armstrong New Westminster City Government1871, 1881
James Cunningham (1884)Government1884
Robert Franklin John Victoria Opposition1882
George Archibald McTavish Opposition1882
Robert Beaven Victoria City Government1871
Theodore Davie Opposition1882
Simeon Duck Independent1871, 1882
Montague William Tyrwhitt-Drake Opposition1882
Preston Bennett Yale Opposition1878
John Andrew Mara Opposition1871
Charles Augustus Semlin Independent1871, 1882
George Bohun Martin (1882)Opposition1882

By-elections

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 districtMember electedElection dateReason
Yale George Bohun Martin October 13, 1882death of P. Bennett on August 9, 1882
New Westminster City James Cunningham April 21, 1884W.J. Armstrong appointed sheriff April 5, 1884

Notes

  1. Government candidates supported the Beaven administration
  2. opposed to the Beaven administration
  3. Nanaimo

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871–1986 (PDF). Victoria, British Columbia: Elections British Columbia. August 1998. ISBN   0-7718-8677-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  2. 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.
  3. 1 2 Eastwood, T. M. (1982). "Smithe, William". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. XI (1881–1890) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  4. Begg, Alexander (1894). History of British Columbia from its earliest discovery to the present time. p.  547.
  5. "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  6. Kerr, John Blaine (1890). Biographical dictionary of well-known British Columbians with a historical sketch. pp. 89–90. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  7. Kerr, John Blaine (1890). Biographical dictionary of well-known British Columbians with a historical sketch. pp. 147–8. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  8. Lewis, Zane H. (1982). "Davie, Alexander Edmund Batson". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. XI (1881–1890) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  9. Roy, Patricia E. (1990). "Robson, John". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. XII (1891–1900) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.