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 electedNo.# of term(s)
George Cowan Cariboo Independent18773rd term
Robert McLeese Government [a] 18821st term
Charles Wilson Opposition [b] 18821st term
John Grant Cassiar Opposition18821st term
William Munro Dingwall Comox Government18821st term
William Smithe Cowichan Opposition18714th term
Hans Lars Helgesen Esquimalt Government18782nd term
Charles Edward Pooley Opposition18821st term
Robert Leslie Thomas Galbraith Kootenay Government18773rd term
Edward Allen Lillooet Opposition18821st term
Alexander Edmund Batson Davie Opposition1875, 18822nd term*
Robert Dunsmuir Nanaimo Opposition18821st term
William Raybould Opposition18821st term
James Orr New Westminster Opposition18821st term
John Robson Opposition1871, [c] 18822nd term*
William James Armstrong New Westminster City Government1871, 18813rd term*
James Cunningham (1884)Government18841st term
Robert Franklin John Victoria Opposition18821st term
George Archibald McTavish Opposition18821st term
Robert Beaven Victoria City Government18714th term
Theodore Davie Opposition18821st term
Simeon Duck Independent1871, 18822nd term*
Montague William Tyrwhitt-Drake Opposition18821st term
Preston Bennett Yale Opposition18782nd term
John Andrew Mara Opposition18714th term
Charles Augustus Semlin Independent1871, 18822nd term*
George Bohun Martin (1882)Opposition18821st term

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.
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