5th Parliament of British Columbia

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The 5th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1887 to 1890. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in July 1886. [1] William Smithe formed a government. Following his death in May 1887, [2] Alexander Edmund Batson Davie became premier. After Davie died in 1889, [3] John Robson became premier.

Contents

There were four sessions of the 5th Legislature: [4]

SessionStartEnd
1stJanuary 24, 1887April 7, 1887
2ndJanuary 27, 1888April 28, 1888
3rdJanuary 31, 1889April 6, 1889
4thJanuary 23, 1890April 26, 1890

Charles Edward Pooley served as speaker from 1887 until 1889 when he was named to cabinet. David Williams Higgins succeeded Pooley as speaker. [5]

Members of the 5th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1886: [1]

MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously elected
George Cowan Cariboo Government [a] 1877
Robert McLeese Opposition [b] 1882
Joseph Mason Government1886
Ithiel Blake Nason (1888)Government1888
John Grant Cassiar Opposition1882
Anthony Maitland Stenhouse Comox Opposition1886
Thomas Basil Humphreys (1887)Independent Opposition1871, [c] 1887
Henry Croft Cowichan Government1886
William Smithe Government1871
Henry Fry (1887)Government1887
David Williams Higgins Esquimalt Government1886
Charles Edward Pooley Government1882
James Baker Kootenay Government1886
Edward Allen Lillooet Government1882
Alexander Edmund Batson Davie Government1875, 1882
Alfred Wellington Smith (1889)Government1889
Robert Dunsmuir Nanaimo Government1882
William Raybould Government1882
George Thomson (1887)Independent1887
Andrew Haslam (1889)Government1889
William Henry Ladner New Westminster Opposition1886
James Orr Opposition1882
John Robson Government1871, [d] 1882
William Norman Bole New Westminster City Opposition1886
Thomas Cunningham (1889)Government1889
George William Anderson Victoria Government1886
Robert Franklin John Government1882
James Tolmie (1889)Government1889
Robert Beaven Victoria City Opposition1871
Theodore Davie Government1882
Edward Gawler Prior Government1886
John Herbert Turner Government1886
Simeon Duck (1888)Government1871, 1882, 1888
George Bohun Martin Yale Government1882
Charles Augustus Semlin Opposition1871, 1882
Forbes George Vernon Government1875, 1886
Notes

    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
    Nanaimo George Thomson January 3, 1887death of W. Raybould on December 3, 1886
    Cowichan Henry Fry May 5, 1887death of W. Smithe on March 28, 1887
    Comox Thomas Basil Humphreys December 30, 1887A.M. Stenhouse resigned his seat to join the LDS Church
    Victoria City Simeon Duck January 25, 1888E.G. Prior resigned his seat to contest federal by-election
    Victoria James Tolmie June 30, 1888R.F. John resigned his seat to become warden of provincial gaol in Victoria
    Cariboo Ithiel Blake Nason November 26, 1888R. McLeese resigned his seat to contest federal by-electinn
    Nanaimo Andrew Haslam June 14, 1889 [e] death of R. Dunsmuir on April 12, 1889
    Lillooet Alfred Wellington Smith September 21, 1889death of A.E.B. Davie on August 1, 1889
    New Westminster City Thomas Cunningham November 25, 1889resignation of H.N. Bole after being named to County Court of B.C.

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    Notes

    1. ↑ Government candidate supporting the Smithe administration
    2. ↑ opposed to the Smithe administration
    3. ↑ Lillooet
    4. ↑ Nanaimo
    5. ↑ Acclaimed

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 "Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
    2. ↑ Eastwood, T M (1982). "William Smithe". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online . Retrieved 2011-07-27.
    3. ↑ Lewis, Zane H (1982). "Alexander Edmund Batson Davie". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online . Retrieved 2011-08-04.
    4. ↑ Begg, Alexander (1894). History of British Columbia from its earliest discovery to the present time. p. 547. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12.
    5. ↑ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
    6. ↑ Gosnell, R. Edward (1906). A history; British Columbia. Lewis Publishing Co. p. 694. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
    7. ↑ Mouat, Jeremy (2005). "Turner, John Herbert". In Cook, Ramsay; Bélanger, Réal (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. XV (1921–1930) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
    8. ↑ Williams, David Ricardo (1990). "Theodore Davie". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online . Retrieved 2011-08-04.
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