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 districtParty
George Cowan Cariboo Government [nb 1]
Robert McLeese Opposition [nb 2]
Joseph Mason Government
John Grant Cassiar Opposition
Anthony Maitland Stenhouse Comox Opposition
Henry Croft Cowichan Government
William Smithe Government
David Williams Higgins Esquimalt Government
Charles Edward Pooley Government
James Baker Kootenay Government
Edward Allen Lillooet Government
Alexander Edmund Batson Davie Government
Robert Dunsmuir Nanaimo Government
William Raybould Government
William Henry Ladner New Westminster Opposition
James Orr Opposition
John Robson Government
William Norman Bole New Westminster City Opposition
George William Anderson Victoria Government
Robert Franklin John Government
Robert Beaven Victoria City Opposition
Theodore Davie Government
Edward Gawler Prior Government
John Herbert Turner Government
George Bohun Martin Yale Government
Charles Augustus Semlin Opposition
Forbes George Vernon Government

Notes:

  1. ↑ Government candidates supported the Smithe administration
  2. ↑ opposed to the Smithe administration

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 [nb 1] 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.

Notes:

  1. ↑ Acclaimed

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  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.
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