3rd Parliament of British Columbia

The 3rd Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1878 to 1882. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in May 1878.[1] George Anthony Walkem was asked to form a government. Robert Beaven succeeded Walkem as premier in June 1882.[2]

There were five sessions of the 3rd Legislature:[3]

Session Start End
1st July 29, 1878 September 2, 1878
2nd January 29, 1879 April 29, 1879
3rd April 5, 1880 May 8, 1880
4th January 24, 1881 March 23, 1881
5th February 23, 1882 April 21, 1882

Frederick W. Williams served as speaker.[4]

Members of the 3rd General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1878:[1]

Member Electoral district Party
George Cowan Cariboo Opposition[nb 1]
John Evans Opposition
George Anthony Boomer Walken Opposition
John Ash Comox Opposition
Edwin Pimbury Cowichan Government[nb 2]
William Smithe Government
Hans Lars Helgesen Esquimalt Opposition
Frederick W. Williams Opposition
Robert Leslie Thomas Galbraith Kootenay Opposition?
Charles Gallagher Opposition?
William M. Brown Lillooet Opposition
William Saul Opposition
James Atkinson Abrams Nanaimo Opposition
Wellington John Harris New Westminster Government
Donald McGillivray Government
Ebenezer Brown New Westminster City Government
Thomas Basil Humphreys Victoria District Opposition
James Thomas McIlmoyl Opposition
Robert Beaven Victoria City Government
James Smith Drummond Opposition
John William Williams Opposition
William Wilson Opposition
Preston Bennett Yale Government
John Andrew Mara Government
Forbes George Vernon Government

Notes:

  1. opposed to the Elliott administration
  2. Government candidates supported the Elliott administration

By-elections

By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet, as was required at the time. All elections were won by acclamation:[1]

By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons:[1]

Electoral district Member elected Election date Reason
Cariboo George Ferguson October 25, 1879 death of J. Evans on August 25, 1879
New Westminster City William James Armstrong December 20, 1881[nb 1] E. Brown retired due to ill health

Notes:

  1. acclaimed

Other changes

References
  1. "Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  2. Ralston, H. Keith; Foster, Hamar (1998). "Robert Beaven". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  3. Begg, Alexander (1894). History of British Columbia from its earliest discovery to the present time. p. 546. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12.
  4. "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  5. Halleran, Michael F. H. (1982). "Thomas Basil Humphreys". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  6. Foster, Hamar (1994). "George Anthony Walkem". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  7. "Premiers of British Columbia 1871-Present" (PDF). Legislative Library of British Columbia. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
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