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1st Parliament of British Columbia

1st Parliament of British Columbia
John Foster McCreight, premier of British Columbia 1871-1872.
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There were four sessions of the 1st Legislature:

SessionStartEnd
1stFebruary 15, 1872April 11, 1872
2ndDecember 17, 1872February 21, 1873
3rdDecember 18, 1873March 2, 1874
4thMarch 1, 1875April 22, 1875

James Trimble served as speaker.

Members of the 1st Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1871:

MemberElectoral districtFirst electedNo.# of term(s)
George A. WalkemCariboo18711st term
Joseph Hunter18711st term
Cornelius Booth18711st term
John George Barnston (1872)18721st term
John AshComox18711st term
William SmitheCowichan18711st term
John Paton Booth18711st term
A. Rocke RobertsonEsquimalt18711st term
Henry Cogan18711st term
John Andrew MaraKootenay18711st term
Charles Todd18711st term
Andrew T. JamiesonLillooet18711st term
T. B. Humphreys18711st term
William Saul (1872)18721st term
William M. Brown (1874)18741st term
John RobsonNanaimo18711st term
Henry HolbrookNew Westminster City18711st term
Josiah Charles HughesNew Westminster District18711st term
William Armstrong18711st term
Robert BeavenVictoria City18711st term
John Foster McCreight18711st term
Simeon Duck18711st term
James Trimble18711st term
Amor De CosmosVictoria District18711st term
Arthur Bunster18711st term
William Archibald Robertson (1874)18741st term
William Fraser Tolmie (1874)18741st term
Robert SmithYale18711st term
James Robinson18711st term
Charles A. Semlin18711st term

By-elections

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

  • A. Rocke Robertson, Provincial Secretary, acclaimed November 28, 1871
  • Henry Holbrook, Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works, acclaimed November 28, 1871
  • George A. Walkem, Minister of Finance, acclaimed February 23, 1872
  • John Ash, Provincial Secretary, acclaimed January 11, 1873
  • Robert Beaven, Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works, acclaimed January 6, 1873
  • William Armstrong, Minister of Finance and Agriculture, acclaimed March 21, 1873

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

Electoral districtMember electedElection dateReason
CaribooJohn George BarnstonJune 22, 1872C. Booth appointed judge
LillooetWilliam SaulDecember 21, 1872Death of A.T. Jamieson in October 1872
Victoria DistrictWilliam Archibald RobertsonFebruary 26, 1874A. Bunster and A. de Cosmos elected to federal seats
William Fraser Tolmie
LillooetThomas Basil HumphreysNovember 17, 1874both members resigned in a "dispute between the two gentlemen as to which represents the popular feeling of the district"
William M. Brown

References

References

  1. Kerr, John Blaine. (1890). "Biographical Dictionary of Well-Known British Columbians with a Historical Sketch". Kerr & Begg.
  2. Begg, Alexander. (1894). "History of British Columbia from its Earliest Discovery to the Present Time". William Briggs.
  3. "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-". BC Legislature.
  4. (1988). "Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986". Elections British Columbia.
  5. Teece, Wendy K.. "Ask, John".
  6. "Beaven, Robert".
  7. Mackintosh, C. H. (1877). "The Canadian Parliamentary Companion and Annual Register". Citizen Printing and Publishing Company.
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