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3rd Parliament of British Columbia

3rd Parliament of British Columbia
George Anthony Walkem

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. George Anthony Walkem was asked to form a government. Robert Beaven succeeded Walkem as premier in June 1882.

There were five sessions of the 3rd Legislature:

SessionStartEnd
1stJuly 29, 1878September 2, 1878
2ndJanuary 29, 1879April 29, 1879
3rdApril 5, 1880May 8, 1880
4thJanuary 24, 1881March 23, 1881
5thFebruary 23, 1882April 21, 1882

Frederick W. Williams served as speaker.

Members of the 3rd Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1878:

MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)
George CowanCaribooOpposition18772nd term
John EvansOpposition18752nd term
George Anthony Boomer WalkenOpposition18713rd term
George Ferguson (1879)Independent18791st term
John AshComoxOpposition18713rd term
Edwin PimburyCowichanGovernment18752nd term
William SmitheGovernment18713rd term
Hans Lars HelgesenEsquimaltOpposition18781st term
Frederick W. WilliamsOpposition18752nd term
Robert Leslie Thomas GalbraithKootenayOpposition?18772nd term
Charles GallagherOpposition?18752nd term
William M. BrownLillooetOpposition18743rd term
William SaulOpposition1872, 18782nd term*
James Atkinson AbramsNanaimoOpposition18781st term
Wellington John HarrisNew WestminsterGovernment18781st term
Donald McGillivrayGovernment18781st term
Ebenezer BrownNew Westminster CityGovernment18752nd term
William James Armstrong (1881)Independent1871, 18813rd term*
Thomas Basil HumphreysVictoria DistrictOpposition18713rd term
James Thomas McIlmoylOpposition18781st term
Robert BeavenVictoria CityGovernment18713rd term
James Smith DrummondOpposition18781st term
John William WilliamsOpposition18781st term
William WilsonOpposition18781st term
Preston BennettYaleGovernment18781st term
John Andrew MaraGovernment18713rd term
Forbes George VernonGovernment18752nd term

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:

  • Thomas Basil Humphreys, Provincial Secretary and Minister of Mines, acclaimed July 10, 1878
  • Robert Beaven, Minister of Finance and Agriculture, acclaimed July 10, 1878
  • George Anthony Boomer Walkem Premier, acclaimed August 3, 1878

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

Electoral districtMember electedElection dateReason
CaribooGeorge FergusonOctober 25, 1879death of J. Evans on August 25, 1879
New Westminster CityWilliam James ArmstrongDecember 20, 1881E. Brown retired due to ill health

Other changes

  • Cariboo (res. George Anthony Boomer Walkem 1882)

Notes

References

References

  1. "Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986". Elections BC.
  2. Ralston, H. Keith. (1998). "Robert Beaven".
  3. Begg, Alexander. (1894). "History of British Columbia from its earliest discovery to the present time".
  4. "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-". BC Legislature.
  5. "Premiers of British Columbia 1871-Present".
  6. Halleran, Michael F. H.. (1982). "Thomas Basil Humphreys".
  7. Foster, Hamar. (1994). "George Anthony Walkem".
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