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4th Parliament of British Columbia

4th Parliament of British Columbia
Robert Beaven, premier of British Columbia 1882-1883
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There were four sessions of the 4th Legislature:

SessionStartEnd
1stJanuary 25, 1883May 12, 1883
2ndDecember 3, 1883February 18, 1884
3rdJanuary 12, 1885March 9, 1885
4thJanuary 25, 1886April 6, 1886

John Andrew Mara served as speaker.

Members of the 4th Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1882:

MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)
George CowanCaribooIndependent18773rd term
Robert McLeeseGovernment18821st term
Charles WilsonOpposition18821st term
John GrantCassiarOpposition18821st term
William Munro DingwallComoxGovernment18821st term
William SmitheCowichanOpposition18714th term
Hans Lars HelgesenEsquimaltGovernment18782nd term
Charles Edward PooleyOpposition18821st term
Robert Leslie Thomas GalbraithKootenayGovernment18773rd term
Edward AllenLillooetOpposition18821st term
Alexander Edmund Batson DavieOpposition1875, 18822nd term*
Robert DunsmuirNanaimoOpposition18821st term
William RaybouldOpposition18821st term
James OrrNew WestminsterOpposition18821st term
John RobsonOpposition1871, 18822nd term*
William James ArmstrongNew Westminster CityGovernment1871, 18813rd term*
James Cunningham (1884)Government18841st term
Robert Franklin JohnVictoriaOpposition18821st term
George Archibald McTavishOpposition18821st term
Robert BeavenVictoria CityGovernment18714th term
Theodore DavieOpposition18821st term
Simeon DuckIndependent1871, 18822nd term*
Montague William Tyrwhitt-DrakeOpposition18821st term
Preston BennettYaleOpposition18782nd term
John Andrew MaraOpposition18714th term
Charles Augustus SemlinIndependent1871, 18822nd term*
George Bohun Martin (1882)Opposition18821st term

By-elections

By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet, as was required at the time:

  • William James Armstrong, Provincial Secretary, elected September 18, 1882
  • Simeon Duck, Minister of Finance, elected April 15, 1885
  • Alexander Edmund Batson Davie, Attorney General, acclaimed March 31, 1883
  • William Smithe, Premier, acclaimed March 31, 1883
  • John Robson, Provincial Secretary, Minister of Finance and Agriculture and Minister of Mines, acclaimed March 31, 1883

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

Electoral districtMember electedElection dateReason
YaleGeorge Bohun MartinOctober 13, 1882death of P. Bennett on August 9, 1882
New Westminster CityJames CunninghamApril 21, 1884W.J. Armstrong appointed sheriff April 5, 1884

Notes

References

References

  1. (August 1998). "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871–1986". [[Elections British Columbia]].
  2. Ralston, H. Keith. "Beaven, Robert".
  3. Eastwood, T. M.. "Smithe, William".
  4. Begg, Alexander. (1894). "History of British Columbia from its earliest discovery to the present time".
  5. "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-". BC Legislature.
  6. Kerr, John Blaine. (1890). "Biographical dictionary of well-known British Columbians with a historical sketch".
  7. Kerr, John Blaine. (1890). "Biographical dictionary of well-known British Columbians with a historical sketch".
  8. Lewis, Zane H.. "Davie, Alexander Edmund Batson".
  9. Roy, Patricia E.. "Robson, John".
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