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6th Parliament of British Columbia

The 6th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1891 to 1894. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in June 1890. John Robson served as premier until his death in 1892. Theodore Davie succeeded Robson as premier.

There were four sessions of the 6th Legislature:

SessionStartEnd
1stJanuary 15, 1891April 20, 1891
2ndJanuary 28, 1892April 23, 1892
3rdJanuary 26, 1893April 12, 1893
4thJanuary 18, 1894April 12, 1894

David Williams Higgins served as speaker.

Members of the 6th Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1891:

MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)
Thomas FletcherAlberniGovernmentGovernment candidates supported the Robson administration18901st term
Joseph MasonCaribooGovernment18862nd term
John RobsonGovernment1871, 18824th term*
Samuel Augustus RogersGovernment18901st term
Ithiel Blake Nason (1891)Government1888, 18912nd term*
Hugh Watt (1892)Government18921st term
William Adams (1894)Government18941st term
Robert Hanley HallCassiarGovernment18901st term
Joseph HunterComoxGovernment1871, 18902nd term*
Henry CroftCowichanGovernment18862nd term
Theodore DavieGovernment18823rd term
James BakerEast KootenayGovernment18862nd term
David Williams HigginsEsquimaltGovernment18862nd term
Charles Edward PooleyGovernment18823rd term
John Paton BoothThe IslandsGovernment1871, 18902nd term*
Alfred Wellington SmithLillooetGovernment18892nd term
David Alexander StoddartOppositionopposed to the Robson administration18901st term
William Thomas ForsterNanaimoLabourBoth Labour candidates were nominated by the Miners' and Mine Labourers' Protective Association (MMLPA)18901st term
Colin Campbell McKenzieFarmerA "farmers' candidate" endorsed by the MMLPA18901st term
Thomas KeithNanaimo CityLabour18901st term
John Cunningham BrownNew Westminster CityIndependent18901st term
Francis Lovett Carter-CottonVancouver CityOpposition18901st term
James Welton HorneIndependent18901st term
George William AndersonVictoriaGovernment18862nd term
David McEwen EbertsGovernment18901st term
Robert BeavenVictoria CityOpposition18716th term
John GrantOpposition18823rd term
George Lawson MilneOpposition18901st term
John Herbert TurnerGovernment18862nd term
James M. KellieWest KootenayIndependent18901st term
Thomas Edwin KitchenWestminsterOpposition18901st term
James PunchOpposition18901st term
Colin Buchanan Sword (1890)Opposition18901st term
John RobsonElected in both Westminster and Cariboo, choosing to sit for CaribooGovernment1871, 18824th term*
George Bohun MartinYaleGovernment18823rd term
Charles Augustus SemlinOpposition1871, 18824th term*
Forbes George VernonGovernment1875, 18864th term*

Notes:

By-elections

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

  • James Baker Minister of Education and Immigration, acclaimed July 30, 1892

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

Electoral districtMember electedElection dateReason
WestminsterColin Buchanan SwordNovember 20, 1890John Robson resigned, elected in both Westminster and Cariboo
CaribooIthiel Blake NasonMarch 20, 1891death of Joseph Mason on December 2, 1890
Hugh WattNovember 30, 1892death of John Robson on June 29, 1892
William AdamsNovember 30, 1893death of Ithiel Blake Nason on May 27, 1893

Notes

References

References

  1. "Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986". Elections BC.
  2. Roy, Patricia E. (1990). "John Robson".
  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. Gosnell, R. Edward. (1906). "A history; British Columbia".
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