4th Parliament of British Columbia

The 4th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1882 to 1886. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in July 1882.[1] Robert Beaven formed a minority government in 1882. The Beaven government fell on a Motion of no confidence in January 1883.[2] William Smithe formed a new government later that month.[3]

There were four sessions of the 4th Legislature:[4]

Session Start End
1st January 25, 1883 May 12, 1883
2nd December 3, 1883 February 18, 1884
3rd January 12, 1885 March 9, 1885
4th January 25, 1886 April 6, 1886

John Andrew Mara served as speaker.[5]

Members of the 4th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1882:[1]

Member Electoral district Party
George Cowan Cariboo Independent
Robert McLeese Government[nb 1]
Charles Wilson Opposition[nb 2]
John Grant Cassiar Opposition
William Munro Dingwall Comox Government
William Smithe Cowichan Opposition
Hans Lars Helgesen Esquimalt Government
Charles Edward Pooley Opposition
Robert Leslie Thomas Galbraith Kootenay Government
Edward Allen Lillooet Opposition
Alexander Edmund Batson Davie Opposition
Robert Dunsmuir Nanaimo Opposition
William Raybould Opposition
James Orr New Westminster Opposition
John Robson Opposition
William James Armstrong New Westminster City Government
Robert Franklin John Victoria Opposition
George Archibald McTavish Opposition
Robert Beaven Victoria City Government
Theodore Davie Opposition
Simeon Duck Independent
Montague William Tyrwhitt-Drake Opposition
Preston Bennett Yale Opposition
John Andrew Mara Opposition
Charles Augustus Semlin Independent

Notes:

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

By-elections

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

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

Electoral district Member elected Election date Reason
Yale George Bohun Martin October 13, 1882 death of P. Bennett on August 9, 1882
New Westminster City James Cunningham April 21, 1884 W.J. Armstrong appointed sheriff April 5, 1884

References
  1. Elections British Columbia (August 1998). Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871–1986 (PDF). Victoria, British Columbia: Queen's Printer. ISBN 0-7718-8677-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  2. Ralston, H. Keith; Foster, Hamar (1998). "Beaven, Robert". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. XIV. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  3. Eastwood, T. M. (1982). "Smithe, William". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. XI. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  4. Begg, Alexander (1894). History of British Columbia from its earliest discovery to the present time. p. 547.
  5. "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  6. Kerr, John Blaine (1890). Biographical dictionary of well-known British Columbians with a historical sketch. pp. 89–90. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  7. Kerr, John Blaine (1890). Biographical dictionary of well-known British Columbians with a historical sketch. pp. 147–8. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  8. Lewis, Zane H. (1982). "Davie, Alexander Edmund Batson". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. XI. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  9. Roy, Patricia E. (1990). "Robson, John". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. XII. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
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