1871 British Columbia federal by-elections

1871 Canadian federal by-elections in British Columbia
November 24–December 19, 1871 1872 →
All 6 British Columbian seats in the House of Commons[a]
Turnout388[b]
  First party Second party
 
LPC
Leader John A. Macdonald Vacant
Party Conservative[c] Liberal
Seats before 0 0
Seats won 3 3
Popular vote 262 0[d]
Percentage 67.5 0.0
Prime Minister before election

John A. Macdonald
Conservative

Elected Prime Minister

John A. Macdonald
Conservative

The 1871 Canadian federal by-elections in British Columbia occurred in November and December of 1871 to elect British Columbia's first Members of Parliament following the province's entry into Canada. Five electoral districts were established to elect six members to the Canadian House of Commons.

Unlike the 1871 British Columbia general election where non-partisan democracy was practiced, candidates in the federal by-elections campaigned as members of the two main Canadian political parties at the time, with the Conservative Party of Canada and Liberal Party of Canada winning three seats each.

Results summary

Party Votes Vote % Seats
Conservative[c] 262
67.5%
3 / 6 (50%)
Liberal 0[d]
0.0%
3 / 6 (50%)
Other 126
32.5%
0 / 6 (0%)
Total 388
100%
6 / 6 (100%)

Results by riding

Electoral district Candidates
Conservative Liberal Other
Cariboo District[1] Joshua Spencer Thompson[e] – acclaimed – –
New Westminster District[2] Hugh Nelson[e] – 125 votes, 83.89% – Scott – 24 votes, 16.11%
Vancouver Island[3] Robert Wallace – 137 votes, 57.32% – John Jessop – 102 votes, 42.68%
Victoria District (2 seats)[4] – Amor De Cosmos – acclaimed –
Henry Nathan Jr. – acclaimed
Yale District[1] – Charles Frederick Houghton – acclaimed –

See also

References

Notes
  1. ^ Elections were held in 5 ridings, as 1 riding (Victoria District) was a dual-member district.
  2. ^ Valid ballots cast. No statistics available for rejected ballots.
  3. ^ a b Including Liberal-Conservatives.
  4. ^ a b All successful Liberal candidates were acclaimed.
  5. ^ a b Campaigned and sat as a Liberal-Conservative.
Sources
  1. ^ a b "By-Election(s) (1871-12-19)". Library of Parliament. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  2. ^ "By-Election(s) (1871-12-13)". Library of Parliament. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  3. ^ "By-Election(s) (1871-12-15)". Library of Parliament. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  4. ^ "By-Election(s) (1871-11-24)". Library of Parliament. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
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