5th Parliament of British Columbia

The 5th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1887 to 1890. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in July 1886.[1] William Smithe formed a government. Following his death in May 1887,[2] Alexander Edmund Batson Davie became premier. After Davie died in 1889,[3] John Robson became premier.

There were four sessions of the 5th Legislature:[4]

Session Start End
1st January 24, 1887 April 7, 1887
2nd January 27, 1888 April 28, 1888
3rd January 31, 1889 April 6, 1889
4th January 23, 1890 April 26, 1890

Charles Edward Pooley served as speaker from 1887 until 1889 when he was named to cabinet. David Williams Higgins succeeded Pooley as speaker.[5]

Members of the 5th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1886:[1]

Member Electoral district Party First elected / previously elected
George Cowan Cariboo Government[nb 1] 1877
Robert McLeese Opposition[nb 2] 1882
Joseph Mason Government 1886
Ithiel Blake Nason Government 1888
John Grant Cassiar Opposition 1882
Anthony Maitland Stenhouse Comox Opposition 1886
Thomas Basil Humphreys Independent Opposition 1871[a], 1887
Henry Croft Cowichan Government 1886
William Smithe Government 1871
Henry Fry Government 1887
David Williams Higgins Esquimalt Government 1886
Charles Edward Pooley Government 1882
James Baker Kootenay Government 1886
Edward Allen Lillooet Government 1882
Alexander Edmund Batson Davie Government 1875, 1882
Alfred Wellington Smith Government 1889
Robert Dunsmuir Nanaimo Government 1882
William Raybould Government 1882
George Thomson Independent 1887
Andrew Haslam Government 1889
William Henry Ladner New Westminster Opposition 1886
James Orr Opposition 1882
John Robson Government 1871[b], 1882
William Norman Bole New Westminster City Opposition 1886
Thomas Cunningham Government 1889
George William Anderson Victoria Government 1886
Robert Franklin John Government 1882
James Tolmie Government 1889
Robert Beaven Victoria City Opposition 1871
Theodore Davie Government 1882
Edward Gawler Prior Government 1886
John Herbert Turner Government 1886
Simeon Duck Government 1871, 1882, 1888
George Bohun Martin Yale Government 1882
Charles Augustus Semlin Opposition 1871, 1882
Forbes George Vernon Government 1875, 1886
Notes
  1. ^ Government candidates supported the Smithe administration
  2. ^ opposed to the Smithe 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
Nanaimo George Thomson January 3, 1887 death of W. Raybould on December 3, 1886
Cowichan Henry Fry May 5, 1887 death of W. Smithe on March 28, 1887
Comox Thomas Basil Humphreys December 30, 1887 A.M. Stenhouse resigned his seat to join the LDS Church
Victoria City Simeon Duck January 25, 1888 E.G. Prior resigned his seat to contest federal by-election
Victoria James Tolmie June 30, 1888 R.F. John resigned his seat to become warden of provincial gaol in Victoria
Cariboo Ithiel Blake Nason November 26, 1888 R. McLeese resigned his seat to contest federal by-electinn
Nanaimo Andrew Haslam June 14, 1889[nb 1] death of R. Dunsmuir on April 12, 1889
Lillooet Alfred Wellington Smith September 21, 1889 death of A.E.B. Davie on August 1, 1889
New Westminster City Thomas Cunningham November 25, 1889 resignation of H.N. Bole after being named to County Court of B.C.
Notes
  1. ^ Acclaimed

Other changes

Notes

  1. ^ Lillooet
  2. ^ Nanaimo

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  2. ^ Eastwood, T M (1982). "William Smithe". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  3. ^ Lewis, Zane H (1982). "Alexander Edmund Batson Davie". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
  4. ^ Begg, Alexander (1894). History of British Columbia from its earliest discovery to the present time. p. 547. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12.
  5. ^ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  6. ^ Gosnell, R. Edward (1906). A history; British Columbia. Lewis Publishing Co. p. 694. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
  7. ^ Mouat, Jeremy (2005). "Turner, John Herbert". In Cook, Ramsay; Bélanger, Réal (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XV (1921–1930) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  8. ^ Williams, David Ricardo (1990). "Theodore Davie". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2011-08-04.