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The 2nd Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1875 to 1878. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in September and October 1875.[1] The government of George Anthony Walkem was defeated on a confidence motion on January 25, 1876, and Andrew Charles Elliott was asked to form a new government.[2] On March 29, 1878, a government bill to redistribute the seats in the legislature was defeated[3] and the assembly was dissolved on April 12, 1878.[2]
There were three sessions of the 2nd Legislature:[4]
Session | Start | End |
---|---|---|
1st | January 10, 1876 | May 19, 1877 |
2nd | February 21, 1877 | April 18, 1877 |
3rd | February 7, 1878 | April 10, 1878 |
James Trimble served as speaker.[5]
Members of the 2nd General Assembly
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1875:[1]
Member | Electoral district | Party |
---|---|---|
George Anthony Boomer Walken | Cariboo | Government[nb 1] |
Alexander Edmund Batson Davie | Independent Opposition[nb 2] | |
John Evans | Independent Opposition | |
John Ash | Comox | Government |
William Smithe | Cowichan | Reform[nb 2] |
Edwin Pimbury | Reform | |
William Fisher | Esquimalt | Independent |
Frederick W. Williams | Reform | |
Charles Gallagher | Kootenay | Reform |
Arthur Wellesley Vowell | Reform | |
William M. Brown | Lillooet | Reform |
William Morrison | Reform | |
John Bryden | Nanaimo | Reform |
William James Armstrong | New Westminster | Government |
Ebenezer Brown | Independent Government[nb 3] | |
Robert Dickinson | New Westminster City | Independent Government |
Thomas Basil Humphreys | Victoria District | Reform |
William Fraser Tolmie | Reform | |
Robert Beaven | Victoria City | Government |
James W. Douglas | Independent? | |
Andrew Charles Elliott | Opposition[nb 2] | |
James Trimble | Independent Government | |
John Andrew Mara | Yale | Reform |
Robert Smith | Independent Government | |
Forbes George Vernon | Reform |
Notes:
By-elections
By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet, as was required at the time:[1]
- Thomas Basil Humphreys, Minister of Finance and Agriculture,[6] acclaimed February 15, 1876
- Andrew Charles Elliott, Premier,[2] elected February 22, 1876
- Forbes George Vernon, Commissioner of Lands and Works,[7] elected March 11, 1876
- William Smithe Minister of Finance and Agriculture,[8] acclaimed August 14, 1876
- Alexander Edmund Batson Davie, Provincial Secretary,[9] defeated by George Cowan on June 20, 1877
By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons:[1]
Electoral district | Member elected | Election date | Reason |
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Kootenay | William Cosgrove Milby | August 24, 1876 | A.W. Vowell named Gold Commissioner for Cassiar |
Nanaimo | David William Gordon | January 19, 1877 | J. Bryden resigned his seat to look after his business interests |
Kootenay | Robert Leslie Thomas Galbraith | December 20, 1877 | death of W.C. Milby on October 26, 1877 |
references== References ==
- ^ a b c d "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871–1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2011-07-16.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c Ormsby, Margaret A (1982). "Andrew Charles Elliott". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
- ^ Rayner, William (2000). British Columbia's premiers in profile: the good, the bad, and the transient. Heritage House Publishing Co. p. 43. ISBN 1-895811-71-6. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
- ^ Begg, Alexander (1894). History of British Columbia from its earliest discovery to the present time. p. 546. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12.
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- ^ Halleran, Michael F. H (1982). "Thomas Basil Humphreys". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
- ^ Candy, Ron. "The History of Coldstream and Lavington". Vernon Museum and Archives. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
- ^ Eastwood, T M (1982). "William Smithe". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
- ^ Lewis, Zane H (1982). "Alexander Edmund Batson Davie". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
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