3rd Parliament of British Columbia
George Anthony Walkem

The 3rd Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1878 to 1882. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in May 1878.[1] George Anthony Walkem was asked to form a government. Robert Beaven succeeded Walkem as premier in June 1882.[2]

There were five sessions of the 3rd Legislature:[3]

Session Start End
1st July 29, 1878 September 2, 1878
2nd January 29, 1879 April 29, 1879
3rd April 5, 1880 May 8, 1880
4th January 24, 1881 March 23, 1881
5th February 23, 1882 April 21, 1882

Frederick W. Williams served as speaker.[4]

Members of the 3rd Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1878:[1]

Member Electoral district Party First elected / previously elected No.# of term(s)
  George Cowan Cariboo Opposition[a] 1877 2nd term
  John Evans Opposition 1875 2nd term
  George Anthony Boomer Walken[5] Opposition 1871 3rd term
  George Ferguson (1879) Independent 1879 1st term
  John Ash Comox Opposition 1871 3rd term
  Edwin Pimbury Cowichan Government[b] 1875 2nd term
  William Smithe Government 1871 3rd term
  Hans Lars Helgesen Esquimalt Opposition 1878 1st term
  Frederick W. Williams Opposition 1875 2nd term
  Robert Leslie Thomas Galbraith Kootenay Opposition? 1877 2nd term
  Charles Gallagher Opposition? 1875 2nd term
  William M. Brown Lillooet Opposition 1874 3rd term
  William Saul Opposition 1872, 1878 2nd term*
  James Atkinson Abrams Nanaimo Opposition 1878 1st term
  Wellington John Harris New Westminster Government 1878 1st term
  Donald McGillivray Government 1878 1st term
  Ebenezer Brown New Westminster City Government 1875 2nd term
  William James Armstrong (1881) Independent 1871, 1881 3rd term*
  Thomas Basil Humphreys Victoria District Opposition 1871 3rd term
  James Thomas McIlmoyl Opposition 1878 1st term
  Robert Beaven Victoria City Government 1871 3rd term
  James Smith Drummond Opposition 1878 1st term
  John William Williams Opposition 1878 1st term
  William Wilson Opposition 1878 1st term
  Preston Bennett Yale Government 1878 1st term
  John Andrew Mara Government 1871 3rd term
  Forbes George Vernon Government 1875 2nd term

By-elections

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

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

Electoral district Member elected Election date Reason
Cariboo George Ferguson October 25, 1879 death of J. Evans on August 25, 1879
New Westminster City William James Armstrong December 20, 1881[c] E. Brown retired due to ill health

Other changes

Notes

  1. ^ opposed to the Elliott administration
  2. ^ Government candidate supporting the Elliott administration
  3. ^ acclaimed

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  2. ^ a b Ralston, H. Keith; Foster, Hamar (1998). "Robert Beaven". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  5. ^ a b "Premiers of British Columbia 1871-Present" (PDF). Legislative Library of British Columbia. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  6. ^ Halleran, Michael F. H. (1982). "Thomas Basil Humphreys". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  7. ^ Foster, Hamar (1994). "George Anthony Walkem". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
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