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
editThe following members were elected to the assembly in 1886:[1]
| Member | Electoral district | Party | First elected / previously elected |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Cowan | Cariboo | Government[a] | 1877 |
| Robert McLeese | Opposition[b] | 1882 | |
| Joseph Mason | Government | 1886 | |
| Ithiel Blake Nason (1888) | Government | 1888 | |
| John Grant | Cassiar | Opposition | 1882 |
| Anthony Maitland Stenhouse | Comox | Opposition | 1886 |
| Thomas Basil Humphreys (1887) | Independent Opposition | 1871,[c] 1887 | |
| Henry Croft | Cowichan | Government | 1886 |
| William Smithe | Government | 1871 | |
| Henry Fry (1887) | 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 (1889) | Government | 1889 | |
| Robert Dunsmuir | Nanaimo | Government | 1882 |
| William Raybould | Government | 1882 | |
| George Thomson (1887) | Independent | 1887 | |
| Andrew Haslam (1889) | Government | 1889 | |
| William Henry Ladner | New Westminster | Opposition | 1886 |
| James Orr | Opposition | 1882 | |
| John Robson | Government | 1871,[d] 1882 | |
| William Norman Bole | New Westminster City | Opposition | 1886 |
| Thomas Cunningham (1889) | Government | 1889 | |
| George William Anderson | Victoria | Government | 1886 |
| Robert Franklin John | Government | 1882 | |
| James Tolmie (1889) | Government | 1889 | |
| Robert Beaven | Victoria City | Opposition | 1871 |
| Theodore Davie | Government | 1882 | |
| Edward Gawler Prior | Government | 1886 | |
| John Herbert Turner | Government | 1886 | |
| Simeon Duck (1888) | Government | 1871, 1882, 1888 | |
| George Bohun Martin | Yale | Government | 1882 |
| Charles Augustus Semlin | Opposition | 1871, 1882 | |
| Forbes George Vernon | Government | 1875, 1886 |
- Notes
By-elections
editBy-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet, as was required at the time:[1]
- Forbes George Vernon, Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works,[6] elected June 4, 1887
- John Herbert Turner, Minister of Finance,[7] elected September 1, 1887
- Theodore Davie, Attorney General,[8] elected September 1, 1889
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[e] | 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. |
Other changes
edit- Lillooet (dec. Edward Allen, March 31, 1890)
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ^ Eastwood, T M (1982). "William Smithe". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ^ Lewis, Zane H (1982). "Alexander Edmund Batson Davie". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ^ Gosnell, R. Edward (1906). A history; British Columbia. Lewis Publishing Co. p. 694. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Williams, David Ricardo (1990). "Theodore Davie". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2011-08-04.