1916 British Columbia general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1916 British Columbia general election British Columbia parliamentary no no no 1912 British Columbia general election 1912 1920 British Columbia general election 1920 47 seats of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 24 September 14, 1916 Harlan Carey Brewster.jpg x160px BC Liberal nohash Harlan Carey Brewster BC Liberal name 1912 Alberni"Two seats" Brewster was elected as member for both Alberni and Victoria City, and is counted twice. 0 36"Two seats" 36 89,892 50.00% 24.63pp William John Bowser (cropped).jpg x160px BC Conservative (historical) nohash William John Bowser BC Conservative name 1915 Vancouver City 39 9 30 72,842"R. McBride" R. McBride (Conservative, Richmond) withdrew before the election but still received 34 overseas votes, which are counted. 40.52% 19.13pp Premier William John Bowser BC Conservative name Premier after election Harlan Carey Brewster BC Liberal name 13th Parliament of British Columbia 14th Parliament of British Columbia The 1916 British Columbia general election was the fourteenth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on July 5, 1916, and held on September 14, 1916. The new legislature met for the first time on March 1, 1917. A 1916 Act of the LegislatureConstitution Act Amendment Act, 1916 S.B.C. 1916 14 https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/hstats/hstats/948508850 provided for the life of the Assembly to be extended to five years,S.B.C. 1916, c. 14, s.6 and members of the clergy were no longer disqualified from being elected as MLAs.S.B.C. 1916, c. 14, s.5 The Liberal Party defeated the governing Conservative Party, winning 50% of the vote, almost double its share from the previous election. The Liberals won 36 of the 47 seats in the legislature. The Conservatives' popular vote fell from almost 60% to just over 40%, and took nine seats, forming the Official Opposition. Two other seats were won by independents, including one Independent Socialist. Soldiers serving overseas in the First World War were able to vote in the election,Military Forces Voting Act S.B.C. 1916 41 https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/hstats/hstats/2089696942 and their votes were cast between August 5 and Election Day.Elections BC 1988 128 Two referendums were also held on Election Day (concerning Prohibition and women's suffrage), but their results were not announced until later in the year.Hopkins 1917 571 1915 redistribution of ridings An Act was passed in 1915, providing for an increase in the seats in the Assembly from 42 to 47 upon the next election.Constitution Act Amendment Act, 1915 S.B.C. 1915 14 https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/hstats/hstats/816021953 The following changes were made: Abolished ridings New ridingsAbolition of multi-member district Cariboo Cariboo Fort George OminecaMerger of districts Nelson City Ymir NelsonDivision of districts Okanagan North Okanagan South Okanagan Rossland City Rossland Trail Vancouver City (5 members) Vancouver City (6 members) North Vancouver South VancouverRenaming of districts Nanaimo City Nanaimo New Westminster City New Westminster Skeena Prince Rupert Results Elections to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (1916)Elections BC 1988 115,123 |- ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party ! rowspan=2 | Party leader ! colspan=4 | MLAs ! colspan=4 | Votes |- ! Candidates !1912 !1916 !± !# ! ± !% ! ± (pp) BC Liberal row-name |style="text-align:left;"|Harlan Brewster |45 ||– ||36 ||36 ||89,892 ||68,459 ||50.00 ||24.63 BC Conservative row-name |style="text-align:left;"|William Bowser |46 ||39 ||9 ||30 ||72,842 ||22,419 ||40.52 ||19.13 BC Independent row-name |  |7 || – ||1 ||1 ||4,926 ||3,413 ||2.74 ||0.95 BC Independent Socialist row-name |  |3 || – ||1 ||1 ||1,321 ||1,321 ||0.74 ||New BC Independent Conservative row-name |  |4 ||1 || – ||1 ||3,014 ||1,851 ||1.68 ||0.31 BC Socialist row-name |  |4 ||1 || – ||1 ||2,106 ||7,260 ||1.17 ||9.91 BC Social Democratic row-name |  |3 ||1 || – ||1 ||1,012 ||391 ||0.56 ||0.18 BC Independent Labour row-name |  |2 || – || – || – ||2,985 ||2,985 ||1.66 ||New BC Independent Liberal row-name |  |1 || – || – || – ||1,518 ||1,518 ||0.84 ||New BC Independent Progressive row-name |  |1 || – || – || – ||158 ||158 ||0.09 ||New |- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total |116||42 ! " colspan="2"|47 ! " colspan="2"|179,774 ! " colspan="2"| 100.00% |} a + Seats and popular vote by partyElections BC 1988 115,123 Party Seats Votes Change (pp)BC Liberal colour&name 36 47 BC Liberal 175 50.00 175 darkgrey 24.63 -5 1em background:greenBC Conservative colour&name 9 47 BC Conservative 175 40.52 175 darkgrey -19.13 -5 1em background:redBC Socialist colour&name 0 47 BC Socialist 175 1.17 175 darkgrey -9.91 -5 1em background:redBC Other colour&name 2 47 BC Other 175 8.31 175 darkgrey 4.41 -5 1em background:green Results by riding The following MLAs were elected:Elections BC 1988 125-128 #A51B12 Alberni: Harlan Carey Brewster #A51B12 Atlin: Frank Harry Mobley #A51B12 Cariboo: John MacKay Yorston #A51B12 Chilliwhack: Edward Dodsley Barrow #A51B12 Columbia: John Andrew Buckham #A51B12 Comox: Hugh Stewart #DCDCDC Cowichan: William Henry Hayward (Ind Independent) #A51B12 Cranbrook: James Horace King #294296 Delta: Francis James Anderson MacKenzie #A51B12 Dewdney: John Oliver #294296 Esquimalt: Robert Henry Pooley #A51B12 Fernie: Alexander Ingram Fisher #294296 Fort George: William Roderick Ross #A51B12 Grand Forks: James Edwin Wallace Thompson #A51B12 Greenwood: John Duncan MacLean #A51B12 The Islands: Malcolm Bruce Jackson #A51B12 Kamloops: Frederick William Anderson #A51B12 Kaslo: John Keen #294296 Lillooet: Archibald McDonald #A51B12 Nanaimo: William Sloan #294296 Nelson: William Oliver Rose #DCDCDC Newcastle: Parker Williams (Ind-Soc Independent-Socialist) #A51B12 New Westminster: David Whiteside #A51B12 North Okanagan: Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald #A51B12 North Vancouver: George Samuel Hanes #A51B12 Omineca: Alexander Malcolm Manson #A51B12 Prince Rupert: Thomas Dufferin Pattullo #A51B12 Revelstoke: William Henry Sutherland #A51B12 Richmond: Gerald Grattan McGeer #A51B12 Rossland: William David Wilson #A51B12 Saanich: Frederick Arthur Pauline #294296 Similkameen: Lytton Wilmot Shatford #A51B12 Slocan: Charles Franklin Nelson #294296 South Okanagan: James William Jones #A51B12 South Vancouver: John Walter Weart #294296 Trail: James Hargrave Schofield #A51B12 Vancouver City: John Sedgwick Cowper #A51B12 Vancouver City: John Wallace deBeque Farris #A51B12 Vancouver City: Malcolm Archibald Macdonald #A51B12 Vancouver City: John William McIntosh #A51B12 Vancouver City: Ralph Smith #294296 Vancouver City: William John Bowser #A51B12 Victoria City: George Bell #A51B12 Victoria City: Harlan Carey Brewster #A51B12 Victoria City: Henry Charles Hall #A51B12 Victoria City: John Hart #A51B12 Yale: Joseph Walters Synopsis of results + Results by riding - 1912 British Columbia general election (single-member districts)Elections BC 1988 117-119, 125-128 Riding Winning party VotesName 1912Party Votes Share Margin#Margin% Lib Con Soc I-Con Independent Conservative I-Soc Independent Socialist SD Social Democratic Ind Independent Oth Other minor affiliations Total   Alberni Con Lib 393 39.26% 38 3.80% 393 355 – – – – 253 – 1,001 Atlin Con Lib 329 54.29% 52 8.58% 329 277 – – – – – – 606 Cariboo New Lib 453 68.64% 246 37.28% 453 207 – – – – – – 660 Chilliwhack Con Lib 987 55.64% 200 11.28% 987 787 – – – – – – 1,774 Columbia I-Con Independent Conservative Lib 541 66.63% 270 33.26% 541 271 – – – – – – 812 Comox Con Lib 916 43.07% 34 1.60% 916 882 246 – – 83 – – 2,127 Cowichan Con Ind 539 56.92% 131 13.84% 408 – – – – – 539 – 947 Cranbrook Con Lib 727 59.06% 223 18.12% 727 504 – – – – – – 1,231 Delta Con Con 964 51.55% 58 3.10% 906 964 – – – – – – 1,870 Dewdney Con Lib 927 54.08% 140 8.16% 927 787 – – – – – – 1,714 Esquimalt Con Con 655 50.08% 2 0.16% 653 655 – – – – – – 1,308 Fernie Con Lib 903 46.38% 77 3.96% 903 826 218 – – – – – 1,947 Fort George New Con 499 43.43% 7 0.61% – 499 – – 492 – – 158 1,149 Grand Forks Con Lib 584 63.62% 250 27.24% 584 334 – – – – – – 918 Greenwood Con Lib 491 70.55% 286 41.10% 491 205 – – – – – – 696 The Islands Con Lib 358 50.28% 4 0.56% 358 354 – – – – – – 712 Kamloops Con Lib 1,519 61.27% 559 22.54% 1,519 960 – – – – – – 2,479 Kaslo Con Lib 456 54.94% 82 9.88% 456 374 – – – – – – 830 Lillooet Con Con 296 52.39% 27 4.78% 269 296 – – – – – – 565 Nanaimo SD Social Democratic Lib 1,137 57.14% 562 28.25% 1,137 575 – – 278 – – – 1,990 Nelson New Con 607 48.99% 100 8.07% 507 607 – – – – 125 – 1,239 Newcastle Soc I-Soc Independent Socialist 551 56.11% 120 12.22% – 431 – – 551 – – – 982 New Westminster Con Lib 1,369 53.58% 183 7.16% 1,369 1,186 – – – – – – 2,555 North Okanagan New Lib 1,261 57.08% 313 14.16% 1,261 948 – – – – – – 2,209 North Vancouver New Lib 980 52.80% 382 20.58% 980 598 – 278 – – – – 1,856 Omineca New Lib 473 62.16% 185 24.32% 473 288 – – – – – – 761 Prince Rupert Con Lib 1,062 52.89% 116 5.78% 1,062 946 – – – – – – 2,008 Revelstoke Con Lib 802 60.62% 281 21.24% 802 521 – – – – – – 1,323 Richmond Con Lib 1,441 54.07% 252 9.45% 1,441 1,189 – 35 – – – – 2,665 Rossland Con Lib 424 55.79% 88 11.58% 424 336 – – – – – – 760Saanich Con Lib 1,033 58.53% 301 17.06% 1,033 732 – – – – – – 1,765 Similkameen Con Con 650 55.41% 127 10.82% 523 650 – – – – – – 1,173 Slocan Con Lib 448 50.06% 1 0.12% 448 447 – – – – – – 895 South Okanagan New Con 845 54.52% 140 9.04% 705 845 – – – – – – 1,550 South Vancouver New Lib 1,579 45.75% 205 5.94% 1,579 1,374 – – – – – 498 3,451 Trail New Con 626 45.56% 142 10.33% 484 626 262 – – – – – 1,372 Yale Con Lib 809 57.05% 200 14.10% 809 609 – – – – – – 1,418 a #B9E5B9 silver = open seat #F5F5DC silver = turnout is above provincial average #DCDCDC silver = winning candidate was in previous Legislature #EABB94 silver = incumbent had switched allegiance #FFFF00 silver = previously incumbent in another riding #EEBBBB silver = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature #87CEFA silver = incumbency arose from byelection gain #DCD0FF silver = other incumbents renominated #F0E68C silver = multiple candidates + Results by riding - 1912 British Columbia general election (multiple-member districts)Elections BC 1988 117-119, 125-128 Party Vancouver City Victoria City Votes Share Change Votes Share Change BC Liberal row-name 47,263 49.38% 18.53% 15,772 51.29% 26.17% BC Conservative row-name 39,050 40.80% -13.94% 11,347 36.90% -30.00% BC Independent row-name 2,824 2.95% 1.01% 1,185 3.85% 0.01% BC Independent Conservative row-name 2,701 2.82% New – – – BC Independent Labour row-name 2,487 2.60% New – – – BC Socialist row-name 1,380 1.44% -11.02% – – -4.13% BC Independent Liberal row-name – – – 1,518 4.94% New BC Social Democratic row-name – – – 929 3.02% NewTotal 46,285 100.00% 16,034 100.00%Seats won #A51B12 5#294296 1 #A51B12 4Incumbents returned #294296 1 – See also List of British Columbia political parties Notes and references Notes References Further reading 1988 An Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986 https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/1871-1986_ElectoralHistoryofBC.pdf Victoria Elections British Columbia 0-7718-8677-2 Elections BC 1988 In the Sea of Sterile Mountains: The Chinese in British Columbia, Joseph Morton, J.J. Douglas, Vancouver (1974). Hopkins J. Castell The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1916 1917 The Annual Review Publishing Company Toronto https://archive.org/details/canadianannualre0000unse_e6n0 Category: elections in Canada General election Category:September 1916 in Canada