1907 British Columbia general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1907 British Columbia general election British Columbia Parliamentary Popular 1903 British Columbia general election 1903 1907 02 02 1909 British Columbia general election 1909 42 seats to the 11th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 23 10th Parliament of British Columbia 11th Parliament of British Columbia File:Richard McBride (cropped).jpg 100px 294296 Sir Richard McBride BC Conservative name 1903 Dewdney 22 26 4 30,781 48.70% 2.27pp LIB A51B12 James Alexander MacDonald BC Liberal name 1903 Rossland City 17 13 4 23,481 37.15% 0.63pp SOC FFD700 No leader BC Socialist name 2 3 1 5,603 8.87% 0.91pp Premier Sir Richard McBride BC Conservative name Premier Sir Richard McBride BC Conservative name The 1907 British Columbia general election was the eleventh general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election called on December 24, 1906, and held on February 2, 1907. The new legislature met for the first time on March 7, 1907. The governing Conservative party won a second term in government, with almost half the popular vote, and a majority of the seats in the legislature, increasing its number of seats by 4 to 26. The Liberal Party lost 4 seats in the legislature, despite winning about the same share of the popular vote that it had in the 1903 election. The Socialist Party won one additional seat to bring its total to three. Results Elections to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (1907)Elections BC 1988 91,99 |- ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party ! rowspan=2 | Party leader ! colspan=4 | MLAs ! colspan=4 | Votes |- ! Candidates !1903 !1907 !± !# ! ± !% ! ± (pp) BC Conservative row-name |style="text-align:left;"|Richard McBride | 42 || 22 || 26 || 4 || 30,781 || 2,868 || 48.70% || 2.27 BC Liberal row-name |style="text-align:left;"|James Alexander MacDonald | 40 || 17 || 13 || 4 || 23,481 || 766 || 37.15% || 0.63 BC Socialist row-name |style="text-align:left;"| | 20 || 2 || 3 || 1 || 5,603 || 816 || 8.87% || 0.91 BC Labour row |style="text-align:left;"|Canadian LabourComparison is with combined totals of local Labour candidates in 1903 |style="text-align:left;"| | 6 || 1 || – || 1 || 2,495 || 1,926 || 3.95% || 3.41 BC Independent Labour row-nameDescribed as Liberal-Labour candidates by the Conservative press, and no Liberal candidates were nominated in their districts. They were repudiated by Canadian Labour's Victoria branch.Elections BC 1988 104 |style="text-align:left;"| | 2 || – || – || – || 487 || 487 || 0.77% ||New BC Independent Socialist row-name |style="text-align:left;"| | 1 || – || – || – || 211 || 211 || 0.33% ||New BC Independent row-name |style="text-align:left;"| | 1 || – || – || – || 147 || 147 || 0.23% ||New |- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total |112||42 ! " colspan="2"|42 ! " colspan="2"|63,205 ! " colspan="2"| 100.00% |} a + Seats and popular vote by partyElections BC 1988 91,99 Party Seats Votes Change (pp)BC Conservative colour&name 26 42 BC Conservative 175 48.70 175 darkgrey 2.27 -5 1em background:greenBC Liberal colour&name 13 42 BC Liberal 175 37.15 175 darkgrey -0.63 -5 1em background:redBC Socialist colour&name 3 42 BC Socialist 175 8.87 175 darkgrey 0.91 -5 1em background:greenBC Labour colour&name 0 42 BC Labour 175 3.95 175 darkgrey -3.41 -5 1em background:redBC Other colour&name 0 42 BC Other 175 1.33 175 darkgrey 0.86 -5 1em background:green Results by riding The following MLAs were elected:Elections BC 1988 101–103 #A51B12 Alberni: Harlan Carey Brewster #294296 Atlin: Henry Esson Young #A51B12 Cariboo: Harry Jones #A51B12 Cariboo: John MacKay Yorston #A51B12 Chilliwhack: Charles William Munro #294296 Columbia: Henry George Parson #294296 Comox: Robert Grant #294296 Cowichan: William Henry Hayward #A51B12 Cranbrook: James Horace King #A51B12 Delta: John Oliver #294296 Dewdney: Richard McBrideMcBride also won a seat in Victoria. He renounced Dewdney, and William J. Manson (Con) would win in the subsequent byelection. #A51B12 Esquimalt: John Jardine #294296 Fernie: William Roderick Ross #FFD700 Grand Forks: John McInnis #A51B12 Greenwood: George Ratcliffe Naden #294296 The Islands: Albert Edward McPhillips #294296 Kamloops: Frederick John Fulton #294296 Kaslo: Neil Franklin MacKay #A51B12 Lillooet: Mark Robert Eagleson #FFD700 Nanaimo City: James Hurst Hawthornthwaite #A51B12 Nelson City: George Arthur Benjamin Hall #FFD700 Newcastle: Parker Williams #294296 New Westminster City: Thomas Gifford #294296 Okanagan: Price Ellison #294296 Revelstoke: Thomas Taylor #294296 Richmond: Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton #A51B12 Rossland City: James Alexander MacDonald #294296 Saanich: David McEwen Eberts #294296 Similkameen: Lytton Wilmot Shatford #A51B12 Skeena: William Thomas Kergin #294296 Slocan: William Hunter #294296 Vancouver City: Charles William John Bowser #294296 Vancouver City: James Ford Garden #294296 Vancouver City: Alexander Henry Boswell MacGowan #294296 Vancouver City: George Albert McGuire #294296 Vancouver City: Robert Garnett Tatlow #294296 Victoria City: Henry Frederick William Behnsen #294296 Victoria City: Frederick Davey #294296 Victoria City: Richard McBride #294296 Victoria City: Henry Broughton Thomson #A51B12 Yale: Stuart Alexander Henderson #294296 Ymir: James Hargrave Schofield Synopsis of results + Results by riding - 1907 British Columbia general election (single-member districts)Elections BC 1988 96-99, 101–103 Riding Winning party VotesName 1903Party Votes Share Margin#Margin% Con Lib Soc C-Lab Canadian Labour Oth Other minor affiliations Total   Alberni Lib Lib 236 48.86% 32 6.62% 204 236 43 – – 483 AtlinResults are incomplete. Several polling places were unreported.Elections BC 1988 101, 104 Con Con 78 62.90% 32 25.80% 78 46 – – – 124 Chilliwhack Lib Lib 331 51.64% 21 3.28% 310 331 – – – 641 Columbia Lib Con 254 56.57% 59 13.14% 254 195 – – – 449 Comox Con Con 372 56.02% 80 12.04% 372 292 – – – 664 Cowichan Lib Con 123 53.95% 18 7.90% 123 105 – – – 228 Cranbrook Lib Lib 473 44.54% 95 8.95% 378 473 – – 211 1,062 Delta Lib Lib 430 62.23% 169 24.46% 261 430 – – – 691 Dewdney Con Con 384 61.44% 143 22.88% 384 241 – – – 625 Esquimalt Con Lib 297 58.58% 87 17.16% 210 297 – – – 507 Fernie Con Con 350 49.93% 65 9.27% 350 66 285 – – 701 Grand Forks Con Soc 323 43.77% 68 9.22% 255 160 323 – – 738 Greenwood Lib Lib 217 37.22% 27 4.63% 190 217 176 – – 583 The Islands Lib Con 179 49.31% 6 1.65% 179 173 11 – – 363 Kamloops Con Con 534 54.88% 95 9.76% 534 439 – – – 973 Kaslo Con Con 233 55.21% 44 10.42% 233 189 – – – 422 Lillooet Con Lib 123 51.68% 8 3.36% 115 123 – – – 238 Nanaimo City Soc Soc 455 50.22% 165 18.21% 161 290 455 – – 906 Nelson City Con Lib 314 43.67% 5 0.69% 309 314 96 – – 719 Newcastle Soc Soc 259 46.67% 62 11.17% 99 197 259 – – 555 New Westminster City Con Con 675 49.31% 128 9.35% 675 547 – 147 – 1,369 Okanagan Con Con 893 54.85% 250 15.35% 893 643 92 – – 1,628 Revelstoke Con Con 440 54.79% 171 21.29% 440 269 94 – – 803 Richmond Con Con 417 48.04% 14 1.61% 417 403 48 – – 868 Rossland City Lib Lib 241 45.90% 55 10.47% 186 241 98 – – 525Saanich Lib Con 275 51.69% 18 3.38% 275 257 – – – 532 Similkameen Con Con 298 56.55% 98 18.60% 298 200 29 – – 527 Skeena Con Lib 188 61.44% 70 22.88% 118 188 – – – 306 Slocan Lab Con 193 49.11% 74 18.83% 193 119 81 – – 393 Yale Lib Lib 289 58.27% 82 16.54% 207 289 – – – 496 Ymir Con Con 325 45.71% 86 12.10% 325 239 – – 147 711 a #B9E5B9 silver = open seat #DCDCDC silver = winning candidate was in previous Legislature #EABB94 silver = incumbent had switched allegiance #87CEFA silver = incumbency arose from byelection gain #DCD0FF silver = other incumbents renominated #EEBBBB silver = Independent Labour candidate + Results by riding - 1907 British Columbia general election (multiple-member districts)Elections BC 1988 96-99, 101–103 Party Cariboo Vancouver City Victoria City Votes Share Change Votes Share Change Votes Share Change BC Conservative row-name 287 43.88% -1.78% 15,503 51.38% 2.81% 5,965 47.54% 6.01% BC Liberal row-name 367 56.12% 1.78% 10,956 36.31% 10.23% 4,474 35.66% -17.37% BC Socialist row-name – – – 3,032 10.05% 0.91% 443 3.53% -1.92% BC Labour rowCanadian Labour – – – 682 2.26% -12.81% 1,666 13.28% 13.28% BC Socialist Labour row-name – – – – – -1.14% – – –Total 654 100.00% 30,173 100.00% 12,548 100.00%Seats won #A51B12 2 #294296 5 #294296 4Incumbents returned 1 4 –Seat change – – #A51B12 4 See also List of British Columbia political parties Richard McBride Further reading 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, 1907 1908 The Annual Review Publishing Company Toronto https://archive.org/details/canadianannualre1907unse 1988 Electoral History of British Columbia, 18711986 https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/1871-1986_ElectoralHistoryofBC.pdf Elections BC 0-7718-8677-2 Elections BC 1988 Notes References Category: elections in Canada General election Category:February 1907 in Canada