1871 British Columbia general election information
The 1871 British Columbia general election was held from October to December 1871. Formerly a British colony, British Columbia became a province of Canada on July 20, 1871. An interim Cabinet was appointed by the lieutenant governor of British Columbia, and election writs for the first general election as a province of Canada were issued to choose 25 members of the first provincial legislature from 12 ridings (electoral districts). These ridings were:
Cariboo (three members)
Comox (one member)
Cowichan (two members)
Esquimalt (two members)
Kootenay (two members)
Lillooet (two members)
Nanaimo (one member)
New Westminster (two members)
New Westminster City (one member)
Victoria (two members)
Victoria City (four members)
Yale (three members)
and 29 Related for: 1871 British Columbia general election information
The 1871BritishColumbiageneralelection was held from October to December 1871. Formerly a British colony, BritishColumbia became a province of Canada...
Elections to the unicameral legislative body of the Canadian province of BritishColumbia, the Legislative Assembly of BritishColumbia, are held every...
The 1928 BritishColumbiageneralelection was the seventeenth generalelection in the Province of BritishColumbia, Canada. It was held to elect members...
1972 BritishColumbiageneralelection for the Canadian province of BritishColumbia was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia...
The 1898 BritishColumbiageneralelection was held in 1898. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of BritishColumbia. Unlike in the...
British crown colony governed by the governors of BritishColumbia before joining Canadian Confederation in 1871. Since then, it has had a unicameral Westminster-style...
The 1916 BritishColumbiageneralelection was the fourteenth generalelection for the Province of BritishColumbia, Canada. It was held to elect members...
The 1912 BritishColumbiageneralelection was the thirteenth generalelection for the Province of BritishColumbia, Canada. It was held to elect members...