1903 British Columbia general election information
1903 British Columbia general election
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October 3, 1903 (1903-10-03)
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42 seats in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
22 seats were needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Leader
Richard McBride
James Alexander MacDonald
Party
Conservative
Liberal
Leader since
June 1, 1903
October 3, 1903
Leader's seat
Dewdney
Rossland City
Seats won
22
17
Popular vote
27,913
22,715
Percentage
46.43%
37.78%
Third party
Fourth party
Leader
unknown
vacant
Party
Socialist
Labour
Leader since
unknown
vacant
Seats won
2
1
Popular vote
4,787
4,421
Percentage
7.96%
7.36%
Premier before election
Richard McBride
Conservative
Premier after election
Richard McBride
Conservative
The 1903 British Columbia general election was the tenth general election for the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLAs). The election was called on September 5, 1903, and held on October 3, 1903. The new legislature met for the first time on November 26, 1903.
This was the first election in British Columbia that was fought by political parties.[1] Prior to this election, British Columbia politics were non-partisan.
The first election was dominated by the BC Conservative and Liberal parties, which were affiliated with existing parties at the federal level.[a]
The Conservative Party won over 46% of the popular vote and a slim majority of the seats in the legislature.
An act was passed in 1902 to provide for an Assembly of 42 members,[2] of which 31 were elected in single-member districts.[3] Of the multi-member districts, Cariboo returned two MLAs, Victoria City four, and Vancouver City five.[2] Each voter could cast as many votes as there were seats to fill in the multi-member districts.
^Hopkins 1904, p. 215.
^ abRedistribution Act, 1902, S.B.C. 1902, c. 58
^Elections BC 1988, p. 535.
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