5th Parliament of British Columbia

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

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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[edit]

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1886:[1]

Member  | Electoral district  | Party

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George Cowan | Cariboo | Government[nb 1]
Robert McLeese | Opposition[nb 2]
Joseph Mason | Government
John Grant | Cassiar | Opposition
Anthony Maitland Stenhouse | Comox | Opposition
Henry Croft | Cowichan | Government
William Smithe | Government
David Williams Higgins | Esquimalt | Government
Charles Edward Pooley | Government
James Baker | Kootenay | Government
Edward Allen | Lillooet | Government
Alexander Edmund Batson Davie | Government
Robert Dunsmuir | Nanaimo | Government
William Raybould | Government
William Henry Ladner | New Westminster | Opposition
James Orr | Opposition
John Robson | Government
William Norman Bole | New Westminster City | Opposition
George William Anderson | Victoria | Government
Robert Franklin John | Government
Robert Beaven | Victoria City | Opposition
Theodore Davie | Government
Edward Gawler Prior | Government
John Herbert Turner | Government
George Bohun Martin | Yale | Government
Charles Augustus Semlin | Opposition
Forbes George Vernon | Government

Notes:

1. ^ Government candidates supported the Smithe administration
2. ^ opposed to the Smithe administration

## By-elections[edit]

By-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

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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[nb 1] | 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.

Notes:

1. ^ Acclaimed

## Other changes[edit]

* Lillooet (dec. Edward Allen, March 31, 1890)

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d "Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
2. ^ Eastwood, T M (1982). "William Smithe". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
3. ^ Lewis, Zane H (1982). "Alexander Edmund Batson Davie". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
6. ^ Gosnell, R. Edward (1906). A history; British Columbia. Lewis Publishing Co. p. 694. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
7. ^ 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.
8. ^ Williams, David Ricardo (1990). "Theodore Davie". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2011-08-04.

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