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Chilliwhack (electoral District)
Chilliwhack was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1903. It was the successor riding to Westminster-Chilliwhack and itself was succeeded by Chilliwack after the 1912 election. Political Geography and History Notable elections Notable MLAs Electoral history ''Note: Winners of each election are in'' bold. , Liberal , Charles William Munro , align="right", 330 , align="right", 55.28% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 597 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , Liberal , Charles William Munro , align="right", 331 , align="right", 51.64% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Province
Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North America—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada (which upon Confederation was divided into Ontario and Quebec)—united to form a federation, becoming a fully independent country over the next century. Over its history, Canada's international borders have changed several times as it has added territories and provinces, making it the world's second-largest country by area. The major difference between a Canadian province and a territory is that provinces receive their power and authority from the ''Constitution Act, 1867'' (formerly called the ''British North America Act, 1867''), whereas territorial governments are creatures of statute with powers delegated to them by the Parliament of Canada. The powers flowing from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, inland deserts and grassy plains, and borders the province of Alberta to the east and the Yukon and Northwest Territories to the north. With an estimated population of 5.3million as of 2022, it is Canada's third-most populous province. The capital of British Columbia is Victoria and its largest city is Vancouver. Vancouver is the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada; the 2021 census recorded 2.6million people in Metro Vancouver. The first known human inhabitants of the area settled in British Columbia at least 10,000 years ago. Such groups include the Coast Salish, Tsilhqotʼin, and Haida peoples, among many others. One of the earliest British settlements in the area was Fort Victoria, established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westminster-Chilliwhack
Westminster-Chilliwack was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1894 to 1898. It and its sister ridings Westminster-Delta, Westminster-Dewdney and Westminster-Richmond were successors to the old four-member Westminster riding, which appeared in 1890 only and was a subdivision of the older New Westminster (provincial electoral district) New Westminster is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It is the only electoral district in British Columbia to have existed for every general election. The riding is notable for a couple of ... riding. Westminster-Chilliwack was succeeded by the Chilliwhack riding in the election of 1903. Electoral history ''Note: winners in each election in'' bold. , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 628 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chilliwack (electoral District)
Chilliwack has been a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia since 1916. Incorporating slightly different boundaries, it was the successor riding to the Chilliwhack riding the name of which was based on the older spelling of the name. Political geography and history Chilliwack was the successor riding to Westminster-Chilliwhack, which was one of four subdivisions of the old rural Westminster riding, the others being the ridings that became, after similar name-changes, Delta, Dewdney and Richmond, which are the parent ridings of all current Fraser Valley electoral districts. Chilliwack riding lasted until the 1996 election. In 2001 the area became represented by Chilliwack-Kent and Chilliwack-Sumas. The latter takes in part of the City of Chilliwack and Sumas Prairie (part of the City of Abbotsford), while the other includes Agassiz, the municipality of Kent, and the Village of Harrison Hot Springs, as well as a certain amount of lands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1903 British Columbia General Election
The 1903 British Columbia general election was the tenth 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 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. Prior to this election, British Columbia politics were non-partisan. The first election was dominated by the Conservative and Liberal parties, which were affiliated with existing parties at the federal level. ''See Conservative Party of Canada and Liberal Party of Canada.'' The Conservative Party won over 46.4% of the popular vote and a slim majority of the seats in the legislature. Unlike in the previous BC general election, in 1903 of the 42 MLAs 31 were elected in single member districts. There were also one 2-member districts and one 4-member district and one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party, often shortened to the BC Liberals, is a Centre-right politics, centre-right provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the Official Opposition. Subsequent to the 2020 British Columbia general election, then–party leader Andrew Wilkinson announced his resignation on October 26, 2020, but remained as interim leader until Shirley Bond was chosen as the new interim leader on November 23; the party held 2022 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election, a leadership election in 2022, which was won by Kevin Falcon. Until the 1940s, British Columbia politics were dominated by the Liberal Party and rival British Columbia Conservative Party. The Liberals formed government from 1916 to 1928 and again from 1933 to 1941. From 1941 to 1952, the two parties governed in a coalition (led by a Liberal leader) opposed to the ascendant British Columbia New Democratic Party, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles William Munro
Charles William Munro (March 15, 1864 – January 27, 1919) was a political figure in British Columbia. He represented Westminster-Chilliwhack from 1898 to 1903 and Chilliwhack from 1903 to 1909 as a Liberal. He was born in Dundas County, Canada West, the son of Asael Munro and Charlotte Ann Barclay, and was educated in the schools of that county and at Victoria University in Cobourg. Before entering university, Munro travelled for two years as a Methodist clergyman. In 1888, he came to the Chilliwack Valley of British Columbia. Munro married Sarah Marcellus in 1893. He died in Chilliwack Chilliwack ( )( hur, Ts'elxwéyeqw) is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Chilliwack is surrounded by mountains and home to recreational areas such as Cultus Lake and Chilliwack Lake Provincial Parks. There are numerous outdoor ... at the age of 54. References 1864 births 1919 deaths BC United MLAs University of Toronto alumni People from the United Counti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1907 British Columbia General Election
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 Notes: * Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election. 1 One Conservative candidate, R. McBride, who contested and was elected in both Dewdney and Victoria City, is counted twice. 2 Organized in 1906. Not the same as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Arthur Cawley
Samuel Arthur Cawley (November 29, 1858 – January 5, 1947) was a farmer, merchant, miner, real estate and insurance agent and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Chilliwhack from 1909 to 1916 as a Conservative. Biography He was born in Brant County, Ontario in 1858, the son of Samuel Cawley and Isabella Falconer, and was educated there. Cawley came to British Columbia in 1878. In 1882, he married Emma Reeves. He farmed in the Chilliwack Valley until 1890, when he opened a hardware business in Chilliwack. He sold that business in 1896 and mined in the Harrison River The Harrison River is a short but large tributary of the Fraser River, entering it near the community of Chehalis, British Columbia, Canada. The Harrison drains Harrison Lake and is the ''de facto'' continuation of the Lillooet River, which feeds ... area. Finally, Cawley returned to Chilliwack, where he established a real estate, insurance and mining business. He ran unsuccessfully for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1909 British Columbia General Election
The 1909 British Columbia general election was the twelfth 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 October 20, 1909, and held on November 25, 1909. The new legislature met for the first time on January 20, 1910. The governing Conservative Party won its third consecutive term in government with over half of the popular vote and all but four of the 42 seats in the legislature, effectively a rout for the popular incumbent Premier, Sir Richard McBride. Despite winning almost one-third of the popular vote, the Liberal Party won only two seats, the same number won by the Socialist Party with only 11.5% of the vote. The first-past-the-post allocation of seats, combined with the multi-member constituencies in effect at the time, ensured that the Conservatives won with a lead of 34 seats, instead of only a lead of two seats that its proportion of the popular vot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 British Columbia General Election
The 1912 British Columbia general election was the thirteenth 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 February 27, 1912, and held on March 28, 1912. The new legislature met for the first time on January 16, 1913. The governing Conservative Party increased its share of the popular vote to almost 60%, and swept all but 3 of the 42 seats in the legislature. Of the remaining three, one (Harold Ernest Forster in Columbia) was formally listed as an Independent but was a Conservative who had missed the filing date. He campaigned and sat in full support of the McBride government. The Liberal Party's share of the vote fell from one-third to one-quarter, and it lost both of its seats in the legislature. The remaining two seats were won by the Socialist Party and the Social Democratic Party in the coal-mining ridings of Nanaimo City and Newcastle. Results N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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