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Victoria (British Columbia Electoral District)
Victoria was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, and was one of the first twelve ridings at the time of that province's joining Confederation in 1871 and stayed on the hustings until 1890. From 1894 to 1963 it did not appear on the electoral map. During that period the Victoria area was represented by North Victoria, South Victoria, Saanich, Esquimalt, Oak Bay and Victoria City. In 1966 the old Victoria City riding was redistributed and given the name of the old "rural" riding, Victoria. Demographics Political geography Notable elections Notable MLAs *Amor De Cosmos, 2nd Premier of British Columbia Electoral history ''Note: Winners of each election are in'' bold. , - , Independent , Arthur Bunster , align="right", 123 , align="right", 32.63% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Independent , William Dalby , align="right", 103 , align="right", 27.32% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Independent ... [...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] |
Vancouver (electoral District)
Vancouver was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1904. This riding was created for the 1872 federal election, following British Columbia's admission into the Canadian Confederation in 1871, and lasted until 1903. The name of this riding is not derived from the contemporary City of Vancouver, B.C., but from its first incarnation in 1871 as the riding representing Vancouver Island (excepting the Victoria-area ridings). The Vancouver area was part of the New Westminster electoral district at the time of the province joining Confederation. Members of Parliament Election results See also * List of Canadian federal electoral districts * Past Canadian electoral districts External links * Website of thParliament of Canada [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John W
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Jo ... [...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] |
William Neelands Chant
William Neelands Chant (July 13, 1895 – September 25, 1976) was a farmer and political figure in Alberta and British Columbia. He represented Camrose in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1940 as a Social Credit and then Independent member and Victoria City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1953 to 1972 as a Social Credit member. He was born in Brampton, Ontario, the son of John Daniel Chant and Mary Abigail Neelands, and was educated there. In 1921, he married Ella Victoria Langbell. Chant was a member of the municipal council and a school trustee for Camrose, Alberta. He served during World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin .... Chant was Minister of Agriculture in the Alberta cabinet but resigned from his cabinet post i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 British Columbia General Election
The 1966 British Columbia general election was the 28th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on August 5, 1966 and held on September 12, 1966. The new legislature met for the first time on January 24, 1967. The conservative Social Credit Party was re-elected with a majority in the legislature to a sixth term in government. It increased its share of the popular vote by close to five percentage points to over 45%, and winning the same number of seats (33) as in the previous election. The opposition New Democratic Party also increased its share of the popular vote by over five percentage points, but won only two additional seats. The Liberal Party won about 20% of the popular vote, and one additional seat, for a total of six. The Progressive Conservative Party was virtually wiped out: it nominated only three candidates (down from 44 in the previous ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David McEwen Eberts
David McEwen Eberts (April 22, 1850 – May 20, 1924) was a lawyer and political figure in British Columbia, Canada. He represented Victoria from 1890 to 1894, South Victoria from 1894 to 1903 and Saanich from 1907 to 1916 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative. He was born in Chatham, Ontario, the son of William Duncan Eberts and Mary Bell McEwen, and was educated there and in London, Ontario. Eberts studied law, came to British Columbia in 1878 and was called to the British Columbia bar in 1882. He married Mabel Hope Charles in 1884. In 1892, he was named Queen's Counsel. He served in the Executive Council as Attorney General from 1895 to 1898 and from 1900 to 1903. Eberts was speaker for the assembly from 1907 to 1916. He was defeated when he ran for election to the assembly in 1903 and 1916. Eberts died in Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Colu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1890 British Columbia General Election
The 1890 British Columbia general election was held in 1890. The number of members was increased for this election from 27 in the previous election to 33, although the number of ridings was decreased to 18. Political context Issues and debates Non-party system There were to be no political parties in the new province. The designations "Government" and "Opposition" and "Independent" (and variations on these) functioned in place of parties, but they were very loose and do not represent formal coalitions, more alignments of support during the campaign. "Government" meant in support of the current Premier; "Opposition" meant campaigning against him, and often enough the Opposition would win and immediately become the Government. Although Labour as a party had run candidates in previous election, this election saw the first victories by Labour candidates (in Nanaimo and Nanaimo City), and a "Farmer" candidate (in the second Nanaimo seat). There were five successful independent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George William Anderson (Canadian Politician)
George William Anderson (May 20, 1836 – April 21, 1909) was an England, English-born farmer, baker and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Victoria (British Columbia electoral district), Victoria in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1886 to 1894. He was born in Wotton, Surrey, the son of John Anderson, and was educated at Dorking. At the age of 14, he left school to work with his father on the family farm. The following year, he apprenticed as a baker, working for three years in England before travelling to New York City in 1854. Two years later, Anderson moved to Dubuque, Iowa, opening his own business there. He married Mary O'Connell there in 1859. In 1864, he sold his business, investing in horses, which he sold at a profit in California. Anderson then entered the bakery business again in Grass Valley, California, Grass Valley. In 1869, he sold his business and moved to the Saanich, British Columbia, Lakes District in British Columbia, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1886 British Columbia General Election
The 1886 British Columbia general election was held in 1886. The number of members was increased for this election from 25 to 27, and the number of ridings increased to 13. Each voter was allowed to cast as many votes as there were seats to fill in the district. The first Labour MLA in BC's history was elected in this election. Political context Issues and debates Non-party system There were to be no political parties in the new province. The designations "Government" and "Opposition" and "Independent" (and variations on these) functioned in place of parties, but they were very loose and do not represent formal coalitions, more alignments of support during the campaign. "Government" meant in support of the current Premier; "Opposition" meant campaigning against him, and often enough the Opposition would win and immediately become the Government. The Smithe, A.E.B. Davie, Robson and T. Davie governments The election mandated the government of William Smithe who had assum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Archibald McTavish
George Archibald McTavish (December 14, 1856 – after 1893) was an American-born farmer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Victoria in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1882 to 1886. He was born in New York City in 1856, the son of D. A. McTavish, who was manager of the Bank of British North America at New York. McTavish was educated there and came to British Columbia around the age of 16. In 1877, he married Catherine Amelia "Amy", the daughter of Doctor John Sebastian Helmcken and granddaughter of James Douglas. McTavish served as president of the British Columbia Agricultural Association. He was a seed-producer and florist, and also raised livestock. McTavish owned a large farm in North Saanich but moved to Esquimalt The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria, to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Franklin John
Robert Franklin John (January 1851 – May 29, 1905) was a Welsh-born farmer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Victoria in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1882 to 1888. His name also appears as Robert Franklyn John. He was born in Glamorganshire but received much of his education in Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237. Th .... In 1882, he married Rose Ella Dean. He served as Collector and Assessor for Victoria and Esquimalt districts. In 1888, he resigned his seat after accepting the position of warden for the provincial jail at Victoria. John died in Victoria at the age of 54. References 1851 births 1905 deaths Welsh emigrants to pre-Confederation British Columbia Independent MLAs in British C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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