The 1912 British Columbia general election was the thirteenth general election for the Province of

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, ...

, 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 The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing though their exact ideologies can range from center-right to far-right. Political parties called The Conservative P ...

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

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'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

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and the

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in the coal-mining ridings of

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and

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Results

Notes: * Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election. ¹ Since nine Conservatives were elected by acclamation, i.e., without any polling of votes, the total votes for the Conservative Party and the overall total as well as the popular vote are somewhat misleading. A potential 14,086 voters did not have the opportunity to exercise their franchise. Given a voter turnout of almost 50% in other ridings, the total number of votes could have been about 7,000 more.

Results by riding

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Henry Esson Young Henry Esson Young (February 24, 1862 – October 24, 1939) was a physician and political figure in British Columbia. Some sources list his birth year as 1867. He represented Atlin in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1903 to ...

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John Thomas Wilmot Place John Thomas Wilmot Place (June 21, 1880 – December 29, 1952) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is the deliberative assembly of the Parl ...

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Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...

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Parker Williams Parker Williams (May 31, 1872 – June 17, 1958) was a Welsh-born coal miner and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Newcastle in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1903 to 1918 as a Socialist and later as an i ...

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Michael Callanan Michael Callanan (March 29, 1849 – February 21, 1929) was an Irish-born physician and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cariboo from 1909 to 1916 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative. He wa ...

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John Anderson Fraser John Anderson Fraser (4 April 1866 – 8 May 1960) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Shakespeare, Canada West and became a merchant and teacher. He attended the secondary school Stratford Colle ...

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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. Biograp ...

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Harold Ernest Forster Harold Ernest Forster (1869 – September 26, 1940) was a rancher, miner and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Columbia from 1912 to 1916 as an Independent Conservative. He was born in Ontario, but both his parents died b ...

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Michael Manson Michael Manson (April 29, 1857 – July 11, 1932) was a Scottish-born farmer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Comox from 1909 to 1916 and Mackenzie from 1924 to 1933 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbi ...

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William Henry Hayward William Henry Hayward (23 October 1867 – 7 February 1932) was an English-born farmer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Esquimalt from 1900 to 1903 and Cowichan from 1907 to 1918 as a Conservative in the Legislative ...

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Francis James Anderson MacKenzie Francis James Anderson MacKenzie (April 14, 1873 – July 6, 1932) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is the deliberative assembly of th ...

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Robert Henry Pooley Robert Henry Pooley (September 19, 1878 – June 23, 1954) was a Canandian lawyer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Esquimalt from 1912 to 1937 as a Conservative. Pooley was interim leader of the party from August 192 ...

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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, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquim ...

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The Islands The Islands was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the 1890 British Columbia general election, 1890 provincial election and lasted until it was integrated into the new ...

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Neil Franklin MacKay Neil Franklin MacKay (September 22, 1864 – January 24, 1922) was a lawyer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Kaslo (electoral district), Kaslo from 1907 to 1916 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Br ...

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Kaslo Kaslo is a village on the west shore of Kootenay Lake in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. A member municipality of the Central Kootenay Regional District, the name derives from the adjacent Kaslo River. At 2016, the p ...

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Lillooet Lillooet () is a district municipality in the Squamish-Lillooet region of southwestern British Columbia. The town is on the west shore of the Fraser River immediately north of the Seton River mouth. On BC Highway 99, the locality is by road abo ...

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William Ross MacLean William Ross MacLean (February 6, 1872 – June 22, 1931) was a soda water manufacturer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Nelson City (provincial electoral district), Nelson City from 1912 to 1916 as a British Columbia ...

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Thomas Gifford Thomas Eugene Gifford (May 16, 1937 – October 31, 2000) was a best-selling American author of thriller novels. He was a graduate of Harvard University. He gained international fame with the crime novel '' The Glendower Legacy'' and later w ...

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Price Ellison Price Ellison (October 6, 1852 – December 10, 1932) was an English-born blacksmith, farmer, rancher and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Yale-East from 1898 to 1903 and Okanagan from 1903 to 1916 as a Conservative in the ...

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Okanagan The Okanagan ( ), also known as the Okanagan Valley and sometimes as the Okanagan Country, is a region in the Canadian province of British Columbia defined by the basin of Okanagan Lake and the Canadian portion of the Okanagan River. It is par ...

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Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton (October 11, 1843 – November 20, 1919) was a Canadian newspaperman, politician, and businessman. He served as a BC MLA from 1890 to 1900 and from 1903 to 1916. Born in Shoreditch (London), England, the son of ...

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Rossland City Rossland City was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located in the West Kootenay region. It is named after the town of Rossland, near Trail, B.C. It made its first appearance on the hustin ...

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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 Legisla ...

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William John Bowser William John Bowser ( Rexton, New Brunswick December 3, 1867 – October 25, 1933 Vancouver) was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. He served as the 17th premier of British Columbia from 1915 to 1916. The son of William Bowser and Marg ...

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Alexander Henry Boswell MacGowan Alexander Henry Boswall MacGowan (April 14, 1850 – April 23, 1927) was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Vancouver City from 1903 to 1916 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservati ...

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George Albert McGuire George Albert McGuire (April 7, 1871 – July 2, 1955) was a dentist and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Vancouver City from 1907 to 1916 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative. He was born ...

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Charles Edward Tisdall Charles Edward Tisdall (9 April 1866 – 17 March 1936) was the 19th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia from 1922 to 1923. He was born in Birmingham, England and moved to Vancouver in April 1888. In 1899 he was elected Chairman of the Van ...

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Henry Holgate Watson Henry Holgate Watson (December 25, 1867 – January 19, 1949) was a druggist and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Vancouver City from 1909 to 1916 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative. He wa ...

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Frederick Davey Frederick Davey (February 22, 1847 – April 24, 1926) was an English-born political figure in British Columbia. He represented Victoria City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1907 to 1916 as a Conservative. He was bo ...

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Richard McBride Sir Richard McBride, (December 15, 1870 – August 6, 1917) was a British Columbia politician and is often considered the founder of the British Columbia Conservative Party. McBride was first elected to the provincial legislature in the 1898 ...

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James Hargrave Schofield James Hargrave Alcock Schofield (February 19, 1866 – December 9, 1938) was a lumberman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Ymir from 1907 to 1916, Trail from 1916 to 1924 and Rossland-Trail from 1924 to 1933 in the L ...

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Results

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