The Lillooet electoral district was a riding (provincial constituency) in the

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, centred on the town of the same name and with various boundaries. Originally with two members, the constituency was split into Lillooet West and Lillooet East in the 1894, 1898, and 1900 elections, with Lillooet West being recomprised as one riding (with only one member) in the 1903 election.

Political geography

The riding was one of the first created in British Columbia, and at the time the town of

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 abou ...

was one of the largest in the province (it is now one of the smallest). It was originally a two-member riding. It was an essentially rural riding, spanning the southern

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and the mountain country west of

and the northern part of the

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. It was succeeded by the

Yale-Lillooet Yale-Lillooet was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared in the 1966 General Election, when it superseded the older Lillooet riding, which was one of the province's original ...

riding, which has been succeeded by

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

Thomas Basil Humphreys Thomas Basil Humphreys (March 10, 1840 – August 26, 1890) was an English-born miner, auctioneer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Lillooet from 1871 to 1875, Victoria District from 1875 to 1882 and Comox from 1887 to ...

- 1871-1875 * Andrew Thomas Jamieson - 1871-1875 * William M. Brown - 1875-1882 (Reform slate and from 1878 Opposition) * William Morrison - 1875-1878 (Reform slate) *

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- 1878-1882 (Opposition and from 1886 Government) * Edward Allen - 1882-1890 (Opposition and from 1886 Government) *

Alexander Edmund Batson Davie Alexander Edmund Batson Davie, Queen's Counsel, QC, referred to as A. E. B. Davie (November 24, 1847 – August 1, 1889), was the eighth premier of British Columbia. He served in office from 1887 until his death in 1889. Call to the bar, Called ...

- 1882-1890 (ran as Opposition, but from 1887-1889 sat as

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) *

Alfred Wellington Smith Alfred Wellington Smith (born February 14, 1850 - ?) was an English-born general merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Lillooet from 1889 to 1894 and Lillooet West from 1894 to 1903 in the Legislative Assembly of Brit ...

1890-1894 (Government) *

David Alexander Stoddart David Alexander Stoddart (September 6, 1857 – October 12, 1942) was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Lillooet from 1890 to 1894, Lillooet East from 1895 to 1900 and Cariboo from 1924 to 1928 in the Leg ...

1890-1894 (Opposition) *see Lillooet West and Lillooet East for elections in 1894, 1898, and 1900 *

Archibald McDonald Archibald McDonald (3 February 1790 – 15 January 1853) was chief trader for the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Langley, Fort Nisqually and Fort Colvile and one-time deputy governor of the Red River Colony. Early life McDonald was born in Leech ...

1903-1907 (Conservative) *

Mark Robert Eagleson Mark Robert Eagleson (August 10, 1861 – April 8, 1917) 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 Parliament ...

1907-1909 (Liberal) *

1909-1924 (Conservative) *

Albert Edward Munn Albert Edward Munn (30 January 1865 – 22 February 1946) was a Canadian businessman and politician. Munn was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Trafalgar Township, Canada West becoming a lumber merchan ...

1924-1928 (Liberal) *

Ernest Crawford Carson Ernest Crawford Carson (June 9, 1894 – October 21, 1952) was a rancher and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Lillooet in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1928 to 1933 as a Conservative and from 1941 to 1 ...

1928-1933 (Conservative) *

George Matheson Murray George Matheson Murray (July 27, 1889 – August 19, 1961), known publicly as George Murray, was a publisher and politician in British Columbia in the first half of the 20th century. He played a role in the founding of the Boy Scouts of Cana ...

1933-1941 (Liberal) *

1941-1953 (Conservative) *

James Gordon Gibson James Gordon Gibson (November 28, 1904 – July 17, 1986), often referred to as Gordon Gibson Sr., was a Canadian business leader and politician based in British Columbia. He represented Lillooet from 1953 to 1955 and North Vancouver from 1 ...

1953-1956 (Liberal) *

Donald Frederick Robinson Donald Frederick Robinson (c. 1919 – January 9, 1997) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1956 to 1966, as a Social Credit member for the constituency of Lilloet. He died in Calgary, A ...

1956-1966 (Social Credit)

Election results

''Note: Winners of each election are in ''bold. , - , Independent ,

¹ , align="right", 45 , align="right", 44.12% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Independent , Andrew Thomas Jamieson , align="right", 36 , align="right", 35.29% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Independent , William Saul , align="right", 21 , align="right", 20.59% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 102 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", 79.69% !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=7, ¹ Often spelled "Humphries" in many contemporary histories. , - , Independent , William Chadwick , align="right", (2)³ , align="right", (6.06%) , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Independent , Edward Kelly , align="right", (1)³ , align="right", (3.03%) , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Independent ,

, align="right", (30)³ , align="right", (90.91%) , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", (33) !align="right", (100.00%) !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=7, ² To fill the seat-vacancy caused by the death of A.T. Jamieson 31 October 1872. , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=7, ³ Incomplete returns. Numbers cited are from ''Cariboo Sentinel'' 28 December 1872. , - , Independent , William M. Brown , align="right", 51 , align="right", 32.90% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Independent ,

, align="right", 56 , align="right", 36.13% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Independent ,

, align="right", 48 , align="right", 30.97% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 155 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=7, ⁴ Resignations 26 September 1874 of T.B. Humphreys and W. Saul over a "dispute between the two gentlemen as to which represents the popular feeling of the district" (''Victoria Colonist'', September 29, 1874). , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 241 !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", 78.01% !align="right", !align="right", , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 237 !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", 63.37% !align="right", !align="right", , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", n/a !align="right", -.- % !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=7, ² Byelection caused by resignation of A.E.B. Davie upon his appointment to the Executive Council January 29, 1883. Date given is day of return of writs, as polling day was not necessary. , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 268 !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", 55.37% !align="right", !align="right", 7th General Election 1894 split to two ridings: * Lillooet East * Lillooet West 8th General Election 1898 * Lillooet East * Lillooet West 9th General Election 1900 * Lillooet East * Lillooet West , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", -- !align="right", --% !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", , - ,

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, align="right", 123 , align="right", 51.68% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 238 !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", 60.10% !align="right", !align="right", , - ,

, align="right", 117 , align="right", 41.20% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 284 !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", 79.11% !align="right", !align="right", , - ,

, Stuart Alexander Henderson , align="right", 82 , align="right", 28.83% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 281 !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", 71.98% !align="right", !align="right", , - ,

, John Bates Bryson , align="right", 269 , align="right", 47.61% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 565 !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", 66.27% !align="right", !align="right", , - ,

, align="right", 626 , align="right", 42.56% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 1,471 !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", 56.43% !align="right", !align="right", , - ,

, align="right", 1,028 , align="right", 45.39% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 2,265 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 56 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", 80.28% !align="right", !align="right", , - ,

⁷ , align="right", 927 , align="right", 44.06% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. , John Morrison Smith , align="right", 472 , align="right", 22.43% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 2,104 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 96 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", 66.29% !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=7, ⁷ Publisher of ''Bridge River-Lillooet News'' and husband of Margaret Lally "Ma" Murray. , - , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. , Robert Purvis Armstrong , align="right", 855 , align="right", 28.92% , align="right", , align="right", unknown ,

, align="right", 1,176 , align="right", 39.78% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 2956 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 57 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", 76.12% !align="right", !align="right", , - , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. , Harry Grenfell Archibald , align="right", 841 , align="right", 31.75% , align="right", , align="right", unknown ,

, align="right", 791 , align="right", 29.86% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 2,649 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 29 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", 67.02% !align="right", !align="right", , - , Independent , William Wallace O'Keefe , align="right", 204 , align="right", 5.48% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 3,723 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 125 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", 77.94% !align="right", !align="right", , - , Progressive Conservative ,

, align="right", 1,301 , align="right", 35.68% , align="right", 1,847 , align="right", 56.60% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. , Gordon Hudson Dowding , align="right", 1,074 , align="right", 29.46% , align="right", 1,416 , align="right", 43.40% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Independent , James Coleman Finch , align="right", 96 , align="right", 2.63% , align="right", - , align="right", -% , align="right", , align="right", unknown ,

, William Henry Okell , align="right", 725 , align="right", 19.88% , align="right", - , align="right", -% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 3,646 !align="right", % !align="right", 3,263 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 254 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", 77.94% !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=9, ⁸ Preferential ballot; final count is between top two candidates from first count; intermediary counts (of 4) not shown , - , Progressive Conservative , Herbert Ashby , align="right", 452 , align="right", 11.32 % , align="right", - , align="right", -% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. , Gordon Hudson Dowding , align="right", 1,372 , align="right", 34.37% , align="right", 1,694 , align="right", 48.07% , align="right", , align="right", unknown ,

Gordon Gibson, Sr. James Gordon Gibson (November 28, 1904 – July 17, 1986), often referred to as Gordon Gibson Sr., was a Canadian business leader and politician based in British Columbia. He represented Lillooet from 1953 to 1955 and North Vancouver from 1 ...

, align="right", 1,103 , align="right", 27.63% , align="right", 1,830 , align="right", 51.93% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 3,992 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", 3,524 !align="right", % !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 170 !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total Registered Voters !align="right", 5,933 (1952 list) !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", 70.15% !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=9, ⁹ Preferential ballot; final count is between top two candidates from first count; intermediary counts (of 3) not shown analysis of preferential ballot - preferential ballot - 1st, 2nd, 3rd choices, respectively: *Ashby, Herbert PC 452 - - *Gordon Hudson CCF 1,372 1,420 1,694 *GIBSON, James Gordon LIB. 1,103 1,335 1,830 *Olafson, Frank Conrad SC 1,065 1,138 - , - , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. , Austin Kenneth Greenway , align="right", 907 , align="right", 23.13 , align="right", , align="right", unknown ,

, James Smith , align="right", 959 , align="right", 24.46% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 3921 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 58 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", 72.97% !align="right", !align="right", , - , Progressive Conservative , George M. Behrner , align="right", 336 , align="right", 7.84% , align="right", , align="right", unknown ,

, Cyril Clyde Keyes , align="right", 923 , align="right", 21.54% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. , John Kendrick Macey , align="right", 1,331 , align="right", 31.06% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 4,285 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 282 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", 66.77% !align="right", !align="right", , - ,

, Henry Greer Castillou , align="right", 977 , align="right", 23.15% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Progressive Conservative , Thomas William Meagher , align="right", 702 , align="right", 16.64% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 4,220 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 53 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", 65.33% !align="right", !align="right", In the 28th General Election in 1966, parts of the former riding of Lillooet became incorporated into the new riding of

, which has since been replaced by

Sources

Elections BC website - historical election data
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lillooet (Electoral District) Former provincial electoral districts of British Columbia