1916 Британская Колумбия всеобщие выборы

1916 Британская Колумбия всеобщие выборы
47 мест законодательного собрания Британской Колумбии ; 24 места, необходимые для большинства
Premier before election; William John Bowser; Conservative	Premier after election ; Harlan Carey Brewster; Liberal

Британские выборы в Британской Колумбии в 1916 году были четырнадцатыми всеобщими выборами в провинцию Британская Колумбия , Канада. Он был сделан, чтобы избрать членов Законодательного собрания Британской Колумбии . Выборы были вызваны 5 июля 1916 года и состоялись 14 сентября 1916 года. Новый законодательный орган впервые встретился 1 марта 1917 года.

Законодательный орган 1916 года ^{[ 1 ]} предусмотрено за срок службы Ассамблеи до пяти лет, ^{[ 2 ]} и члены духовенства больше не были дисквалифицированы от избрания в качестве MLA. ^{[ 3 ]}

Либеральная партия победила руководящую консервативную партию , выиграв 50% голосов, почти вдвое превышает ее долю на предыдущих выборах . Либералы выиграли 36 из 47 мест в законодательном органе.

Народное голосование консерваторов упало с почти 60% до чуть более 40% и заняло девять мест, образуя официальную оппозицию .

Два других места были выиграны независимыми.

Soldiers serving overseas were able to vote in the election,^[4] and their votes were cast between August 5 and Election Day.^[5]

Two referendums were also held on Election Day (concerning Prohibition and women's suffrage), but their results were not announced until later in the year.^[6]

1915 redistribution of ridings

An Act was passed in 1915, providing for an increase in the seats in the Assembly from 42 to 47 upon the next election. ^[7] The following changes were made:

Abolished ridings	New ridings
Abolition of multi-member district
Cariboo	Cariboo Fort George Omineca
Merger of districts
Nelson City Ymir	Nelson
Division of districts
Okanagan	North Okanagan South Okanagan
Rossland City	Rossland Trail
Vancouver City (5 members)	Vancouver City (6 members) North Vancouver South Vancouver
Renaming of districts
Nanaimo City	Nanaimo
New Westminster City	New Westminster
Skeena	Prince Rupert

Results

Elections to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (1916)^[8]
Political party		Party leader	MLAs				Votes
Political party		Party leader	Candidates	1912	1916	±	#	±	%	± (pp)
	Liberal	Harlan Brewster	45	–	36	36	89,892	68,459	50.00	24.63
	Conservative	William Bowser	46	39	9	30	72,842	22,419	40.52	19.13
	Independent		7	–	1	1	4,926	3,413	2.74	0.95
	Independent Socialist		3	–	1	1	1,321	1,321	0.74	New
	Independent Conservative		4	1	–	1	3,014	1,851	1.68	0.31
	Socialist		4	1	–	1	2,106	7,260	1.17	9.91
	Social Democratic		3	1	–	1	1,012	391	0.56	0.18
	Independent Labour		2	–	–	–	2,985	2,985	1.66	New
	Independent Liberal		1	–	–	–	1,518	1,518	0.84	New
	Independent Progressive		1	–	–	–	158	158	0.09	New
Total			116	42	47		179,774		100.00%

Seats and popular vote by party^[8]
Party	Seats	Votes	Change (pp)
█ Liberal	36 / 47	50.00%	24.63	24.63
█ Conservative	9 / 47	40.52%	-19.13
█ Socialist	0 / 47	1.17%	-9.91
█ Other	2 / 47	8.31%	4.41	4.41

Results by riding

The following MLAs were elected:^[9]

Alberni: Harlan Carey Brewster

Atlin: Frank Harry Mobley

Cariboo: John MacKay Yorston

Chilliwhack: Edward Dodsley Barrow

Columbia: John Andrew Buckham

Comox: Hugh Stewart

Cowichan: William Henry Hayward (Ind)

Cranbrook: James Horace King

Delta: Francis James Anderson MacKenzie

Dewdney: John Oliver

Esquimalt: Robert Henry Pooley

Fernie: Alexander Ingram Fisher

Fort George: William Roderick Ross

Grand Forks: James Edwin Wallace Thompson

Greenwood: John Duncan MacLean

The Islands: Malcolm Bruce Jackson

Kamloops: Frederick William Anderson

Kaslo: John Keen

Lillooet: Archibald McDonald

Nanaimo: William Sloan

Nelson: William Oliver Rose

Newcastle: Parker Williams (Ind-Soc)

New Westminster: David Whiteside

North Okanagan: Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald

North Vancouver: George Samuel Hanes

Omineca: Alexander Malcolm Manson

Prince Rupert: Thomas Dufferin Pattullo

Revelstoke: William Henry Sutherland

Richmond: Gerald Grattan McGeer

Rossland: William David Wilson

Saanich: Frederick Arthur Pauline

Similkameen: Lytton Wilmot Shatford

Slocan: Charles Franklin Nelson

South Okanagan: James William Jones

South Vancouver: John Walter Weart

Trail: James Hargrave Schofield

Vancouver City: John Sedgwick Cowper

Vancouver City: John Wallace deBeque Farris

Vancouver City: Malcolm Archibald Macdonald

Vancouver City: John William McIntosh

Vancouver City: Ralph Smith

Vancouver City: William John Bowser

Victoria City: George Bell

Victoria City: Harlan Carey Brewster

Victoria City: Henry Charles Hall

Victoria City: John Hart

Yale: Joseph Walters

Synopsis of results

Results by riding - 1912 British Columbia general election (single-member districts)^[10]
Riding	Winning party								Votes
Name	1912		Party		Votes	Share	Margin #	Margin %	Lib	Con	Soc	I-Con	I-Soc	SD	Ind	Oth	Total
Name	1912		Party		Votes	Share	Margin #	Margin %									Total

Alberni		Con		Lib	393	39.26%	38	3.80%	393	355	–	–	–	–	253	–	1,001
Atlin		Con		Lib	329	54.29%	52	8.58%	329	277	–	–	–	–	–	–	606
Cariboo	New			Lib	453	68.64%	246	37.28%	453	207	–	–	–	–	–	–	660
Chilliwhack		Con		Lib	987	55.64%	200	11.28%	987	787	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,774
Columbia		I-Con		Lib	541	66.63%	270	33.26%	541	271	–	–	–	–	–	–	812
Comox		Con		Lib	916	43.07%	34	1.60%	916	882	246	–	–	83	–	–	2,127
Cowichan		Con		Ind	539	56.92%	131	13.84%	408	–	–	–	–	–	539	–	947
Cranbrook		Con		Lib	727	59.06%	223	18.12%	727	504	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,231
Delta		Con		Con	964	51.55%	58	3.10%	906	964	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,870
Dewdney		Con		Lib	927	54.08%	140	8.16%	927	787	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,714
Esquimalt		Con		Con	655	50.08%	2	0.16%	653	655	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,308
Fernie		Con		Lib	903	46.38%	77	3.96%	903	826	218	–	–	–	–	–	1,947
Fort George	New			Con	499	43.43%	7	0.61%	–	499	–	–	492	–	–	158	1,149
Grand Forks		Con		Lib	584	63.62%	250	27.24%	584	334	–	–	–	–	–	–	918
Greenwood		Con		Lib	491	70.55%	286	41.10%	491	205	–	–	–	–	–	–	696
The Islands		Con		Lib	358	50.28%	4	0.56%	358	354	–	–	–	–	–	–	712
Kamloops		Con		Lib	1,519	61.27%	559	22.54%	1,519	960	–	–	–	–	–	–	2,479
Kaslo		Con		Lib	456	54.94%	82	9.88%	456	374	–	–	–	–	–	–	830
Lillooet		Con		Con	296	52.39%	27	4.78%	269	296	–	–	–	–	–	–	565
Nanaimo		SD		Lib	1,137	57.14%	562	28.25%	1,137	575	–	–	278	–	–	–	1,990
Nelson	New			Con	607	48.99%	100	8.07%	507	607	–	–	–	–	125	–	1,239
Newcastle		Soc		I-Soc	551	56.11%	120	12.22%	–	431	–	–	551	–	–	–	982
New Westminster		Con		Lib	1,369	53.58%	183	7.16%	1,369	1,186	–	–	–	–	–	–	2,555
North Okanagan	New			Lib	1,261	57.08%	313	14.16%	1,261	948	–	–	–	–	–	–	2,209
North Vancouver	New			Lib	980	52.80%	382	20.58%	980	598	–	278	–	–	–	–	1,856
Omineca	New			Lib	473	62.16%	185	24.32%	473	288	–	–	–	–	–	–	761
Prince Rupert		Con		Lib	1,062	52.89%	116	5.78%	1,062	946	–	–	–	–	–	–	2,008
Revelstoke		Con		Lib	802	60.62%	281	21.24%	802	521	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,323
Richmond		Con		Lib	1,441	54.07%	252	9.45%	1,441	1,189	–	35	–	–	–	–	2,665
Rossland		Con		Lib	424	55.79%	88	11.58%	424	336	–	–	–	–	–	–	760
Saanich		Con		Lib	1,033	58.53%	301	17.06%	1,033	732	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,765
Similkameen		Con		Con	650	55.41%	127	10.82%	523	650	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,173
Slocan		Con		Lib	448	50.06%	1	0.12%	448	447	–	–	–	–	–	–	895
South Okanagan	New			Con	845	54.52%	140	9.04%	705	845	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,550
South Vancouver	New			Lib	1,579	45.75%	205	5.94%	1,579	1,374	–	–	–	–	–	498	3,451
Trail	New			Con	626	45.56%	142	10.33%	484	626	262	–	–	–	–	–	1,372
Yale		Con		Lib	809	57.05%	200	14.10%	809	609	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,418

= open seat

= turnout is above provincial average

= winning candidate was in previous Legislature

= incumbent had switched allegiance

= previously incumbent in another riding

= not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature

= incumbency arose from byelection gain

= other incumbents renominated

= multiple candidates

Results by riding - 1912 British Columbia general election (multiple-member districts)^[10]
Party		Vancouver City			Victoria City
Party		Votes	Share	Change	Votes	Share	Change
	Liberal	47,263	49.38%	18.53%	15,772	51.29%	26.17%
	Conservative	39,050	40.80%	-13.94%	11,347	36.90%	-30.00%
	Independent	2,824	2.95%	1.01%	1,185	3.85%	0.01%
	Independent Conservative	2,701	2.82%	New	–	–	–
	Independent Labour	2,487	2.60%	New	–	–	–
	Socialist	1,380	1.44%	-11.02%	–	–	-4.13%
	Independent Liberal	–	–	–	1,518	4.94%	New
	Social Democratic	–	–	–	929	3.02%	New
Total		46,285	100.00%		16,034	100.00%
Seats won		5 1			4
Incumbents returned		1			–

Notes and references

Notes

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Brewster was elected as member for both Alberni and Victoria City, and is counted twice.
^ R. McBride (Conservative, Richmond) withdrew before the election but still received 34 overseas votes, which are counted.

References

^ Constitution Act Amendment Act, 1916, S.B.C. 1916, c. 14
^ S.B.C. 1916, c. 14, s.6
^ S.B.C. 1916, c. 14, s.5
^ Military Forces Voting Act, S.B.C. 1916, c. 41
^ Elections BC 1988, p. 128.
^ Hopkins 1917, p. 571.
^ Constitution Act Amendment Act, 1915, S.B.C. 1915, c. 14
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Elections BC 1988, pp. 115, 123.
^ Выборы до н.э. 1988 , с. 125–128.
^ Jump up to: ^а ^{беременный} Выборы до н.э. 1988 , с. 117–119, 125–128.

Дальнейшее чтение

История избирателей Британской Колумбии, 1871-1986 (PDF) . Виктория: выборы Британская Колумбия . 1988. ISBN 0-7718-8677-2 .
В море стерильных гор: китайцы в Британской Колумбии , Джозеф Мортон, JJ Douglas, Ванкувер (1974).
Хопкинс, Дж. Кастелл (1917). Канадский ежегодный обзор по связям с общественностью, 1916 . Торонто: ежегодная издательская компания.

[Two_seats-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Brewster was elected as member for both Alberni and Victoria City, and is counted twice.

[R._McBride-2] R. McBride (Conservative, Richmond) withdrew before the election but still received 34 overseas votes, which are counted.

[3] Constitution Act Amendment Act, 1916, S.B.C. 1916, c. 14

[4] S.B.C. 1916, c. 14, s.6

[5] S.B.C. 1916, c. 14, s.5

[6] Military Forces Voting Act, S.B.C. 1916, c. 41

[FOOTNOTEElections_BC1988128-7] Elections BC 1988, p. 128.

[FOOTNOTEHopkins1917571-8] Hopkins 1917, p. 571.

[9] Constitution Act Amendment Act, 1915, S.B.C. 1915, c. 14

[FOOTNOTEElections_BC1988115,_123-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b Elections BC 1988, pp. 115, 123.

[FOOTNOTEElections_BC1988125–128-11] Выборы до н.э. 1988 , с. 125–128.

[FOOTNOTEElections_BC1988117–119,_125–128-12] Jump up to: ^а ^{беременный} Выборы до н.э. 1988 , с. 117–119, 125–128.

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