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1924 British Columbia General Election
The 1924 British Columbia general election was the sixteenth general election in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on May 10, 1924, and held on June 20, 1924. The new legislature met for the first time on November 3, 1924. The Liberal Party of British Columbia, Liberal Party was re-elected to its third term in government, falling just short of a majority government, majority in the legislature even though it won less than a third of the popular vote. Two Independent Liberals were also elected. Premier John Oliver (British Columbia politician), John Oliver lost his own seat in Victoria City, but remained Premier until 1927. The British Columbia Conservative Party, Conservative Party formed the official opposition, while two new parties, the Provincial Party of British Columbia, Provincial Party and the Labour Parties of British Columb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier Of British Columbia
The premier of British Columbia is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian province of British Columbia. Until the early 1970s, the title ''prime minister of British Columbia'' was often used. The word ''premier'' is derived from the French word of the same spelling, meaning "first"; and ultimately from the Latin word ''primarius'', meaning "primary". Legal status Although the premier is the day-to-day leader of the provincial government, they receive the authority to govern from the Crown (represented in British Columbia by the province's lieutenant governor). Formally, the executive branch of government in British Columbia is said to be vested in the lieutenant governor acting by and with the advice and consent of the executive council. The position of premier is not described in Canadian constitutional statutes. By convention, the leader of the political party that has the support of a majority of members of the Legislative Assembly is usually invited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provincial Party Of British Columbia
The Provincial Party of British Columbia (PROV) was a political party in British Columbia, Canada. It was formed by a group of British Columbia Conservative Party dissidents known as the "Committee of 100", led and funded by the wealthy General Alexander McRae and political elements from the United Farmers of British Columbia. The United Farmers had little influence over the merged party. The party was formed at a convention in Vernon on January 13, 1923. Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper, another Conservative dissident at the time, was involved to oppose the wild-cat schemes of McBride and Bowser and the unscrupulous government of Oliver.Ormsby, p. 420 The party platform sought freight rate equalization, cooperation with the federal government in the development of a northern railway, the elimination of Oriental labour, abolition of patronage, hiring of veterans, the elimination of income tax which had been introduced as a temporary measure during the war. The party nominated cand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle (electoral District)
Newcastle was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia to the south and including some of the city of Nanaimo Nanaimo ( ) is a city of about 100,000 on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. "The Harbour City" was previously known as the "Hub City", which was attributed to its original layout design with streets radiating fr .... It was created in 1903, and lasted until 1924, when it was largely replaced by Cowichan-Newcastle. MLAs elected Electoral history Elections , - , - , colspan=3, Total valid votes , align="right", 709 , align="right", 100.00 , - , - bgcolor="white" , colspan=3, Total valid votes , align="right", 555 , align="right", 100.00 , - , - , colspan=3, Total valid votes , align="right", 720 , align="right", 100.00 , - , - , colspan=3, Total valid votes , align="right", 759 , align="right", 100.00 , - , - , colspan=3, Total valid votes , align="right", 982 , align="right" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowichan (electoral District)
Cowichan was one of the first twelve electoral districts created when British Columbia became a Canadian province in 1871. It was located on southern Vancouver Island. Its last appearance on the husting was in 1920. It was then superseded by Cowichan-Newcastle, which appeared in provincial elections from 1924 to 1963, after which a revised riding is named Cowichan-Malahat. Demographics Geography History Notable MLAs * William Smithe—served as seventh Premier of BC from 1883 to 1887. Election results , - , Independent , John Paton Booth , align="right", 47 , align="right", 23.98% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Independent , Archibald Dods , align="right", 38 , align="right", 19.39% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Independent , Henry Fry , align="right", 10 , align="right", 5.10% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Independent , Edwin Pimbury , align="right", 24 , align="right", 12.24% , align="right", , align="ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaslo-Slocan
Kaslo-Slocan was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the town of Kaslo on Kootenay Lake as well as the mining towns of the "Silvery Slocan". The riding first appeared in the 1924 election as the result of a merger of the former ridings of Kaslo and Slocan, and lasted until the 1963 election. For other ridings in the Kootenay region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts). Demographics Political geography Notable elections Notable MLAs Electoral history ''Note: Winners in each election are in'' bold. , Liberal , Charles Sidney Leary , align="right", 799 , align="right", 39.11% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Canadian Labour Party , George Faulds Stirling , align="right", 260 , align="right", 12.73% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 2,043 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slocan (electoral District)
Slocan was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance in the election of 1903 and its last in the general election of 1920. It was succeeded by the Kaslo-Slocan riding in the 1924 election. For other current and historical electoral districts in the Kootenay region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts) Kootenay is a name found in various provincial and federal electoral districts in the Canadian province of British Columbia. This page lists ridings with the name Kootenay in them, and also other ridings within the Kootenay region. Current fed .... Demographics Political Geography Notable Elections Notable MLAs Electoral history ''Note: Winners in each election are in bold.'' , - , Labour 1 , William Davidson , align="right", 358 , align="right", 55.33% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 647 !align="right", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaslo (electoral District)
Kaslo was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance in the election of 1903 and its last in the general election of 1920. It was succeeded by the Kaslo-Slocan riding in the 1924 election. For other current and historical electoral districts in the Kootenay region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts). Electoral history ''Note: Winners in each election are in bold.'' , - , Liberal , John Ley Retallack , align="right", 231 , align="right", 34.84% , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 663 !align="right", 100.00% , - , Liberal , John Keen , align="right", 189 , align="right", 44.79% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 422 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", !align="right", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skeena (provincial Electoral District)
Skeena is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared in the provincial election of 1924. It should not be confused with the former federal electoral district of Skeena, which encompassed a larger area. Demographics Geography As of the 2020 provincial election, Skeena comprises the southern portion of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, with the exception of the southern tip of the region which is part of the North Coast electoral district. It is located in western British Columbia, with the northwest bordering Alaska, United States. Communities in the electoral district consist of Terrace and Kitimat. History This electoral district has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly: Member of the Legislative Assembly Its MLA is Claire Rattée, a former Kitimat city counsellor. She was first elected in 2024. She represents the Conservative Party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Westminster (provincial Electoral District)
New Westminster is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was the final electoral district from the first British Columbia election of 1871 to continually exist until its abolition at the call of the 2024 election. The riding is notable in a variety of ways. It never voted for a Social Credit candidate during the Socred's era of dominance between 1952 and 1991. It was also represented by Byron Ingemar Johnson, the 24th premier of British Columbia. During the 1990s, the riding was represented by Anita Hagen, who served as deputy premier of British Columbia and minister of Education from 1991 to 1993 during the premiership of Mike Harcourt. Hagen was replaced by Graeme Bowbrick in 1996, who served as minister of Advanced Education in 2000, and attorney general from 2000 to 2001. Under the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution the riding was dissolved into Burnaby-New Westminster and New Westminster-Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burnaby (provincial Electoral District)
Burnaby was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia that first appeared on the hustings in the 1924 election. For the federal electoral district of the same name, please see Burnaby (federal electoral district). Political geography The riding was identical with the Municipality of Burnaby, other than areas near to New Westminster which were included in the New Westminster electoral district. At the time of the riding's creation much of Burnaby was still semi-rural and development was confined to the Kingsway corridor (then "Westminster Highway"), along Hastings Street and Broadway (near Lougheed Highway), and along the two mainlines of the British Columbia Electric Railway via Central Park and Burnaby Lake. Notable MLAs * Ernest Edward Winch Electoral history ''Note: Winners of each election are in ''bold. , - , Canadian Labour , Francis Aubrey Browne , align="right", 1,567 , align="right", 31.22% , align="right", , align="righ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salmon Arm (electoral District)
Salmon Arm was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia including on the town of Salmon Arm on Shuswap Lake. The riding first appeared in the 1924 election. After the 1966 election there was a redistribution with the resulting riding in the same area being Shuswap. For other current and historical federal and provincial ridings in the area of Kamloops, British Columbia see Kamloops (provincial electoral district) and Kamloops (federal electoral district); for those in the Okanagan please see Okanagan (electoral districts). Demographics Political geography Notable elections Notable MLAs Electoral history ''Note: Winners in each election are in'' bold. , Liberal , Francis Edward Wilcox , align="right", 754 , align="right", 30.18% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 2,498 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mackenzie (provincial Electoral District)
Mackenzie was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It elected one member to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The district was abolished as the result of a redistribution under the Electoral Districts Act, 1990, Legislative Library, Victoria, B.C. p. 77. and replaced with Powell River – Sunshine Coast Members elected 1969–1987 Election results 1924–1966 , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 9386 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |