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Grand Forks (electoral District)
Grand Forks was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the town of Grand Forks, British Columbia, Grand Forks, in the Boundary Country between the Okanagan and Kootenays, Kootenay Countries. The riding first appeared as the result of a redistributing of the former West Kootenay South, West Kootenay (south riding) which also created Greenwood (Ontario federal electoral district), Greenwood, Rossland City, Nelson City (provincial electoral district), Nelson City, and Ymir (electoral district) in 1903. In 1924, the area of the Grand Forks riding was merged with that of the Greenwood (Ontario federal electoral district), Greenwood riding to create Grand Forks-Greenwood. The area is currently represented by West Kootenay-Boundary. For a complete list of historical and current ridings in the Kootenays, Kootenay district of British Columbia, Canada, please see Kootenay (electoral districts). Electoral history ''Note: Winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Province
Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Constitution of Canada, 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 Independence, 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 List of countries and dependencies by area, 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 Acts, British North America Act, 1867''), whereas territories are federal territories whose governments a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Columbia Liberal Party
BC United (BCU), known from 1903 until 2023 as the British Columbia Liberal Party or BC Liberals, is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party has been described as conservative, neoliberal, and occupying a centre-right position on the left–right political spectrum. The party commonly describes itself as a "Free market, free enterprise coalition" and draws support from members of both the federal Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal and Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative parties. From 1991 to 2024, BC United was the main centre-right opposition to the centre-left British Columbia New Democratic Party, New Democratic Party (NDP). Once affiliated with the Liberal Party of Canada, the British Columbia Liberal Party became independent in 1987. The party changed its name to BC United on April 12, 2023. Until the 1940s, British Columbia politics were dominated by the Liberal Party and rival British Columbia Conservative Party, Conservative Party. The Lib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 British Columbia General Election
The 1920 British Columbia general election was the fifteenth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on October 23, 1920, and held on December 1, 1920. The new legislature met for the first time on February 8, 1921. Although it lost eleven seats in the legislature, and fell from 50% of the popular vote to under 38%, the governing Liberal Party was able to hold on to a slim majority in the legislature for its second consecutive term in government. The Conservative Party also lost a significant share of its popular vote, but won six additional seats for a total of fifteen, and formed the Official Opposition. Almost a third of the vote and seven seats were won by independents and by a wide variety of fringe parties. This was the first general election in which women could vote and run for office. Results , - ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 , Political party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Edwin Wallace Thompson
James Edwin Wallace Thompson (April 29, 1879 – March 6, 1958) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1916 until his retirement at the 1920 election from the electoral district of Grand Forks Grand Forks is a city in and the county seat of Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. The city's population was 59,166 as of the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous city in the state, after Fargo and Bismarck. Grand For ..., a member of the Liberal party. References 1879 births 1958 deaths BC United MLAs 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia {{BCUnited-BritishColumbia-MLA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Miller
Ernest Clifford Miller (born January 14, 1964) is an American actor and former professional wrestler who worked for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) better known by his ring name, Ernest "The Cat" Miller. As an actor, he is perhaps best known for his role in the 2008 drama '' The Wrestler.'' He also appeared in Jackson Galaxy’s 2011 American reality series ''My Cat From Hell''. Career Early career Miller graduated from Gordon High School in Decatur, Georgia, playing on the football team as a linebacker. He then went to Savannah State University in Savannah, Georgia studying electrical engineering and playing football as an All-American linebacker. He was brought to professional wrestling after being asked by WCW executive Eric Bischoff. Miller was by then a karate instructor and was teaching Bischoff's son Garett, when Bischoff asked him to become a professional wrestler. World Championship Wrestling (1997–2001) Early years (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1916 British Columbia General Election
The 1916 British Columbia general election was the fourteenth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on July 5, 1916, and held on September 14, 1916. The new legislature met for the first time on March 1, 1917. A 1916 Act of the Legislature provided for the life of the Assembly to be extended to five years, and members of the clergy were no longer disqualified from being elected as MLAs. The Liberal Party defeated the governing Conservative Party, winning 50% of the vote, almost double its share from the previous election. The Liberals won 36 of the 47 seats in the legislature. The Conservatives' popular vote fell from almost 60% to just over 40%, and took nine seats, forming the Official Opposition. Two other seats were won by independents. Soldiers serving overseas were able to vote in the election, and their votes were cast between August 5 and E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 British Columbia General Election
The 1912 British Columbia general election was the thirteenth general election for the Province of British Columbia, 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 British Columbia Conservative Party, Conservative Party 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 (electoral district), 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 Liberal Party of British Columbia, Liberal Party'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 Socialist Party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1909 British Columbia General Election
The 1909 British Columbia general election was the twelfth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on October 20, 1909, and held on November 25, 1909. The new legislature met for the first time on January 20, 1910. The governing British Columbia Conservative Party, Conservative Party won its third consecutive term in government with over half of the popular vote and all but four of the 42 seats in the legislature, effectively a rout for the popular incumbent Premier of British Columbia, Premier, Richard McBride, Sir Richard McBride. Ten days after the dissolution of the Legislature, James Alexander MacDonald announced his retirement from the leadership of the Liberal Party of British Columbia, Liberal Party to become Chief Justice of the British Columbia Supreme Court, and John Oliver (British Columbia politician), John Oliver was selected to take his place. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Miller (politician)
Ernest Miller (November 22, 1869 – October 9, 1924) was a Canadian politician. After being an unsuccessful candidate in the 1907 provincial election, he served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1909 until his defeat in the 1916 provincial election, from the electoral district of Grand Forks, as a Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza .... He was a lawyer. Between June and November 1916, he served in the provincial cabinet as President of the Council. He died in Vancouver on October 9, 1924. References External links * British Columbia Conservative Party MLAs 1869 births 1924 deaths 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia {{Conservative-BritishColumbia-MLA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McInnis (British Columbia Politician)
John McInnis (1879 – 1972) was a miner, business owner and MLA in British Columbia. He represented Grand Forks from 1907 to 1909 as a Socialist Party member. He later represented Fort George from 1945 to 1949 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. McInnis was born on June 25, 1879, in Springton, Prince Edward Island, and was educated there. McInnis came to British Columbia at the age of 20. He worked as a carpenter and miner at Phoenix and Greenwood from 1900 to 1910. McInnis was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1909. He then established a lumber business based in Prince George. McInnis ran unsuccessfully for the Cariboo The Cariboo is an intermontane region of British Columbia, Canada, centered on a plateau stretching from Fraser Canyon to the Cariboo Mountains. The name is a reference to the Caribou (North America), caribou that were once abundant in the reg ... federal seat in 1935 and for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1907 British Columbia General Election
The 1907 British Columbia general election was the eleventh general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election called on December 24, 1906, and held on February 2, 1907. The new legislature met for the first time on March 7, 1907. The governing Conservative party won a second term in government, with almost half the popular vote, and a majority of the seats in the legislature, increasing its number of seats by 4 to 26. The Liberal Party lost 4 seats in the legislature, despite winning about the same share of the popular vote that it had in the 1903 election. The Socialist Party won one additional seat to bring its total to three. Results , - ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 , Political party ! rowspan=2 , Party leader ! colspan=4 , MLAs ! colspan=4 , Votes , - ! Candidates !1903 !1907 !± !# ! ± !% ! ± (pp) , style="text-align:left;", Richard McBride , 42 , , 22 , , 26 , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Arthur Fraser
George Arthur Fraser (May 17, 1866 – March 2, 1930) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1903 until his retirement at the 1907 provincial election, from the electoral district of Grand Forks, as a Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza .... References 1866 births 1930 deaths British Columbia Conservative Party MLAs 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia {{Conservative-BritishColumbia-MLA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
