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

British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

, Canada. It was held to elect members of the

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia () is the deliberative assembly of the Legislature of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The other component of the Legislature is the lieutenant governor of British Columbi ...

. 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 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

Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. For example, while the political systems ...

'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 Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of th ...

and the

Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties Form ...

in the coal-mining ridings of Nanaimo City and

Newcastle Newcastle usually refers to: *Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom *Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom *Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area ...

Results

, - ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 , Political party ! rowspan=2 , Party leader ! colspan=4 , MLAs ! colspan=4 , Votes , - ! Candidates ! 1909 !1912 !± !# ! ± !% ! ± (pp) , style="text-align:left;",

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 ...

, 42 , , 38 , , 39 , , 1 , , 50,423 , , 2,651 , , 59.65% , , 7.32 , style="text-align:left;", , 17 , , 2 , , 1 , , 1 , , 9,366 , , 2,299 , , 11.08% , , 0.42 , style="text-align:left;", , 7 , , – , , 1 , , 1 , , 1,163 , , 1,009 , , 1.37% , , 1.22 , style="text-align:left;", , 1 , , – , , 1 , , 1 , , 621 , , 621 , , 0.74% , , ''New'' , style="text-align:left;", Harlan Carey Brewster , 19 , , 2 , , – , , 2 , , 21,433 , , 12,242 , , 25.37% , , 7.84 , style="text-align:left;", , 2 , , – , , – , , – , , 1,513 , , 1,112 , , 1.79% , , 0.80 , - ! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" , Total , 88, , 42 ! " colspan="2", 42 ! " colspan="2", 84,529 ! " colspan="2", 100.00%

Results by riding

The following MLAs were elected:

Synopsis of results

: = open seat : = 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

Results by riding

Synopsis of results

See also

Notes

Further reading & references