British Columbia general election, 1907

British Columbia general election, 1907

The British Columbia general election of 1907 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

Notes:

* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

1 One Conservative candidate, R. McBride, who contested and was elected in both Dewdney and Victoria City, is counted twice.

2 Organized in 1906. Not the same as the Canadian Labour Party of B.C. which contested the 1924 election. Sometimes referred to as "Independent Labour Party" by the newspapers which creates some confusion with the situation in Nanaimo City and Newcastle.

3 Although the candidates in Nanaimo City and Newcastle called themselves "Independent Labour" candidates, the Conservative press described them as "Liberal-Labour" candidates. They did have Liberal support in both cases and no Liberals were nominated for either District. They were also repudiated by the Victoria branch of the Canadian Labour Party of BC.

Results by Riding

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Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
align="center" |Henry Esson Young
align="center" |Atlin
Conservative
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Alberni
Liberal
align="center"|Harlan Carey Brewster
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
align="center"|Robert Grant
align="center" |Comox
Conservative
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Cariboo
Liberal
align="center"|Harry Jones
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
align="center"|Richard McBride 1
Premier
align="center" |Dewdney
Conservative
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberals|
align="center" |Cariboo
Liberal
align="center"|John MacKay Yorston
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberals|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
align="center"|Henry George Parson
align="center" |Columbia
Conservative
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberals|
align="center" |Chilliwhack
Liberal
align="center"|Charles William Munro
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberals|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
align="center"|William Henry Hayward
align="center" |Cowichan
Conservative
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberals|
align="center" |Esquimalt
Liberal
align="center"|John Jardine
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberals|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
align="center"|William Roderick Ross
align="center" |Fernie
Conservative
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberals|
align="center" |Lillooet
Liberal
align="center"|Mark Robert Eagleson
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberals|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
align="center"|Albert Edward McPhillips
align="center" |The Islands
Conservative
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberals|
align="center" |Nelson City
Liberal
align="center"|George Arthur Benjamin Hall
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberals|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
align="center"|Frederick John Fulton
align="center" |Kamloops
Conservative
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberals|
align="center" |Cranbrook
Liberal
align="center"|James Horace King
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberals|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
align="center"|Neil Franklin MacKay
align="center" |Kaslo
Conservative
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberals|
align="center" |Delta
Liberal
align="center"|John Oliver
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberals|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
align="center"|Thomas Gifford
align="center" |New Westminster City
Conservative
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Greenwood
Liberal
align="center"|George Ratcliffe Naden
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
align="center"|Price Ellison
align="center" |Okanagan
Conservative
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |The Islands
Liberal
align="center"|Thomas Wilson Paterson
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
align="center"|Thomas Taylor
align="center" |Revelstoke
Conservative
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Skeena
Liberal
align="center"|William Thomas Kergin
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
align="center"|Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton
align="center" |Richmond
Conservative
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Yale
Liberal
align="center"|Stuart Alexander Henderson
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
align="center"|David McEwen Eberts
align="center" |Saanich
Conservative
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
Canadian politics/party colours/Socialist|
align="center" |Grand Forks
Socialist
align="center"|John McInnis
Canadian politics/party colours/Socialist|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
align="center"|Lytton Wilmot Shatford
align="center" |Similkameen
Conservative
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
Canadian politics/party colours/Socialist|
align="center" |Nanaimo City
Socialist
align="center"|James Hurst Hawthornthwaite
Canadian politics/party colours/Socialist|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
align="center"|William Hunter
align="center" |Slocan
Conservative
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
Canadian politics/party colours/Socialist|
align="center" |Newcastle
Socialist
align="center"|Parker Williams
Canadian politics/party colours/Socialist|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
align="center"|Charles William John Bowser
align="center" rowspan=5 |Vancouver City
Conservative
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
-
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
align="center"|James Ford Garden

Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
-
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
align="center"|Alexander Henry Boswell MacGowan
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
align="center"|George Albert McGuire
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
-
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
align="center"|Robert Garnet Tatlow
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
-
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
align="center"|Henry Frederick William Behnsen
align="center" rowspan=4 |Victoria City
Conservative
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
-
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
align="center"|Frederick Davey
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
-
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
align="center"|Richard McBride 1
Premier
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
-
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
align="center"|Henry Broughton Thomson
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
-
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
align="center"|James Hargrave Schofield
align="center" |Ymir
Conservative
Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives|
-|
align-left"|1 Elected simultaneously in Dewdney and Victoria City.|||
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align="center" colspan="10"|Source: [http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/electoral_history/toc.html Elections BC]
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ee also

*List of British Columbia political parties
*Richard McBride

Further reading & references

*"In the Sea of Sterile Mountains: The Chinese in British Columbia", Joseph Morton, J.J. Douglas, Vancouver (1974). Despite its title, a fairly thorough account of the politicians and electoral politics in early BC.


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