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1875 British Columbia Election
Overview
The 1875 British Columbia Election was held on September 11th, 1875.
Result
Reform Caucus won the most seats in the election
Held on September 11th, 1875
Writ day August 30th, 1875
Number of Electoral Districts 12
Fixed Date No
Sources : Elections British Columbia and the Legislative Library [of British Columbia], An Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986, Victoria, BC: n.d. ISBN 0771886772.
Note : Election held over the period 11 September 1875 to 25 October 1875.
Results Districts Charts Legislature
Result
Total Electors Valid Ballots Valid Votes Invalid Votes Turnout Rate 3,180 389 5,656 Unavailable 12.23%
Party Candidates Seats Won % of Seats Won % of Vote Reform Caucus 18 12 48.00% 22.45% Independent/Government 7 4 16.00% 16.65% Government 16 4 16.00% 29.23% Independent Opposition 2 2 8.00% 6.58% Independent 9 2 8.00% 13.53% Opposition 2 1 4.00% 7.44% Independent Reform Caucus 1 0 0% 4.12%
Vote Share by Political Parties
Seats Won by Political Parties
Seats Share by Political Parties
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 852 473
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
Multi-member district, plurality voting
District Magnitude
3
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 46 46 55
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 246 170
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
Dual member district, plurality voting
District Magnitude
2
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 178 127
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
Dual member district, plurality voting
District Magnitude
2
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 63 45
Election Result Notes
Note :
The number of electors for Kootenay reflects the enumeration of 1876. Numbers for 1875 were not published.
Citation :
For information of number of electors, see note 1, page 563, Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986, Elections British Columbia, 1988, Government Printer BC.
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
Dual member district, plurality voting
District Magnitude
2
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 201 128
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
Dmember district, plurality voting
District Magnitude
2
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 246 246 285
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 589 395
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
Dual member district, plurality voting
District Magnitude
2
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 97 97 114
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
SMP
District Magnitude
1
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 265 182
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
Dual member district, plurality voting
District Magnitude
2
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 2241 844
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
Multi-member district, plurality voting
District Magnitude
4
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 632 362
Election Result Notes
Electoral system :
Cumulative voting
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
Multi-member district, plurality voting
District Magnitude
3
