1912 British Columbia Election

Overview

The 1912 British Columbia Election was held on March 28th, 1912.

Result

British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945 won the most seats in the election

Held on

March 28th, 1912

Writ day

February 27th, 1912

Number of Electoral Districts

34

Fixed Date

No

Election Notes

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.

  • Results
  • Districts
  • Charts
  • Legislature

Result

Total ElectorsValid BallotsValid VotesInvalid VotesTurnout Rate
79,59684,52984,529Unavailable106.20%
PartyCandidatesSeats Won% of Seats Won% of Vote
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945423992.86%59.65%
Independent Conservative712.38%1.38%
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)1712.38%11.08%
Social Democratic Party112.38%0.73%
Independent200%1.79%
British Columbia Liberal Party1900%25.37%

Additional information for British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945

Note : Conservative candidates ran under this party name until the 1941 election, except in 1933 when hen the party chose to field no candidates, despite being in government. Local association were free to choose candidates who ran as Independents or Independent Conservatives.

Candidates for the Liberal and Conservative parties of BC shared the 'Coalition' label in the 1945 and 1949 provincial elections.

After the coalition dissolved, the party reformed as the British Columbia Progressive Conservative Party (reflecting the name change of the national Conservative party in 1942), contesting elections from 1951 to 1986. It reverted back to the British Columbia Conservative Party for the 1991 election.

Party Founding : Founded in 1900 but contested its first election in 1903. It was preceded by Conservative-BC in the 1900 election.

Additional information for Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)

Citation : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Party_of_British_Columbia

Legislature Composition

Vote Share by Political Parties

Seats Won by Political Parties

Seats Share by Political Parties

British columbia

Alberni

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
934
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945John WoodJohn Wood was elected0

Attributes

Acclamation Yes
Incomplete Data No
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Atlin

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
334
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Henry YoungHenry Young was elected0

Attributes

Acclamation Yes
Incomplete Data No
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Cariboo (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
827827902
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Michael CallananMichael Callanan was elected310
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945John FraserJohn Fraser was elected335
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn Holt182

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula DMP
District Magnitude 2

Chilliwack

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
1687
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Samuel CawleySamuel Cawley was elected0

Attributes

Acclamation Yes
Incomplete Data No
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Columbia

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
545545756
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Independent ConservativeHarold FosterHarold Foster was elected282
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Henry Parson263

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Comox

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
104910492081
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)Wallis Lefeaux355
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Michael MansonMichael Manson was elected694

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Cowichan

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
551551957
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William HaywardWilliam Hayward was elected441
British Columbia Liberal PartyAlexander Herd110

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Cranbrook

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
2161
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Thomas CavenThomas Caven was elected0

Attributes

Acclamation Yes
Incomplete Data No
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Delta

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
105610561808
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Francis MacKenzieFrancis MacKenzie was elected748
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn Oliver308

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Dewdney

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
9979971639
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William MansonWilliam Manson was elected803
Independent ConservativeJohn McNeice194

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Esquimalt

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
8568561186
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Independent ConservativeHenry Helmcken186
British Columbia Liberal PartyMalcolm Jackson151
Independent ConservativeJohn Jardine96
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)George Oliver25
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Robert PooleyRobert Pooley was elected398

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Fernie

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
183018302548
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)William Davidson763
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William RossWilliam Ross was elected1067

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Grand Forks

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
1326
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Ernest MillerErnest Miller was elected0

Attributes

Acclamation Yes
Incomplete Data No
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Greenwood

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
466466705
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)George Heatherton102
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945John JacksonJohn Jackson was elected364

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Kamloops (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
132813282384
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyRaymond Leighton397
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945James ShawJames Shaw was elected931

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Kaslo

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
646
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Neil MacKayNeil MacKay was elected0

Attributes

Acclamation Yes
Incomplete Data No
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Lillooet

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
281281389
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyStuart Henderson81
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Archibald McDonaldArchibald McDonald was elected200

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Nanaimo City

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
157415742188
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Social Democratic PartyJohn PlaceJohn Place was elected621
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Albert Planta578
British Columbia Liberal PartyHenry Shepherd375

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Nelson City

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
8928921196
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)Arthur Harrod177
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William MacLeanWilliam MacLean was elected527
Independent ConservativeHarry Wright188

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

New Westminster City

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
138913893319
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Thomas GiffordThomas Gifford was elected1004
British Columbia Liberal PartyGeorge KENNEDY385

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Newcastle

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
7597591114
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Roy Dier373
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)Parker WilliamsParker Williams was elected386

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Okanagan

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
168516854120
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Price EllisonPrice Ellison was elected1388
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)George Stirling297

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Revelstoke

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
1680
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Thomas TaylorThomas Taylor was elected0

Attributes

Acclamation Yes
Incomplete Data No
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Richmond (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
4359
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Francis Carter-CottonFrancis Carter-Cotton was elected0

Attributes

Acclamation Yes
Incomplete Data No
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Rossland City

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
599599689
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Lorne CampbellLorne Campbell was elected336
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)George Casey95
British Columbia Liberal PartyLouis Taylor168

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Saanich

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
5685681087
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945David EbertsDavid Eberts was elected392
British Columbia Liberal PartyWilliam Noble176

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Similkameen

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
959
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Lytton ShatfordLytton Shatford was elected0

Attributes

Acclamation Yes
Incomplete Data No
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Skeena (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
184318433278
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Independent ConservativeWilliam Clayton106
British Columbia Liberal PartyAlexander Manson520
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William MansonWilliam Manson was elected940
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)William Montgomery277

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Notes for William Manson

Candidacy : Two conservative candidates with similar names ran in BC 1909, 1912, and 1916. William J. Manson ran in Dewdney, while William Manson ran in Alberni, Skeena and Prince Rupert.

Slocan

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
571571868
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William HunterWilliam Hunter was elected373
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)Anthony Shilland198

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

The Islands

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
456456658
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Albert McPhillipsAlbert McPhillips was elected345
Independent ConservativePercy Winch111

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Vancouver City

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
462854628520393
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)William Bennett1134
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William BowserWilliam Bowser was elected5101
British Columbia Liberal PartyWilliam Cameron2716
British Columbia Liberal PartyJoseph Ellis2619
British Columbia Liberal PartyCharles Enright2947
IndependentSamuel Greer897
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)Joseph Lord1133
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)John MacDonald1263
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Alexander MacGowanAlexander MacGowan was elected5061
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945George McGuireGeorge McGuire was elected5114
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)William Pritchard1081
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)John Reid1156
British Columbia Liberal PartyRalph Smith3257
British Columbia Liberal PartyWilliam Smith2744
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Charles TisdallCharles Tisdall was elected5085
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Henry WatsonHenry Watson was elected4977

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula CV
District Magnitude 5

Victoria City (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
16034160347930
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Henry BehnsenHenry Behnsen was elected2392
British Columbia Liberal PartyHarlan Brewster2049
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Frederick DaveyFrederick Davey was elected2471
British Columbia Liberal PartyRichard Elliott1979
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Richard McBrideRichard McBride was elected3223
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)Victor Midgley663
IndependentBernard Perry616
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Henry ThomsonHenry Thomson was elected2641

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula CV
District Magnitude 4

Yale (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
8038031279
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Alexander LucasAlexander Lucas was elected524
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn McConnell279

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Ymir

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
128512852036
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)Richard Pettipiece261
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945James SchofieldJames Schofield was elected1024

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1