1916 British Columbia Election

Overview

The 1916 British Columbia Election was held on September 14th, 1916.

Result

British Columbia Liberal Party won the most seats in the election

Held on

September 14th, 1916

Writ day

July 5th, 1916

Number of Electoral Districts

39

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.

Citation : "The "soldiers' vote" in British Columbia, the rest of Canada, and overseas, was taken between 5 August 1916 and 14 September
1916." (Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986, p. 128)

  • Results
  • Districts
  • Charts
  • Legislature

Result

Total ElectorsValid BallotsValid VotesInvalid VotesTurnout Rate
125,222179,774179,774Unavailable143.56%
PartyCandidatesSeats Won% of Seats Won% of Vote
British Columbia Liberal Party443676.60%50.00%
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 194546919.15%40.52%
Independent712.13%2.74%
Independent Socialist312.13%0.73%
Social Democratic Party300%0.56%
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)400%1.17%
Independent Labour300%2.50%
Independent Conservative400%1.68%
Independent Progressive Conservative100%0.09%

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
100110011784
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyHarlan BrewsterHarlan Brewster was elected393
IndependentAlan Neill253
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945John Wood355

Election Result Notes

Note : Harlan Carey Brewster ran--and won--two ridings simultaneously in 1916: Alberni and Victoria City. Brewster resigned Alberni and went on to win re-election in a by-election for Victoria City later that year.

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Atlin

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
6066061076
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William McDonald277
British Columbia Liberal PartyFrank MobleyFrank Mobley was elected329

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Cariboo (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
660660925
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945John Fraser207
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn YorstonJohn Yorston was elected453

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Chilliwack

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
177417742404
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyEdward BarrowEdward Barrow was elected987
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William Macken787

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Columbia

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
8128121176
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn BuckhamJohn Buckham was elected541
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945James Taylor271

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Comox

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
212721273635
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Michael Manson882
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)William Pritchard246
British Columbia Liberal PartyHugh StewartHugh Stewart was elected916
Social Democratic PartyGeorge Winkler83

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Cowichan

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
9479471531
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyKenneth Duncan408
IndependentWilliam HaywardWilliam Hayward was elected539

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Cranbrook

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
123112311665
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Thomas Caven504
British Columbia Liberal PartyJames KingJames King was elected727

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Delta

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
187018702662
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Francis MacKenzieFrancis MacKenzie was elected964
British Columbia Liberal PartyAlexander Paterson906

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Dewdney

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
171417142613
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William Manson787
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn OliverJohn Oliver was elected927

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Esquimalt

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
130813082601
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyArthur McCurdy653
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Robert PooleyRobert Pooley was elected655

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Fernie

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
194719473102
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyAlexander FisherAlexander Fisher was elected903
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)John MacDonald218
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Thomas Uphill826

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Fort George

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
114911492485
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Independent Progressive ConservativeWilliam Gillett158
Independent SocialistJohn McInnis492
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William RossWilliam Ross was elected499

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Grand Forks

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
9189181271
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Ernest Miller334
British Columbia Liberal PartyJames ThompsonJames Thompson was elected584

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Greenwood

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
696696852
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945John Jackson205
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn MacLeanJohn MacLean was elected491

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Kamloops (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
247924794023
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyFrederick AndersonFrederick Anderson was elected1519
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945James Shaw960

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Kaslo

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
8308302000
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn KeenJohn Keen was elected456
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Robert Long374

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Lillooet

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
565565848
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn Bryson269
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Archibald McDonaldArchibald McDonald was elected296

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Nanaimo (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
199019902818
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Albert Planta575
Independent SocialistHerbert Skinner278
British Columbia Liberal PartyWilliam SloanWilliam Sloan was elected1137

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Nelson (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
123912391886
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
IndependentThomas Bloomer125
British Columbia Liberal PartyArchie Johnson507
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William RoseWilliam Rose was elected607

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

New Westminster (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
255525553386
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Thomas Gifford1186
British Columbia Liberal PartyDavid WhitesideDavid Whiteside was elected1369

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Newcastle

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
9829821357
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Roy Dier431
Independent SocialistParker WilliamsParker Williams was elected551

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

North Okanagan

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
220922093346
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Price Ellison948
British Columbia Liberal PartyKenneth MacDonaldKenneth MacDonald was elected1261

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

North Vancouver (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
185618563224
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyGeorge HanesGeorge Hanes was elected980
Independent ConservativeWilliam McNeish278
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945George Morden598

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Omineca

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
7617611462
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Frank Dockrill288
British Columbia Liberal PartyAlexander MansonAlexander Manson was elected473

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Prince Rupert

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
200820084050
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William Manson946
British Columbia Liberal PartyThomas PattulloThomas Pattullo was elected1062

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Revelstoke

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
132313231788
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyWilliam SutherlandWilliam Sutherland was elected802
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Thomas Taylor521

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Richmond (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
266526654490
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William Baird1189
Independent ConservativeRobert McBride35
British Columbia Liberal PartyGerald McGeerGerald McGeer was elected1441

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Rossland

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
7607601074
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Lorne Campbell336
British Columbia Liberal PartyWilliam WillsonWilliam Willson was elected424

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Saanich

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
176517653174
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945David Eberts732
British Columbia Liberal PartyFrederick PaulineFrederick Pauline was elected1033

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Similkameen

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
117311731664
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyRobert Conklin523
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Lytton ShatfordLytton Shatford was elected650

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Slocan

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
8958951369
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William Hunter447
British Columbia Liberal PartyCharles NelsonCharles Nelson was elected448

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

South Okanagan

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
155015501951
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945James JonesJames Jones was elected845
British Columbia Liberal PartyLeslie Rogers705

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

South Vancouver

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
345134515403
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William Boulton1374
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn WeartJohn Weart was elected1579
Independent LabourJob Wilton498

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

The Islands

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
712712968
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William Foster354
British Columbia Liberal PartyMalcolm JacksonMalcolm Jackson was elected358

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Trail

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
137213722053
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)Albert Goodwin262
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945James SchofieldJames Schofield was elected626
British Columbia Liberal PartyMichael Sullivan484

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Vancouver City

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
957059570527578
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
IndependentEdwin Appleby743
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William BowserWilliam Bowser was elected7421
Independent ConservativeRobert Cassidy2451
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn CowperJohn Cowper was elected7056
British Columbia Liberal PartyPatrick Donnelly7005
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Thomas Duke6395
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn FarrisJohn Farris was elected7881
IndependentArthur Fawcett665
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)John Harrington1380
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Walter Leek6136
British Columbia Liberal PartyMalcolm MacdonaldMalcolm Macdonald was elected9119
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Alexander MacGowan5906
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945George McGuire6270
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn McIntoshJohn McIntosh was elected8096
British Columbia Liberal PartyRalph SmithRalph Smith was elected8106
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Charles Tisdall6922
Independent ConservativeThomas Townley250
Independent LabourWilliam Trotter2487
IndependentHarold White1416

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula CV
District Magnitude 6

Victoria City (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
307513075113277
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyGeorge BellGeorge Bell was elected3963
British Columbia Liberal PartyHarlan BrewsterHarlan Brewster was elected4988
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945John Dilworth2651
Independent LabourErnest Hall1518
British Columbia Liberal PartyHenry HallHenry Hall was elected3161
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn HartJohn Hart was elected3660
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Reginald Hayward2793
IndependentAlfred Morley1185
Social Democratic PartyDaniel Poupard454
Social Democratic PartyPhilip Smith475
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Alexander Stewart3129
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Leonard Tait2774

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula CV
District Magnitude 4

Yale (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
141814182251
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Alexander Lucas609
British Columbia Liberal PartyJoseph WaltersJoseph Walters was elected809

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1