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1894 British Columbia Election

Overview

The 1894 British Columbia Election was held on July 7th, 1894.

Result

Government won the most seats in the election

Held on

July 7th, 1894

Writ day

June 2nd, 1894

Number of Electoral Districts

Fixed Date

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 Electors	Valid Ballots	Valid Votes	Invalid Votes	Turnout Rate
23,368	31,085	31,085	Unavailable	133.02%

Total Electors

Valid Ballots

Valid Votes

Invalid Votes

Turnout Rate

23,368

31,085

Unavailable

133.02%

Party	Candidates	Seats Won	% of Seats Won	% of Vote
Government	36	21	63.64%	56.78%
Opposition	23	12	36.36%	40.25%
Independent	2	0	0%	0.81%
Labour Party	3	0	0%	2.16%

Legislature Composition

Vote Share by Political Parties

Seats Won by Political Parties

Seats Share by Political Parties

British columbia

Cariboo (BC)
Cassiar
Comox
Cowichan-Alberni
East Kooteney
Esquimalt
Lillooet-East Riding
Lillooet-West Riding
Nanaimo City
New Westminster City
North Nanaimo
North Victoria
South Nanaimo
South Victoria
Vancouver City
Victoria City (BC)
West Kootenay-North Riding
West Kootenay-South Riding
Westminister-Chilliwhack Riding
Westminister-Delta Riding
Westminister-Dewdney Riding
Westminister-Richmond Riding
Yale-East Riding
Yale-North Riding
Yale-West Riding

Cariboo (BC)

Valid Vote	Invalid Votes	Valid Ballots	Invalid Ballots	Electors
689		689		456

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

689

456

Party Name	Candidate	Votes
Government	William Adams	147
Opposition	John Kinchant	95
Opposition	Robert McLeese	142
Government	Samuel Rogers	167
Government	Hugh Watt	138

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

147

142

167

138

Attributes

Acclamation	No
Incomplete Data	Yes
Electorial Formula	DMP
District Magnitude	2

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

DMP

District Magnitude

Cassiar

Valid Vote	Invalid Votes	Valid Ballots	Invalid Ballots	Electors
147		147		206

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

147

206

Party Name	Candidate	Elected	Votes
Independent	William Dalby		45
Government	John Irving		102

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

102

Attributes

Acclamation	No
Incomplete Data	Yes
Electorial Formula	SMP
District Magnitude	1

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

SMP

District Magnitude

Comox

Valid Vote	Invalid Votes	Valid Ballots	Invalid Ballots	Electors
368		368		522

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

368

522

Party Name	Candidate	Elected	Votes
Government	Joseph Hunter		239
Government	Percy Scharschmidt		129

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

239

129

Attributes

Acclamation	No
Incomplete Data	Yes
Electorial Formula	SMP
District Magnitude	1

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

SMP

District Magnitude

Cowichan-Alberni

Valid Vote	Invalid Votes	Valid Ballots	Invalid Ballots	Electors
				516

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

516

Party Name	Candidate	Elected	Votes
Government	Theodore Davie		0
Government	James Mutter		0

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

Attributes

Acclamation	Yes
Incomplete Data	No
Electorial Formula	DMP
District Magnitude	2

Acclamation

Yes

Incomplete Data

Electorial Formula

DMP

District Magnitude

East Kooteney

Valid Vote	Invalid Votes	Valid Ballots	Invalid Ballots	Electors
416		416		625

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

416

625

Party Name	Candidate	Elected	Votes
Government	James Baker		250
Opposition	Nicolai Schou		166

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

250

166

Attributes

Acclamation	No
Incomplete Data	Yes
Electorial Formula	SMP
District Magnitude	1

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

SMP

District Magnitude

Esquimalt

Valid Vote	Invalid Votes	Valid Ballots	Invalid Ballots	Electors
				451

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

451

Party Name	Candidate	Elected	Votes
Government	David Higgins		0
Government	Charles Pooley		0

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

Attributes

Acclamation	Yes
Incomplete Data	No
Electorial Formula	DMP
District Magnitude	2

Acclamation

Yes

Incomplete Data

Electorial Formula

DMP

District Magnitude

Lillooet-East Riding

Valid Vote	Invalid Votes	Valid Ballots	Invalid Ballots	Electors
165		165		190

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

165

190

Party Name	Candidate	Elected	Votes
Opposition	James Prentice		83
Government	David Stoddart		82

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

Attributes

Acclamation	No
Incomplete Data	Yes
Electorial Formula	SMP
District Magnitude	1

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

SMP

District Magnitude

Lillooet-West Riding

Valid Vote	Invalid Votes	Valid Ballots	Invalid Ballots	Electors
97		97		129

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

129

Party Name	Candidate	Elected	Votes
Opposition	William Keatley		36
Government	Alfred Smith		61

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

Attributes

Acclamation	No
Incomplete Data	Yes
Electorial Formula	SMP
District Magnitude	11

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

SMP

District Magnitude

Nanaimo City

Valid Vote	Invalid Votes	Valid Ballots	Invalid Ballots	Electors
842		842		974

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

842

974

Party Name	Candidate	Elected	Votes
Labour Party	Thomas Keith		411
Government	James McGregor		431

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

411

431

Attributes

Acclamation	No
Incomplete Data	Yes
Electorial Formula	SMP
District Magnitude	1

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

SMP

District Magnitude

New Westminster City

Valid Vote	Invalid Votes	Valid Ballots	Invalid Ballots	Electors
1168		1168		1409

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

1168

1409

Party Name	Candidate	Elected	Votes
Government	David Curtis		574
Opposition	James Kennedy		594

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

574

594

Attributes

Acclamation	No
Incomplete Data	Yes
Electorial Formula	SMP
District Magnitude	1

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

SMP

District Magnitude

North Nanaimo

Valid Vote	Invalid Votes	Valid Ballots	Invalid Ballots	Electors
550		550		702

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

550

702

Party Name	Candidate	Elected	Votes
Government	John Bryden		411
Labour Party	Ralph Smith		139

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

411

139

Attributes

Acclamation	No
Incomplete Data	Yes
Electorial Formula	SMP
District Magnitude	1

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

SMP

District Magnitude

North Victoria

Valid Vote	Invalid Votes	Valid Ballots	Invalid Ballots	Electors
239		239		330

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

239

330

Party Name	Candidate	Elected	Votes
Government	John Booth		136
Opposition	Horatio Robertson		103

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

136

103

Attributes

Acclamation	No
Incomplete Data	Yes
Electorial Formula	SMP
District Magnitude	1

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

SMP

District Magnitude

South Nanaimo

Valid Vote	Invalid Votes	Valid Ballots	Invalid Ballots	Electors
266		266		294

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

266

294

Party Name	Candidate	Elected	Votes
Labour Party	Tully Boyce		120
Government	William Walkem		146

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

120

146

Attributes

Acclamation	No
Incomplete Data	Yes
Electorial Formula	SMP
District Magnitude	1

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

SMP

District Magnitude

South Victoria

Valid Vote	Invalid Votes	Valid Ballots	Invalid Ballots	Electors
374		374		597

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

374

597

Party Name	Candidate	Elected	Votes
Government	Joseph Carey		100
Government	David Eberts		274

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

100

274

Attributes

Acclamation	No
Incomplete Data	Yes
Electorial Formula	SMP
District Magnitude	1

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

SMP

District Magnitude

Vancouver City

Valid Vote	Invalid Votes	Valid Ballots	Invalid Ballots	Electors
8127		8127		3790

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

8127

3790

Party Name	Candidate	Votes
Government	Robert Anderson	920
Opposition	Francis Carter-Cotton	1736
Independent	Samuel Greer	208
Opposition	Robert MacPherson	1766
Government	Edward Odlum	607
Government	Robert Tatlow	979
Opposition	Adolphus Williams	1911

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

Government

Robert Anderson

920

Opposition

Francis Carter-Cotton

1736

208

1766

607

979

1911

Attributes

Acclamation	No
Incomplete Data	Yes
Electorial Formula	TMP
District Magnitude	3

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

TMP

District Magnitude

Victoria City (BC)

Valid Vote	Invalid Votes	Valid Ballots	Invalid Ballots	Electors
12257		12257		4810

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

12257

4810

Party Name	Candidate	Votes
Opposition	Robert Beaven	793
Government	John Braden	2160
Opposition	William Cameron	664
Opposition	Arthur Dutton	661
Government	Henry Helmcken	2286
Opposition	George Milne	828
Government	Robert Rithet	2504
Government	John Turner	2361

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

793

2160