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1898 British Columbia Election

Overview

The 1898 British Columbia Election was held on July 9th, 1898.

Result

Government won the most seats in the election

Held on

July 9th, 1898

Writ day

June 7th, 1898

Number of Electoral Districts

Fixed Date

Election Notes

References : 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
34,369	34,499	34,499	Unavailable	100.38%

Total Electors

Valid Ballots

Valid Votes

Invalid Votes

Turnout Rate

34,369

34,499

Unavailable

100.38%

Party	Candidates	Seats Won	% of Seats Won	% of Vote
Government	37	19	50.00%	49.77%
Opposition	34	18	47.37%	46.02%
Labour Party	1	1	2.63%	0.56%
Independent	3	0	0%	3.66%

Legislature Composition

Vote Share by Political Parties

Seats Won by Political Parties

Seats Share by Political Parties

British columbia

Alberni
Cariboo (BC)
Cassiar
Comox
Cowichan
East Kootenay-North Riding
East Kootenay-South Riding
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-Nelson Riding
West Kootenay-Revelstoke Riding
West Kootenay-Rossland Riding
West Kootenay-Slocan Riding
Westminister-Chilliwhack Riding
Westminister-Delta Riding
Westminister-Dewdney Riding
Westminister-Richmond Riding
Yale-East Riding
Yale-North Riding
Yale-West Riding

Alberni

Valid Vote	Invalid Votes	Valid Ballots	Invalid Ballots	Electors
178		178		227

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

178

227

Party Name	Candidate	Elected	Votes
Government	George Huff		70
Opposition	Allan Neill		108

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

108

Attributes

Acclamation	No
Incomplete Data	Yes
Electorial Formula	SMP
District Magnitude	1

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

SMP

District Magnitude

Cariboo (BC)

Valid Vote	Invalid Votes	Valid Ballots	Invalid Ballots	Electors
758		758		712

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

758

712

Party Name	Candidate	Votes
Opposition	Hans Helgesen	218
Government	Joseph Hunter	173
Opposition	John Kinchant	195
Government	Samuel Rogers	172

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

218

173

195

172

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
318		318		376

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

318

376

Party Name	Candidate	Votes
Government	Charles Clifford	148
Government	John Irving	125
Independent	George McTavish	45

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

148

125

Attributes

Acclamation	No
Incomplete Data	Yes
Electorial Formula	DMP
District Magnitude	2

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

DMP

District Magnitude

Comox

Valid Vote	Invalid Votes	Valid Ballots	Invalid Ballots	Electors
459		459		714

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

459

714

Party Name	Candidate	Elected	Votes
Government	James Dunsmuir		297
Opposition	William McAllan		162

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

297

162

Attributes

Acclamation	No
Incomplete Data	Yes
Electorial Formula	SMP
District Magnitude	1

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

SMP

District Magnitude

Cowichan

Valid Vote	Invalid Votes	Valid Ballots	Invalid Ballots	Electors
291		291		503

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

291

503

Party Name	Candidate	Elected	Votes
Opposition	William Herd		112
Government	William Robertson		179

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

112

179

Election Result Notes

Note : One poll missing. See note 9, p.73 in Elections British Columbia and the Legislative Library [of British Columbia], An Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986, Victoria, BC: n.d. ISBN 0771886772.

Attributes

Acclamation	No
Incomplete Data	Yes
Electorial Formula	SMP
District Magnitude	1

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

SMP

District Magnitude

East Kootenay-North Riding

Valid Vote	Invalid Votes	Valid Ballots	Invalid Ballots	Electors
217		217		622

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

217

622

Party Name	Candidate	Elected	Votes
Government	William Neilson		69
Opposition	Wilmer Wells		148

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

148

Attributes

Acclamation	No
Incomplete Data	Yes
Electorial Formula	SMP
District Magnitude	1

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

SMP

District Magnitude

East Kootenay-South Riding

Valid Vote	Invalid Votes	Valid Ballots	Invalid Ballots	Electors
303		303		436

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

303

436

Party Name	Candidate	Elected	Votes
Opposition	William Baillie		144
Government	James Baker		159

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

144

159

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
869		869		714

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

869

714

Party Name	Candidate	Votes
Government	William Bullen	208
Opposition	Dennis Harris	53
Opposition	William Hayward	189
Opposition	David Higgins	206
Government	Charles Pooley	213

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

208

189

206

213

Election Result Notes

Note : While William Fitzherbert T Bullen appears to have won more votes than David Higgins, the election was controverted and Higgins declared elected instead.

Attributes

Acclamation	No
Incomplete Data	Yes
Electorial Formula	DMP
District Magnitude	2

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

DMP

District Magnitude

Lillooet-East Riding

Valid Vote	Invalid Votes	Valid Ballots	Invalid Ballots	Electors
231		231		342

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

231

342

Party Name	Candidate	Elected	Votes
Opposition	James Prentice		125
Government	David Stoddart		106

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

125

106

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
205		205		284

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

205

284

Party Name	Candidate	Elected	Votes
Opposition	Eusebius Peters		72
Government	Alfred Smith		133

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

133

Attributes

Acclamation	No
Incomplete Data	Yes
Electorial Formula	SMP
District Magnitude	1

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

SMP

District Magnitude

Nanaimo City

Valid Vote	Invalid Votes	Valid Ballots	Invalid Ballots	Electors
848		848		1365

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

848

1365

Party Name	Candidate	Elected	Votes
Government	Archibald McGregor		170
Opposition	Robert McKechnie		678

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

170

678

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
1089		1089		1799

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

1089

1799

Party Name	Candidate	Elected	Votes
Opposition	John Brown		534
Government	Alexander Henderson		555

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

534

555

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
402		402		768

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

402

768

Party Name	Candidate	Elected	Votes
Government	John Bryden		249
Opposition	Walter Hellier		153

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

249

153

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
273		273		415

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

273

415

Party Name	Candidate	Elected	Votes
Government	John Booth		144
Opposition	Thomas Paterson		129

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

144

129

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
246		246		321

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

246

321

Party Name	Candidate	Elected	Votes
Labour Party	Ralph Smith		193
Government	William Walkem		53

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

193

Attributes

Acclamation	No
Incomplete Data	Yes
Electorial Formula	SMP
District Magnitude

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

SMP

District Magnitude

South Victoria

Valid Vote	Invalid Votes	Valid Ballots	Invalid Ballots	Electors
446		446		793

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

446

793

Party Name	Candidate	Elected	Votes
Government	David Eberts		236
Opposition	James Yates		210

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

236

210

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

10636

5954

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

879

954

Francis Carter-Cotton

1667

1157

1795

1651

735

1798

Attributes

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

District Magnitude

Victoria City (BC)

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

9408

5557

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

906

949

1149

1274

1484

1229

1065

1352

Attributes

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

District Magnitude

West Kootenay-Nelson Riding

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

635

941

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

310

325

Attributes

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

SMP

District Magnitude

West Kootenay-Revelstoke Riding

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

666

1212

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

371

295

Attributes

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

SMP

District Magnitude

West Kootenay-Rossland Riding

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

958

1399

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

569

389

Attributes

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

SMP

District Magnitude

West Kootenay-Slocan Riding

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

950

1505

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

525

425

Attributes

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

SMP

District Magnitude

Westminister-Chilliwhack Riding

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

547

811

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

301

246

Attributes

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

SMP

District Magnitude

Westminister-Delta Riding

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

552

1245

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

221

331

Attributes

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

SMP

District Magnitude

Westminister-Dewdney Riding

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

455

906

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

239

216

Attributes

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

SMP

District Magnitude

Westminister-Richmond Riding

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

530

1135

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

357

173

Attributes

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

SMP

District Magnitude

Yale-East Riding

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

888

1404

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

481

407

Attributes

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

SMP

District Magnitude

Yale-North Riding

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

850

1314

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

427

423

Attributes

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

SMP

District Magnitude

Yale-West Riding

Valid Vote

Invalid Votes

Valid Ballots

Invalid Ballots

Electors

291

595

Party Name

Candidate

Elected

Votes

203

Attributes

Acclamation

Incomplete Data

Yes

Electorial Formula

SMP

District Magnitude