1912 British Columbia general election
March 28, 1912
42 seats of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
SPC
SDP
Leader Sir Richard McBride
Party Conservative Socialist Social Democratic
Leader's seat Victoria City
Last election 38 2 Did not contest
Seats won 39 1 1
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1 Increase1
Popular vote 50,423 9,366 621
Percentage 59.65% 11.08% 0.74%
Swing Increase7.32pp Decrease0.42pp new
  Fourth party
 
Leader Harlan Carey Brewster
Party Liberal
Last election 2
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease2
Popular vote 21,443
Percentage 25.37%
Swing Decrease7.84pp
Premier before election

Richard McBride
Conservative

 Premier after election

Richard McBride
Conservative

The 1912 British Columbia general election was the thirteenth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on February 27, 1912, and held on March 28, 1912. The new legislature met for the first time on January 16, 1913.

The governing Conservative Party increased its share of the popular vote to almost 60%, and swept all but 3 of the 42 seats in the legislature. Of the remaining three, one (Harold Ernest Forster in Columbia) was formally listed as an Independent but was a Conservative who had missed the filing date. He campaigned and sat in full support of the McBride government.

The Liberal Party's share of the vote fell from one-third to one-quarter, and it lost both of its seats in the legislature.

The remaining two seats were won by the Socialist Party and the Social Democratic Party in the coal-mining ridings of Nanaimo City and Newcastle.

Results

[1]

Elections to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (1912)
Political party Party leader MLAs Votes
Candidates 1909 1912 ± # ± % ± (pp)
Conservative Richard McBride 4238391Increase50,4232,651Decrease59.65%7.32Increase
Socialist 17211Decrease9,3662,299Decrease11.08%0.42Decrease
Independent Conservative 7–11Increase1,1631,009Increase1.37%1.22Increase
Social Democratic 1–11Increase621621Decrease0.74%New
Liberal Harlan Carey Brewster 192–2Decrease21,43312,242Decrease25.37%7.84Decrease
Independent 2–––1,5131,112Decrease1.79%0.80Decrease
Total 8842 42 84,529 100.00%
    Seats and popular vote by party[1]
    PartySeatsVotesChange (pp)
    █ Conservative
    39 / 42
    59.65%
    		 7.32 7.32
     
    █ Liberal
    0 / 42
    25.37%
    		 -7.34
     
    █ Socialist
    1 / 42
    11.08%
    		 -0.42
     
    █ Other
    2 / 42
    3.90%
    		 0.44 0.44
     

    Results by riding

    The following MLAs were elected:[2]

    Synopsis of results

    Results by riding - 1912 British Columbia general election (single-member districts)[3]
    Riding Winning party Votes
    Name 1909 Party Votes Share Margin
    #    		 Margin
    %    		 Con Lib Soc I-Con SD Total
     
    Alberni Lib Con acclaimed
    Atlin Con Con acclaimed
    Chilliwhack Con Con acclaimed
    Columbia Con I-Con 28251.74%193.48%263––282–545
    Comox Con Con 69466.16%33932.32%694–355––1,049
    Cowichan Con Con 44180.04%33160.08%441110–––551
    Cranbrook Con Con acclaimed
    Delta Con Con 74870.83%44041.66%748308–––1,056
    Dewdney Con Con 80380.54%60961.08%803––194–997
    Esquimalt Lib Con 39846.50%21224.77%39815125282[a 1]–856
    Fernie Con Con 1,06758.31%30416.62%1,067–763––1,830
    Grand Forks Con Con acclaimed
    Greenwood Con Con 36478.11%26256.22%364–102––466
    The Islands Con Con 34575.66%23451.32%345––111–456
    Kamloops Con Con 93170.11%53440.22%931397–––1,328
    Kaslo Con Con acclaimed
    Lillooet Con Con 20071.17%11942.34%20081–––281
    Nanaimo City Soc SD 62139.45%432.73%578375––6211,574
    Nelson City Con Con 52759.08%33938.00%527–177188–892
    Newcastle Soc Soc 38650.86%131.72%373–386––759
    New Westminster City Con Con 1,00472.28%61944.56%1,004385–––1,389
    Okanagan Con Con 1,38882.37%1,09164.74%1,388–297––1,685
    Revelstoke Con Con acclaimed
    Richmond Con Con acclaimed
    Rossland City Con Con 33656.09%16828.04%33616895––599
    Saanich Con Con 39269.01%21638.02%392176–––568
    Similkameen Con Con acclaimed
    Skeena Con Con 94051.00%42022.79%940520277106–1,843
    Slocan Con Con 37365.32%17530.64%373–198––571
    Yale Con Con 52465.26%24530.52%524279–––803
    Ymir Con Con 1,02479.69%76359.38%1,024–261––1,285
    1. ↑ The incumbent John Jardine received 96 votes
      = open seat
      = winning candidate was in previous Legislature
      = incumbent had switched allegiance
      = previously incumbent in another riding
      = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
      = incumbency arose from byelection gain
      = other incumbents renominated
      = multiple candidates
    Results by riding - 1912 British Columbia general election (multiple-member districts)[3]
    PartyCaribooVancouver CityVictoria City
    VotesShareChangeVotesShareChangeVotesShareChange
    Conservative 64577.99%14.98%25,33854.74%4.64%10,72766.90%13.48%
    Liberal 18222.01%-14.98%14,28330.86%-5.42%4,02825.12%-6.57%
    Socialist –––5,76712.46%-1.16%6634.13%0.72%
    Independent –––8971.94%1.94%6163.84%-7.64%
    Total827100.00%46,285100.00%16,034100.00%
    Seats won
      2
      5
      4
    Incumbents returned254
    Seat change–––

    See also

    Notes

    1. 1 2 Elections BC 1988, pp. 109, 115.
    2. ↑ Elections BC 1988, pp. 117–119.
    3. 1 2 Elections BC 1988, pp. 111–113, 117–119.

    Further reading & references

    • In the Sea of Sterile Mountains: The Chinese in British Columbia, Joseph Morton, J.J. Douglas, Vancouver (1974). Despite its title, a fairly thorough account of the politicians and electoral politics in early BC.
    • Hopkins, J. Castell (1913). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1912. Toronto: The Annual Review Publishing Company.
    • Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871–1986 (PDF). Elections BC. 1988. ISBN 0-7718-8677-2.
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