British Columbia byelection: New Westminster City, November 27, 1871 1
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
Expenditures
Independent
Alexander Rocke Robinson
Acclaimed
-.- %
unknown
Total valid votes
n/a
-.- %
1 The byelection was called due to Holbrook's resignation upon appointment to the Executive Council (cabinet) on November 14, 1871. This byelection was one of a series held to confirm appointments to the Executive Council, which was the old parliamentary convention. As this byelection writ was filled by acclamation, no polling day was required and the seat was filled within two weeks. The stated date is the date the return of writs was received by the Chief Electoral Officer.
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New Westminster City was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1871 to 1912 For other electoral districts in New Westminster please see New Westminster electoral districts Contents 1 Demographics 2 Political geography 3 Notable elections 4 Notable MLAs 5 Electoral history 6 See alsoDemographics editPopulation 1961Population change 1871 1961Area km Population density people per km Political geography editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it July 2010 Notable elections editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it July 2010 Notable MLAs editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it July 2010 Electoral history editNote Winners of each election are in bold 1st British Columbia election 1871 Party Candidate Votes Expenditures Independent Henry Holbrook Accl unknownTotal valid votes British Columbia byelection New Westminster City November 27 1871 1 Party Candidate Votes Expenditures Independent Alexander Rocke Robinson Acclaimed unknownTotal valid votes n a 1 The byelection was called due to Holbrook s resignation upon appointment to the Executive Council cabinet on November 14 1871 This byelection was one of a series held to confirm appointments to the Executive Council which was the old parliamentary convention As this byelection writ was filled by acclamation no polling day was required and the seat was filled within two weeks The stated date is the date the return of writs was received by the Chief Electoral Officer 2nd British Columbia election 1875 Party Candidate Votes Expenditures Independent Government Robert Dickinson 59 60 82 unknown Opposition Henry Holbrook 38 39 18 unknownTotal valid votes 265 100 00 3rd British Columbia election 1878 Party Candidate Votes Expenditures Opposition William James Armstrong 64 43 84 unknownGovernment Ebenezer Brown 82 56 16 unknownTotal valid votes 146 100 00 Total rejected ballotsTurnout British Columbia byelection New Westminster City December 20 1881 2 Party Candidate Votes Expenditures Independent William James Armstrong Acclaimed unknownTotal valid votes n a 2 The byelection was called due to the resignation of Ebenezer Brown on November 1881 because of ill health 4th British Columbia election 1882 Party Candidate Votes Expenditures Independent William James Armstrong Accl British Columbia byelection New Westminster City September 4 1882 2 Party Candidate Votes ExpendituresGovernment William James Armstrong 104 67 76 unknownOpposition William Douglas Ferris 49 32 24 unknownTotal valid votes 153 100 00 2 The byelection was called due to W J Armstrong s resignation upon his appointment to the Executive Council cabinet August 23 1882 British Columbia byelection New Westminster City April 21 1884 2 Party Candidate Votes ExpendituresOpposition William Norman Bole 55 32 74 unknownGovernment James Cunningham 79 47 02 unknown Independent Henry Valentine Edmonds 34 20 24 unknownTotal valid votes 168 100 00 2 The byelection was called due to W J Armstrong s resignation upon his appointment as Sheriff April 5 1884 5th British Columbia election 1886 Party Candidate Votes ExpendituresOpposition William Norman Bole 212 85 14 unknown Government William Douglas Ferris 37 14 86 unknownTotal valid votes 249 100 00 Total rejected ballotsTurnout 6th British Columbia election 1890 Party Candidate Votes Expenditures Independent John Cunningham Brown 530 52 28 unknown Government Thomas Cunningham 321 37 72 unknownTotal valid votes 851 100 00 Total rejected ballotsTurnout 7th British Columbia election 1894 Party Candidate Votes Expenditures Government David Samuel Curtis 574 49 14 unknownOpposition James Buckham Kennedy 594 50 86 unknownTotal valid votes 1 168 100 00 Total rejected ballotsTurnout 8th British Columbia election 1898 Party Candidate Votes ExpendituresOpposition John Cunningham Brown 534 49 04 unknown Government Alexander Henderson 555 50 96 unknownTotal valid votes 1 089 100 00 Total rejected ballotsTurnout 9th British Columbia election 1900 Party Candidate Votes Expenditures Government John Cunningham Brown 628 53 77 unknownConservative Robie Lewis Reid 540 46 23 unknownTotal valid votes 1 168 100 00 Total rejected ballotsTurnout 10th British Columbia election 1903 Party Candidate Votes ExpendituresConservative Thomas Gifford 2 772 57 31 unknown Liberal William H Keary 575 42 69 unknownTotal valid votes 1 347 100 00 Total rejected ballotsTurnout 2 The Vancouver Province results were 854 and 657 11th British Columbia election 1907 Party Candidate Votes ExpendituresConservative Thomas Gifford1 675 49 31 unknown Liberal Frederick William Howay 547 39 96 unknown Canadian Labour Party James Samuel Rainey 147 10 74 unknownTotal valid votes 1 369 100 00 Total rejected ballotsTurnout 12th British Columbia election 1909 Party Candidate Votes Expenditures Canadian Labour Party Walter Dodd 165 9 92 unknownConservative Thomas Gifford 881 52 98 unknown Liberal John Joseph Johnson 6 17 37 10 unknownTotal valid votes 1 663 100 00 Total rejected ballotsTurnout 13th British Columbia election 1912 Party Candidate Votes ExpendituresConservative Thomas Gifford 1 004 72 28 unknown Liberal George Kennedy 385 27 72 unknownTotal valid votes 1 389 100 00 Total rejected ballotsTurnout See also editNew Westminster electoral districts other New Westminster area ridings Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New Westminster City amp oldid 1189771849, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
