1909 British Columbia Election

Overview

The 1909 British Columbia Election was held on November 25th, 1909.

Result

British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945 won the most seats in the election

Held on

November 25th, 1909

Writ day

October 20th, 1909

Number of Electoral Districts

34

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.

  • Results
  • Districts
  • Charts
  • Legislature

Result

Total ElectorsValid BallotsValid VotesInvalid VotesTurnout Rate
73,606101,415101,415Unavailable137.78%
PartyCandidatesSeats Won% of Seats Won% of Vote
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945413890.48%52.33%
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)2024.76%11.50%
British Columbia Liberal Party3524.76%33.21%
Independent Labour100%0.06%
Independent300%2.59%
Canadian Labour Party of British Columbia100%0.16%
Independent Conservative100%0.15%

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
549549761
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyHarlan BrewsterHarlan Brewster was elected293
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Arthur Morgan256

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Atlin

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
172172343
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn Irving65
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Henry YoungHenry Young was elected107

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Cariboo (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
857857638
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Michael CallananMichael Callanan was elected273
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945John FraserJohn Fraser was elected267
British Columbia Liberal PartyHarry Jones159
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn Yorston158

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula DMP
District Magnitude 2

Chilliwack

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
111711171420
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Samuel CawleySamuel Cawley was elected604
British Columbia Liberal PartyCharles Munro513

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Columbia

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
507507667
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn Buckham245
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Henry ParsonHenry Parson was elected262

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Comox

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
9839831652
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)James Cartwright206
Independent ConservativeWilliam Duncan154
British Columbia Liberal PartyJames Forrest172
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Michael MansonMichael Manson was elected451

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Cowichan

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
540540785
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn Evans175
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William HaywardWilliam Hayward was elected365

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Cranbrook

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
140514052056
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Thomas CavenThomas Caven was elected761
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)John Fitch143
British Columbia Liberal PartyMalcolm Macdonald501

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Delta

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
131613161745
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Francis MacKenzieFrancis MacKenzie was elected765
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn Oliver551

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Dewdney

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
9279271499
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William MansonWilliam Manson was elected625
British Columbia Liberal PartyAlister Thompson302

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Esquimalt

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
7987981026
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Henry Helmcken362
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn JardineJohn Jardine was elected436

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Fernie

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
184918492750
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyAlexander Fisher405
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)John Harrington649
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William RossWilliam Ross was elected795

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Grand Forks

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
100010001596
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)John McInnis334
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Ernest MillerErnest Miller was elected516
British Columbia Liberal PartyDaniel Patterson150

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Greenwood

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
618618848
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)George Heatherton204
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945John JacksonJohn Jackson was elected260
British Columbia Liberal PartyAlexander MacDonald154

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Kamloops (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
135413542350
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945James ShawJames Shaw was elected872
British Columbia Liberal PartyHenry Vasey482

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Kaslo

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
427427593
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn Keen134
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Neil MacKayNeil MacKay was elected293

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Lillooet

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
284284359
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyMark Eagleson117
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Archibald McDonaldArchibald McDonald was elected167

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Nanaimo City

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
125012501834
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)James HawthornthwaiteJames Hawthornthwaite was elected786
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Albert Planta464

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Nelson City

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
103610361447
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyEdward Crease323
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)John Matheson148
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Harry WrightHarry Wright was elected565

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

New Westminster City

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
166316632277
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Canadian Labour Party of British ColumbiaWalter Dodd165
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Thomas GiffordThomas Gifford was elected881
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn Johnson617

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Newcastle

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
7207201178
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945John Stewart274
IndependentDavid Thomas67
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)Parker WilliamsParker Williams was elected379

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Okanagan

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
246724674024
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyFrancis DeHart741
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Price EllisonPrice Ellison was elected1538
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)James Johnson188

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Revelstoke

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
121912192016
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)Henry Kempster121
IndependentCharles Lindmark340
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Thomas TaylorThomas Taylor was elected758

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Richmond (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
158515853060
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Francis Carter-CottonFrancis Carter-Cotton was elected918
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn Farris667

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Rossland City

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
614614808
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William BradenWilliam Braden was elected237
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)George Casey160
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn English217

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Saanich

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
715715985
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyThomas Brydon303
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945David EbertsDavid Eberts was elected412

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Similkameen

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
645645833
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyRichard Elmhirst205
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Lytton ShatfordLytton Shatford was elected440

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Skeena (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
136213622336
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyWilliam Kergin377
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William MansonWilliam Manson was elected822
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)Thomas McKay163

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Notes for William Manson

Candidacy : Two conservative candidates with similar names ran in BC 1909, 1912, and 1916. William J. Manson ran in Dewdney, while William Manson ran in Alberni, Skeena and Prince Rupert.

Slocan

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
538538801
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)John Bennett172
Independent LabourJoseph Harris57
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William HunterWilliam Hunter was elected309

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

The Islands

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
477477624
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Albert McPhillipsAlbert McPhillips was elected270
British Columbia Liberal PartyPercy Purvis207

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Vancouver City

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
513165131619220
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945William BowserWilliam Bowser was elected5441
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn Campbell3227
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)Peter Garvie1227
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)Eugene Kingsley1883
British Columbia Liberal PartyGeorge MacDonald3984
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Alexander MacGowanAlexander MacGowan was elected5190
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)William MacKenzie1231
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)Moses McGregor1218
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945George McGuireGeorge McGuire was elected4826
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)Richard Pettipiece1428
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn Senkler4110
British Columbia Liberal PartyJames Stables3356
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Charles TisdallCharles Tisdall was elected5051
British Columbia Liberal PartyFrederick Wade3942
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Henry WatsonHenry Watson was elected5202

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula CV
District Magnitude 5

Victoria City (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
19320193208005
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Henry BehnsenHenry Behnsen was elected2497
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Frederick DaveyFrederick Davey was elected2503
British Columbia Liberal PartyRobert Drury2031
British Columbia Liberal PartyWilliam Houston1875
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Richard McBrideRichard McBride was elected2856
IndependentAlfred Morley2218
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)George Oliver659
British Columbia Liberal PartyJohn Oliver2216
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Henry ThomsonHenry Thomson was elected2465

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula CV
District Magnitude 4

Yale (BC)

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
7207201006
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
British Columbia Liberal PartyStuart Henderson265
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945Richard McBrideRichard McBride was elected455

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1

Ymir

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
106510652064
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Socialist Party of Canada (British Columbia)Alexander Oliver366
British Columbia Conservative Party pre 1945James SchofieldJames Schofield was elected699

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula SMP
District Magnitude 1