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1916 British Columbia general election

Canadian provincial election

Field	Value
election_name	1916 British Columbia general election
country	British Columbia
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
party_colour	no
party_name	no
previous_election	1912 British Columbia general election
previous_year	1912
next_election	1920 British Columbia general election
next_year	1920
seats_for_election	47 seats of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
majority_seats	24
election_date	September 14, 1916
image1	Harlan Carey Brewster.jpg
image1_size	x160px
colour1
leader1	Harlan Carey Brewster
party1
leader_since1	1912
leaders_seat1	Alberni
last_election1	0
seats1	36
seat_change1	36
popular_vote1	89,892
percentage1	50.00%
swing1	24.63pp
image2	William John Bowser (cropped).jpg
image2_size	x160px
colour2
leader2	William John Bowser
party2
leader_since2	1915
leaders_seat2	Vancouver City
last_election2	39
seats2	9
seat_change2	30
popular_vote2	72,842
percentage2	40.52%
swing2	19.13pp
title	Premier
before_election	William John Bowser
before_party
posttitle	Premier after election
after_election	Harlan Carey Brewster
after_party
outgoing_members	13th Parliament of British Columbia
elected_members	14th Parliament of British Columbia

The 1916 British Columbia general election was the fourteenth 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 July 5, 1916, and held on September 14, 1916. The new legislature met for the first time on March 1, 1917.

A 1916 Act of the Legislature provided for the life of the Assembly to be extended to five years, and members of the clergy were no longer disqualified from being elected as MLAs.

The Liberal Party defeated the governing Conservative Party, winning 50% of the vote, almost double its share from the previous election. The Liberals won 36 of the 47 seats in the legislature.

The Conservatives' popular vote fell from almost 60% to just over 40%, and took nine seats, forming the Official Opposition.

Two other seats were won by independents, including one Independent Socialist.

Soldiers serving overseas in the First World War were able to vote in the election, and their votes were cast between August 5 and Election Day.

Two referendums were also held on Election Day (concerning Prohibition and women's suffrage), but their results were not announced until later in the year.

1915 redistribution of ridings

An Act was passed in 1915, providing for an increase in the seats in the Assembly from 42 to 47 upon the next election. The following changes were made:

Abolished ridings	New ridings	Abolition of multi-member district	Merger of districts	Division of districts	Renaming of districts

Results

|- ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party ! rowspan=2 | Party leader ! colspan=4 | MLAs ! colspan=4 | Votes |- ! Candidates 1912 !1916 !± !# ! ± !% ! ± (pp) |45 ||– ||36 ||36 ||89,892 ||68,459 ||50.00 ||24.63 |46 ||39 ||9 ||30 ||72,842 ||22,419 ||40.52 ||19.13 | |7 || – ||1 ||1 ||4,926 ||3,413 ||2.74 ||0.95 | |3 || – ||1 ||1 ||1,321 ||1,321 ||0.74 || | |4 ||1 || – ||1 ||3,014 ||1,851 ||1.68 ||0.31 | |4 ||1 || – ||1 ||2,106 ||7,260 ||1.17 ||9.91 | |3 ||1 || – ||1 ||1,012 ||391 ||0.56 ||0.18 | |2 || – || – || – ||2,985 ||2,985 ||1.66 || | |1 || – || – || – ||1,518 ||1,518 ||0.84 || | |1 || – || – || – ||158 ||158 ||0.09 || |- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total |116||42 ! " colspan="2"|47 ! " colspan="2"|179,774 ! " colspan="2"| 100.00% |}

Party	Seats	Votes	Change (pp)
			{{bartable	24.63
			{{bartable	-19.13
			{{bartable	-9.91
			{{bartable	4.41

Results by riding

The following MLAs were elected:

Synopsis of results

Riding	Winning party	Votes	Name	1912	Party	Votes	Share	Margin
#	Margin
%	Lib	Con	Soc	I-Con	I-Soc	SD	Ind	Oth	Total
Alberni		Con		Lib	393	39.26%	38	3.80%	393	355	–	–	–	–	253	–	1,001
Atlin		Con		Lib	329	54.29%	52	8.58%	329	277	–	–	–	–	–	–	606
Cariboo	New		Lib	453	68.64%	246	37.28%	453	207	–	–	–	–	–	–	660
Chilliwhack		Con		Lib	987	55.64%	200	11.28%	987	787	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,774
Columbia		I-Con		Lib	541	66.63%	270	33.26%	541	271	–	–	–	–	–	–	812
Comox		Con		Lib	916	43.07%	34	1.60%	916	882	246	–	–	83	–	–	2,127
Cowichan		Con		Ind	539	56.92%	131	13.84%	408	–	–	–	–	–	539	–	947
Cranbrook		Con		Lib	727	59.06%	223	18.12%	727	504	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,231
Delta		Con		Con	964	51.55%	58	3.10%	906	964	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,870
Dewdney		Con		Lib	927	54.08%	140	8.16%	927	787	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,714
Esquimalt		Con		Con	655	50.08%	2	0.16%	653	655	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,308
Fernie		Con		Lib	903	46.38%	77	3.96%	903	826	218	–	–	–	–	–	1,947
Fort George	New		Con	499	43.43%	7	0.61%	–	499	–	–	492	–	–	158	1,149
Grand Forks		Con		Lib	584	63.62%	250	27.24%	584	334	–	–	–	–	–	–	918
Greenwood		Con		Lib	491	70.55%	286	41.10%	491	205	–	–	–	–	–	–	696
The Islands		Con		Lib	358	50.28%	4	0.56%	358	354	–	–	–	–	–	–	712
Kamloops		Con		Lib	1,519	61.27%	559	22.54%	1,519	960	–	–	–	–	–	–	2,479
Kaslo		Con		Lib	456	54.94%	82	9.88%	456	374	–	–	–	–	–	–	830
Lillooet		Con		Con	296	52.39%	27	4.78%	269	296	–	–	–	–	–	–	565
Nanaimo		SD		Lib	1,137	57.14%	562	28.25%	1,137	575	–	–	278	–	–	–	1,990
Nelson	New		Con	607	48.99%	100	8.07%	507	607	–	–	–	–	125	–	1,239
Newcastle		Soc		I-Soc	551	56.11%	120	12.22%	–	431	–	–	551	–	–	–	982
New Westminster		Con		Lib	1,369	53.58%	183	7.16%	1,369	1,186	–	–	–	–	–	–	2,555
North Okanagan	New		Lib	1,261	57.08%	313	14.16%	1,261	948	–	–	–	–	–	–	2,209
North Vancouver	New		Lib	980	52.80%	382	20.58%	980	598	–	278	–	–	–	–	1,856
Omineca	New		Lib	473	62.16%	185	24.32%	473	288	–	–	–	–	–	–	761
Prince Rupert		Con		Lib	1,062	52.89%	116	5.78%	1,062	946	–	–	–	–	–	–	2,008
Revelstoke		Con		Lib	802	60.62%	281	21.24%	802	521	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,323
Richmond		Con		Lib	1,441	54.07%	252	9.45%	1,441	1,189	–	35	–	–	–	–	2,665
Rossland		Con		Lib	424	55.79%	88	11.58%	424	336	–	–	–	–	–	–	760
Saanich		Con		Lib	1,033	58.53%	301	17.06%	1,033	732	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,765
Similkameen		Con		Con	650	55.41%	127	10.82%	523	650	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,173
Slocan		Con		Lib	448	50.06%	1	0.12%	448	447	–	–	–	–	–	–	895
South Okanagan	New		Con	845	54.52%	140	9.04%	705	845	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,550
South Vancouver	New		Lib	1,579	45.75%	205	5.94%	1,579	1,374	–	–	–	–	–	498	3,451
Trail	New		Con	626	45.56%	142	10.33%	484	626	262	–	–	–	–	–	1,372
Yale		Con		Lib	809	57.05%	200	14.10%	809	609	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,418

: = open seat : = turnout is above provincial average : = 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

Party	Vancouver City	Victoria City	Votes	Share	Change		Votes	Share	Change	Total	46,285	100.00%	16,034	100.00%	Seats won	Incumbents returned	–
47,263	49.38%	18.53%	15,772	51.29%	26.17%	39,050	40.80%	-13.94%	11,347	36.90%	-30.00%	2,824	2.95%	1.01%	1,185

References

{{Cite canlaw. (1916)
S.B.C. 1916, c. 14, s.6
S.B.C. 1916, c. 14, s.5
{{Cite canlaw. (1916)
{{Cite canlaw. (1915)

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