1869 Colony of British Columbia general election explained

The Legislative Council of British Columbia held its second election in 1869. BC was a colony formed by the union of the colony of Vancouver Island and the colony of British Columbia..

Members elected:^[1]

• William Weir Carrall, Cariboo
• John C. Davie, Victoria District
• Montague William Tyrwhitt Drake, Victoria City
• Henry Havelock, Yale
• John Sebastian Helmcken, Victoria City
• Thomas Basil Humphreys, Lillooet
• David Babington Ring, Nanaimo
• John Robson, New Westminster

The governor appointed 13 more members to the legislative council.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-05-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130511124253/http://archives.leg.bc.ca/EPLibraries/leg_arc/document/ID/LibraryTest/816940262 . 2013-05-11 .