The 3rd Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1878 to 1882. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in May 1878.[1] George Anthony Walkem was asked to form a government. Robert Beaven succeeded Walkem as premier in June 1882.[2]
There were five sessions of the 3rd Legislature:[3]
| Session | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | July 29, 1878 | September 2, 1878 | |
| 2nd | January 29, 1879 | April 29, 1879 | |
| 3rd | April 5, 1880 | May 8, 1880 | |
| 4th | January 24, 1881 | March 23, 1881 | |
| 5th | February 23, 1882 | April 21, 1882 |
Frederick W. Williams served as speaker.[4]
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1878:[1]
| Member | Electoral district | Party |
|---|---|---|
| George Cowan | Cariboo | Opposition[5] |
| John Evans | Opposition | |
| George Anthony Boomer Walken | Opposition | |
| John Ash | Comox | Opposition |
| Edwin Pimbury | Cowichan | Government[6] |
| William Smithe | Government | |
| Hans Lars Helgesen | Esquimalt | Opposition |
| Frederick W. Williams | Opposition | |
| Robert Leslie Thomas Galbraith | Kootenay | Opposition? |
| Charles Gallagher | Opposition? | |
| William M. Brown | Lillooet | Opposition |
| William Saul | Opposition | |
| James Atkinson Abrams | Nanaimo | Opposition |
| Wellington John Harris | New Westminster | Government |
| Donald McGillivray | Government | |
| Ebenezer Brown | New Westminster City | Government |
| Thomas Basil Humphreys | Victoria District | Opposition |
| James Thomas McIlmoyl | Opposition | |
| Robert Beaven | Victoria City | Government |
| James Smith Drummond | Opposition | |
| John William Williams | Opposition | |
| William Wilson | Opposition | |
| Preston Bennett | Yale | Government |
| John Andrew Mara | Government | |
| Forbes George Vernon | Government |
Notes:
By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet, as was required at the time. All elections were won by acclamation:[1]
By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons:[1]
| Electoral district | Member elected | Election date | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cariboo | George Ferguson | October 25, 1879 | death of J. Evans on August 25, 1879 | |
| New Westminster City | William James Armstrong | December 20, 1881[9] | E. Brown retired due to ill health |
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