The 5th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1887 to 1890. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in July 1886.[1] William Smithe formed a government. Following his death in May 1887,[2] Alexander Edmund Batson Davie became premier. After Davie died in 1889,[3] John Robson became premier.
There were four sessions of the 5th Legislature:[4]
| Session | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | January 24, 1887 | April 7, 1887 | |
| 2nd | January 27, 1888 | April 28, 1888 | |
| 3rd | January 31, 1889 | April 6, 1889 | |
| 4th | January 23, 1890 | April 26, 1890 |
Charles Edward Pooley served as speaker from 1887 until 1889 when he was named to cabinet. David Williams Higgins succeeded Pooley as speaker.[5]
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1886:[1]
| Member | Electoral district | Party |
|---|---|---|
| George Cowan | Cariboo | Government[6] |
| Robert McLeese | Opposition[7] | |
| Joseph Mason | Government | |
| John Grant | Cassiar | Opposition |
| Anthony Maitland Stenhouse | Comox | Opposition |
| Henry Croft | Cowichan | Government |
| William Smithe | Government | |
| David Williams Higgins | Esquimalt | Government |
| Charles Edward Pooley | Government | |
| James Baker | Kootenay | Government |
| Edward Allen | Lillooet | Government |
| Alexander Edmund Batson Davie | Government | |
| Robert Dunsmuir | Nanaimo | Government |
| William Raybould | Government | |
| William Henry Ladner | New Westminster | Opposition |
| James Orr | Opposition | |
| John Robson | Government | |
| William Norman Bole | New Westminster City | Opposition |
| George William Anderson | Victoria | Government |
| Robert Franklin John | Government | |
| Robert Beaven | Victoria City | Opposition |
| Theodore Davie | Government | |
| Edward Gawler Prior | Government | |
| John Herbert Turner | Government | |
| George Bohun Martin | Yale | Government |
| Charles Augustus Semlin | Opposition | |
| Forbes George Vernon | Government |
Notes:
By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet, as was required at the time:[1]
By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons:[1]
| Electoral district | Member elected | Election date | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanaimo | George Thomson | January 3, 1887 | death of W. Raybould on December 3, 1886 | |
| Cowichan | Henry Fry | May 5, 1887 | death of W. Smithe on March 28, 1887 | |
| Comox | Thomas Basil Humphreys | December 30, 1887 | A.M. Stenhouse resigned his seat to join the LDS Church | |
| Victoria City | Simeon Duck | January 25, 1888 | E.G. Prior resigned his seat to contest federal by-election | |
| Victoria | James Tolmie | June 30, 1888 | R.F. John resigned his seat to become warden of provincial gaol in Victoria | |
| Cariboo | Ithiel Blake Nason | November 26, 1888 | R. McLeese resigned his seat to contest federal by-electinn | |
| Nanaimo | Andrew Haslam | June 14, 1889[11] | death of R. Dunsmuir on April 12, 1889 | |
| Lillooet | Alfred Wellington Smith | September 21, 1889 | death of A.E.B. Davie on August 1, 1889 | |
| New Westminster City | Thomas Cunningham | November 25, 1889 | resignation of H.N. Bole after being named to County Court of B.C. |
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