1903 British Columbia general election

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The 1903 British Columbia general election was the tenth general election for the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLAs). The election was called on September 5, 1903, and held on October 3, 1903. The new legislature met for the first time on November 26, 1903.

This was the first election in British Columbia that was fought by political parties.Template:Sfn Prior to this election, British Columbia politics were non-partisan.

The first election was dominated by the BC Conservative and Liberal parties, which were affiliated with existing parties at the federal level.Template:Efn

The Conservative Party won over 46% of the popular vote and a slim majority of the seats in the legislature.

An act was passed in 1902 to provide for an Assembly of 42 members,[1] of which 31 were elected in single-member districts.Template:Sfn Of the multi-member districts, Cariboo returned two MLAs, Victoria City four, and Vancouver City five.[1] Each voter could cast as many votes as there were seats to fill in the multi-member districts.

Results

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Richard McBride 41 22 27,913 46.43%

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Joseph Martin 39 17 22,715 37.78%

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10 2 4,787 7.96%

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5 1 4,421 7.36%

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1 – 284 0.47%
Total 95 42 60,120 100.00%
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Seats and popular vote by party
Party Seats Votes
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Results by riding

The following MLAs were elected:Template:Sfn

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See also

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References

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Further reading

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