Cassiar (electoral district) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Cassiar was a provincial electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

in the Canadian province of British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

. It first appeared in the British Columbia general election of 1882

British Columbia general election, 1882

This was the third election held after British Columbia became a province of Canada on July 20, 1871.-Non-party system:There were to be no political parties in the new province...

Demographics

Population, 1881
Population change, 1881-190x
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Electoral history

Note: Winners in each election are in bold.

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|Government (?)
|William V. Brown
|align="right"|18
|align="right"|31.58%
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|align="right"|unknown

|Opposition
|John Grant
|align="right"|39
|align="right"|68.42%
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|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|57
!align="right"|100.00%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
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|}
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|Government
|John Dempsey ¹
|align="right"|n/a
|align="right"| - %
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|Opposition
|John Grant ¹
|align="right"|n/a
|align="right"| - %
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|
!align="right"|100.00%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
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!align="right" colspan=7|¹ "No strictly accurate return available - the Returning Officer merely stating: 'John Grant elected by a majority of 3'."
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|-

|Opposition
|Robert Cunningham
|align="right"|46
|align="right"|42.59%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|Government
|Robert Hanley Hall
Robert Hanley Hall
Robert Hanley Hall was an Irish-born fur trader and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cassiar in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1890 to 1894....

|align="right"|62
|align="right"|57.41%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|108
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
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|}
|-

|Independent (Government?)
|William Dalby
|align="right"|45
|align="right"|30.61%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|Government
|John Irving
John Irving (steamship captain)
John Irving was a steamship captain in British Columbia, Canada. He began on the Fraser River at the age of 18 and would become one of the most famous and prosperous riverboat captains of the era...

|align="right"|102
|align="right"|69.39%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|147
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
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|}
|-

|Government
|Charles William Digby Clifford
Charles William Digby Clifford
Charles William Digby Clifford was an Irish-born miner, trader, hotel owner and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cassiar from 1898 to 1903 and Skeena from 1903 to 1907 as a Conservative in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.He was born in Carrick-on-Shannon, County...

|align="right"|148
|align="right"|46.54%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|Government
|John Irving
John Irving (steamship captain)
John Irving was a steamship captain in British Columbia, Canada. He began on the Fraser River at the age of 18 and would become one of the most famous and prosperous riverboat captains of the era...

|align="right"|125
|align="right"|39.31%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|Independents
|George Simpson McTavish
|align="right"|45
|align="right"|14.15%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|318
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
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!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=7|² Increased to a two member seat from one.
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|-

|Conservative
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...

-Opposition
|Charles William Digby Clifford
Charles William Digby Clifford
Charles William Digby Clifford was an Irish-born miner, trader, hotel owner and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cassiar from 1898 to 1903 and Skeena from 1903 to 1907 as a Conservative in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.He was born in Carrick-on-Shannon, County...

|align="right"|318
|align="right"|30.67%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|Unknown ³
|Alexander Godfrey
|align="right"|198
|align="right"|19.09%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|Independent-Opposition
|John Irving
John Irving (steamship captain)
John Irving was a steamship captain in British Columbia, Canada. He began on the Fraser River at the age of 18 and would become one of the most famous and prosperous riverboat captains of the era...

|align="right"|244
|align="right"|23.53%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|(Independent-Government?) ³
|James Stables
|align="right"|277
|align="right"|26.71%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|1,037
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=7|³ Neither Godfrey nor Stables' affiliation were mentioned in the newspapers. Stables may have been an Independent Government supporter.
|}

Cassiar riding was eliminated in the redistribution after the 1900 election
British Columbia general election, 1900
The British Columbia general election of 1900 was the ninth 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 April 24, 1900, and held on June 9, 1900...

. In the 1903 election
British Columbia general election, 1903
The British Columbia general election of 1903 was the tenth 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 September 5, 1903, and held on October 3, 1903...

, this region was represented by the new Atlin
Atlin (electoral district)
Atlin was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the 10th provincial general election in 1903 and last appeared in the 34th provincial general election in 1986, after which it was merged with the Skeena riding.-...

and Skeena
Skeena (provincial electoral district)
Skeena is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared in the provincial election or 1924. It should not be confused with the former federal electoral district of Skeena, which encompassed a larger area.- Demographics :- Member of...

ridings.

Source

Elections BC historical returns

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