3rd Parliament of British Columbia
# 3rd Parliament of British Columbia

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. George Anthony Walkem was asked to form a government. Robert Beaven succeeded Walkem as premier in June 1882.

There were five sessions of the 3rd Legislature:

| 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.

## Members of the 3rd General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1878:

| Member | Electoral district | Party |
| - | - | - |
| George Cowan | Cariboo | Opposition |
| John Evans | Cariboo | Opposition |
| George Anthony Boomer Walken | Cariboo | Opposition |
| John Ash | Comox | Opposition |
| Edwin Pimbury | Cowichan | Government |
| William Smithe | Cowichan | Government |
| Hans Lars Helgesen | Esquimalt | Opposition |
| Frederick W. Williams | Esquimalt | Opposition |
| Robert Leslie Thomas Galbraith | Kootenay | Opposition? |
| Charles Gallagher | Kootenay | Opposition? |
| William M. Brown | Lillooet | Opposition |
| William Saul | Lillooet | Opposition |
| James Atkinson Abrams | Nanaimo | Opposition |
| Wellington John Harris | New Westminster | Government |
| Donald McGillivray | New Westminster | Government |
| Ebenezer Brown | New Westminster City | Government |
| Thomas Basil Humphreys | Victoria District | Opposition |
| James Thomas McIlmoyl | Victoria District | Opposition |
| Robert Beaven | Victoria City | Government |
| James Smith Drummond | Victoria City | Opposition |
| John William Williams | Victoria City | Opposition |
| William Wilson | Victoria City | Opposition |
| Preston Bennett | Yale | Government |
| John Andrew Mara | Yale | Government |
| Forbes George Vernon | Yale | Government |

Notes:

* ↑ opposed to the Elliott administration
* ↑ Government candidates supported the Elliott administration

## By-elections

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:

* Thomas Basil Humphreys, Provincial Secretary and Minister of Mines, acclaimed July 10, 1878
* Robert Beaven, Minister of Finance and Agriculture, acclaimed July 10, 1878
* George Anthony Boomer Walkem Premier, acclaimed August 3, 1878

By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons:

| 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 | E. Brown retired due to ill health |

Notes:

* ↑ acclaimed

## Other changes

* Cariboo (res. George Anthony Boomer Walkem 1882)
