After Cariboo was changed to a single - member riding , Fraser was the sole Conservative candidate in the 1916 provincial election .
After Cariboo was changed to a single - member riding , Fraser was defeated by John McKay Yorston of the Liberals .
After Cariboo was changed to a single - member riding , Fraser was the sole Conservative candidate in the 1916 provincial election but was defeated by John McKay Yorston of the Liberals .