The 6th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1891 to 1894. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in June 1890. [1] John Robson served as premier until his death in 1892. [2] Theodore Davie succeeded Robson as premier.
There were four sessions of the 6th Legislature: [3]
Session | Start | End |
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1st | January 15, 1891 | April 20, 1891 |
2nd | January 28, 1892 | April 23, 1892 |
3rd | January 26, 1893 | April 12, 1893 |
4th | January 18, 1894 | April 12, 1894 |
David Williams Higgins served as speaker. [4]
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1891: [1]
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 |
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Westminster | Colin Buchanan Sword | November 20, 1890 | J. Robson resigned, elected in both Westminster and Cariboo |
Cariboo | Ithiel Blake Nason | March 20, 1891 | death of J. Mason on December 2, 1890 |
Cariboo | Hugh Watt | November 30, 1892 | death of J. Robson on June 29, 1892 |
Cariboo | William Adams | November 30, 1893 | death of I.B. Nason on May 27, 1893 |
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