Cassiar (electoral district)

Cassiar was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared in the British Columbia general election of 1882.

Demographics

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

Electoral history

Note: Winners in each election are in bold.

4th British Columbia general election, 1882
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
GovernmentWilliam V. Brown 18 31.58% unknown
OppositionJohn Grant 39 68.42% unknown
Total valid votes 57 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
5th British Columbia general election, 1886
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
GovernmentJohn Dempsey 1 n/a - % unknown
OppositionJohn Grant 1 n/a - % unknown
Total valid votes 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
1 "No strictly accurate return available - the Returning Officer merely stating: 'John Grant elected by a majority of 3'."
6th British Columbia general election, 1890
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
OppositionRobert Cunningham 46 42.59% unknown
GovernmentRobert Hanley Hall 62 57.41% unknown
Total valid votes 108 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
7th British Columbia general election, 1894
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Independent (Government?) William Dalby 45 30.61% unknown
GovernmentJohn Irving 102 69.39% unknown
Total valid votes 147 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
8th British Columbia general election, 1898 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
GovernmentCharles William Digby Clifford 148 46.54% unknown
GovernmentJohn Irving 125 39.31% unknown
     Independents George Simpson McTavish 45 14.15% unknown
Total valid votes 318 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
2 Increased to a two member seat from one.
British Columbia general election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
Conservative-OppositionCharles William Digby Clifford 318 30.67% Green tick
UnknownJames Stables3 277 26.71% Green tick
Independent OppositionJohn Irving 244 23.53%
UnknownAlexander Godfrey3 198 19.09%
Total valid votes 1,037 100.00%
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. In the 1903 election, this region was represented by the new Atlin and Skeena ridings.

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