Cassiar (electoral district)

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

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[edit] Demographics

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

[edit] Political geography

[edit] Notable elections

[edit] First Nations

[edit] Notable MLAs

[edit] Electoral history

Note: Winners in each election are in bold.

4th British Columbia general election, 1882
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Government (?) William V. Brown 18 31.58% unknown
     Opposition John 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
     Government John Dempsey 1 n/a - % unknown
     Opposition John 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
     Opposition Robert Cunningham 46 42.59% unknown
     Government Robert 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
     Government John 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
     Government Charles William Digby Clifford 148 46.54% unknown
     Government John 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.


9th British Columbia general election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative-Opposition Charles William Digby Clifford 318 30.67% unknown
     Unknown 3 Alexander Godfrey 198 19.09% unknown
     Independent-Opposition John Irving 244 23.53% unknown
     (Independent-Government?) 3 James Stables 277 26.71% unknown
Total valid votes 1,037 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
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.

[edit] Source

Elections BC historical returns