Lillooet East (electoral district)
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Lillooet East was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia
. It was created from the division of the former two-member Lillooet
into Lillooet East and Lillooet West
, and appeared only in the 1894, 1898, and 1900 elections. For the 1894 election Lillooet East was redistributed into Kamloops and Cariboo
-area ridings and Lillooet West
was given the old Lillooet
name, with both as one-member ridings.
|James Douglas Prentice
(elected)
|align="right"|83
|align="right"|50.30%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Government
|David Alexander Stoddart
(elected)
|align="right"|82
|align="right"|49.70%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|165
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=7|The election was voided due to voting irregularities but Prentice sat for the first session.
!align="right"|%
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|}
|Opposition
|James Douglas Prentice
(elected)
|align="right"|125
|align="right"|54.11%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Government
|David Alexander Stoddart
|align="right"|106
|align="right"|45.89%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|231
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
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|}
|Government
|Robert Thomas Graham
|align="right"|43
|align="right"|20.77%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Opposition/Progressive
|James Douglas Prentice
(elected)
|align="right"|164
|align="right"|79.23%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|207
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
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|}
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. It was created from the division of the former two-member Lillooet
Lillooet (electoral district)
The Lillooet electoral district was a riding in the Canadian province of British Columbia, centred on the town of the same name and with various boundaries...
into Lillooet East and Lillooet West
Lillooet West (electoral district)
Lillooet West was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was created from the division of the former two-member Lillooet into Lillooet East and Lillooet West, and appeared only in the 1894, 1898, and 1900 elections...
, and appeared only in the 1894, 1898, and 1900 elections. For the 1894 election Lillooet East was redistributed into Kamloops and Cariboo
Cariboo
The Cariboo is an intermontane region of British Columbia along a plateau stretching from the Fraser Canyon to the Cariboo Mountains. The name is a reference to the woodland caribou that were once abundant in the region...
-area ridings and Lillooet West
Lillooet West (electoral district)
Lillooet West was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was created from the division of the former two-member Lillooet into Lillooet East and Lillooet West, and appeared only in the 1894, 1898, and 1900 elections...
was given the old Lillooet
Lillooet (electoral district)
The Lillooet electoral district was a riding in the Canadian province of British Columbia, centred on the town of the same name and with various boundaries...
name, with both as one-member ridings.
Demographics
Population, 1891 census | Population, 1901 census |
Population Change, 1871–1901 | |
Area (km²) | |
Pop. Density (people per km²) |
Electoral history
|Opposition|James Douglas Prentice
James Douglas Prentice
James Douglas Prentice was a Scottish-born rancher and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Lillooet East in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in 1894 and from 1898 to 1903....
(elected)
|align="right"|83
|align="right"|50.30%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Government
|David Alexander Stoddart
David Alexander Stoddart
David Alexander "Dave" Stoddart was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Lillooet from 1890 to 1894, Lillooet East from 1895 to 1900 and Cariboo from 1924 to 1928 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.He was born in Owen Sound, Ontario, the son of Robert...
(elected)
|align="right"|82
|align="right"|49.70%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|165
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=7|The election was voided due to voting irregularities but Prentice sat for the first session.
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Opposition
|James Douglas Prentice
James Douglas Prentice
James Douglas Prentice was a Scottish-born rancher and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Lillooet East in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in 1894 and from 1898 to 1903....
(elected)
|align="right"|125
|align="right"|54.11%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Government
|David Alexander Stoddart
David Alexander Stoddart
David Alexander "Dave" Stoddart was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Lillooet from 1890 to 1894, Lillooet East from 1895 to 1900 and Cariboo from 1924 to 1928 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.He was born in Owen Sound, Ontario, the son of Robert...
|align="right"|106
|align="right"|45.89%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|231
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Government
|Robert Thomas Graham
|align="right"|43
|align="right"|20.77%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Opposition/Progressive
|James Douglas Prentice
James Douglas Prentice
James Douglas Prentice was a Scottish-born rancher and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Lillooet East in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in 1894 and from 1898 to 1903....
(elected)
|align="right"|164
|align="right"|79.23%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|207
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
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|}