# 1912 British Columbia general election

The 1912 British Columbia general election was the thirteenth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on February 27, 1912, and held on March 28, 1912. The new legislature met for the first time on January 16, 1913.
The governing Conservative Party increased its share of the popular vote to almost 60%, and swept all but 3 of the 42 seats in the legislature. Of the remaining three, one (Harold Ernest Forster in Columbia) was formally listed as an Independent but was a Conservative who had missed the filing date. He campaigned and sat in full support of the McBride government.
The Liberal Party's share of the vote fell from one-third to one-quarter, and it lost both of its seats in the legislature.
The remaining two seats were won by the Socialist Party and the Social Democratic Party in the coal-mining ridings of Nanaimo City and Newcastle.

## Results

Elections to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (1912) :
| Political party | Political party | Party leader | MLAs | MLAs | MLAs | MLAs | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Political party | Political party | Party leader | Candidates | 1909 | 1912 | ± | # | ± | % | ± (pp) |
| | Conservative | Richard McBride | 42 | 38 | 39 | 1 | 50,423 | 2,651 | 59.65% | 7.32 |
| | Socialist | | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9,366 | 2,299 | 11.08% | 0.42 |
| | Independent Conservative | | 7 | – | 1 | 1 | 1,163 | 1,009 | 1.37% | 1.22 |
| | Social Democratic | | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 621 | 621 | 0.74% | New |
| | Liberal | Harlan Carey Brewster | 19 | 2 | – | 2 | 21,433 | 12,242 | 25.37% | 7.84 |
| | Independent | | 2 | – | – | – | 1,513 | 1,112 | 1.79% | 0.80 |
| Total | Total | Total | 88 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 84,529 | 84,529 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Seats and popular vote by party :
| Party | Seats | Votes | Change (pp) | Change (pp) |
| █ Conservative | 39 / 42 | 59.65% | 7.32 | 7.32 |
| █ Liberal | 0 / 42 | 25.37% | -7.34 | |
| █ Socialist | 1 / 42 | 11.08% | -0.42 | |
| █ Other | 2 / 42 | 3.90% | 0.44 | 0.44 |

## Results by riding

The following MLAs were elected:

### Synopsis of results

Results by riding - 1912 British Columbia general election (single-member districts) :
| Riding | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Winning party | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Name | 1909 | 1909 | Party | Party | Votes | Share | Margin # | Margin % | Con | Lib | Soc | I-Con | SD | Total |
| Alberni | | Lib | | Con | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed |
| Atlin | | Con | | Con | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed |
| Chilliwhack | | Con | | Con | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed |
| Columbia | | Con | | I-Con | 282 | 51.74% | 19 | 3.48% | 263 | – | – | 282 | – | 545 |
| Comox | | Con | | Con | 694 | 66.16% | 339 | 32.32% | 694 | – | 355 | – | – | 1,049 |
| Cowichan | | Con | | Con | 441 | 80.04% | 331 | 60.08% | 441 | 110 | – | – | – | 551 |
| Cranbrook | | Con | | Con | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed |
| Delta | | Con | | Con | 748 | 70.83% | 440 | 41.66% | 748 | 308 | – | – | – | 1,056 |
| Dewdney | | Con | | Con | 803 | 80.54% | 609 | 61.08% | 803 | – | – | 194 | – | 997 |
| Esquimalt | | Lib | | Con | 398 | 46.50% | 212 | 24.77% | 398 | 151 | 25 | 282 | – | 856 |
| Fernie | | Con | | Con | 1,067 | 58.31% | 304 | 16.62% | 1,067 | – | 763 | – | – | 1,830 |
| Grand Forks | | Con | | Con | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed |
| Greenwood | | Con | | Con | 364 | 78.11% | 262 | 56.22% | 364 | – | 102 | – | – | 466 |
| The Islands | | Con | | Con | 345 | 75.66% | 234 | 51.32% | 345 | – | – | 111 | – | 456 |
| Kamloops | | Con | | Con | 931 | 70.11% | 534 | 40.22% | 931 | 397 | – | – | – | 1,328 |
| Kaslo | | Con | | Con | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed |
| Lillooet | | Con | | Con | 200 | 71.17% | 119 | 42.34% | 200 | 81 | – | – | – | 281 |
| Nanaimo City | | Soc | | SD | 621 | 39.45% | 43 | 2.73% | 578 | 375 | – | – | 621 | 1,574 |
| Nelson City | | Con | | Con | 527 | 59.08% | 339 | 38.00% | 527 | – | 177 | 188 | – | 892 |
| Newcastle | | Soc | | Soc | 386 | 50.86% | 13 | 1.72% | 373 | – | 386 | – | – | 759 |
| New Westminster City | | Con | | Con | 1,004 | 72.28% | 619 | 44.56% | 1,004 | 385 | – | – | – | 1,389 |
| Okanagan | | Con | | Con | 1,388 | 82.37% | 1,091 | 64.74% | 1,388 | – | 297 | – | – | 1,685 |
| Revelstoke | | Con | | Con | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed |
| Richmond | | Con | | Con | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed |
| Rossland City | | Con | | Con | 336 | 56.09% | 168 | 28.04% | 336 | 168 | 95 | – | – | 599 |
| Saanich | | Con | | Con | 392 | 69.01% | 216 | 38.02% | 392 | 176 | – | – | – | 568 |
| Similkameen | | Con | | Con | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed | acclaimed |
| Skeena | | Con | | Con | 940 | 51.00% | 420 | 22.79% | 940 | 520 | 277 | 106 | – | 1,843 |
| Slocan | | Con | | Con | 373 | 65.32% | 175 | 30.64% | 373 | – | 198 | – | – | 571 |
| Yale | | Con | | Con | 524 | 65.26% | 245 | 30.52% | 524 | 279 | – | – | – | 803 |
| Ymir | | Con | | Con | 1,024 | 79.69% | 763 | 59.38% | 1,024 | – | 261 | – | – | 1,285 |
* ↑ The incumbent John Jardine received 96 votes
    = open seat
    = winning candidate was in previous Legislature
    = incumbent had switched allegiance
    = previously incumbent in another riding
    = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
    = incumbency arose from byelection gain
    = other incumbents renominated
    = multiple candidates
Results by riding - 1912 British Columbia general election (multiple-member districts) :
| Party | Party | Cariboo | Cariboo | Cariboo | Vancouver City | Vancouver City | Vancouver City | Victoria City | Victoria City | Victoria City |
| Party | Party | Votes | Share | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Votes | Share | Change |
| | Conservative | 645 | 77.99% | 14.98% | 25,338 | 54.74% | 4.64% | 10,727 | 66.90% | 13.48% |
| | Liberal | 182 | 22.01% | -14.98% | 14,283 | 30.86% | -5.42% | 4,028 | 25.12% | -6.57% |
| | Socialist | – | – | – | 5,767 | 12.46% | -1.16% | 663 | 4.13% | 0.72% |
| | Independent | – | – | – | 897 | 1.94% | 1.94% | 616 | 3.84% | -7.64% |
| Total | Total | 827 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 46,285 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 16,034 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Seats won | Seats won | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Incumbents returned | Incumbents returned | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Seat change | Seat change | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |