1875 British Columbia general election

1875 British Columbia general election

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25 seats in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Premier before election George Anthony Walkem Government Premier after election George Anthony Walkem Government

The 1875 British Columbia general election was held in 1875. Many of the politicians in the House had served with the Legislative Council or Assembly or the Executive Council, or had otherwise been stalwarts of the colonial era - some supporters of Confederation, others not. Some were ranchers or mining bosses from the Interior, others were colonial gentry from the Island and New Westminster, and others direct arrivals from Britain, Ireland or "Canada", which was still considered a different place not only in the minds of the politicians but in the language used in Hansard during this period.