The 4th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1882 to 1886. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in July 1882.[1] Robert Beaven formed a minority government in 1882. The Beaven government fell on a Motion of no confidence in January 1883.[2] William Smithe formed a new government later that month.[3]
There were four sessions of the 4th Legislature:[4]
| Session
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Start
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End
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| 1st
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January 25, 1883
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May 12, 1883
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| 2nd
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December 3, 1883
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February 18, 1884
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| 3rd
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January 12, 1885
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March 9, 1885
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| 4th
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January 25, 1886
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April 6, 1886
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John Andrew Mara served as speaker.[5]
- ^ Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871–1986 (PDF). Victoria, British Columbia: Elections British Columbia. August 1998. ISBN 0-7718-8677-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ^ Ralston, H. Keith; Foster, Hamar (1998). "Beaven, Robert". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XIV (1911–1920) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ Eastwood, T. M. (1982). "Smithe, William". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XI (1881–1890) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ Begg, Alexander (1894). History of British Columbia from its earliest discovery to the present time. p. 547.
- ^ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-07-27.