1863 Colony of Vancouver Island election


A total of 15 members were elected to the Third House of Assembly of Vancouver Island which ruled from September 2, 1863, to August 31, 1866. This was the last parliament for an independent Colony of Vancouver Island before unification with the colony of British Columbia.

Constituencies

  • Victoria City 4 members to be elected
William Alexander George Young 229 He resigned and was replaced by Charles Bedford Young October 25, 1864, who then resigned and replaced by Leonard McClure February 14, 1865.

Amor De Cosmos 211

Israel Wood Powell 203

Joseph Charles Ridge 183. He resigned and was replaced by Selim Franklin on February 1, 1864, who then resigned and was replaced by Charles Bedford Young on May 2, 1866.

Semlin Franklin 133

Pidwell 91
  • Victoria District 3 to be elected
Edward Henry Jackson 60. He resigned and was replaced by James Dickson on September 22, 1864.

William Fraser Tolmie 60

James Trimble 57

Mr Elliott 28
  • Esquimalt Town
George Foster Foster 22. He resigned and was replaced by Joseph Johnson Southgate on September 22, 1864, who then resigned and was replaced by Edward Stamp on May 18, 1866.

Mr Cocker 14
  • Esquimalt and Metchosin 2 to be elected
John Sebastian Helmcken elected by acclamation

Robert Burnaby elected by acclamation who resigned and was replaced by John Ash on November 28, 1865.
  • Lake District
James Duncan elected by acclamation.
  • Saanich District
Charles Street elected by acclamation. He resigned and was replaced by John James Cochrane on November 2, 1864.
John Trevasso Pidwell He resigned and was replaced by George Edgar Dennes on October 13, 1863, who then resigned and was replaced by John Trevasso Pidwell on May 30, 1866.

G.E.Dennes
  • Nanaimo
Charles Alfred Bayley He resigned and was replaced by Thomas Cunningham on January 5, 1866.

David Babington Ring
  • Sooke
James Carswell elected by acclamation