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 [British Columbia (electoral district)|Columbia Conservative Party|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 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
! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party! rowspan=2 | Party leader
! colspan=4 | MLAs
! colspan=4 | Votes
! Candidates
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! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total
! " colspan="2"|42
! " colspan="2"|84,529
! " colspan="2"| 100.00%
! Party !! Seats !! Votes !! colspan="3" | Change