3rd Parliament of British Columbia
The 3rd Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1878 to 1882. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in May 1878. George Anthony Walkem was asked to form a government. Robert Beaven succeeded Walkem as premier in June 1882.
There were five sessions of the 3rd Legislature:
| Session | Start | End |
| 1st | July 29, 1878 | September 2, 1878 |
| 2nd | January 29, 1879 | April 29, 1879 |
| 3rd | April 5, 1880 | May 8, 1880 |
| 4th | January 24, 1881 | March 23, 1881 |
| 5th | February 23, 1882 | April 21, 1882 |
Frederick W. Williams served as speaker.
Members of the 3rd Parliament
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1878:| Member | Electoral district | Party | First elected / previously elected | No.# of term | |
| George Cowan | Cariboo | Opposition | 1877 | 2nd term | - |
| John Evans | Cariboo | Opposition | 1875 | 2nd term | - |
| George Anthony Boomer Walken | Cariboo | Opposition | 1871 | 3rd term | - |
| George Ferguson | Cariboo | Independent | 1879 | 1st term | - |
| John Ash | Comox | Opposition | 1871 | 3rd term | - |
| Edwin Pimbury | Cowichan | Government | 1875 | 2nd term | - |
| William Smithe | Cowichan | Government | 1871 | 3rd term | - |
| Hans Lars Helgesen | Esquimalt | Opposition | 1878 | 1st term | - |
| Frederick W. Williams | Esquimalt | Opposition | 1875 | 2nd term | - |
| Robert Leslie Thomas Galbraith | Kootenay | Opposition? | 1877 | 2nd term | - |
| Charles Gallagher | Kootenay | Opposition? | 1875 | 2nd term | - |
| William M. Brown | Lillooet | Opposition | 1874 | 3rd term | - |
| William Saul | Lillooet | Opposition | 1872, 1878 | 2nd term* | - |
| James Atkinson Abrams | Nanaimo | Opposition | 1878 | 1st term | - |
| Wellington John Harris | New Westminster | Government | 1878 | 1st term | - |
| Donald McGillivray | New Westminster | Government | 1878 | 1st term | - |
| Ebenezer Brown | New Westminster City | Government | 1875 | 2nd term | - |
| William James Armstrong | New Westminster City | Independent | 1871, 1881 | 3rd term* | - |
| Thomas Basil Humphreys | Victoria District | Opposition | 1871 | 3rd term | - |
| James Thomas McIlmoyl | Victoria District | Opposition | 1878 | 1st term | - |
| Robert Beaven | Victoria City | Government | 1871 | 3rd term | - |
| James Smith Drummond | Victoria City | Opposition | 1878 | 1st term | - |
| John William Williams | Victoria City | Opposition | 1878 | 1st term | - |
| William Wilson | Victoria City | Opposition | 1878 | 1st term | - |
| Preston Bennett | Yale | Government | 1878 | 1st term | - |
| John Andrew Mara | Yale | Government | 1871 | 3rd term | - |
| Forbes George Vernon | Yale | Government | 1875 | 2nd term | - |
By-elections
By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet, as was required at the time. All elections were won by acclamation:- Thomas Basil Humphreys, Provincial Secretary and Minister of Mines, acclaimed July 10, 1878
- Robert Beaven, Minister of Finance and Agriculture, acclaimed July 10, 1878
- George Anthony Boomer Walkem Premier, acclaimed August 3, 1878
| Electoral district | Member elected | Election date | Reason |
| Cariboo | George Ferguson | October 25, 1879 | death of J. Evans on August 25, 1879 |
| New Westminster City | William James Armstrong | December 20, 1881 | E. Brown retired due to ill health |
Other changes
- Cariboo