Legislative Council of British Columbia
The Legislative Council of British Columbia was created in 1867 for the governor of the "new" United Colony of British Columbia. The merged colony had not theretofore had a responsible government, and its executive power was only its governor, who at the time of its Legislative Assembly's founding was Frederick Seymour.
There were three groups of members: five senior officials of the colony who constituted its executive council; nine magistrates ; and nine elected members.
Initial composition
At the time of the council's creation, its members were:- Elected members were actually appointed by the governor and not mandated by their election, but appointed "in deference to the wishes of the people". George Wallace, the representative for Yale and Lytton, resigned his seat before the first session and a by-election was held which selected F.J. Barnard as his replacement. All members, including elected ones, had the right to use "the Honourable" before their name.