The 1st Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1871 to 1875. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in October 1871. John Foster McCreight was called upon to form a cabinet. In December 1872, the government was defeated on a confidence motion and Amor De Cosmos subsequently formed a new cabinet. After De Cosmos was elected to the House of Commons in February 1874, George A. Walken became premier.
There were four sessions of the 1st Legislature:
| Session | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | February 15, 1872 | April 11, 1872 |
| 2nd | December 17, 1872 | February 21, 1873 |
| 3rd | December 18, 1873 | March 2, 1874 |
| 4th | March 1, 1875 | April 22, 1875 |
James Trimble served as speaker.
Members of the 1st Parliament
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1871:
| Member | Electoral district | First elected | No.# of term(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| George A. Walkem | Cariboo | 1871 | 1st term |
| Joseph Hunter | 1871 | 1st term | |
| Cornelius Booth | 1871 | 1st term | |
| John George Barnston (1872) | 1872 | 1st term | |
| John Ash | Comox | 1871 | 1st term |
| William Smithe | Cowichan | 1871 | 1st term |
| John Paton Booth | 1871 | 1st term | |
| A. Rocke Robertson | Esquimalt | 1871 | 1st term |
| Henry Cogan | 1871 | 1st term | |
| John Andrew Mara | Kootenay | 1871 | 1st term |
| Charles Todd | 1871 | 1st term | |
| Andrew T. Jamieson | Lillooet | 1871 | 1st term |
| T. B. Humphreys | 1871 | 1st term | |
| William Saul (1872) | 1872 | 1st term | |
| William M. Brown (1874) | 1874 | 1st term | |
| John Robson | Nanaimo | 1871 | 1st term |
| Henry Holbrook | New Westminster City | 1871 | 1st term |
| Josiah Charles Hughes | New Westminster District | 1871 | 1st term |
| William Armstrong | 1871 | 1st term | |
| Robert Beaven | Victoria City | 1871 | 1st term |
| John Foster McCreight | 1871 | 1st term | |
| Simeon Duck | 1871 | 1st term | |
| James Trimble | 1871 | 1st term | |
| Amor De Cosmos | Victoria District | 1871 | 1st term |
| Arthur Bunster | 1871 | 1st term | |
| William Archibald Robertson (1874) | 1874 | 1st term | |
| William Fraser Tolmie (1874) | 1874 | 1st term | |
| Robert Smith | Yale | 1871 | 1st term |
| James Robinson | 1871 | 1st term | |
| Charles A. Semlin | 1871 | 1st term |
By-elections
By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet, as was required at the time. All cabinet members were re-elected by acclamation:
- A. Rocke Robertson, Provincial Secretary, acclaimed November 28, 1871
- Henry Holbrook, Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works, acclaimed November 28, 1871
- George A. Walkem, Minister of Finance, acclaimed February 23, 1872
- John Ash, Provincial Secretary, acclaimed January 11, 1873
- Robert Beaven, Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works, acclaimed January 6, 1873
- William Armstrong, Minister of Finance and Agriculture, acclaimed March 21, 1873
By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Election date | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cariboo | John George Barnston | June 22, 1872 | C. Booth appointed judge |
| Lillooet | William Saul | December 21, 1872 | Death of A.T. Jamieson in October 1872 |
| Victoria District | William Archibald Robertson | February 26, 1874 | A. Bunster and A. de Cosmos elected to federal seats |
| William Fraser Tolmie | |||
| Lillooet | Thomas Basil Humphreys | November 17, 1874 | both members resigned in a "dispute between the two gentlemen as to which represents the popular feeling of the district" |
| William M. Brown |
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