The 5th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1887 to 1890. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in July 1886. William Smithe formed a government. Following his death in May 1887, Alexander Edmund Batson Davie became premier. After Davie died in 1889, John Robson became premier.
There were four sessions of the 5th Legislature:
| Session | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | January 24, 1887 | April 7, 1887 |
| 2nd | January 27, 1888 | April 28, 1888 |
| 3rd | January 31, 1889 | April 6, 1889 |
| 4th | January 23, 1890 | April 26, 1890 |
Charles Edward Pooley served as speaker from 1887 until 1889 when he was named to cabinet. David Williams Higgins succeeded Pooley as speaker.
Members of the 5th Parliament
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1886:
| Member | Electoral district | Party | First elected / previously elected | No.# of term(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Cowan | Cariboo | Government | 1877 | 4th term |
| Robert McLeese | Opposition | 1882 | 2nd term | |
| Joseph Mason | Government | 1886 | 1st term | |
| Ithiel Blake Nason (1888) | Government | 1888 | 1st term | |
| John Grant | Cassiar | Opposition | 1882 | 2nd term |
| Anthony Maitland Stenhouse | Comox | Opposition | 1886 | 1st term |
| Thomas Basil Humphreys (1887) | Independent Opposition | 1871, 1887 | 4th term* | |
| Henry Croft | Cowichan | Government | 1886 | 1st term |
| William Smithe | Government | 1871 | 5th term | |
| Henry Fry (1887) | Government | 1887 | 1st term | |
| David Williams Higgins | Esquimalt | Government | 1886 | 1st term |
| Charles Edward Pooley | Government | 1882 | 2nd term | |
| James Baker | Kootenay | Government | 1886 | 1st term |
| Edward Allen | Lillooet | Government | 1882 | 2nd term |
| Alexander Edmund Batson Davie | Government | 1875, 1882 | 3rd term* | |
| Alfred Wellington Smith (1889) | Government | 1889 | 1st term | |
| Robert Dunsmuir | Nanaimo | Government | 1882 | 2nd term |
| William Raybould | Government | 1882 | 2nd term | |
| George Thomson (1887) | Independent | 1887 | 1st term | |
| Andrew Haslam (1889) | Government | 1889 | 1st term | |
| William Henry Ladner | New Westminster | Opposition | 1886 | 1st term |
| James Orr | Opposition | 1882 | 2nd term | |
| John Robson | Government | 1871, 1882 | 3rd term* | |
| William Norman Bole | New Westminster City | Opposition | 1886 | 1st term |
| Thomas Cunningham (1889) | Government | 1889 | 1st term | |
| George William Anderson | Victoria | Government | 1886 | 1st term |
| Robert Franklin John | Government | 1882 | 2nd term | |
| James Tolmie (1889) | Government | 1889 | 1st term | |
| Robert Beaven | Victoria City | Opposition | 1871 | 5th term |
| Theodore Davie | Government | 1882 | 2nd term | |
| Edward Gawler Prior | Government | 1886 | 1st term | |
| John Herbert Turner | Government | 1886 | 1st term | |
| Simeon Duck (1888) | Government | 1871, 1882, 1888 | 3rd term* | |
| George Bohun Martin | Yale | Government | 1882 | 2nd term |
| Charles Augustus Semlin | Opposition | 1871, 1882 | 3rd term* | |
| Forbes George Vernon | Government | 1875, 1886 | 3rd term* |
- Notes
By-elections
By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet, as was required at the time:
- Forbes George Vernon, Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works, elected June 4, 1887
- John Herbert Turner, Minister of Finance, elected September 1, 1887
- Theodore Davie, Attorney General, elected September 1, 1889
By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Election date | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nanaimo | George Thomson | January 3, 1887 | death of W. Raybould on December 3, 1886 |
| Cowichan | Henry Fry | May 5, 1887 | death of W. Smithe on March 28, 1887 |
| Comox | Thomas Basil Humphreys | December 30, 1887 | A.M. Stenhouse resigned his seat to join the LDS Church |
| Victoria City | Simeon Duck | January 25, 1888 | E.G. Prior resigned his seat to contest federal by-election |
| Victoria | James Tolmie | June 30, 1888 | R.F. John resigned his seat to become warden of provincial jail in Victoria |
| Cariboo | Ithiel Blake Nason | November 26, 1888 | R. McLeese resigned his seat to contest federal by-electinn |
| Nanaimo | Andrew Haslam | June 14, 1889 | death of R. Dunsmuir on April 12, 1889 |
| Lillooet | Alfred Wellington Smith | September 21, 1889 | death of A.E.B. Davie on August 1, 1889 |
| New Westminster City | Thomas Cunningham | November 25, 1889 | resignation of H.N. Bole after being named to County Court of B.C. |
Other changes
- Lillooet (dec. Edward Allen, March 31, 1890)
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