1871 British Columbia general election

1871 British Columbia general election
1871 (1871)
25 seats in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Premier before election

John Foster McCreight
Government

 Premier after election

John Foster McCreight
Government

The 1871 British Columbia general election was held from October to December 1871. Formerly a British colony, British Columbia became a province of Canada on July 20, 1871. An interim Cabinet was appointed by the lieutenant governor of British Columbia and election writs for the first general election as a province of Canada were issued to choose 25 members of the first provincial legislature from 12 ridings (electoral districts). These ridings were:

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