11th Parliament of British Columbia

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The 11th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1907 to 1909. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in February 1907. [1] The British Columbia Conservative Party led by Richard McBride formed the government. [2]

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David McEwen Eberts served as speaker. [3]

Members of the 11th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1907.: [1]

MemberElectoral districtParty
  Harlan Carey Brewster Alberni Liberal
  Henry Esson Young Atlin Conservative
  Harry Jones Cariboo Liberal
  John MacKay Yorston
  Charles William Munro Chilliwhack Liberal
  Henry George Parson Columbia Conservative
  Robert Grant Comox Conservative
  William Henry Hayward Cowichan Conservative
  James Horace King Cranbrook Liberal
  John Oliver Delta Liberal
  Richard McBride [nb 1] Dewdney Conservative
  John Jardine Esquimalt Liberal
  William Roderick Ross Fernie Conservative
  John McInnis Grand Forks Socialist
  George Ratcliffe Naden Greenwood Liberal
  Albert Edward McPhillips The Islands Conservative
  Frederick John Fulton Kamloops Conservative
  Neil Franklin MacKay Kaslo Conservative
  Mark Robert Eagleson Lillooet Liberal
  James Hurst Hawthornthwaite Nanaimo City Socialist
  George Arthur Benjamin Hall Nelson City Liberal
  Parker Williams Newcastle Socialist
  Thomas Gifford New Westminster City Conservative
  Price Ellison Okanagan Conservative
  Thomas Taylor Revelstoke Conservative
  Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton Richmond Conservative
  James Alexander MacDonald Rossland City Liberal
  David McEwen Eberts Saanich Conservative
  Lytton Wilmot Shatford Similkameen Conservative
  William Thomas Kergin Skeena Liberal
  William Hunter Slocan Conservative
  William John Bowser Vancouver City Conservative
  James Ford Garden
  Alexander Henry Boswell MacGowan
  George Albert McGuire
  Robert Garnett Tatlow
  Henry Frederick William Behnsen Victoria City Conservative
  Frederick Davey
  Richard McBride [nb 1]
  Henry Broughton Thomson
  Stuart Alexander Henderson Yale Liberal
  James Hargrave Schofield Ymir Conservative

Notes:

  1. 1 2 Elected in both Dewdney and Victoria; choosing to sit for Victoria

Party standings

AffiliationMembers
Conservative 26
Liberal 13
Socialist 3
 Total
42
 Government Majority
10

By-elections

By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet, as was required at the time: [1]

By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons: [1]

Electoral districtMember electedPartyElection dateReason
Dewdney William J. Manson Conservative April 17, 1907 [nb 1] R. McBride resigned seat; elected in both Victoria City and Dewdney
Nanaimo City James Hurst Hawthornthwaite Conservative January 13, 1909J.H. Hawthornthwaite resigned seat to contest federal election October 26, 1908

Notes:

  1. Acclaimed

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