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 Parliament

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

MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously elected
  Harlan Carey Brewster Alberni Liberal 1907
  Henry Esson Young Atlin Conservative 1903
  Harry Jones Cariboo Liberal 1903
  John MacKay Yorston 1907
  Charles William Munro Chilliwhack Liberal 1898
  Henry George Parson Columbia Conservative 1907
  Robert Grant Comox Conservative 1903
  William Henry Hayward Cowichan Conservative 1900, [a] 1907
  James Horace King Cranbrook Liberal 1903
  John Oliver Delta Liberal 1900
  Richard McBride [nb 1] Dewdney Conservative 1898
  William J. Manson (1907) Conservative 1907
  John Jardine Esquimalt Liberal 1907
  William Roderick Ross Fernie Conservative 1903
  John McInnis Grand Forks Socialist 1907
  George Ratcliffe Naden Greenwood Liberal 1907
  Albert Edward McPhillips The Islands Conservative 1898, [b] 1907
  Frederick John Fulton Kamloops Conservative 1900
  Neil Franklin MacKay Kaslo Conservative 1907
  Mark Robert Eagleson Lillooet Liberal 1907
  James Hurst Hawthornthwaite Nanaimo City Socialist 1901
  George Arthur Benjamin Hall Nelson City Liberal 1907
  Parker Williams Newcastle Socialist 1903
  Thomas Gifford New Westminster City Conservative 1901
  Price Ellison Okanagan Conservative 1898
  Thomas Taylor Revelstoke Conservative 1900
  Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton Richmond Conservative 1890, [c] 1903
  James Alexander MacDonald Rossland City Liberal 1903
  David McEwen Eberts Saanich Conservative 1890, [d] 1907
  Lytton Wilmot Shatford Similkameen Conservative 1903
  William Thomas Kergin Skeena Liberal 1907
  William Hunter Slocan Conservative 1907
  William John Bowser Vancouver City Conservative 1903
  James Ford Garden 1903
  Alexander Henry Boswell MacGowan 1903
  George Albert McGuire 1907
  Robert Garnett Tatlow 1900
  Henry Frederick William Behnsen Victoria City Conservative 1907
  Frederick Davey 1907
  Richard McBride [nb 1] 1898
  Henry Broughton Thomson 1907
  Stuart Alexander Henderson Yale Liberal 1903
  James Hargrave Schofield Ymir Conservative 1907

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 [e] 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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  2. ↑ "Premiers of British Columbia 1871-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  3. ↑ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  4. ↑ Parker, C. W (1913). Northern who's who; a biographical dictionary of men and women. Vol. 1. p. 881. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
  5. ↑ Roy, Patricia E. "William John Bowser". The Canadian Encyclopedia . Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  6. ↑ Parker, C. W (1916). Northern who's who; a biographical dictionary of men and women. Vol. 1. p. 797. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
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