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 electedNo.# of term(s)
  Harlan Carey Brewster Alberni Liberal 19071st term
  Henry Esson Young Atlin Conservative 19032nd term
  Harry Jones Cariboo Liberal 19032nd term
  John MacKay Yorston 19071st term
  Charles William Munro Chilliwhack Liberal 18984th term
  Henry George Parson Columbia Conservative 19071st term
  Robert Grant Comox Conservative 19032nd term
  William Henry Hayward Cowichan Conservative 1900, [a] 19072nd term*
  James Horace King Cranbrook Liberal 19032nd term
  John Oliver Delta Liberal 19003rd term
  Richard McBride [nb 1] Dewdney Conservative 18984th term
  William J. Manson (1907) Conservative 19071st term
  John Jardine Esquimalt Liberal 19071st term
  William Roderick Ross Fernie Conservative 19032nd term
  John McInnis Grand Forks Socialist 19071st term
  George Ratcliffe Naden Greenwood Liberal 19071st term
  Albert Edward McPhillips The Islands Conservative 1898, [b] 19074th term*
  Frederick John Fulton Kamloops Conservative 19003rd term
  Neil Franklin MacKay Kaslo Conservative 19071st term
  Mark Robert Eagleson Lillooet Liberal 19071st term
  James Hurst Hawthornthwaite Nanaimo City Socialist 19013rd term
  George Arthur Benjamin Hall Nelson City Liberal 19071st term
  Parker Williams Newcastle Socialist 19032nd term
  Thomas Gifford New Westminster City Conservative 19013rd term
  Price Ellison Okanagan Conservative 18984th term
  Thomas Taylor Revelstoke Conservative 19003rd term
  Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton Richmond Conservative 1890, [c] 19035th term*
  James Alexander MacDonald Rossland City Liberal 19032nd term
  David McEwen Eberts Saanich Conservative 1890, [d] 19075th term*
  Lytton Wilmot Shatford Similkameen Conservative 19032nd term
  William Thomas Kergin Skeena Liberal 19071st term
  William Hunter Slocan Conservative 19071st term
  William John Bowser Vancouver City Conservative 19032nd term
  James Ford Garden 19032nd term
  Alexander Henry Boswell MacGowan 19032nd term
  George Albert McGuire 19071st term
  Robert Garnett Tatlow 19003rd term
  Henry Frederick William Behnsen Victoria City Conservative 19071st term
  Frederick Davey 19071st term
  Richard McBride [nb 1] 18984th term
  Henry Broughton Thomson 19071st term
  Stuart Alexander Henderson Yale Liberal 19032nd term
  James Hargrave Schofield Ymir Conservative 19071st term

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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