12th Parliament of British Columbia

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The 12th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1910 to 1912. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in November 1909. [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 12th Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1909.: [1]

MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)
  Harlan Carey Brewster Alberni Liberal 19072nd term
  Henry Esson Young Atlin Conservative 19033rd term
  Michael Callanan Cariboo Conservative 19091st term
  John Anderson Fraser 19091st term
  Samuel Arthur Cawley Chilliwhack Conservative 19091st term
  Henry George Parson Columbia Conservative 19072nd term
  Michael Manson Comox Conservative 19091st term
  William Henry Hayward Cowichan Conservative 1900, [a] 19073rd term*
  Thomas Donald Caven Cranbrook Conservative 19091st term
  Francis James Anderson MacKenzie Delta Conservative 19091st term
  William J. Manson Dewdney Conservative 19072nd term
  John Jardine Esquimalt Liberal 19072nd term
  Conservative
  William Roderick Ross Fernie Conservative 19033rd term
  Ernest Miller Grand Forks Conservative 19091st term
  John Robert Jackson Greenwood Conservative 19091st term
  Albert Edward McPhillips The Islands Conservative 1898, [b] 19075th term*
  James Pearson Shaw Kamloops Conservative 19091st term
  Neil Franklin MacKay Kaslo Conservative 19072nd term
  Archibald McDonald Lillooet Conservative 1903, 19092nd term*
  James Hurst Hawthornthwaite Nanaimo City Socialist 19014th term
  Harry Wright Nelson City Conservative 1903, [c] 19092nd term*
  Parker Williams Newcastle Socialist 19033rd term
  Thomas Gifford New Westminster City Conservative 19014th term
  Price Ellison Okanagan Conservative 18985th term
  Thomas Taylor Revelstoke Conservative 19004th term
  Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton Richmond Conservative 1890, [d] 19036th term*
  William Robert Braden Rossland City Conservative 19091st term
  David McEwen Eberts Saanich Conservative 1890, [e] 19076th term*
  Lytton Wilmot Shatford Similkameen Conservative 19033rd term
  William Manson Skeena Conservative 1905, [f] 19092nd term*
  William Hunter Slocan Conservative 19072nd term
  William John Bowser Vancouver City Conservative 19033rd term
  Alexander Henry Boswell MacGowan 19033rd term
  George Albert McGuire 19072nd term
  Charles Edward Tisdall 1898, 19092nd term*
  Henry Holgate Watson 19091st term
  Henry Frederick William Behnsen Victoria City Conservative 19072nd term
  Frederick Davey 19072nd term
  Richard McBride [nb 1] 18985th term
  Henry Broughton Thomson 19072nd term
  Richard McBride [nb 1] Yale Conservative 18985th term
  Alexander Lucas (1910) Conservative 19101st term
  James Hargrave Schofield Ymir Conservative 19072nd term

Notes:

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

Party standings

AffiliationMembers
Conservative 38
Liberal 2
Socialist 2
 Total
42
 Government Majority
34

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
Yale Alexander Lucas Conservative December 12, 1910 [nb 1] R. McBride resigned seat; elected in both Victoria City and Yale

Notes:

  1. ↑ Acclaimed

Other changes

Notes

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "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. ↑ "Executive Council Appointments 1871 - 1986" (PDF). Legislature of British Columbia. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  5. ↑ "Members of the Legislature of British Columbia" (PDF). BC Legislature. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-27. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
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