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 General Assembly

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

MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously elected
  Harlan Carey Brewster Alberni Liberal 1907
  Henry Esson Young Atlin Conservative 1903
  Michael Callanan Cariboo Conservative 1909
  John Anderson Fraser 1909
  Samuel Arthur Cawley Chilliwhack Conservative 1909
  Henry George Parson Columbia Conservative 1907
  Michael Manson Comox Conservative 1909
  William Henry Hayward Cowichan Conservative 1900 [a] , 1907
  Thomas Donald Caven Cranbrook Conservative 1909
  Francis James Anderson MacKenzie Delta Conservative 1909
  William J. Manson Dewdney Conservative 1907
  John Jardine Esquimalt Liberal 1907
  Conservative
  William Roderick Ross Fernie Conservative 1903
  Ernest Miller Grand Forks Conservative 1909
  John Robert Jackson Greenwood Conservative 1909
  Albert Edward McPhillips The Islands Conservative 1898 [b] , 1907
  James Pearson Shaw Kamloops Conservative 1909
  Neil Franklin MacKay Kaslo Conservative 1907
  Archibald McDonald Lillooet Conservative 1903, 1909
  James Hurst Hawthornthwaite Nanaimo City Socialist 1901
  Harry Wright Nelson City Conservative 1903 [c] , 1909
  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 [d] , 1903
  William Robert Braden Rossland City Conservative 1909
  David McEwen Eberts Saanich Conservative 1890 [e] , 1907
  Lytton Wilmot Shatford Similkameen Conservative 1903
  William Manson Skeena Conservative 1905 [f] , 1909
  William Hunter Slocan Conservative 1907
  William John Bowser Vancouver City Conservative 1903
  Alexander Henry Boswell MacGowan 1903
  George Albert McGuire 1907
  Charles Edward Tisdall 1898, 1909
  Henry Holgate Watson 1909
  Henry Frederick William Behnsen Victoria City Conservative 1907
  Frederick Davey 1907
  Richard McBride [nb 1] 1898
  Henry Broughton Thomson 1907
  Richard McBride [nb 1] Yale Conservative 1898
  Alexander Lucas (1910) Conservative 1910
  James Hargrave Schofield Ymir Conservative 1907

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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