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The 14th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1917 to 1920. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in September 1916. [1] The British Columbia Liberal Party, led by Harlan Carey Brewster, formed the government. Following Brewster's death in March 1918, John Oliver became Premier. [2]

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John Walter Weart served as speaker until the start of the 1918 session, when John Keen succeeded him as speaker. [3]

Members of the 14th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1916.: [1]

MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously elected
  Harlan Carey Brewster [nb 1] Alberni Liberal 1907, 1916
  Richard Pateman Wallis Conservative 1918
  Richard John Burde Independent Soldier1919
  Frank Harry Mobley Atlin Liberal 1916
  John MacKay Yorston Cariboo Liberal 1907, 1916
  Edward Dodsley Barrow Chilliwack Liberal 1916
  John Andrew Buckham Columbia Liberal 1916
  Hugh Stewart Comox Liberal 1916
  William Henry Hayward Cowichan Independent1900 [a] , 1907
  Kenneth Forrest Duncan Unionist1919
  James Horace King Cranbrook Liberal 1903, 1916
  Francis James Anderson MacKenzie Delta Conservative 1909
  John Oliver Dewdney Liberal 1900 [b] , 1916
  Robert Henry Pooley Esquimalt Conservative 1912
  Alexander Ingram Fisher Fernie Liberal 1916
  William Roderick Ross Fort George Conservative 1903
  James Edwin Wallace Thompson Grand Forks Liberal 1916
  John Duncan MacLean Greenwood Liberal 1916
  Malcolm Bruce Jackson The Islands Liberal 1916
  Frederick William Anderson Kamloops Liberal 1916
  John Keen Kaslo Liberal 1916
  Archibald McDonald Lillooet Conservative 1903, 1909
  William Sloan Nanaimo Liberal 1916
  William Oliver Rose Nelson Conservative 1916
  Parker Williams Newcastle Independent Socialist1903
  James Hawthornthwaite Independent Socialist1901, 1918
  David Whiteside New Westminster Liberal 1916
  Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald North Okanagan Liberal 1916
  George Samuel Hanes North Vancouver Liberal 1916
  Alexander Malcolm Manson Omineca Liberal 1916
  Thomas Dufferin Pattullo Prince Rupert Liberal 1916
  William Henry Sutherland Revelstoke Liberal 1916
  Gerald Grattan McGeer Richmond Liberal 1916
  William David Willson Rossland Liberal 1916
  Frederick Arthur Pauline Saanich Liberal 1916
  Lytton Wilmot Shatford Similkameen Conservative 1903
  William Alexander McKenzie Conservative 1918
  Charles Franklin Nelson Slocan Liberal 1916
  James William Jones South Okanagan Conservative 1916
  John Walter Weart South Vancouver Liberal 1916
  James Hargrave Schofield Trail Conservative 1907
  William John Bowser Vancouver City Conservative 1903
  John Sedgwick Cowper Liberal 1916
  John Wallace deBeque Farris 1916
  Malcolm Archibald Macdonald 1916
  John William McIntosh 1916
  Ralph Smith 1898 [c] , 1916
  Mary Ellen Smith Independent1918
  George Bell Victoria City Liberal 1916
  Harlan Carey Brewster [nb 1] 1907 [d] , 1916
  Henry Charles Hall 1916
  John Hart 1916
  Francis William Henry Giolma Soldier 1918
  Joseph Walters Yale Liberal 1916

Notes:

  1. 1 2 Elected in both Alberni and Victoria City; choose to sit for Victoria City

Party standings

AffiliationMembers
Liberal 36
Conservative 9
Independent 1
Independent Socialist1
 Total
47
 Government Majority
25

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
Alberni Richard Pateman Wallis Conservative January 24, 1918H.C. Brewster resigned; elected in both Alberni and Victoria City
Newcastle James Hurst Hawthornthwaite Independent SocialistJanuary 24, 1918P. Williams resigned; named to Workmen's Compensation Board January 1, 1917
Similkameen William Alexander McKenzie Conservative January 24, 1918L.W. Shatford resigned; named to Senate of Canada June 23, 1917
Vancouver City Mary Ellen Smith IndependentJanuary 24, 1918death of R. Smith, February 12, 1917
Victoria City Francis William Henry Giolma Soldier January 24, 1918death of H.C. Brewster, March 1, 1918
Alberni Richard John Burde Independent SoldierJanuary 29, 1919 [nb 1] death of R.P. Wallis, October 14, 1918
Cowichan Kenneth Forrest Duncan UnionistJanuary 25, 1919W.H. Hayward resigned; official military duties in Ottawa

Notes:

  1. ↑ Acclaimed

Other changes

Notes

  1. ↑ Esquimalt
  2. ↑ Westminster-Delta
  3. ↑ South Nanaimo
  4. ↑ Alberni

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