14th Parliament of British Columbia

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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]

Contents

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 Parliament

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

MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)
  Harlan Carey Brewster [a] Alberni Liberal 1907, 19164th term*
  Richard Pateman Wallis (1918) Conservative 19181st term
  Richard John Burde (1919)Independent Soldier19191st term
  Frank Harry Mobley Atlin Liberal 19161st term
  John MacKay Yorston Cariboo Liberal 1907, 19162nd term*
  Edward Dodsley Barrow Chilliwack Liberal 19161st term
  John Andrew Buckham Columbia Liberal 19161st term
  Hugh Stewart Comox Liberal 19161st term
  William Henry Hayward Cowichan Independent1900, [b] 19075th term*
  Kenneth Forrest Duncan (1919)Unionist19191st term
  James Horace King Cranbrook Liberal 1903, 19163rd term*
  Francis James Anderson MacKenzie Delta Conservative 19093rd term
  John Oliver Dewdney Liberal 1900, [c] 19164th term*
  Robert Henry Pooley Esquimalt Conservative 19122nd term
  Alexander Ingram Fisher Fernie Liberal 19161st term
  William Roderick Ross Fort George Conservative 19035th term
  James Edwin Wallace Thompson Grand Forks Liberal 19161st term
  John Duncan MacLean Greenwood Liberal 19161st term
  Malcolm Bruce Jackson The Islands Liberal 19161st term
  Frederick William Anderson Kamloops Liberal 19161st term
  John Keen Kaslo Liberal 19161st term
  Archibald McDonald Lillooet Conservative 1903, 19094th term*
  William Sloan Nanaimo Liberal 19161st term
  William Oliver Rose Nelson Conservative 19161st term
  Parker Williams Newcastle Independent Socialist19035th term
  James Hawthornthwaite (1918)Independent Socialist1901, 19186th term*
  David Whiteside New Westminster Liberal 19161st term
  Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald North Okanagan Liberal 19161st term
  George Samuel Hanes North Vancouver Liberal 19161st term
  Alexander Malcolm Manson Omineca Liberal 19161st term
  Thomas Dufferin Pattullo Prince Rupert Liberal 19161st term
  William Henry Sutherland Revelstoke Liberal 19161st term
  Gerald Grattan McGeer Richmond Liberal 19161st term
  William David Willson Rossland Liberal 19161st term
  Frederick Arthur Pauline Saanich Liberal 19161st term
  Lytton Wilmot Shatford Similkameen Conservative 19035th term
  William Alexander McKenzie (1918) Conservative 19181st term
  Charles Franklin Nelson Slocan Liberal 19161st term
  James William Jones South Okanagan Conservative 19161st term
  John Walter Weart South Vancouver Liberal 19161st term
  James Hargrave Schofield Trail Conservative 19074th term
  William John Bowser Vancouver City Conservative 19035th term
  John Sedgwick Cowper Liberal 19161st term
  John Wallace deBeque Farris 19161st term
  Malcolm Archibald Macdonald 19161st term
  John William McIntosh Liberal 19161st term
 Independent Liberal
  Ralph Smith Liberal 1898, [d] 19163rd term*
  Mary Ellen Smith (1918)Independent19181st term
  George Bell Victoria City Liberal 19161st term
  Harlan Carey Brewster [a] 1907, [e] 19164th term*
  Henry Charles Hall 19161st term
  John Hart 19161st term
  Francis William Henry Giolma (1918) Soldier 19181st term
  Joseph Walters Yale Liberal 19161st term

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 [f] death of R.P. Wallis, October 14, 1918
Cowichan Kenneth Forrest Duncan UnionistJanuary 25, 1919W.H. Hayward resigned; official military duties in Ottawa

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Notes

  1. 1 2 Elected in both Alberni and Victoria City; choose to sit for Victoria City
  2. ↑ Esquimalt
  3. ↑ Westminster-Delta
  4. ↑ South Nanaimo
  5. ↑ Alberni
  6. ↑ Acclaimed

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 2011-09-23.
  3. ↑ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  4. ↑ 14th Parliament of British Columbia – Parliament of Canada biography
  5. ↑ Mitchell, David (2005). "John Oliver". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online . Retrieved 2011-10-21.
  6. ↑ Fisher, Robin (16 December 2013). "John Duncan MacLean". The Canadian Encyclopedia . Historica Canada. Archived from the original on 2011-09-26.
  7. ↑ William Sloan – Parliament of Canada biography
  8. 1 2 Roy, Patricia E (1998). "Harlan Carey Brewster". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online . Retrieved 2011-10-21.
  9. ↑ Leier, Mark (1998). "Ralph Smith". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online . Retrieved 2011-09-24.
  10. ↑ Fisher, Robin (4 March 2015). "Thomas Dufferin Pattullo". The Canadian Encyclopedia . Historica Canada. Archived from the original on 2011-11-28.
  11. ↑ "John Wallace de Beque Farris fonds. - 1918–1969". Archived from the original on 20 December 2005. Retrieved December 28, 2005.
  12. ↑ Rayner, William (2000). British Columbia's premiers in profile: the good, the bad, and the transient . Heritage House Publishing Co. pp.  158–167. ISBN   1-895811-71-6 . Retrieved 2011-09-24.
  13. ↑ Charlesworth, Hector (1918). A cyclopædia of Canadian biography. Toronto: Hunter-Rose Company. pp.  204–5. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
  14. ↑ "Members of the Legislature of British Columbia" (PDF). BC Legislature. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-27. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  15. ↑ "The Vancouver Sun - Google News Archive Search".
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