15th Parliament of British Columbia

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The 15th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1921 to 1924. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in December 1920. [1] The British Columbia Liberal Party, led by John Oliver, formed the government. [2]

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Alexander Malcolm Manson served as speaker until January, 1922, after which Frederick Arthur Pauline succeeded him as speaker. [3]

Members of the 15th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1920.: [1]

MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously elected
  Richard John Burde Alberni Independent1919
  Herbert Frederick Kergin Atlin Liberal 1920
  John MacKay Yorston Cariboo Liberal 1907, 1916
  Edward Dodsley Barrow Chilliwack Liberal 1916
  John Andrew Buckham Columbia Liberal 1916
  Thomas Menzies Comox People's 1920
  Kenneth Forrest Duncan Cowichan Independent1919
  James Horace King Cranbrook Liberal 1903, 1916
  Noel Sterling Austin Arnold Wallinger (1922) Conservative 1922
  John Oliver [nb 1] Delta Liberal 1900 [a] , 1916
  Alexander McDonald Paterson (1921) Liberal 1921
  John Alexander Catherwood Dewdney Conservative 1920
  Robert Henry Pooley Esquimalt Conservative 1912
  Thomas Aubert Uphill Fernie Federated Labour 1920
  Henry George Thomas Perry Fort George Liberal 1920
  Ezra Churchill Henniger Grand Forks Liberal 1920
  John Duncan MacLean Greenwood Liberal 1916
  Malcolm Bruce Jackson The Islands Liberal 1916
  Frederick William Anderson Kamloops Liberal 1916
  Fred W. Lister Kaslo Conservative 1920
  Archibald McDonald Lillooet Conservative 1903, 1909
  William Sloan Nanaimo Liberal 1916
  William Oliver Rose Nelson Conservative 1916
  Kenneth Campbell (1922) Liberal 1922
  Samuel Guthrie Newcastle Federated Labour 1920
  David Whiteside New Westminster Liberal 1916
  Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald North Okanagan Liberal 1916
  George Samuel Hanes North Vancouver Independent1916
  Alexander Malcolm Manson Omineca Liberal 1916
  Thomas Dufferin Pattullo Prince Rupert Liberal 1916
  William Henry Sutherland Revelstoke Liberal 1916
  Thomas Pearson Richmond Conservative 1920
  William Kemble Esling Rossland Conservative 1920
  Frederick Arthur Pauline Saanich Liberal 1916
  William Alexander McKenzie Similkameen Conservative 1918
  William Hunter Slocan Conservative 1907, 1920
  James William Jones South Okanagan Conservative 1916
  Robert Henry Neelands South Vancouver Federated Labour 1920
  James Hargrave Schofield Trail Conservative 1907
  William John Bowser Vancouver City Conservative 1903
  John Wallace deBeque Farris Liberal 1916
  Malcolm Archibald Macdonald 1916
  Ian Alistair MacKenzie 1920
  James Ramsay 1920
  Mary Ellen Smith 1918
  Joseph Badenoch Clearihue Victoria City Liberal 1920
  John Hart 1916
  Joshua Hinchcliffe Conservative 1920
  John Oliver [nb 1] Liberal 1900 [a] , 1916
  John McRae Yale Conservative 1920

Notes:

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

Party standings

AffiliationMembers
Liberal 25
Conservative 15
Independent 3
  Federated Labour 3
  People's 1
 Total
47
 Government Majority
3

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
Delta Alexander McDonald Paterson Liberal February 3, 1921J. Oliver resigned; elected in both Delta and Victoria City
Nelson Kenneth Campbell Liberal March 22, 1922W.O. Rose resigned; contested federal seat December 6, 1921
Cranbrook Noel Sterling Austin Arnold Wallinger Conservative August 15, 1922J.H. King resigned; contested federal seat March 14, 1922

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    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. ↑ } "Manson, Alexander Malcolm, b. 1883". University of British Columbia Library. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
    5. ↑ "Obituaries". Canadian Medical Association Journal. 53: 515. November 1945. PMC   1582368 .
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