8th Parliament of British Columbia

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The 8th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1899 to 1900. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in July 1898. [1] Robert Beaven was asked to form a government but was not able to garner sufficient support, so Charles Augustus Semlin became premier. After a major government bill was defeated in February 1900, Semlin's government was dismissed. Joseph Martin succeeded Semlin but his government was subsequently defeated on a motion of no-confidence. [2] An election followed later that year.

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William Thomas Forster served as speaker. [3]

Members of the 8th Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1898: [1]

MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously elected
Alan Webster Neill Alberni Opposition [nb 1] 1898
Hans Lars Helgesen Cariboo Opposition1878, [a] 1898
John Charlton Kinchant Opposition1898
Charles William Digby Clifford Cassiar Government [nb 2] 1898
John Irving Government1894
James Dunsmuir Comox Government1898
William Russell Robertson Cowichan Government1898
William George Neilson East Kootenay North Government1898
Wilmer Cleveland Wells (1899)Government1899
James Baker East Kootenay South Government1886
David Williams Higgins Esquimalt Opposition1886
Charles Edward Pooley Government1882
James Douglas Prentice Lillooet East Opposition1894, 1898
Alfred Wellington Smith Lillooet West Government1889
Robert Edward McKechnie Nanaimo City Opposition1898
Alexander Henderson New Westminster City Government1898
John Bryden North Nanaimo Government1875, 1894
John Paton Booth North Victoria Government1871, [b] 1890
Ralph Smith South Nanaimo Labour [nb 3] 1898
David McEwen Eberts South Victoria Government1890
Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton Vancouver City Opposition1890
Robert Macpherson Opposition1894
Joseph Martin Opposition1898
Charles Edward Tisdall Opposition1898
Richard Hall Victoria City Government1898
Henry Dallas Helmcken Government1894
Albert Edward McPhillips Government1898
John Herbert Turner Government1886
John Frederick Hume West Kootenay-Nelson Opposition1894
James M. Kellie West Kootenay-Revelstoke Opposition1890
James Morris Martin West Kootenay-Rossland Opposition1898
Robert Francis Green West Kootenay-Slocan Opposition1898
Charles William Munro Westminster-Chilliwhack Opposition1898
Thomas William Forster Westminster-Delta Opposition1890
Richard McBride Westminster-Dewdney Government1898
Thomas Kidd Westminster-Richmond Opposition1894
Price Ellison Yale-East Government1898
Francis John Deane Yale-North Opposition1898
Charles Augustus Semlin Yale-West Opposition1871, 1882

Notes:

  1. opposed to the Turner administration
  2. Government candidates supported the Turner administration
  3. Ran as Labour-Oppositionist; opposed to Turner administration

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 electedElection dateReason
Alberni Alan Webster Neill December 15, 1898A.W. Neill resigned, having accepted money from government for road work done after the election
Cowichan William Russell Robertson December 28, 1898W. R. Robertson resigned, having accepted money from government for work done after the election
Vancouver City Charles Edward Tisdall January 25, 1899 [nb 1] C.E. Tisdall resigned; a clerk in his store sold cartridges to a provincial police officer
Victoria City Richard Hall February 2, 1899R. Hall resigned; his company sold coal to Government House
Albert Edward McPhillips A.E. McPhillips resigned; a fee was paid to his firm
John Herbert Turner J.H. Turner resigned; a branch of his firm sold goods to the government
East Kootenay North Wilmer Cleveland Wells February 28, 1899 [nb 1] Death of W.G. Nielson January 6, 1899
West Kootenay-Nelson John Frederick Hume February 28, 1899J.F. Hume resigned; a police constable and prisoner had stayed at his hotel

Notes:

  1. 1 2 Acclaimed

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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. 1 2 Mouat, Jeremy (2005). "Charles Augustus Semlin". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online . Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
  3. "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  4. McDonald, Robert A. J.; Ralston, H. Keith (1998). "Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online . Retrieved 2011-08-22.
  5. Rea, J. E; Roy, Patricia E (2005). "Joseph Martin". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online . Retrieved 2011-08-22.
  6. Gosnell, R. Edward (1906). A history; British Columbia. p. 311. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
  7. Scholefield, Ethelbert O. S. (1914). British Columbia from the earliest times to the present. Volume III. p. 739. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2011-08-23.