9th Parliament of British Columbia

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The 9th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1900 to 1903. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in June 1900. [1] James Dunsmuir served as Premier until he resigned in November 21, 1902. Dunsmuir was succeeded by Edward Gawler Prior, who was dismissed by the lieutenant governor for conflict of interest. Richard McBride became Premier in June 1903. [2]

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John Paton Booth served as speaker until his death in February 1902. Charles Edward Pooley succeeded Booth as speaker. [3]

Members of the 9th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1900. This was the last election where political parties were not part of the official process, although a number of candidates declared party affiliations: [1]

MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously elected
Alan Webster Neill Alberni Provincial [nb 1] 1898
Joseph Hunter Cariboo Opposition [nb 2] 1871, 1890 [a] , 1900
Samuel Augustus Rogers Opposition1890, 1900
Charles William Digby Clifford Cassiar Conservative/Opposition [nb 3] 1898
James Stables Independent Government??1900
Lewis Alfred Mounce Comox Opposition1900
Charles Herbert Dickie Cowichan Independent/Conservative [nb 3] 1900
Wilmer Cleveland Wells East Kootenay North Independent/Provincial [nb 3] 1899
Edwin Clarke Smith East Kootenay South Government [nb 4] 1900
William Henry Hayward Esquimalt Independent Opposition1900
Charles Edward Pooley Opposition1882
James Douglas Prentice Lillooet East Opposition/Provincial [nb 3] 1894, 1898
Alfred Wellington Smith Lillooet West Independent/Opposition [nb 3] 1889
Ralph Smith Nanaimo City Labour [nb 5] 1900
James Hurst Hawthornthwaite Independent Labour1901
John Cunningham Brown New Westminster City Government1890, 1900
Thomas Gifford Opposition1901
William Wallace Burns McInnes North Nanaimo Independent1900
John Paton Booth North Victoria Independent Liberal1871 [b] , 1890
Thomas Wilson Paterson Independent1902
James Dunsmuir South Nanaimo Opposition1898
David McEwen Eberts South Victoria Opposition1890
James Ford Garden Vancouver City Conservative [nb 6] 1900
Hugh Bowie Gilmour Government1900
Joseph Martin Government1898
Robert Garnett Tatlow Conservative1900
Richard Hall Victoria City Opposition1898
Henry Dallas Helmcken Opposition1894
Albert Edward McPhillips Opposition1898
John Herbert Turner Opposition1886
Edward Gawler Prior Government1886, 1902
John Houston West Kootenay-Nelson Provincial1900
Thomas Taylor West Kootenay-Revelstoke Conservative1900
Smith Curtis West Kootenay-Rossland Opposition1900
Robert Francis Green West Kootenay-Slocan Provincial1898
Charles William Munro Westminster-Chilliwhack Provincial1898
John Oliver Westminster-Delta Government1900
Richard McBride Westminster-Dewdney Conservative1898
Thomas Kidd Westminster-Richmond Provincial1894
Price Ellison Yale-East Opposition1898
Frederick John Fulton Yale-North Independent/Opposition [nb 3] 1900
Denis Murphy Yale-West Opposition/Provincial [nb 3] 1900
Charles Augustus Semlin Opposition1871, 1882, 1903

Notes:

  1. ↑ Affiliated with the Provincial Party led by Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton
  2. ↑ opposed to the Martin administration
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Candidate listed with differing affiliations depending on the source
  4. ↑ Government candidates supported the Martin administration
  5. ↑ Endorsed by Nanaimo Trades and Labour Council
  6. ↑ Affiliated with Liberal Conservative Party led by Charles Wilson

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
Nanaimo City James Hurst Hawthornthwaite February 20, 1901 [nb 1] R. Smith resigned to contest federal election
Vancouver City James Ford Garden February 19, 1901J.F. Garden resigned to contest federal election
Victoria City Edward Gawler Prior March 10, 1902J.H. Turner resigned to accept position of Agent-General
North Victoria Thomas Wilson Paterson December 23, 1902Death of J.P. Booth on February 25, 1902
Yale-West Charles Augustus Semlin February 26, 1903D. Murphy resigned after being named to cabinet; he subsequently withdrew from the by-election citing "personal reasons"

Notes:

  1. ↑ Acclaimed

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