14th Parliament of British Columbia

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.https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/1871-1986_ElectoralHistoryofBC.pdf Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986 Elections BC 2020-08-31 The British Columbia Liberal Party, led by Harlan Carey Brewster, formed the government. Following Brewster's death in March 1918, John Oliver became Premier.http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/premiers.pdf Premiers of British Columbia 1871- BC Legislature 2011-09-23 John Walter Weart served as speaker until the start of the 1918 session, when John Keen succeeded him as speaker.http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/speakers.pdf Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872- BC Legislature 2011-09-23 Members of the 14th Parliament The following members were elected to the assembly in 1916.: MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s) BC Liberal rowHarlan Carey Brewster"brewster" Elected in both Alberni and Victoria City; choose to sit for Victoria CityAlberniLiberal1907, 19164th term* BC Conservative rowRichard Pateman Wallis (1918)Conservative19181st term BC Independent Soldier rowRichard John Burde (1919)Independent Soldier19191st term BC Liberal rowFrank Harry MobleyAtlinLiberal19161st term BC Liberal rowJohn MacKay YorstonCaribooLiberal1907, 19162nd term* BC Liberal rowEdward Dodsley BarrowChilliwackLiberal19161st term BC Liberal rowJohn Andrew BuckhamColumbiaLiberal19161st term BC Liberal rowHugh StewartComoxLiberal19161st term BC Independent rowWilliam Henry HaywardCowichanIndependent1900,Esquimalt 19075th term* BC Unionist rowKenneth Forrest Duncan (1919)Unionist19191st term BC Liberal rowJames Horace KingCranbrookLiberal1903, 19163rd term* BC Conservative rowFrancis James Anderson MacKenzieDeltaConservative19093rd term BC Liberal rowJohn OliverDewdneyLiberal1900,Westminster-Delta 19164th term* BC Conservative rowRobert Henry PooleyEsquimaltConservative19122nd term BC Liberal rowAlexander Ingram FisherFernieLiberal19161st term BC Conservative rowWilliam Roderick RossFort GeorgeConservative19035th term BC Liberal rowJames Edwin Wallace ThompsonGrand ForksLiberal19161st term BC Liberal rowJohn Duncan MacLeanGreenwoodLiberal19161st term BC Liberal rowMalcolm Bruce JacksonThe IslandsLiberal19161st term BC Liberal rowFrederick William AndersonKamloopsLiberal19161st term BC Liberal rowJohn KeenKasloLiberal19161st term BC Conservative rowArchibald McDonaldLillooetConservative1903, 19094th term* BC Liberal rowWilliam SloanNanaimoLiberal19161st term BC Conservative rowWilliam Oliver RoseNelsonConservative19161st term BC Independent Socialist rowParker WilliamsNewcastleIndependent Socialist19035th term BC Independent Socialist rowJames Hawthornthwaite (1918)Independent Socialist1901, 19186th term* BC Liberal rowDavid WhitesideNew WestminsterLiberal19161st term BC Liberal rowKenneth Cattanach MacDonaldNorth OkanaganLiberal19161st term BC Liberal rowGeorge Samuel HanesNorth VancouverLiberal19161st term BC Liberal rowAlexander Malcolm MansonOminecaLiberal19161st term BC Liberal rowThomas Dufferin PattulloPrince RupertLiberal19161st term BC Liberal rowWilliam Henry SutherlandRevelstokeLiberal19161st term BC Liberal rowGerald Grattan McGeerRichmondLiberal19161st term BC Liberal rowWilliam David WillsonRosslandLiberal19161st term BC Liberal rowFrederick Arthur PaulineSaanichLiberal19161st term BC Conservative rowLytton Wilmot ShatfordSimilkameenConservative19035th term BC Conservative rowWilliam Alexander McKenzie (1918)Conservative19181st term BC Liberal rowCharles Franklin NelsonSlocanLiberal19161st term BC Conservative rowJames William JonesSouth OkanaganConservative19161st term BC Liberal rowJohn Walter WeartSouth VancouverLiberal19161st term BC Conservative rowJames Hargrave SchofieldTrailConservative19074th term BC Conservative rowWilliam John BowserVancouver CityConservative19035th term BC Liberal rowJohn Sedgwick CowperLiberal19161st term BC Liberal rowJohn Wallace deBeque Farris19161st term BC Liberal rowMalcolm Archibald Macdonald19161st term BC Liberal rowJohn William McIntoshLiberal19161st term BC Independent rowIndependent Liberal BC Liberal rowRalph SmithLiberal1898,South Nanaimo 19163rd term* BC Independent rowMary Ellen Smith (1918)Independent19181st term BC Liberal rowGeorge BellVictoria CityLiberal19161st term BC Liberal rowHarlan Carey Brewster"brewster"1907,Alberni 19164th term* BC Liberal rowHenry Charles Hall19161st term BC Liberal rowJohn Hart19161st term BC Soldier rowFrancis William Henry Giolma (1918)Soldier19181st term BC Liberal rowJoseph WaltersYaleLiberal19161st term Party standings Affiliation Members BC Liberal row-name36 BC Conservative row-name9 BC Independent row-name1 BC Independent Socialist row-name1  Total47  Government Majority25 By-elections By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet, as was required at the time: James Horace King, Minister of Public Works,a22845f9-5c3c-47c8-8b08-3a8d5cbf5169 yes acclaimed January 3, 1917 John Oliver, Minister of Agriculture and Railways,Mitchell David John Oliver Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online 2005 http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=8316 2011-10-21 acclaimed January 3, 1917 John Duncan MacLean, Provincial Secretary and Minister of Education,https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/john-duncan-maclean The Canadian Encyclopedia John Duncan MacLean Fisher Robin Historica Canada 16 December 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20110926001844/https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0004976 2011-09-26 acclaimed January 3, 1917 William Sloan, Minister of Mines,8e78104a-7343–4187-a8da-d1a1d733ce79 William Sloan yes acclaimed January 3, 1917 Malcolm Archibald Macdonald, Attorney General, elected January 3, 1917 Ralph Smith, Minister of Finance,Leier Mark Ralph Smith Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online 1998 http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=7711 2011-09-24 elected January 3, 1917 Harlan Carey Brewster, Premier,Roy Patricia E Harlan Carey Brewster Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online 1998 http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=7243 2011-10-21 acclaimed January 3, 1917 Thomas Dufferin Pattullo, Minister of Lands,https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/thomas-dufferin-pattullo The Canadian Encyclopedia Thomas Dufferin Pattullo Fisher Robin Historica Canada 4 March 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20111128052045/https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0006148 2011-11-28 elected January 13, 1917 John Wallace deBeque Farris, Attorney General and Minister of Labour,http://www.library.ubc.ca/spcoll/AZ/inventories/rescolf.html John Wallace de Beque Farris fonds. - 1918–1969 December 28, 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20051220193623/http://www.library.ubc.ca/spcoll/AZ/inventories/rescolf.html 20 December 2005 acclaimed June 23, 1917 John Hart, Minister of Finance,https://archive.org/details/britishcolumbias0000rayn registration British Columbia's premiers in profile: the good, the bad, and the transient 158–167 Rayner William 1-895811-71-6 2000 Heritage House Publishing Co 2011-09-24 elected June 30, 1917 Edward Dodsley Barrow, Minister of Agriculture,A cyclopædia of Canadian biography Toronto: Hunter-Rose Company https://archive.org/details/cyclopdiaofcan00charuoft 204–5 Charlesworth Hector 1918 2011-09-24 elected May 25, 1918 By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons: Electoral districtMember electedPartyElection dateReasonAlberniRichard Pateman WallisConservativeJanuary 24, 1918H.C. Brewster resigned; elected in both Alberni and Victoria CityNewcastleJames Hurst HawthornthwaiteIndependent SocialistJanuary 24, 1918P. Williams resigned; named to Workmen's Compensation Board January 1, 1917SimilkameenWilliam Alexander McKenzieConservativeJanuary 24, 1918L.W. Shatford resigned; named to Senate of Canada June 23, 1917Vancouver CityMary Ellen SmithIndependentJanuary 24, 1918death of R. Smith, February 12, 1917Victoria CityFrancis William Henry GiolmaSoldierJanuary 24, 1918death of H.C. Brewster, March 1, 1918AlberniRichard John BurdeIndependent SoldierJanuary 29, 1919Acclaimeddeath of R.P. Wallis, October 14, 1918CowichanKenneth Forrest DuncanUnionistJanuary 25, 1919W.H. Hayward resigned; official military duties in Ottawa Other changes John William McIntosh resigns from the Liberals in April 1917 to become an Independent Liberal.http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/checklist_of_mlas.pdf Members of the Legislature of British Columbia BC Legislature 2012-04-22 2013-06-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20130627222059/http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/checklist_of_mlas.pdf dead At some point in the life of the legislature McIntosh, Richard John Burde, Kenneth Forrest Duncan and Francis William Henry Giolma form the Soldier Party.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ifIdVpG6JtcC&dat=19201202&printsec=frontpage&hl=en The Vancouver Sun - Google News Archive Search Aitlin (dec. Frank Harry Mobley February 3, 1920) Notes References 14 Category:1910s in British Columbia Category:1920s in British Columbia Category:1917 establishments in British Columbia Category:1920 disestablishments in British Columbia