17th Parliament of British Columbia

thumb|alt=Portrait of Simon Fraser Tolmie|Simon Fraser Tolmie, leader of the 17th Parliament of British Columbia The 17th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1929 to 1933. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in June 1928.https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/1871-1986_ElectoralHistoryofBC.pdf Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986 Elections BC 2020-08-31 The Conservative Party, led by Simon Fraser Tolmie, formed the government.http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/premiers.pdf Premiers of British Columbia 1871- BC Legislature 2011-09-23 James William Jones served as speaker for the assembly until his resignation in 1930. Jones was replaced by Cyril Francis Davie.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 17th Parliament The following members were elected to the assembly in 1928.: MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s) BC Liberal rowLaurence Arnold HannaAlberniLiberal19281st term BC Liberal rowHerbert Frederick KerginAtlinLiberal19203rd term BC Conservative rowWilliam Robert RutledgeBurnabyConservative19281st term BC Conservative rowRoderick MacKenzieCaribooConservative19281st term BC Conservative rowWilliam AtkinsonChilliwackConservative19281st term BC Liberal rowJohn Andrew BuckhamColumbiaLiberal19164th term BC Liberal rowThomas King (1931)Liberal19311st term BC Conservative rowGeorge Kerr McNaughtonComoxConservative19281st term BC Conservative rowCyril Francis DavieCowichan-NewcastleConservative19242nd term BC Liberal rowFrank Mitchell MacPhersonCranbrookLiberal19281st term BC Conservative rowFred W. ListerCrestonConservative19203rd term BC Conservative rowJohn Walter BerryDeltaConservative19281st term BC Conservative rowNelson Seymour LougheedDewdneyConservative19281st term BC Conservative rowRobert Henry PooleyEsquimaltConservative19125th term BC Independent Labour rowThomas Aubert UphillFernieIndependent Labour Party19203rd term BC Conservative rowFrederick Parker BurdenFort GeorgeConservative19281st term BC Conservative rowRoy Walter Alward (1931)Conservative19311st term BC Conservative rowCharles Morgan KingstonGrand Forks-GreenwoodConservative19281st term BC Conservative rowCyrus Wesley PeckThe IslandsConservative19242nd term BC Conservative rowMacGregor Fullerton MacIntosh (1931)Conservative19311st term BC Conservative rowJohn Ralph MichellKamloopsConservative19281st term BC Conservative rowJames FitzsimmonsKaslo-SlocanConservative19281st term BC Conservative rowErnest Crawford CarsonLillooetConservative19281st term BC Conservative rowMichael MansonMackenzieConservative1909,Comox 19244th term* BC Liberal rowGeorge Sharratt PearsonNanaimoLiberal19281st term BC Conservative rowLorris E. BordenNelsonConservative19281st term BC Liberal rowArthur Wellesley GrayNew WestminsterLiberal19242nd term BC Conservative rowWilliam Farris KennedyNorth OkanaganConservative19272nd term BC Conservative rowGeorge Heggie (1930)Conservative19301st term BC Liberal rowIan Alistair MacKenzieNorth VancouverLiberal19203rd term BC Conservative rowJack Loutet (1930)Conservative19301st term BC Liberal rowAlexander Malcolm MansonOminecaLiberal19164th term BC Liberal rowThomas Dufferin PattulloPrince RupertLiberal19164th term BC Liberal rowWilliam Henry SutherlandRevelstokeLiberal19164th term BC Conservative rowSamuel Lyness HoweRichmond-Point GreyConservative19281st term BC Conservative rowJames Hargrave SchofieldRossland-TrailConservative19077th term BC Conservative rowSimon Fraser TolmieSaanichConservative19281st term BC Conservative rowRolf Wallgren BruhnSalmon ArmConservative19242nd term BC Conservative rowWilliam Alexander McKenzieSimilkameenConservative19203rd term BC Liberal rowHorace Cooper WrinchSkeenaLiberal19242nd term BC Conservative rowJames William JonesSouth OkanaganConservative19164th term BC Conservative rowJonathan Webster CornettSouth VancouverConservative19281st term BC Conservative rowWilliam DickVancouver CityConservative19281st term BC Conservative rowThomas Henry Kirk19281st term BC Conservative rowRoyal Lethington Maitland19281st term BC Conservative rowWilliam Curtis Shelly19281st term BC Conservative rowNelson Spencer19281st term BC Conservative rowGeorge Alexander Walkem1924First elected as Provincial2nd term BC Conservative rowJames Harry BeattyVictoria CityConservative19281st term BC Conservative rowReginald Hayward19242nd term BC Conservative rowJoshua Hinchcliffe19203rd term BC Conservative rowHarold Despard Twigg19242nd term BC Liberal rowJohn Joseph Alban GillisYaleLiberal19281st term Notes: Party standings Affiliation Members BC Conservative row-name35 BC Liberal row-name12 BC Independent Labour row-name1  Total48  Government Majority22 By-elections By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet, as was required at the time. This requirement was abolished in 1929. William Atkinson, Minister of Agriculture,http://www.livinglandscapes.bc.ca/thomp-ok/acent/chapter/dendyc4.html The Decline and Fall of Stabilization: The Operation of the Committee of Direction and After Royal BC Museum Living Landscapes 2011-10-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20120404082944/http://www.livinglandscapes.bc.ca/thomp-ok/acent/chapter/dendyc4.html 2012-04-04 dead acclaimed October 22, 1928 Nelson Seymour Lougheed, Minister of Public Works,https://books.google.com/books?id=OEiXcqEw9uoC&pg=PA61 61 Head on!: collisions of egos, ethics, and politics in B.C.'s transportation Harvey R G 1-894384-75-X 2004 Heritage House Publishing 2011-10-29 acclaimed October 22, 1928 Robert Henry Pooley, Attorney-General,http://www.victoria.ca/archives/archives_refbrk_ph-re.shtml Fort Victoria Brick Project Name List City of Victoria 2011-09-07 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071111093349/https://www.victoria.ca/archives/archives_refbrk_ph-re.shtml 2007-11-11 acclaimed October 22, 1928 Frederick Parker Burden, Minister of Lands,http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/history.htm Forest Service History Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations 2011-10-31 acclaimed October 22, 1928 Samuel Lyness Howe, Provincial Secretary and Minister of Fisheries,Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1931 1931 Normandin A L acclaimed October 22, 1928 Simon Fraser Tolmie, Premier,a4a7d1fa-870b-4590-a260-7e2f460d6e83 Simon Fraser Tolmie yes acclaimed October 22, 1928 William Alexander McKenzie, Minister of Mines, acclaimed October 22, 1928 William Curtis Shelly, Minister of Finance,https://thetyee.ca/Views/2008/11/26/BCDepression/ The Great Depression in BC The Tyee November 26, 2008 McMartin Will 2011-10-28 acclaimed October 22, 1928 Joshua Hinchcliffe, Minister of Education,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JyFkAAAAIBAJ&pg=6510,3803456 Calgary Herald January 31, 1930 2 Measure Introduced to Aid Dependents Great War Veterans 2011-10-27 acclaimed October 22, 1928 By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons: Electoral districtMember electedPartyElection dateReasonNorth OkanaganGeorge HeggieConservativeJuly 2, 1930AcclaimedW.F. Kennedy resigned May 19, 1930; named to Liquor Control BoardNorth VancouverJack LoutetConservativeNovember 5, 1930I.A. MacKenzie resigned June 27, 1930; named to federal cabinetFort GeorgeRoy Walter AlwardConservativeJanuary 7, 1931F.P. Burden resigned June 27, 1930; named Agent-General January 1, 1931The IslandsMacGregor Fullerton MacIntoshConservativeFebruary 10, 1931C.W. Peck resigned January 3, 1931; named to Canada Pension TribunalColumbiaThomas KingLiberalDecember 19, 1931J.A. Buckham died October 12, 1931 Notes: Other changes In 1932 the Independent Labour Party became the Socialist Party.Tom Uphill continues to sit as a Labour member. Mackenzie (dec. Michael Manson July 11, 1932) Notes References 17 Category:1920s in British Columbia Category:1930s in British Columbia Category:1929 establishments in British Columbia Category:1933 disestablishments in British Columbia