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The 13th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1913 to 1916. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in March 1912.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 Conservative Party led by Richard McBride formed the government. McBride resigned as premier in December 1915 to become British Columbia's agent general in London. William John Bowser succeeded McBride as Premier.https://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/premiers.pdf Premiers of British Columbia 1871- BC Legislature 2011-07-20
David McEwen Eberts served as speaker.https://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/speakers.pdf Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872- BC Legislature 2011-07-27
Members of the 13th Parliament
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1912.:
MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)
BC Conservative rowJohn George Corry WoodAlberniConservative19121st term
BC Conservative rowHenry Esson YoungAtlinConservative19034th term
BC Conservative rowMichael CallananCaribooConservative19092nd term
BC Conservative rowJohn Anderson Fraser19092nd term
BC Conservative rowSamuel Arthur CawleyChilliwhackConservative19092nd term
BC Independent Conservative rowHarold Ernest ForsterColumbiaIndependent Conservative19121st term
BC Conservative rowMichael MansonComoxConservative19092nd term
BC Conservative rowWilliam Henry HaywardCowichanConservative1900,Esquimalt 19074th term*
BC Conservative rowThomas Donald CavenCranbrookConservative19092nd term
BC Conservative rowFrancis James Anderson MacKenzieDeltaConservative19092nd term
BC Conservative rowWilliam J. MansonDewdneyConservative19073rd term
BC Conservative rowRobert Henry PooleyEsquimaltConservative19121st term
BC Conservative rowWilliam Roderick RossFernieConservative19034th term
BC Conservative rowErnest MillerGrand ForksConservative19092nd term
BC Conservative rowJohn Robert JacksonGreenwoodConservative19092nd term
BC Conservative rowAlbert Edward McPhillipsThe IslandsConservative1898,Victoria City 19076th term*
BC Conservative rowWilliam Wasbrough Foster (1913)Conservative19131st term
BC Conservative rowJames Pearson ShawKamloopsConservative19092nd term
BC Conservative rowNeil Franklin MacKayKasloConservative19073rd term
BC Conservative rowArchibald McDonaldLillooetConservative1903, 19093rd term*
BC Social Democratic rowJohn Thomas Wilmot PlaceNanaimo CitySocial Democratic19121st term
BC Conservative rowWilliam Ross MacLeanNelson CityConservative19121st term
BC Socialist rowParker WilliamsNewcastleSocialist19034th term
BC Conservative rowThomas GiffordNew Westminster CityConservative19015th term
BC Conservative rowPrice EllisonOkanaganConservative18986th term
BC Conservative rowThomas TaylorRevelstokeConservative19005th term
BC Conservative rowFrancis Lovett Carter-CottonRichmondConservative1890,Vancouver City 19037th term*
BC Conservative rowLorne Argyle CampbellRossland CityConservative19121st term
BC Conservative rowDavid McEwen EbertsSaanichConservative1890,Victoria 19077th term*
BC Conservative rowLytton Wilmot ShatfordSimilkameenConservative19034th term
BC Conservative rowWilliam MansonSkeenaConservative1905,alberni Alberni 19093rd term*
BC Conservative rowWilliam HunterSlocanConservative19073rd term
BC Conservative rowWilliam John BowserVancouver CityConservative19034th term
BC Conservative rowAlexander Henry Boswell MacGowan19034th term
BC Conservative rowGeorge Albert McGuire19073rd term
BC Conservative rowCharles Edward Tisdall1898, 19093rd term*
BC Conservative rowHenry Holgate Watson19092nd term
BC Liberal rowMalcolm Archibald Macdonald (1916)Liberal19161st term
BC Conservative rowHenry Frederick William BehnsenVictoria CityConservative19073rd term
BC Conservative rowFrederick Davey19073rd term
BC Conservative rowRichard McBride18986th term
BC Conservative rowHenry Broughton Thomson19073rd term
BC Liberal rowHarlan Carey Brewster (1916)Liberal1907,alberni 19163rd term*
BC Conservative rowAlexander LucasYaleConservative19102nd term
BC Conservative rowJames Hargrave SchofieldYmirConservative19073rd term
Notes:
Party standings
Affiliation Members
BC Conservative row-name39
BC Socialist row-name1
BC Social Democratic row-name1
BC Independent Conservative row-name1 Total42 Government Majority36
By-elections
By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet, as was required at the time:
Lorne Argyle Campbell, Minister of Mines,https://books.google.com/books?id=aZz213hdj3EC&pg=PA226 226 Lords of the North McDonell James K Campbell, Robert Bennett 1-896182-71-2 1997 GeneralStore PublishingHouse 2011-09-20 elected March 1, 1916
Charles Edward Tisdall, Minister of Public Works,Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1916 1916 Chambers Ernest J defeated by Malcolm Archibald Macdonald, Liberal, March 1, 1916
By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons:
Electoral districtMember electedPartyElection dateReasonThe IslandsWilliam Wasbrough FosterConservativeDecember 6, 1913A.E. McPhillips named to Appeal Court of B.C. in September 1913Victoria CityHarlan Carey BrewsterLiberalMarch 4, 1916R. McBride named Agent-General in January 1916
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Other changes
Parker Williams is expelled from the Socialist Party for also holding membership in the Social Democratic Party. On May 15, 1916, he is expelled from the Social Democrats and becomes an Independent Socialist.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
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