16th Parliament of British Columbia

The 16th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1924 to 1928. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in June 1924.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 John Oliver, formed a minority government. Following Oliver's death in August 1927, John Duncan MacLean became Premier.http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/premiers.pdf Premiers of British Columbia 1871- BC Legislature 2011-09-23 John Andrew Buckham served as speaker for the assembly.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 16th Parliament The following members were elected to the assembly in 1924.: MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s) BC Independent Liberal rowRichard John BurdeAlberniIndependent Liberal19193rd term BC Liberal rowHerbert Frederick KerginAtlinLiberal19202nd term BC Labour rowFrancis Aubrey BrowneBurnabyCanadian Labour19241st term BC Provincial rowDavid Alexander StoddartCaribooProvincial1890,Lillooet 1895,Lillooet East 19243rd term* BC Liberal rowEdward Dodsley BarrowChilliwackLiberal19163rd term BC Liberal rowJohn Andrew BuckhamColumbiaLiberal19163rd term BC Independent Liberal rowPaul Phillips HarrisonComoxIndependent Liberal19241st term BC Liberal rowLiberal BC Conservative rowCyril Francis DavieCowichan-NewcastleConservative19241st term BC Conservative rowNoel Stirling Austin Arnold WallingerCranbrookConservative19222nd term BC Conservative rowFred W. ListerCrestonConservative19202nd term BC Liberal rowAlexander McDonald PatersonDeltaLiberal19212nd term BC Conservative rowJohn Alexander CatherwoodDewdneyConservative19202nd term BC Conservative rowRobert Henry PooleyEsquimaltConservative19124th term BC Labour rowThomas Aubert UphillFernieCanadian Labour19202nd term BC Liberal rowHenry George Thomas PerryFort GeorgeLiberal19202nd term BC Conservative rowJohn McKieGrand Forks-GreenwoodConservative19241st term BC Liberal rowDougald McPherson (1925)Liberal19251st term BC Conservative rowCyrus Wesley PeckThe IslandsConservative19241st term BC Liberal rowJames Reginald ColleyKamloopsLiberal19241st term BC Liberal rowCharles Sidney LearyKaslo-SlocanLiberal19241st term BC Liberal rowAlbert Edward MunnLillooetLiberal19241st term BC Conservative rowMichael MansonMackenzieConservative1909,Comox 19243rd term* BC Liberal rowWilliam SloanNanaimoLiberal19163rd term BC Liberal rowKenneth CampbellNelsonLiberal19222nd term BC Liberal rowJohn Oliver (1924)Liberal1900,Westminster-Delta 1916,Dewdney 19246th term* BC Liberal rowJames Albert McDonald (1927) Liberal19271st term BC Liberal rowEdwin James RothwellNew WestminsterLiberal19241st term BC Liberal rowArthur Wellesley Gray (1927)Liberal19271st term BC Liberal rowKenneth Cattanach MacDonaldNorth OkanaganLiberal19163rd term BC Conservative rowArthur Ormiston Cochrane (1924) Conservative19241st term BC Conservative rowWilliam Farris Kennedy (1927) Liberal19271st term BC Liberal rowJohn Melvin Bryan Sr.North VancouverLiberal19241st term BC Liberal rowAlexander Malcolm MansonOminecaLiberal19163rd term BC Liberal rowThomas Dufferin PattulloPrince RupertLiberal19163rd term BC Liberal rowWilliam Henry SutherlandRevelstokeLiberal19163rd term BC Provincial rowGeorge Alexander WalkemRichmond-Point GreyProvincial19241st term BC Conservative rowConservative BC Conservative rowJames Hargrave SchofieldRossland-TrailConservative19076th term BC Conservative rowThomas George CoventrySaanichConservative19241st term BC Conservative rowRolf Wallgren BruhnSalmon ArmConservative19241st term BC Conservative rowWilliam Alexander McKenzieSimilkameenConservative19202nd term BC Liberal rowHorace Cooper WrinchSkeenaLiberal19241st term BC Conservative rowJames William JonesSouth OkanaganConservative19163rd term BC Labour rowRobert Henry NeelandsSouth VancouverCanadian Labour19202nd term BC Provincial rowAndrew McCreight CreeryVancouver CityProvincial19241st term BC Liberal rowIan Alistair MacKenzieLiberal19202nd term BC Liberal rowChristopher McRae19241st term BC Liberal rowVictor Wentworth Odlum19241st term BC Liberal rowMary Ellen Smith19183rd term BC Liberal rowCharles Woodward19241st term BC Conservative rowReginald HaywardVictoria CityConservative19241st term BC Conservative rowJoshua Hinchcliffe19202nd term BC Conservative rowRobert Allan Gus Lyons19241st term BC Conservative rowHarold Despard Twigg19241st term BC Liberal rowJohn Duncan MacLeanYaleLiberal19163rd term Notes: Party standings Affiliation Members BC Liberal row-name23 BC Conservative row-name17 BC Provincial row-name3 BC Labour rowCanadian Labour Party3 BC Independent Liberal row-name2  Total48  Government Majority-2 By-elections By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet, as was required at the time: Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald, defeated by Arthur Ormiston Cochrane, Conservative, October 9, 1924 By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons: Electoral districtMember electedPartyElection dateReasonNelsonJohn OliverLiberalAugust 23, 1924K. Campbell resigned August 1924; provide seat for J. OliverGrand Forks-GreenwoodDougald McPhersonLiberalApril 25, 1925death of J. McKie October 29, 1924North OkanaganWilliam Farris KennedyConservativeJune 9, 1927death of A.O. Cochrane December 4, 1926New WestminsterArthur Wellesley GrayLiberalAugust 25, 1927death of E.J. Rothwell June 29, 1927NelsonJames Albert McDonaldLiberalOctober 17, 1927death of J. Oliver August 17, 1927 Notes: Other changes Shortly after the election Paul Phillips Harrison joins the Liberals while Richard John Burde becomes an independent. George Alexander Walkem joins the Conservatives in 1928.Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs 1928 Nanaimo (dec. William Sloan March 2, 1928) Vancouver City(res. Ian Alistair Mackenzie appointed Provincial Secretary June 5, 1928)http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/pubdocs/bcdocs/47984/execouncil.pdf British Columbia Executive Council Appointments 1871–1986 BC Legislature 2012-04-22 Notes References 16 Category:1920s in British Columbia British Columbia, 16 Category:1924 establishments in British Columbia Category:1928 disestablishments in British Columbia