12th Parliament of British Columbia

The 12th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1910 to 1912. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in November 1909.[1] The British Columbia Conservative Party led by Richard McBride formed the government.[2]

David McEwen Eberts served as speaker.[3]

Members of the 12th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1909.:[1]

MemberElectoral districtParty
 Harlan Carey BrewsterAlberniLiberal
 Henry Esson YoungAtlinConservative
 Michael CallananCaribooConservative
 John Anderson Fraser
 Samuel Arthur CawleyChilliwhackConservative
 Henry George ParsonColumbiaConservative
 Michael MansonComoxConservative
 William Henry HaywardCowichanConservative
 Thomas Donald CavenCranbrookConservative
 Francis James Anderson MacKenzieDeltaConservative
 William J. MansonDewdneyConservative
 John JardineEsquimaltLiberal
 William Roderick RossFernieConservative
 Ernest MillerGrand ForksConservative
 John Robert JacksonGreenwoodConservative
 Albert Edward McPhillipsThe IslandsConservative
 James Pearson ShawKamloopsConservative
 Neil Franklin MacKayKasloConservative
 Archibald McDonaldLillooetConservative
 James Hurst HawthornthwaiteNanaimo CitySocialist
 Harry WrightNelson CityConservative
 Parker WilliamsNewcastleSocialist
 Thomas GiffordNew Westminster CityConservative
 Price EllisonOkanaganConservative
 Thomas TaylorRevelstokeConservative
 Francis Lovett Carter-CottonRichmondConservative
 William Robert BradenRossland CityConservative
 David McEwen EbertsSaanichConservative
 Lytton Wilmot ShatfordSimilkameenConservative
 William MansonSkeenaConservative
 William HunterSlocanConservative
 William John BowserVancouver CityConservative
 Alexander Henry Boswell MacGowan
 George Albert McGuire
 Charles Edward Tisdall
 Henry Holgate Watson
 Henry Frederick William BehnsenVictoria CityConservative
 Frederick Davey
 Richard McBride[nb 1]
 Henry Broughton Thomson
 Richard McBride[nb 1]YaleConservative
 James Hargrave SchofieldYmirConservative

Notes:

Party standings

AffiliationMembers
Conservative38
Liberal2
Socialist2
 Total
42
 Government Majority
34

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 electedPartyElection dateReason
YaleAlexander LucasConservativeDecember 12, 1910[nb 1]R. McBride resigned seat; elected in both Victoria City and Yale

Notes:

Other changes

References