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12th Parliament of British Columbia

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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

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

Member Electoral district Party
  Harlan Carey Brewster Alberni Liberal
  Henry Esson Young Atlin Conservative
  Michael Callanan Cariboo Conservative
  John Anderson Fraser
  Samuel Arthur Cawley Chilliwhack Conservative
  Henry George Parson Columbia Conservative
  Michael Manson Comox Conservative
  William Henry Hayward Cowichan Conservative
  Thomas Donald Caven Cranbrook Conservative
  Francis James Anderson MacKenzie Delta Conservative
  William J. Manson Dewdney Conservative
  John Jardine Esquimalt Liberal
  William Roderick Ross Fernie Conservative
  Ernest Miller Grand Forks Conservative
  John Robert Jackson Greenwood Conservative
  Albert Edward McPhillips The Islands Conservative
  James Pearson Shaw Kamloops Conservative
  Neil Franklin MacKay Kaslo Conservative
  Archibald McDonald Lillooet Conservative
  James Hurst Hawthornthwaite Nanaimo City Socialist
  Harry Wright Nelson City Conservative
  Parker Williams Newcastle Socialist
  Thomas Gifford New Westminster City Conservative
  Price Ellison Okanagan Conservative
  Thomas Taylor Revelstoke Conservative
  Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton Richmond Conservative
  William Robert Braden Rossland City Conservative
  David McEwen Eberts Saanich Conservative
  Lytton Wilmot Shatford Similkameen Conservative
  William Manson Skeena Conservative
  William Hunter Slocan Conservative
  William John Bowser Vancouver City Conservative
  Alexander Henry Boswell MacGowan
  George Albert McGuire
  Charles Edward Tisdall
  Henry Holgate Watson
  Henry Frederick William Behnsen Victoria City Conservative
  Frederick Davey
  Richard McBride[nb 1]
  Henry Broughton Thomson
  Richard McBride[nb 1] Yale Conservative
  James Hargrave Schofield Ymir Conservative

Notes:

  1. ^ a b Elected in both Yale and Victoria; choosing to sit for Victoria

Party standings

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Affiliation Members
Conservative 38
Liberal 2
Socialist 2
 Total
42
 Government Majority
34

By-elections

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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 district Member elected Party Election date Reason
Yale Alexander Lucas Conservative December 12, 1910[nb 1] R. McBride resigned seat; elected in both Victoria City and Yale

Notes:

  1. ^ Acclaimed

Other changes

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  2. ^ "Premiers of British Columbia 1871-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  3. ^ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  4. ^ "Executive Council Appointments 1871 - 1986" (PDF). Legislature of British Columbia. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  5. ^ "Members of the Legislature of British Columbia" (PDF). BC Legislature. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-27. Retrieved 2012-04-22.