The 9th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1900 to 1903. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in June 1900. James Dunsmuir served as Premier until he resigned in November 21, 1902. Dunsmuir was succeeded by Edward Gawler Prior, who was dismissed by the lieutenant governor for conflict of interest. Richard McBride became Premier in June 1903.
John Paton Booth served as speaker until his death in February 1902. Charles Edward Pooley succeeded Booth as speaker.
Members of the 9th Parliament The following members were elected to the assembly in 1900. This was the last election where political parties were not part of the official process, although a number of candidates declared party affiliations: MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)Alan Webster NeillAlberniProvincialAffiliated with the Provincial Party led by Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton18982nd termJoseph HunterCaribooOppositionopposed to the Martin administration1871, 1890, 19004th term*Samuel Augustus RogersOpposition1890, 19003rd term*Charles William Digby CliffordCassiarConservative/Opposition18982nd termJames StablesIndependent Government??19001st termLewis Alfred MounceComoxOpposition19001st termCharles Herbert DickieCowichanIndependent/Conservative19001st termWilmer Cleveland WellsEast Kootenay NorthIndependent/Provincial18992nd termEdwin Clarke SmithEast Kootenay SouthGovernmentGovernment candidates supported the Martin administration19001st termWilliam Henry HaywardEsquimaltIndependent Opposition19001st termCharles Edward PooleyOpposition18826th termJames Douglas PrenticeLillooet EastOpposition/ProvincialCandidate listed with differing affiliations depending on the source1894, 18983rd term* Alfred Wellington SmithLillooet WestIndependent/Opposition18895th termRalph SmithNanaimo CityLabourEndorsed by Nanaimo Trades and Labour Council19001st termJames Hurst Hawthornthwaite (1901)Independent Labour19011st termJohn Cunningham BrownNew Westminster CityGovernment1890, 19002nd termThomas Gifford (1901)Opposition19011st termWilliam Wallace Burns McInnesNorth NanaimoIndependent19001st termJohn Paton BoothNorth VictoriaIndependent Liberal1871, 18905th term*Thomas Wilson Paterson (1902)Independent19021st termJames DunsmuirSouth NanaimoOpposition18982nd termDavid McEwen EbertsSouth VictoriaOpposition18904th termJames Ford GardenVancouver CityConservativeAffiliated with Liberal Conservative Party led by Charles Wilson19001st termHugh Bowie GilmourGovernment19001st termJoseph MartinGovernment18982nd termRobert Garnett TatlowConservative19001st termRichard HallVictoria CityOpposition18982nd termHenry Dallas HelmckenOpposition18943rd termAlbert Edward McPhillipsOpposition18982nd termJohn Herbert TurnerOpposition18865th termEdward Gawler Prior (1902)Government1886, 19022nd term*John HoustonWest Kootenay-NelsonProvincial19001st termThomas TaylorWest Kootenay-RevelstokeConservative19001st termSmith CurtisWest Kootenay-RosslandOpposition19001st termRobert Francis GreenWest Kootenay-SlocanProvincial18982nd termCharles William MunroWestminster-ChilliwhackProvincial18982nd termJohn OliverWestminster-DeltaGovernment19001st termRichard McBrideWestminster-DewdneyConservative18982nd termThomas KiddWestminster-RichmondProvincial18943rd termPrice EllisonYale-EastOpposition18982nd termFrederick John FultonYale-NorthIndependent/Opposition19001st termDenis MurphyYale-WestOpposition/Provincial19001st termCharles Augustus Semlin (1903)Opposition1871, 1882, 19037th term*
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By-elections By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet, as was required at the time: David McEwen Eberts, Attorney General, acclaimed July 4, 1900 John Herbert Turner, Minister of Finance and Agriculture, acclaimed July 4, 1900 Wilmer Cleveland Wells, Chief Commissioner of Lands and Mines, acclaimed July 17, 1900 James Douglas Prentice, Provincial Secretary and Minister of Education, acclaimed July 17, 1900 James Dunsmuir, Premier, acclaimed July 17, 1900 Richard McBride, Minister of Mines, acclaimed July 17, 1900 John Cunningham Brown, Provincial Secretary, defeated by Thomas Gifford on September 25, 1901 William Wallace Burns McInnes, Provincial Secretary and Minister of Education, elected January 30, 1903
By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons: Electoral districtMember electedElection dateReasonNanaimo CityJames Hurst HawthornthwaiteFebruary 20, 1901AcclaimedR. Smith resigned to contest federal electionVancouver CityJames Ford GardenFebruary 19, 1901J.F. Garden resigned to contest federal electionVictoria CityEdward Gawler PriorMarch 10, 1902J.H. Turner resigned to accept position of Agent-GeneralNorth VictoriaThomas Wilson PatersonDecember 23, 1902Death of J.P. Booth on February 25, 1902Yale-WestCharles Augustus SemlinFebruary 26, 1903D. Murphy resigned after being named to cabinet; he subsequently withdrew from the by-election citing "personal reasons"
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Other changes Westminster-Dewdney (res. Richard McBride, appointed premier June 1, 1903) Vancouver City (res. Robert Garnett Tatlow, appointed Minister of Finance and Agriculture June 4, 1903) Victoria City (res. Albert Edward McPhillips, appointed Attorney General June 4, 1903) West Kootenay-Slocan (res. Robert Francis Green, appointed Minister of Mines June 4, 1903)
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