10th Parliament of British Columbia

The 10th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1903 to 1906. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in October 1903. This election was the first in British Columbia to be contested by competing political parties. The British Columbia Conservative Party led by Richard McBride, having won the majority of seats, formed the government.

Charles Edward Pooley served as speaker.

Members of the 10th Parliament The following members were elected to the assembly in 1903.: MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)William Wallace Burns McInnesAlberniLiberal19002nd termWilliam Manson (1905)Conservative19051st termHenry Esson YoungAtlinConservative19031st termHarry JonesCaribooLiberal19031st termJames Murphy19031st termCharles William MunroChilliwhackLiberal18983rd termWilmer Cleveland WellsColumbiaLiberal18993rd termRobert GrantComoxConservative19031st termJohn Newell EvansCowichanLiberal19031st termJames Horace KingCranbrookLiberal19031st termJohn OliverDeltaLiberal19002nd termRichard McBrideDewdneyConservative18983rd termCharles Edward PooleyEsquimaltConservative18827th termWilliam Roderick RossFernieConservative19031st termGeorge Arthur FraserGrand ForksConservative19031st termJohn Robert BrownGreenwoodLiberal19031st termThomas Wilson PatersonThe IslandsLiberal19022nd termFrederick John FultonKamloopsConservative19002nd termRobert Francis GreenKasloConservative18983rd termArchibald McDonaldLillooetConservative19031st termJames Hurst HawthornthwaiteNanaimo CitySocialist19012nd termJohn HoustonNelson CityConservative19002nd termParker WilliamsNewcastleSocialist19031st termThomas GiffordNew Westminster CityConservative19012nd termPrice EllisonOkanaganConservative18983rd termThomas TaylorRevelstokeConservative19002nd termFrancis Lovett Carter-CottonRichmondConservative1890, 19034th term*James Alexander MacDonaldRossland CityLiberal19031st termHenry Ernest TannerSaanichLiberal19031st termLytton Wilmot ShatfordSimilkameenConservative19031st termCharles William Digby CliffordSkeenaConservative18983rd termWilliam DavidsonSlocanLabourNot a provincial party. The riding had its own local autonomous Labour party.19031st termWilliam John BowserVancouver CityConservative19031st termJames Ford Garden19002nd termAlexander Henry Boswell MacGowan19031st termRobert Garnett Tatlow19002nd termCharles Wilson1882, 19032nd term*William George CameronVictoria CityLiberal19031st termRichard Low Drury19031st termRichard Hall18983rd termJames Dugald McNiven19031st termStuart Alexander HendersonYaleLiberal19031st termHarry WrightYmirConservative19031st term

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Party standings Affiliation Members22 17 21  Total42  Government Majority 2

By-elections By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet, as was required at the time: Charles Wilson, Attorney General, elected November 21, 1903 Frederick John Fulton, President of Executive Council, acclaimed June 1, 1904

By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons: Electoral districtMember electedPartyElection dateReasonLillooetArchibald McDonaldConservativeAugust 16, 1904election of A. McDonald declared null and void by act of legislatureAlberniWilliam MansonConservativeJuly 22, 1905W.W.B. McInnes named commissioner of the Yukon May 20, 1905

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