11th Parliament of British Columbia

The 11th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1907 to 1909. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in February 1907. The British Columbia Conservative Party led by Richard McBride formed the government.

David McEwen Eberts served as speaker.

Members of the 11th Parliament The following members were elected to the assembly in 1907: MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)Harlan Carey BrewsterAlberniLiberal19071st termHenry Esson YoungAtlinConservative19032nd termHarry JonesCaribooLiberal19032nd termJohn MacKay Yorston19071st termCharles William MunroChilliwhackLiberal18984th termHenry George ParsonColumbiaConservative19071st termRobert GrantComoxConservative19032nd termWilliam Henry HaywardCowichanConservative1900, 19072nd term*James Horace KingCranbrookLiberal19032nd termJohn OliverDeltaLiberal19003rd termRichard McBrideElected in both Dewdney and Victoria; choosing to sit for VictoriaDewdneyConservative18984th termWilliam J. Manson (1907)Conservative19071st termJohn JardineEsquimaltLiberal19071st termWilliam Roderick RossFernieConservative19032nd termJohn McInnisGrand ForksSocialist19071st termGeorge Ratcliffe NadenGreenwoodLiberal19071st termAlbert Edward McPhillipsThe IslandsConservative1898, 19074th term*Frederick John FultonKamloopsConservative19003rd termNeil Franklin MacKayKasloConservative19071st termMark Robert EaglesonLillooetLiberal19071st termJames Hurst HawthornthwaiteNanaimo CitySocialist19013rd termGeorge Arthur Benjamin HallNelson CityLiberal19071st termParker WilliamsNewcastleSocialist19032nd termThomas GiffordNew Westminster CityConservative19013rd termPrice EllisonOkanaganConservative18984th termThomas TaylorRevelstokeConservative19003rd termFrancis Lovett Carter-CottonRichmondConservative1890, 19035th term*James Alexander MacDonaldRossland CityLiberal19032nd termDavid McEwen EbertsSaanichConservative1890, 19075th term*Lytton Wilmot ShatfordSimilkameenConservative19032nd termWilliam Thomas KerginSkeenaLiberal19071st termWilliam HunterSlocanConservative19071st termWilliam John BowserVancouver CityConservative19032nd termJames Ford Garden19032nd termAlexander Henry Boswell MacGowan19032nd termGeorge Albert McGuire19071st termRobert Garnett Tatlow19003rd termHenry Frederick William BehnsenVictoria CityConservative19071st termFrederick Davey19071st termRichard McBride18984th termHenry Broughton Thomson19071st termStuart Alexander HendersonYaleLiberal19032nd termJames Hargrave SchofieldYmirConservative19071st term

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Party standings Affiliation Members26 13 3  Total42  Government Majority10

By-elections By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet, as was required at the time: Henry Esson Young, Provincial Secretary, acclaimed March 12, 1907 William John Bowser, Attorney General, elected August 15, 1907 Thomas Taylor, Minister of Public Works, elected January 20, 1909

By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons: Electoral districtMember electedPartyElection dateReasonDewdneyWilliam J. MansonConservativeApril 17, 1907R. McBride resigned seat; elected in both Victoria City and DewdneyNanaimo CityJames Hurst HawthornthwaiteConservativeJanuary 13, 1909J.H. Hawthornthwaite resigned seat to contest federal election October 26, 1908

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