The 14th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1917 to 1920. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in September 1916. The British Columbia Liberal Party, led by Harlan Carey Brewster, formed the government. Following Brewster's death in March 1918, John Oliver became Premier.
John Walter Weart served as speaker until the start of the 1918 session, when John Keen succeeded him as speaker.
Members of the 14th Parliament The following members were elected to the assembly in 1916.: MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)Harlan Carey BrewsterAlberniLiberal1907, 19164th term*Richard Pateman Wallis (1918)Conservative19181st termRichard John Burde (1919)Independent Soldier19191st termFrank Harry MobleyAtlinLiberal19161st termJohn MacKay YorstonCaribooLiberal1907, 19162nd term*Edward Dodsley BarrowChilliwackLiberal19161st termJohn Andrew BuckhamColumbiaLiberal19161st termHugh StewartComoxLiberal19161st termWilliam Henry HaywardCowichanIndependent1900, 19075th term*Kenneth Forrest Duncan (1919)Unionist19191st termJames Horace KingCranbrookLiberal1903, 19163rd term*Francis James Anderson MacKenzieDeltaConservative19093rd termJohn OliverDewdneyLiberal1900, 19164th term*Robert Henry PooleyEsquimaltConservative19122nd termAlexander Ingram FisherFernieLiberal19161st termWilliam Roderick RossFort GeorgeConservative19035th termJames Edwin Wallace ThompsonGrand ForksLiberal19161st termJohn Duncan MacLeanGreenwoodLiberal19161st termMalcolm Bruce JacksonThe IslandsLiberal19161st termFrederick William AndersonKamloopsLiberal19161st termJohn KeenKasloLiberal19161st termArchibald McDonaldLillooetConservative1903, 19094th term*William SloanNanaimoLiberal19161st termWilliam Oliver RoseNelsonConservative19161st termParker WilliamsNewcastleIndependent Socialist19035th termJames Hawthornthwaite (1918)Independent Socialist1901, 19186th term*David WhitesideNew WestminsterLiberal19161st termKenneth Cattanach MacDonaldNorth OkanaganLiberal19161st termGeorge Samuel HanesNorth VancouverLiberal19161st termAlexander Malcolm MansonOminecaLiberal19161st termThomas Dufferin PattulloPrince RupertLiberal19161st termWilliam Henry SutherlandRevelstokeLiberal19161st termGerald Grattan McGeerRichmondLiberal19161st termWilliam David WillsonRosslandLiberal19161st termFrederick Arthur PaulineSaanichLiberal19161st termLytton Wilmot ShatfordSimilkameenConservative19035th termWilliam Alexander McKenzie (1918)Conservative19181st termCharles Franklin NelsonSlocanLiberal19161st termJames William JonesSouth OkanaganConservative19161st termJohn Walter WeartSouth VancouverLiberal19161st termJames Hargrave SchofieldTrailConservative19074th termWilliam John BowserVancouver CityConservative19035th termJohn Sedgwick CowperLiberal19161st termJohn Wallace deBeque Farris19161st termMalcolm Archibald Macdonald19161st termJohn William McIntoshLiberal19161st termIndependent Liberal Ralph SmithLiberal1898, 19163rd term*Mary Ellen Smith (1918)Independent19181st termGeorge BellVictoria CityLiberal19161st termHarlan Carey Brewster1907, 19164th term*Henry Charles Hall19161st termJohn Hart19161st termFrancis William Henry Giolma (1918)Soldier19181st termJoseph WaltersYaleLiberal19161st term
Party standings Affiliation Members36911 Total47 Government Majority25
By-elections By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet, as was required at the time: James Horace King, Minister of Public Works, acclaimed January 3, 1917 John Oliver, Minister of Agriculture and Railways, acclaimed January 3, 1917 John Duncan MacLean, Provincial Secretary and Minister of Education, acclaimed January 3, 1917 William Sloan, Minister of Mines, acclaimed January 3, 1917 Malcolm Archibald Macdonald, Attorney General, elected January 3, 1917 Ralph Smith, Minister of Finance, elected January 3, 1917 Harlan Carey Brewster, Premier, acclaimed January 3, 1917 Thomas Dufferin Pattullo, Minister of Lands, elected January 13, 1917 John Wallace deBeque Farris, Attorney General and Minister of Labour, acclaimed June 23, 1917 John Hart, Minister of Finance, elected June 30, 1917 Edward Dodsley Barrow, Minister of Agriculture, elected May 25, 1918
By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons: Electoral districtMember electedPartyElection dateReasonAlberniRichard Pateman WallisConservativeJanuary 24, 1918H.C. Brewster resigned; elected in both Alberni and Victoria CityNewcastleJames Hurst HawthornthwaiteIndependent SocialistJanuary 24, 1918P. Williams resigned; named to Workmen's Compensation Board January 1, 1917SimilkameenWilliam Alexander McKenzieConservativeJanuary 24, 1918L.W. Shatford resigned; named to Senate of Canada June 23, 1917Vancouver CityMary Ellen SmithIndependentJanuary 24, 1918death of R. Smith, February 12, 1917Victoria CityFrancis William Henry GiolmaSoldierJanuary 24, 1918death of H.C. Brewster, March 1, 1918AlberniRichard John BurdeIndependent SoldierJanuary 29, 1919death of R.P. Wallis, October 14, 1918CowichanKenneth Forrest DuncanUnionistJanuary 25, 1919W.H. Hayward resigned; official military duties in Ottawa
Other changes John William McIntosh resigns from the Liberals in April 1917 to become an Independent Liberal. At some point in the life of the legislature McIntosh, Richard John Burde, Kenneth Forrest Duncan and Francis William Henry Giolma form the Soldier Party. Aitlin (dec. Frank Harry Mobley February 3, 1920)
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