15th Parliament of British Columbia

The 15th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1921 to 1924. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in December 1920.[1] The British Columbia Liberal Party, led by John Oliver, formed the government.[2]

Alexander Malcolm Manson served as speaker until January, 1922, after which Frederick Arthur Pauline succeeded him as speaker.[3]

Members of the 15th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1920.:[1]

Member Electoral district Party
  Richard John Burde Alberni Independent
  Herbert Frederick Kergin Atlin Liberal
  John MacKay Yorston Cariboo Liberal
  Edward Dodsley Barrow Chilliwack Liberal
  John Andrew Buckham Columbia Liberal
  Thomas Menzies Comox People's
  Kenneth Forrest Duncan Cowichan Independent
  James Horace King Cranbrook Liberal
  John Oliver[nb 1] Delta Liberal
  John Alexander Catherwood Dewdney Conservative
  Robert Henry Pooley Esquimalt Conservative
  Thomas Aubert Uphill Fernie Federated Labour
  Henry George Thomas Perry Fort George Liberal
  Ezra Churchill Henniger Grand Forks Liberal
  John Duncan MacLean Greenwood Liberal
  Malcolm Bruce Jackson The Islands Liberal
  Frederick William Anderson Kamloops Liberal
  Fred W. Lister Kaslo Conservative
  Archibald McDonald Lillooet Conservative
  William Sloan Nanaimo Liberal
  William Oliver Rose Nelson Conservative
  Samuel Guthrie Newcastle Federated Labour
  David Whiteside New Westminster Liberal
  Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald North Okanagan Liberal
  George Samuel Hanes North Vancouver Independent
  Alexander Malcolm Manson Omineca Liberal
  Thomas Dufferin Pattullo Prince Rupert Liberal
  William Henry Sutherland Revelstoke Liberal
  Thomas Pearson Richmond Conservative
  William Kemble Esling Rossland Conservative
  Frederick Arthur Pauline Saanich Liberal
  William Alexander McKenzie Similkameen Conservative
  William Hunter Slocan Conservative
  James William Jones South Okanagan Conservative
  Robert Henry Neelands South Vancouver Federated Labour
  James Hargrave Schofield Trail Conservative
  William John Bowser Vancouver City Conservative
  John Wallace deBeque Farris Liberal
  Malcolm Archibald Macdonald
  Ian Alistair MacKenzie
  James Ramsay
  Mary Ellen Smith
  Joseph Badenoch Clearihue Victoria City Liberal
  John Hart
  Joshua Hinchcliffe Conservative
  John Oliver[nb 1] Liberal
  John McRae Yale Conservative

Notes:

  1. Elected in both Delta and Victoria City; choosing to sit for Victoria City

Party standings
Affiliation Members
Liberal 25
Conservative 15
Independent 3
  Federated Labour 3
  People's 1
 Total
 47
 Government Majority
 3

By-elections

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
Delta Alexander McDonald Paterson Conservative February 3, 1921 J. Oliver resigned; elected in both Delta and Victoria City
Nelson Kenneth Campbell Liberal March 22, 1922 W.O. Rose resigned; contested federal seat December 6, 1921
Cranbrook Noel Sterling Austin Arnold Wallinger Conservative August 15, 1922 J.H. King resigned; contested federal seat March 14, 1922

Notes:

    Other changes

    References
    1. "Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
    2. "Premiers of British Columbia 1871-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
    3. "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
    4. }"Manson, Alexander Malcolm, b. 1883". University of British Columbia Library. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
    5. "Obituaries". Canadian Medical Association Journal. 53: 515. November 1945. PMC 1582368.
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