10th Parliament of British Columbia


The 10th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1903 to 1906. The members were elected in the [1903 British Columbia general election|British Columbia (electoral district)|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
William Wallace Burns McInnesAlberniLiberal19002nd term
William Manson Conservative19051st term
Henry Esson YoungAtlinConservative19031st term
Harry JonesCaribooLiberal19031st term
James Murphy19031st term
Charles William MunroChilliwhackLiberal18983rd term
Wilmer Cleveland WellsColumbiaLiberal18993rd term
Robert GrantComoxConservative19031st term
John Newell EvansCowichanLiberal19031st term
James Horace KingCranbrookLiberal19031st term
John OliverDeltaLiberal19002nd term
Richard McBrideDewdneyConservative18983rd term
Charles Edward PooleyEsquimaltConservative18827th term
William Roderick RossFernieConservative19031st term
George Arthur FraserGrand ForksConservative19031st term
John Robert BrownGreenwoodLiberal19031st term
Thomas Wilson PatersonThe IslandsLiberal19022nd term
Frederick John FultonKamloopsConservative19002nd term
Robert Francis GreenKasloConservative18983rd term
Archibald McDonaldLillooetConservative19031st term
James Hurst HawthornthwaiteNanaimo CitySocialist19012nd term
John HoustonNelson CityConservative19002nd term
Parker WilliamsNewcastleSocialist19031st term
Thomas GiffordNew Westminster CityConservative19012nd term
Price EllisonOkanaganConservative18983rd term
Thomas TaylorRevelstokeConservative19002nd term
Francis Lovett Carter-CottonRichmondConservative1890, 19034th term*
James Alexander MacDonaldRossland CityLiberal19031st term
Henry Ernest TannerSaanichLiberal19031st term
Lytton Wilmot ShatfordSimilkameenConservative19031st term
Charles William Digby CliffordSkeenaConservative18983rd term
William DavidsonSlocanLabour19031st term
William John BowserVancouver CityConservative19031st term
James Ford Garden19002nd term
Alexander Henry Boswell MacGowan19031st term
Robert Garnett Tatlow19002nd term
Charles Wilson1882, 19032nd term*
William George CameronVictoria CityLiberal19031st term
Richard Low Drury19031st term
Richard Hall18983rd term
James Dugald McNiven19031st term
Stuart Alexander HendersonYaleLiberal19031st term
Harry WrightYmirConservative19031st 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:
By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons:
Electoral districtMember electedPartyElection dateReason
LillooetArchibald McDonaldConservativeAugust 16, 1904election of A. McDonald declared null and void by act of legislature
AlberniWilliam MansonConservativeJuly 22, 1905W.W.B. McInnes named commissioner of the Yukon May 20, 1905