13th Parliament of British Columbia


The 13th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1913 to 1916. The members were elected in the [1912 British Columbia general election|British Columbia (electoral district)|Columbia general election] held in March 1912. The Conservative Party led by Richard McBride formed the government. McBride resigned as premier in December 1915 to become British Columbia's agent general in London. William John Bowser succeeded McBride as Premier.
David McEwen Eberts served as speaker.

Members of the 13th Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1912.:
MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term
John George Corry WoodAlberniConservative19121st term
Henry Esson YoungAtlinConservative19034th term
Michael CallananCaribooConservative19092nd term
John Anderson Fraser19092nd term
Samuel Arthur CawleyChilliwhackConservative19092nd term
Harold Ernest ForsterColumbiaIndependent Conservative19121st term
Michael MansonComoxConservative19092nd term
William Henry HaywardCowichanConservative1900, 19074th term*
Thomas Donald CavenCranbrookConservative19092nd term
Francis James Anderson MacKenzieDeltaConservative19092nd term
William J. MansonDewdneyConservative19073rd term
Robert Henry PooleyEsquimaltConservative19121st term
William Roderick RossFernieConservative19034th term
Ernest MillerGrand ForksConservative19092nd term
John Robert JacksonGreenwoodConservative19092nd term
Albert Edward McPhillipsThe IslandsConservative1898, 19076th term*
William Wasbrough Foster Conservative19131st term
James Pearson ShawKamloopsConservative19092nd term
Neil Franklin MacKayKasloConservative19073rd term
Archibald McDonaldLillooetConservative1903, 19093rd term*
John Thomas Wilmot PlaceNanaimo CitySocial Democratic19121st term
William Ross MacLeanNelson CityConservative19121st term
Parker WilliamsNewcastleSocialist19034th term
Thomas GiffordNew Westminster CityConservative19015th term
Price EllisonOkanaganConservative18986th term
Thomas TaylorRevelstokeConservative19005th term
Francis Lovett Carter-CottonRichmondConservative1890, 19037th term*
Lorne Argyle CampbellRossland CityConservative19121st term
David McEwen EbertsSaanichConservative1890, 19077th term*
Lytton Wilmot ShatfordSimilkameenConservative19034th term
William MansonSkeenaConservative1905, 19093rd term*
William HunterSlocanConservative19073rd term
William John BowserVancouver CityConservative19034th term
Alexander Henry Boswell MacGowan19034th term
George Albert McGuire19073rd term
Charles Edward Tisdall1898, 19093rd term*
Henry Holgate Watson19092nd term
Malcolm Archibald Macdonald Liberal19161st term
Henry Frederick William BehnsenVictoria CityConservative19073rd term
Frederick Davey19073rd term
Richard McBride18986th term
Henry Broughton Thomson19073rd term
Harlan Carey Brewster Liberal1907, 19163rd term*
Alexander LucasYaleConservative19102nd term
James Hargrave SchofieldYmirConservative19073rd 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
The IslandsWilliam Wasbrough FosterConservativeDecember 6, 1913A.E. McPhillips named to Appeal Court of B.C. in September 1913
Victoria CityHarlan Carey BrewsterLiberalMarch 4, 1916R. McBride named Agent-General in January 1916

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