14th Parliament of British Columbia


The 14th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1917 to 1920. The members were elected in the [1916 British Columbia general election|British Columbia (electoral district)|Columbia general election] held in September 1916. The 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
Harlan Carey BrewsterAlberniLiberal1907, 19164th term*
Richard Pateman Wallis Conservative19181st term
Richard John Burde Independent Soldier19191st term
Frank Harry MobleyAtlinLiberal19161st term
John MacKay YorstonCaribooLiberal1907, 19162nd term*
Edward Dodsley BarrowChilliwackLiberal19161st term
John Andrew BuckhamColumbiaLiberal19161st term
Hugh StewartComoxLiberal19161st term
William Henry HaywardCowichanIndependent1900, 19075th term*
Kenneth Forrest Duncan Unionist19191st term
James Horace KingCranbrookLiberal1903, 19163rd term*
Francis James Anderson MacKenzieDeltaConservative19093rd term
John OliverDewdneyLiberal1900, 19164th term*
Robert Henry PooleyEsquimaltConservative19122nd term
Alexander Ingram FisherFernieLiberal19161st term
William Roderick RossFort GeorgeConservative19035th term
James Edwin Wallace ThompsonGrand ForksLiberal19161st term
John Duncan MacLeanGreenwoodLiberal19161st term
Malcolm Bruce JacksonThe IslandsLiberal19161st term
Frederick William AndersonKamloopsLiberal19161st term
John KeenKasloLiberal19161st term
Archibald McDonaldLillooetConservative1903, 19094th term*
William SloanNanaimoLiberal19161st term
William Oliver RoseNelsonConservative19161st term
Parker WilliamsNewcastleIndependent Socialist19035th term
James Hawthornthwaite Independent Socialist1901, 19186th term*
David WhitesideNew WestminsterLiberal19161st term
Kenneth Cattanach MacDonaldNorth OkanaganLiberal19161st term
George Samuel HanesNorth VancouverLiberal19161st term
Alexander Malcolm MansonOminecaLiberal19161st term
Thomas Dufferin PattulloPrince RupertLiberal19161st term
William Henry SutherlandRevelstokeLiberal19161st term
Gerald Grattan McGeerRichmondLiberal19161st term
William David WillsonRosslandLiberal19161st term
Frederick Arthur PaulineSaanichLiberal19161st term
Lytton Wilmot ShatfordSimilkameenConservative19035th term
William Alexander McKenzie Conservative19181st term
Charles Franklin NelsonSlocanLiberal19161st term
James William JonesSouth OkanaganConservative19161st term
John Walter WeartSouth VancouverLiberal19161st term
James Hargrave SchofieldTrailConservative19074th term
William John BowserVancouver CityConservative19035th term
John Sedgwick CowperLiberal19161st term
John Wallace deBeque Farris19161st term
Malcolm Archibald Macdonald19161st term
John William McIntoshLiberal19161st term
Independent Liberal
Ralph SmithLiberal1898, 19163rd term*
Mary Ellen Smith Independent19181st term
George BellVictoria CityLiberal19161st term
Harlan Carey Brewster1907, 19164th term*
Henry Charles Hall19161st term
John Hart19161st term
Francis William Henry Giolma Soldier19181st term
Joseph WaltersYaleLiberal19161st term
-------Alberni-------------------------------------Cowichan------------------------------------------------------------------------------Newcastle-----------------------------------------------------Similkameen----------------------------Vancouver City----Liberal--------John William McIntosh-19161st term
----------Victoria CityLiberal--------------------
-------Alberni-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Vancouver City----Liberal----------------------Victoria CityLiberal--------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Vancouver City---------------------------Victoria CityLiberal--------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Vancouver City---------------------------Victoria City---------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Vancouver City-------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Vancouver City-------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Vancouver City-------------------------------------------------

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
AlberniRichard Pateman WallisConservativeJanuary 24, 1918H.C. Brewster resigned; elected in both Alberni and Victoria City
NewcastleJames Hurst HawthornthwaiteIndependent SocialistJanuary 24, 1918P. Williams resigned; named to Workmen's Compensation Board January 1, 1917
SimilkameenWilliam Alexander McKenzieConservativeJanuary 24, 1918L.W. Shatford resigned; named to Senate of Canada June 23, 1917
Vancouver CityMary Ellen SmithIndependentJanuary 24, 1918death of R. Smith, February 12, 1917
Victoria CityFrancis William Henry GiolmaSoldierJanuary 24, 1918death of H.C. Brewster, March 1, 1918
AlberniRichard John BurdeIndependent SoldierJanuary 29, 1919death of R.P. Wallis, October 14, 1918
CowichanKenneth Forrest DuncanUnionistJanuary 25, 1919W.H. Hayward resigned; official military duties in Ottawa

Other changes