7th Parliament of British Columbia


The 7th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1894 to 1898. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in July 1894.
Theodore Davie served as Premier until 1895 when he was named Chief Justice for the Supreme Court. John Herbert Turner succeeded Davie as Premier.
David Williams Higgins served as speaker until March 1898 when he resigned. John Paton Booth served as speaker for the remainder of 1898.

Members of the 7th Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1894:
MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term
William AdamsCaribooGovernment18942nd term-
Samuel Augustus RogersCaribooGovernment18902nd term-
John IrvingCassiarGovernment18941st term-
Joseph HunterComoxGovernment1871, 18903rd term*-
Theodore DavieCowichan-AlberniGovernment18824th term-
James Mitchell MutterCowichan-AlberniGovernment18941st term-
Thomas Anthony Wood Cowichan-AlberniGovernment18951st term-
George Albert Huff Cowichan-AlberniGovernment18951st term-
James BakerEast KootenayGovernment18863rd term-
David Williams HigginsEsquimaltGovernment18863rd term-
Charles Edward PooleyEsquimaltGovernment18824th term-
James Douglas PrenticeLillooet EastOpposition18941st term-
David Alexander Stoddart Lillooet EastGovernment1890, 18952nd term*-
Alfred Wellington SmithLillooet WestGovernment18893rd term-
James McGregorNanaimo CityGovernment18941st term-
James Buckham KennedyNew Westminster CityOpposition18941st term-
John BrydenNorth NanaimoGovernment1875, 18942nd term*-
John Paton BoothNorth VictoriaGovernment1871, 18903rd term*-
William Wymond WalkemSouth NanaimoGovernment18941st term-
David McEwen EbertsSouth VictoriaGovernment18902nd term-
Francis Lovett Carter-CottonVancouver CityOpposition18902nd term-
Robert MacphersonVancouver CityOpposition18941st term-
Adolphus WilliamsVancouver CityOpposition18941st term-
John BradenVictoria CityGovernment18941st term-
Henry Dallas HelmckenVictoria CityGovernment18941st term-
Robert Paterson RithetVictoria CityGovernment18941st term-
John Herbert TurnerVictoria CityGovernment18863rd term-
James M. KellieWest Kootenay NorthGovernment18902nd term-
John Frederick HumeWest Kootenay SouthOpposition18941st term-
Thomas Edwin KitchenWestminster-ChilliwhackOpposition18902nd term-
Adam Swart Vedder Westminster-ChilliwhackOpposition18971st term-
Thomas William ForsterWestminster-DeltaOpposition18902nd term-
Colin Buchanan SwordWestminster-DewdneyOpposition18902nd term-
Thomas KiddWestminster-RichmondOpposition18941st term-
Donald GrahamYale-EastOpposition18941st term-
George Bohun MartinYale-NorthGovernment18824th term-
Charles Augustus SemlinYale-WestOpposition1871, 18825th 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 electedElection dateReason
Cowichan-AlberniThomas Anthony WoodApril 18, 1895T. Davie appointed to BC Superior Court February 23, 1895
Lillooet EastDavid Alexander StoddartJune 1, 1895Election contested and seat declared vacant
Cowichan-AlberniGeorge Albert HuffOctober 5, 1895Previous by-election declared void
Westminster-ChilliwhackAdam Swart VedderMay 7, 1897Death of T.E. Kitchen April 5, 1897