14th Parliament of British Columbia

The 14th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1917 to 1920. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in September 1916. The British Columbia 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.:

Party standings

By-elections

By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet, as was required at the time:

• James Horace King, Minister of Public Works, acclaimed January 3, 1917
• John Oliver, Minister of Agriculture and Railways, acclaimed January 3, 1917
• John Duncan MacLean, Provincial Secretary and Minister of Education, acclaimed January 3, 1917
• William Sloan, Minister of Mines, acclaimed January 3, 1917
• Malcolm Archibald Macdonald, Attorney General, elected January 3, 1917
• Ralph Smith, Minister of Finance, elected January 3, 1917
• Harlan Carey Brewster, Premier, acclaimed January 3, 1917
• Thomas Dufferin Pattullo, Minister of Lands, elected January 13, 1917
• John Wallace deBeque Farris, Attorney General and Minister of Labour, acclaimed June 23, 1917
• John Hart, Minister of Finance, elected June 30, 1917
• Edward Dodsley Barrow, Minister of Agriculture, elected May 25, 1918

By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons:

Other changes

• John William McIntosh resigns from the Liberals in April 1917 to become an Independent Liberal.
• At some point in the life of the legislature McIntosh, Richard John Burde, Kenneth Forrest Duncan and Francis William Henry Giolma form the Soldier Party.
• Aitlin (dec. Frank Harry Mobley February 3, 1920)

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