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10th Parliament of British Columbia

The 10th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1903 to 1906. The members were elected in the British 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.:

Member	Electoral district	Party	First elected / previously elected	No.# of term(s)
William Wallace Burns McInnes	Alberni	Liberal	1900	2nd term

Notes:

Party standings

Affiliation	Members
22	17
Total
42
Government Majority
2

By-elections

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

Charles Wilson, Attorney General, elected November 21, 1903
Frederick John Fulton, President of Executive Council, acclaimed June 1, 1904

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Lillooet	Archibald McDonald	Conservative	August 16, 1904	election of A. McDonald declared null and void by act of legislature
Alberni	William Manson	Conservative	July 22, 1905	W.W.B. McInnes named commissioner of the Yukon May 20, 1905

Notes

References

"Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986". Elections BC.
"Premiers of British Columbia 1871-". BC Legislature.
"Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-". BC Legislature.
Gosnell, R. Edward. (1906). "A history of British Columbia".
"Fulton, Frederick John". Parliament of Canada.

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