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12th Parliament of British Columbia

Parliament of British Columbia

Summary

Parliament of British Columbia

The 12th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1910 to 1912. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in November 1909. The British Columbia Conservative Party led by Richard McBride formed the government.

David McEwen Eberts served as speaker.

Members of the 12th Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1909.:

Member	Electoral district	Party	First elected / previously elected	No.# of term(s)
Harlan Carey Brewster	Alberni	Liberal	1907	2nd term

Notes:

Party standings

Affiliation	Members
38	2
Total
42
Government Majority
34

By-elections

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

William Roderick Ross, Minister of Lands, elected November 26, 1910

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Yale	Alexander Lucas	Conservative	December 12, 1910Acclaimed	R. McBride resigned seat; elected in both Victoria City and Yale

Notes:

Other changes

Liberal John Jardine crossed the floor to join the Conservatives in 1911.

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.
"Executive Council Appointments 1871 - 1986". Legislature of British Columbia.
"Members of the Legislature of British Columbia". BC Legislature.

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