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13th Parliament of British Columbia

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The 13th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1913 to 1916. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in March 1912. The British Columbia Conservative Party led by Richard McBride formed the government. McBride resigned as premier in December 1915 to become British Columbia's agent general in London. William John Bowser succeeded McBride as Premier.

David McEwen Eberts served as speaker.

Members of the 13th Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1912.:

Member	Electoral district	Party	First elected / previously elected	No.# of term(s)
John George Corry Wood	Alberni	Conservative	1912	1st term

Notes:

Party standings

Affiliation	Members
39	1
Total
42
Government Majority
36

By-elections

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

Lorne Argyle Campbell, Minister of Mines, elected March 1, 1916
Charles Edward Tisdall, Minister of Public Works, defeated by Malcolm Archibald Macdonald, Liberal, March 1, 1916

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
The Islands	William Wasbrough Foster	Conservative	December 6, 1913	A.E. McPhillips named to Appeal Court of B.C. in September 1913
Victoria City	Harlan Carey Brewster	Liberal	March 4, 1916	R. McBride named Agent-General in January 1916

Notes:

Other changes

Parker Williams is expelled from the Socialist Party for also holding membership in the Social Democratic Party. On May 15, 1916, he is expelled from the Social Democrats and becomes an Independent Socialist.

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.
McDonell, James K. (1997). "Lords of the North". GeneralStore PublishingHouse.
Chambers, Ernest J. (1916). "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1916".
"Members of the Legislature of British Columbia". BC Legislature.

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