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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.:

Member	Electoral district	Party	First elected / previously elected	No.# of term(s)
Harlan Carey Brewster	Alberni	Liberal	1907, 1916	4th term*

Party standings

Affiliation	Members
36	9
Total
47
Government Majority
25

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:

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Alberni	Richard Pateman Wallis	Conservative	January 24, 1918	H.C. Brewster resigned; elected in both Alberni and Victoria City
Newcastle	James Hurst Hawthornthwaite	Independent Socialist	January 24, 1918	P. Williams resigned; named to Workmen's Compensation Board January 1, 1917
Similkameen	William Alexander McKenzie	Conservative	January 24, 1918	L.W. Shatford resigned; named to Senate of Canada June 23, 1917
Vancouver City	Mary Ellen Smith	Independent	January 24, 1918	death of R. Smith, February 12, 1917
Victoria City	Francis William Henry Giolma	Soldier	January 24, 1918	death of H.C. Brewster, March 1, 1918
Alberni	Richard John Burde	Independent Soldier	January 29, 1919	death of R.P. Wallis, October 14, 1918
Cowichan	Kenneth Forrest Duncan	Unionist	January 25, 1919	W.H. Hayward resigned; official military duties in Ottawa

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)

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.
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Mitchell, David. (2005). "John Oliver".
Fisher, Robin. (16 December 2013). "John Duncan MacLean". [[Historica Canada]].
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Leier, Mark. (1998). "Ralph Smith".
Roy, Patricia E. (1998). "Harlan Carey Brewster".
Fisher, Robin. (4 March 2015). "Thomas Dufferin Pattullo". [[Historica Canada]].
"John Wallace de Beque Farris fonds. - 1918–1969".
Rayner, William. (2000). "British Columbia's premiers in profile: the good, the bad, and the transient". Heritage House Publishing Co.
Charlesworth, Hector. (1918). "A cyclopædia of Canadian biography". Toronto: Hunter-Rose Company.
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