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15th Parliament of British Columbia

The 15th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1921 to 1924. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in December 1920. The British Columbia Liberal Party, led by John Oliver, formed the government.

Alexander Malcolm Manson served as speaker until January, 1922, after which Frederick Arthur Pauline succeeded him as speaker.

Members of the 15th Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1920.:

Member	Electoral district	Party	First elected / previously elected	No.# of term(s)
Richard John Burde	Alberni	Independent	1919	2nd term

Notes:

Party standings

Affiliation	Members
25	15
Total
47
Government Majority
3

By-elections

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

Alexander Malcolm Manson, Attorney General and Minister of Labour, acclaimed April 10, 1922
William Henry Sutherland, Minister of Public Works, elected April 10, 1922

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Delta	Alexander McDonald Paterson	Liberal	February 3, 1921	J. Oliver resigned; elected in both Delta and Victoria City
Nelson	Kenneth Campbell	Liberal	March 22, 1922	W.O. Rose resigned; contested federal seat December 6, 1921
Cranbrook	Noel Sterling Austin Arnold Wallinger	Conservative	August 15, 1922	J.H. King resigned; contested federal seat March 14, 1922

Notes:

Other changes

Vancouver City(res. Malcolm Archibald Macdonald October 17, 1921, to contest the 1921 Federal Election)

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.
"Manson, Alexander Malcolm, b. 1883". University of British Columbia Library.
(November 1945). "Obituaries". Canadian Medical Association Journal.

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