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16th Parliament of British Columbia

The 16th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1924 to 1928. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in June 1924. The British Columbia Liberal Party, led by John Oliver, formed a minority government. Following Oliver's death in August 1927, John Duncan MacLean became Premier.

John Andrew Buckham served as speaker for the assembly.

Members of the 16th Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1924.:

Member	Electoral district	Party	First elected / previously elected	No.# of term(s)
Richard John Burde	Alberni	Independent Liberal	1919	3rd term

Notes:

Party standings

Affiliation	Members
23	17
Total
48
Government Majority
-2

By-elections

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

Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald, defeated by Arthur Ormiston Cochrane, Conservative, October 9, 1924

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Nelson	John Oliver	Liberal	August 23, 1924	K. Campbell resigned August 1924; provide seat for J. Oliver
Grand Forks-Greenwood	Dougald McPherson	Liberal	April 25, 1925	death of J. McKie October 29, 1924
North Okanagan	William Farris Kennedy	Conservative	June 9, 1927	death of A.O. Cochrane December 4, 1926
New Westminster	Arthur Wellesley Gray	Liberal	August 25, 1927	death of E.J. Rothwell June 29, 1927
Nelson	James Albert McDonald	Liberal	October 17, 1927	death of J. Oliver August 17, 1927

Notes:

Other changes

Shortly after the election Paul Phillips Harrison joins the Liberals while Richard John Burde becomes an independent.
George Alexander Walkem joins the Conservatives in 1928.
Nanaimo (dec. William Sloan March 2, 1928)
Vancouver City(res. Ian Alistair Mackenzie appointed Provincial Secretary June 5, 1928)

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.
Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs 1928
"British Columbia Executive Council Appointments 1871–1986". BC Legislature.

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