14th Parliament of British Columbia
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
Victoria City 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
By-elections
By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet , as was required at the time : [ 1 ] James Horace King , Minister of Public Works , [ 4 ] acclaimed January 3 , 1917 John Oliver , Minister of Agriculture and Railways , [ 5 ] acclaimed January 3 , 1917 John Duncan MacLean , Provincial Secretary and Minister of Education , [ 6 ] acclaimed January 3 , 1917 William Sloan , Minister of Mines , [ 7 ] acclaimed January 3 , 1917 Malcolm Archibald Macdonald , Attorney General , [ 8 ] elected January 3 , 1917 Ralph Smith , Minister of Finance , [ 9 ] elected January 3 , 1917 Harlan Carey Brewster , Premier , [ 8 ] acclaimed January 3 , 1917 Thomas Dufferin Pattullo , Minister of Lands , [ 10 ] elected January 13 , 1917 John Wallace deBeque Farris , Attorney General and Minister of Labour , [ 11 ] acclaimed June 23 , 1917 John Hart , Minister of Finance , [ 12 ] elected June 30 , 1917 Edward Dodsley Barrow , Minister of Agriculture , [ 13 ] elected May 25 , 1918 By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons : [ 1 ]
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.