11th Parliament of British Columbia explained

The 11th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1907 to 1909. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in February 1907.^[1] The British Columbia Conservative Party led by Richard McBride formed the government.^[2]

David McEwen Eberts served as speaker.^[3]

Members of the 11th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1907.:^[1]

	Member	Electoral district	Party	Harlan Carey Brewster	Alberni	Liberal	Henry Esson Young	Atlin	Conservative	Harry Jones	Cariboo	Liberal	John MacKay Yorston	Charles William Munro	Chilliwhack	Liberal	Henry George Parson	Columbia	Conservative	Robert Grant	Comox	Conservative	William Henry Hayward	Cowichan	Conservative	James Horace King	Cranbrook	Liberal	John Oliver	Delta	Liberal	Richard McBride^[4]	Dewdney	Conservative	John Jardine	Esquimalt	Liberal	William Roderick Ross	Fernie	Conservative	John McInnis	Grand Forks	Socialist	George Ratcliffe Naden	Greenwood	Liberal	Albert Edward McPhillips	The Islands	Conservative	Frederick John Fulton	Kamloops	Conservative	Neil Franklin MacKay	Kaslo	Conservative	Mark Robert Eagleson	Lillooet	Liberal	James Hurst Hawthornthwaite	Nanaimo City	Socialist	George Arthur Benjamin Hall	Nelson City	Liberal	Parker Williams	Newcastle	Socialist	Thomas Gifford	New Westminster City	Conservative	Price Ellison	Okanagan	Conservative	Thomas Taylor	Revelstoke	Conservative	Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton	Richmond	Conservative	James Alexander MacDonald	Rossland City	Liberal	David McEwen Eberts	Saanich	Conservative	Lytton Wilmot Shatford	Similkameen	Conservative	William Thomas Kergin	Skeena	Liberal	William Hunter	Slocan	Conservative	William John Bowser	Vancouver City	Conservative	James Ford Garden	Alexander Henry Boswell MacGowan	George Albert McGuire	Robert Garnett Tatlow	Henry Frederick William Behnsen	Victoria City	Conservative	Frederick Davey	Richard McBride	Henry Broughton Thomson	Stuart Alexander Henderson	Yale	Liberal	James Hargrave Schofield	Ymir	Conservative

Notes:

1. Web site: Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986. Elections BC . 2020-08-31.
2. Web site: Premiers of British Columbia 1871- . BC Legislature . 2011-07-20.
3. Web site: Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872- . BC Legislature . 2011-07-27.
4. Elected in both Dewdney and Victoria; choosing to sit for Victoria

Party standings

Affiliation		Members	26	13	3
Total		42
Government Majority		10

By-elections

By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet, as was required at the time:^[1]

• Henry Esson Young, Provincial Secretary,^[5] acclaimed March 12, 1907
• William John Bowser, Attorney General,^[6] elected August 15, 1907
• Thomas Taylor, Minister of Public Works,^[7] elected January 20, 1909

By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons:^[1]

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Dewdney	William J. Manson	Conservative	April 17, 1907^[8]	R. McBride resigned seat; elected in both Victoria City and Dewdney
Nanaimo City	James Hurst Hawthornthwaite	Conservative	January 13, 1909	J.H. Hawthornthwaite resigned seat to contest federal election October 26, 1908

Notes:

1. Web site: Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986. Elections BC . 2020-08-31.
2. Web site: Premiers of British Columbia 1871- . BC Legislature . 2011-07-20.
3. Web site: Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872- . BC Legislature . 2011-07-27.
4. Elected in both Dewdney and Victoria; choosing to sit for Victoria
5. Book: Parker, C. W . Northern who's who; a biographical dictionary of men and women . 1913 . 1 . 881 . 2011-08-29.
6. Encyclopedia: William John Bowser . . Roy . Patricia E . 2011-09-03.
7. Book: Parker, C. W . Northern who's who; a biographical dictionary of men and women . 797 . 1 . 1916 . 2011-08-27.
8. Acclaimed