12th Parliament of British Columbia explained

The 12th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1910 to 1912. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in November 1909.^[1] The British Columbia Conservative Party led by Richard McBride formed the government.^[2]

David McEwen Eberts served as speaker.^[3]

Members of the 12th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1909.:^[1]

	Member	Electoral district	Party	Harlan Carey Brewster	Alberni	Liberal	Henry Esson Young	Atlin	Conservative	Michael Callanan	Cariboo	Conservative	John Anderson Fraser	Samuel Arthur Cawley	Chilliwhack	Conservative	Henry George Parson	Columbia	Conservative	Michael Manson	Comox	Conservative	William Henry Hayward	Cowichan	Conservative	Thomas Donald Caven	Cranbrook	Conservative	Francis James Anderson MacKenzie	Delta	Conservative	William J. Manson	Dewdney	Conservative	John Jardine	Esquimalt	Liberal	William Roderick Ross	Fernie	Conservative	Ernest Miller	Grand Forks	Conservative	John Robert Jackson	Greenwood	Conservative	Albert Edward McPhillips	The Islands	Conservative	James Pearson Shaw	Kamloops	Conservative	Neil Franklin MacKay	Kaslo	Conservative	Archibald McDonald	Lillooet	Conservative	James Hurst Hawthornthwaite	Nanaimo City	Socialist	Harry Wright	Nelson City	Conservative	Parker Williams	Newcastle	Socialist	Thomas Gifford	New Westminster City	Conservative	Price Ellison	Okanagan	Conservative	Thomas Taylor	Revelstoke	Conservative	Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton	Richmond	Conservative	William Robert Braden	Rossland City	Conservative	David McEwen Eberts	Saanich	Conservative	Lytton Wilmot Shatford	Similkameen	Conservative	William Manson	Skeena	Conservative	William Hunter	Slocan	Conservative	William John Bowser	Vancouver City	Conservative	Alexander Henry Boswell MacGowan	George Albert McGuire	Charles Edward Tisdall	Henry Holgate Watson	Henry Frederick William Behnsen	Victoria City	Conservative	Frederick Davey	Richard McBride^[4]	Henry Broughton Thomson	Richard McBride	Yale	Conservative	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 Yale and Victoria; choosing to sit for Victoria

Party standings

Affiliation		Members	38	2	2
Total		42
Government Majority		34

By-elections

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

• William Roderick Ross, Minister of Lands,^[5] elected November 26, 1910

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

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 Yale and Victoria; choosing to sit for Victoria
5. Web site: Executive Council Appointments 1871 - 1986 . Legislature of British Columbia . 2011-09-03.
6. Acclaimed

Other changes

• Liberal John Jardine crossed the floor to join the Conservatives in 1911.^{[1] [7]}