13th Parliament of British Columbia explained

The 13th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1913 to 1916. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in March 1912.^[1] The British Columbia Conservative Party led by Richard McBride formed the government. McBride resigned as premier in December 1915 to become British Columbia's agent general in London. William John Bowser succeeded McBride as Premier.^[2]

David McEwen Eberts served as speaker.^[3]

Members of the 13th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1912.:^[1]

	Member	Electoral district	Party	John George Corry Wood	Alberni	Conservative	Henry Esson Young	Atlin	Conservative	Michael Callanan	Cariboo	Conservative	John Anderson Fraser	Samuel Arthur Cawley	Chilliwhack	Conservative	Harold Ernest Forster	Columbia	Independent 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	Robert Henry Pooley	Esquimalt	Conservative	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	John Thomas Wilmot Place	Nanaimo City	Social Democratic	William Ross MacLean	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	Lorne Argyle Campbell	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	Henry Broughton Thomson	Alexander Lucas	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.

Party standings

Affiliation		Members	39	1	1	1
Total		42
Government Majority		36

By-elections

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

• Lorne Argyle Campbell, Minister of Mines,^[4] elected March 1, 1916
• Charles Edward Tisdall, Minister of Public Works,^[5] defeated by Malcolm Archibald Macdonald, Liberal, March 1, 1916

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
The Islands	William Wasbrough Foster	Conservative	December 6, 1913	A.E. McPhillips named to Appeal Court of B.C. in September 1913
Victoria City	Harlan Carey Brewster	Liberal	March 4, 1916	R. McBride named Agent-General in January 1916

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. Book: McDonell, James K . Lords of the North . 226 . Campbell, Robert Bennett . 1-896182-71-2 . 1997 . GeneralStore PublishingHouse . 2011-09-20.
5. Book: Chambers, Ernest J. Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1916 . 1916 .

Other changes

• Parker Williams is expelled from the Socialist Party for also holding membership in the Social Democratic Party.^[1] On May 15, 1916, he is expelled from the Social Democrats and becomes an Independent Socialist.^[6]