15th Parliament of British Columbia explained

The 15th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1921 to 1924. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in December 1920.^[1] The British Columbia Liberal Party, led by John Oliver, formed the government.^[2]

Alexander Malcolm Manson served as speaker until January, 1922, after which Frederick Arthur Pauline succeeded him as speaker.^[3]

Members of the 15th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1920.:^[1]

	Member	Electoral district	Party	Richard John Burde	Alberni	Independent	Herbert Frederick Kergin	Atlin	Liberal	John MacKay Yorston	Cariboo	Liberal	Edward Dodsley Barrow	Chilliwack	Liberal	John Andrew Buckham	Columbia	Liberal	Thomas Menzies	Comox	People's	Kenneth Forrest Duncan	Cowichan	Independent	James Horace King	Cranbrook	Liberal	John Oliver^[4]	Delta	Liberal	John Alexander Catherwood	Dewdney	Conservative	Robert Henry Pooley	Esquimalt	Conservative	Thomas Aubert Uphill	Fernie	Federated Labour	Henry George Thomas Perry	Fort George	Liberal	Ezra Churchill Henniger	Grand Forks	Liberal	John Duncan MacLean	Greenwood	Liberal	Malcolm Bruce Jackson	The Islands	Liberal	Frederick William Anderson	Kamloops	Liberal	Fred W. Lister	Kaslo	Conservative	Archibald McDonald	Lillooet	Conservative	William Sloan	Nanaimo	Liberal	William Oliver Rose	Nelson	Conservative	Samuel Guthrie	Newcastle	Federated Labour	David Whiteside	New Westminster	Liberal	Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald	North Okanagan	Liberal	George Samuel Hanes	North Vancouver	Independent	Alexander Malcolm Manson	Omineca	Liberal	Thomas Dufferin Pattullo	Prince Rupert	Liberal	William Henry Sutherland	Revelstoke	Liberal	Thomas Pearson	Richmond	Conservative	William Kemble Esling	Rossland	Conservative	Frederick Arthur Pauline	Saanich	Liberal	William Alexander McKenzie	Similkameen	Conservative	William Hunter	Slocan	Conservative	James William Jones	South Okanagan	Conservative	Robert Henry Neelands	South Vancouver	Federated Labour	James Hargrave Schofield	Trail	Conservative	William John Bowser	Vancouver City	Conservative	John Wallace deBeque Farris	Liberal	Malcolm Archibald Macdonald	Ian Alistair MacKenzie	James Ramsay	Mary Ellen Smith	Joseph Badenoch Clearihue	Victoria City	Liberal	John Hart	Joshua Hinchcliffe	Conservative	John Oliver	Liberal	John McRae	Yale	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 . 2011-09-23.
3. Web site: Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872- . BC Legislature . 2011-09-23.
4. Elected in both Delta and Victoria City; choosing to sit for Victoria City

Party standings

Affiliation		Members	25	15	3	Federated Labour	3	People's	1
Total		47
Government Majority		3

By-elections

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

• Alexander Malcolm Manson, Attorney General and Minister of Labour,^[5] acclaimed April 10, 1922
• William Henry Sutherland, Minister of Public Works,^[6] elected April 10, 1922

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Delta	Alexander McDonald Paterson	Conservative	February 3, 1921	J. Oliver resigned; elected in both Delta and Victoria City
Nelson	Kenneth Campbell	Liberal	March 22, 1922	W.O. Rose resigned; contested federal seat December 6, 1921
Cranbrook	Noel Sterling Austin Arnold Wallinger	Conservative	August 15, 1922	J.H. King resigned; contested federal seat March 14, 1922

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 . 2011-09-23.
3. Web site: Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872- . BC Legislature . 2011-09-23.
4. Elected in both Delta and Victoria City; choosing to sit for Victoria City
5. }Web site: Manson, Alexander Malcolm, b. 1883 . University of British Columbia Library . 2011-09-27.
6. Obituaries . Canadian Medical Association Journal . November 1945 . 53 . 515 . 1582368.

Other changes

• Vancouver City(res. Malcolm Archibald Macdonald October 17, 1921, to contest the 1921 Federal Election)