9th Parliament of British Columbia explained

The 9th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1900 to 1903. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in June 1900.^[1] James Dunsmuir served as Premier until he resigned in November 21, 1902. Dunsmuir was succeeded by Edward Gawler Prior, who was dismissed by the lieutenant governor for conflict of interest. Richard McBride became Premier in June 1902.^[2]

John Paton Booth served as speaker until his death in February 1902. Charles Edward Pooley succeeded Booth as speaker.^[3]

Members of the 9th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1900. This was the last election where political parties were not part of the official process, although a number of candidates declared party affiliations:^[1]

Member	Electoral district	Party
Alan Webster Neill	Alberni	Provincial^[4]
Joseph Hunter	Cariboo	Opposition^[5]
Samuel Augustus Rogers		Opposition
Charles William Digby Clifford	Cassiar	Conservative/Opposition
James Stables		Independent Government??
Lewis Alfred Mounce	Comox	Opposition
Charles Herbert Dickie	Cowichan	Independent/Conservative
Wilmer Cleveland Wells	East Kootenay North	Independent/Provincial
Edwin Clarke Smith	East Kootenay South	Government^[6]
William Henry Hayward	Esquimalt	Independent Opposition
Charles Edward Pooley		Opposition
James Douglas Prentice	Lillooet East	Opposition/Provincial^[7]
Alfred Wellington Smith	Lillooet West	Independent/Opposition
Ralph Smith	Nanaimo City	Labour^[8]
John Cunningham Brown	New Westminster City	Government
William Wallace Burns McInnes	North Nanaimo	Independent
John Paton Booth	North Victoria	Independent Liberal
James Dunsmuir	South Nanaimo	Opposition
David McEwen Eberts	South Victoria	Opposition
James Ford Garden	Vancouver City	Conservative^[9]
Hugh Bowie Gilmour		Government
Joseph Martin		Government
Robert Garnett Tatlow		Conservative
Richard Hall	Victoria City	Opposition
Henry Dallas Helmcken		Opposition
Albert Edward McPhillips		Opposition
John Herbert Turner		Opposition
John Houston	West Kootenay-Nelson	Provincial
Thomas Taylor	West Kootenay-Revelstoke	Conservative
Smith Curtis	West Kootenay-Rossland	Opposition
Robert Francis Green	West Kootenay-Slocan	Provincial
Charles William Munro	Westminster-Chilliwhack	Provincial
John Oliver	Westminster-Delta	Government
Richard McBride	Westminster-Dewdney	Conservative
Thomas Kidd	Westminster-Richmond	Provincial
Price Ellison	Yale-East	Opposition
Frederick John Fulton	Yale-North	Independent/Opposition
Denis Murphy	Yale-West	Opposition/Provincial

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. Affiliated with the Provincial Party led by Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton
5. opposed to the Martin administration
6. Government candidates supported the Martin administration
7. Candidate listed with differing affiliations depending on the source
8. Endorsed by Nanaimo Trades and Labour Council
9. Affiliated with Liberal Conservative Party led by Charles Wilson

By-elections

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

• David McEwen Eberts, Attorney General,^[10] acclaimed July 4, 1900
• John Herbert Turner, Minister of Finance and Agriculture,^[11] acclaimed July 4, 1900
• Wilmer Cleveland Wells, Chief Commissioner of Lands and Mines,^[12] acclaimed July 17, 1900
• James Douglas Prentice, Provincial Secretary and Minister of Education,^[13] acclaimed July 17, 1900
• James Dunsmuir, Premier,^[14] acclaimed July 17, 1900
• Richard McBride, Minister of Mines,^[15] acclaimed July 17, 1900
• John Cunningham Brown, Provincial Secretary,^[13] defeated by Thomas Gifford on September 25, 1901
• William Wallace Burns McInnes, Provincial Secretary and Minister of Education,^[16] elected January 30, 1903

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Election date	Reason
Nanaimo City	James Hurst Hawthornthwaite	February 20, 1901^[17]	R. Smith resigned to contest federal election
Vancouver City	James Ford Garden	February 19, 1901	J.F. Garden resigned to contest federal election
Victoria City	Edward Gawler Prior	March 10, 1902	J.H. Turner resigned to accept position of Agent-General
North Victoria	Thomas Wilson Paterson	December 23, 1902	Death of J.P. Booth on February 25, 1902
Yale-West	Charles Augustus Semlin	February 26, 1903	D. Murphy resigned after being named to cabinet; he subsequently withdrew from the by-election citing "personal reasons"

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. Affiliated with the Provincial Party led by Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton
5. opposed to the Martin administration
6. Government candidates supported the Martin administration
7. Candidate listed with differing affiliations depending on the source
8. Endorsed by Nanaimo Trades and Labour Council
9. Affiliated with Liberal Conservative Party led by Charles Wilson
10. Book: Who's who in western Canada . 1913 . Canadian Press Association . 168 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615061913/http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=3121 . 2011-06-15 .
11. Jeremy . Mouat . Turner, John Herbert . 15 .
12. Web site: Political and Ministry Personalities 1842–1982 . British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations . 2011-08-26.
13. Book: Gosnell, R. Edward . A history of British Columbia . 312 . 1906 . 2011-08-26.
14. Encyclopedia: Karr . Clarence . James Dunsmuir . . 1998 . 2011-08-26.
15. Encyclopedia: Roy . Patricia E . Richard McBride . . 1998 . 2011-08-26.
16. Web site: McInnes, William Wallace Burns . Parliament of Canada . 2011-08-26 . 2012-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018154116/http://www.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=17ee5b79-914c-4a61-a0e7-36438835a388&Language=E&Section=ProvincialExperience . dead .
17. Acclaimed

Other changes

• Westminster-Dewdney (res. Richard McBride, appointed premier June 1, 1903) ^[18]
• Vancouver City (res. Robert Garnett Tatlow, appointed Minister of Finance and Agriculture June 4, 1903)^[18]
• Victoria City (res. Albert Edward McPhillips, appointed Attorney General June 4, 1903)^[18]
• West Kootenay-Slocan (res. Robert Francis Green, appointed Minister of Mines June 4, 1903)^[18]