# 9th Parliament of British Columbia

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. 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 1903.
John Paton Booth served as speaker until his death in February 1902. Charles Edward Pooley succeeded Booth as speaker.

## 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:
| Member | Electoral district | Party | First elected / previously elected |
| Alan Webster Neill | Alberni | Provincial | 1898 |
| Joseph Hunter | Cariboo | Opposition | 1871, 1890, 1900 |
| Samuel Augustus Rogers | Cariboo | Opposition | 1890, 1900 |
| Charles William Digby Clifford | Cassiar | Conservative/Opposition | 1898 |
| James Stables | Cassiar | Independent Government?? | 1900 |
| Lewis Alfred Mounce | Comox | Opposition | 1900 |
| Charles Herbert Dickie | Cowichan | Independent/Conservative | 1900 |
| Wilmer Cleveland Wells | East Kootenay North | Independent/Provincial | 1899 |
| Edwin Clarke Smith | East Kootenay South | Government | 1900 |
| William Henry Hayward | Esquimalt | Independent Opposition | 1900 |
| Charles Edward Pooley | Esquimalt | Opposition | 1882 |
| James Douglas Prentice | Lillooet East | Opposition/Provincial | 1894, 1898 |
| Alfred Wellington Smith | Lillooet West | Independent/Opposition | 1889 |
| Ralph Smith | Nanaimo City | Labour | 1900 |
| James Hurst Hawthornthwaite (1901) | Nanaimo City | Independent Labour | 1901 |
| John Cunningham Brown | New Westminster City | Government | 1890, 1900 |
| Thomas Gifford (1901) | New Westminster City | Opposition | 1901 |
| William Wallace Burns McInnes | North Nanaimo | Independent | 1900 |
| John Paton Booth | North Victoria | Independent Liberal | 1871, 1890 |
| Thomas Wilson Paterson (1902) | North Victoria | Independent | 1902 |
| James Dunsmuir | South Nanaimo | Opposition | 1898 |
| David McEwen Eberts | South Victoria | Opposition | 1890 |
| James Ford Garden | Vancouver City | Conservative | 1900 |
| Hugh Bowie Gilmour | Vancouver City | Government | 1900 |
| Joseph Martin | Vancouver City | Government | 1898 |
| Robert Garnett Tatlow | Vancouver City | Conservative | 1900 |
| Richard Hall | Victoria City | Opposition | 1898 |
| Henry Dallas Helmcken | Victoria City | Opposition | 1894 |
| Albert Edward McPhillips | Victoria City | Opposition | 1898 |
| John Herbert Turner | Victoria City | Opposition | 1886 |
| Edward Gawler Prior (1902) | Victoria City | Government | 1886, 1902 |
| John Houston | West Kootenay-Nelson | Provincial | 1900 |
| Thomas Taylor | West Kootenay-Revelstoke | Conservative | 1900 |
| Smith Curtis | West Kootenay-Rossland | Opposition | 1900 |
| Robert Francis Green | West Kootenay-Slocan | Provincial | 1898 |
| Charles William Munro | Westminster-Chilliwhack | Provincial | 1898 |
| John Oliver | Westminster-Delta | Government | 1900 |
| Richard McBride | Westminster-Dewdney | Conservative | 1898 |
| Thomas Kidd | Westminster-Richmond | Provincial | 1894 |
| Price Ellison | Yale-East | Opposition | 1898 |
| Frederick John Fulton | Yale-North | Independent/Opposition | 1900 |
| Denis Murphy | Yale-West | Opposition/Provincial | 1900 |
| Charles Augustus Semlin (1903) | Yale-West | Opposition | 1871, 1882, 1903 |
Notes:
* ↑ Affiliated with the Provincial Party led by Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton
* ↑ opposed to the Martin administration
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Candidate listed with differing affiliations depending on the source
* ↑ Government candidates supported the Martin administration
* ↑ Endorsed by Nanaimo Trades and Labour Council
* ↑ 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:
* David McEwen Eberts, Attorney General, acclaimed July 4, 1900
* John Herbert Turner, Minister of Finance and Agriculture, acclaimed July 4, 1900
* Wilmer Cleveland Wells, Chief Commissioner of Lands and Mines, acclaimed July 17, 1900
* James Douglas Prentice, Provincial Secretary and Minister of Education, acclaimed July 17, 1900
* James Dunsmuir, Premier, acclaimed July 17, 1900
* Richard McBride, Minister of Mines, acclaimed July 17, 1900
* John Cunningham Brown, Provincial Secretary, defeated by Thomas Gifford on September 25, 1901
* William Wallace Burns McInnes, Provincial Secretary and Minister of Education, elected January 30, 1903
By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Election date | Reason |
| Nanaimo City | James Hurst Hawthornthwaite | February 20, 1901 | 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:
* ↑ Acclaimed

## Other changes

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