# 13th Parliament of British Columbia

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. 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.
David McEwen Eberts served as speaker.

## Members of the 13th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1912.:
| Member | Electoral district | Party | First elected / previously elected |
| John George Corry Wood | Alberni | Conservative | 1912 |
| Henry Esson Young | Atlin | Conservative | 1903 |
| Michael Callanan | Cariboo | Conservative | 1909 |
| John Anderson Fraser | Cariboo | Conservative | 1909 |
| Samuel Arthur Cawley | Chilliwhack | Conservative | 1909 |
| Harold Ernest Forster | Columbia | Independent Conservative | 1912 |
| Michael Manson | Comox | Conservative | 1909 |
| William Henry Hayward | Cowichan | Conservative | 1900, 1907 |
| Thomas Donald Caven | Cranbrook | Conservative | 1909 |
| Francis James Anderson MacKenzie | Delta | Conservative | 1909 |
| William J. Manson | Dewdney | Conservative | 1907 |
| Robert Henry Pooley | Esquimalt | Conservative | 1912 |
| William Roderick Ross | Fernie | Conservative | 1903 |
| Ernest Miller | Grand Forks | Conservative | 1909 |
| John Robert Jackson | Greenwood | Conservative | 1909 |
| Albert Edward McPhillips | The Islands | Conservative | 1898, 1907 |
| William Wasbrough Foster (1913) | The Islands | Conservative | 1913 |
| James Pearson Shaw | Kamloops | Conservative | 1909 |
| Neil Franklin MacKay | Kaslo | Conservative | 1907 |
| Archibald McDonald | Lillooet | Conservative | 1903, 1909 |
| John Thomas Wilmot Place | Nanaimo City | Social Democratic | 1912 |
| William Ross MacLean | Nelson City | Conservative | 1912 |
| Parker Williams | Newcastle | Socialist | 1903 |
| Thomas Gifford | New Westminster City | Conservative | 1901 |
| Price Ellison | Okanagan | Conservative | 1898 |
| Thomas Taylor | Revelstoke | Conservative | 1900 |
| Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton | Richmond | Conservative | 1890, 1903 |
| Lorne Argyle Campbell | Rossland City | Conservative | 1912 |
| David McEwen Eberts | Saanich | Conservative | 1890, 1907 |
| Lytton Wilmot Shatford | Similkameen | Conservative | 1903 |
| William Manson | Skeena | Conservative | 1905, 1909 |
| William Hunter | Slocan | Conservative | 1907 |
| William John Bowser | Vancouver City | Conservative | 1903 |
| Alexander Henry Boswell MacGowan | Vancouver City | Conservative | 1903 |
| George Albert McGuire | Vancouver City | Conservative | 1907 |
| Charles Edward Tisdall | Vancouver City | Conservative | 1898, 1909 |
| Henry Holgate Watson | Vancouver City | Conservative | 1909 |
| Malcolm Archibald Macdonald (1916) | Vancouver City | Liberal | 1916 |
| Henry Frederick William Behnsen | Victoria City | Conservative | 1907 |
| Frederick Davey | Victoria City | Conservative | 1907 |
| Richard McBride | Victoria City | Conservative | 1898 |
| Henry Broughton Thomson | Victoria City | Conservative | 1907 |
| Harlan Carey Brewster (1916) | Victoria City | Liberal | 1907, 1916 |
| Alexander Lucas | Yale | Conservative | 1910 |
| James Hargrave Schofield | Ymir | Conservative | 1907 |
Notes:

## Party standings

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Conservative | 39 |
| | Socialist | 1 |
| | Social Democratic | 1 |
| | Independent Conservative | 1 |
| Total | Total | 42 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 36 |

## By-elections

By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet, as was required at the time:
* Lorne Argyle Campbell, Minister of Mines, elected March 1, 1916
* Charles Edward Tisdall, Minister of Public Works, defeated by Malcolm Archibald Macdonald, Liberal, March 1, 1916
By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons:
| 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:

## Other changes

* Parker Williams is expelled from the Socialist Party for also holding membership in the Social Democratic Party. On May 15, 1916, he is expelled from the Social Democrats and becomes an Independent Socialist.