# 16th Parliament of British Columbia

The 16th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1924 to 1928. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in June 1924. The British Columbia Liberal Party, led by John Oliver, formed a minority government. Following Oliver's death in August 1927, John Duncan MacLean became Premier.
John Andrew Buckham served as speaker for the assembly.

## Members of the 16th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1924.:
| Member | Electoral district | Party | First elected / previously elected |
| Richard John Burde | Alberni | Independent Liberal | 1919 |
| Herbert Frederick Kergin | Atlin | Liberal | 1920 |
| Francis Aubrey Browne | Burnaby | Canadian Labour | 1924 |
| David Alexander Stoddart | Cariboo | Provincial | 1890, 1895, 1924 |
| Edward Dodsley Barrow | Chilliwack | Liberal | 1916 |
| John Andrew Buckham | Columbia | Liberal | 1916 |
| Paul Phillips Harrison | Comox | Independent Liberal | 1924 |
| Paul Phillips Harrison | Comox | Liberal | 1924 |
| Cyril Francis Davie | Cowichan-Newcastle | Conservative | 1924 |
| Noel Stirling Austin Arnold Wallinger | Cranbrook | Conservative | 1922 |
| Fred W. Lister | Creston | Conservative | 1920 |
| Alexander McDonald Paterson | Delta | Liberal | 1921 |
| John Alexander Catherwood | Dewdney | Conservative | 1920 |
| Robert Henry Pooley | Esquimalt | Conservative | 1912 |
| Thomas Aubert Uphill | Fernie | Canadian Labour | 1920 |
| Henry George Thomas Perry | Fort George | Liberal | 1920 |
| John McKie | Grand Forks-Greenwood | Conservative | 1924 |
| Dougald McPherson (1925) | Grand Forks-Greenwood | Liberal | 1925 |
| Cyrus Wesley Peck | The Islands | Conservative | 1924 |
| James Reginald Colley | Kamloops | Liberal | 1924 |
| Charles Sidney Leary | Kaslo-Slocan | Liberal | 1924 |
| Albert Edward Munn | Lillooet | Liberal | 1924 |
| Michael Manson | Mackenzie | Conservative | 1909, 1924 |
| William Sloan | Nanaimo | Liberal | 1916 |
| Kenneth Campbell | Nelson | Liberal | 1922 |
| John Oliver (1924) | Nelson | Liberal | 1900, 1916, 1924 |
| James Albert McDonald (1927) | Nelson | Liberal | 1927 |
| Edwin James Rothwell | New Westminster | Liberal | 1924 |
| Arthur Wellesley Gray (1927) | New Westminster | Liberal | 1927 |
| Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald | North Okanagan | Liberal | 1916 |
| Arthur Ormiston Cochrane (1924) | North Okanagan | Conservative | 1924 |
| William Farris Kennedy (1927) | North Okanagan | Liberal | 1927 |
| John Melvin Bryan Sr. | North Vancouver | Liberal | 1924 |
| Alexander Malcolm Manson | Omineca | Liberal | 1916 |
| Thomas Dufferin Pattullo | Prince Rupert | Liberal | 1916 |
| William Henry Sutherland | Revelstoke | Liberal | 1916 |
| George Alexander Walkem | Richmond-Point Grey | Provincial | 1924 |
| George Alexander Walkem | Richmond-Point Grey | Conservative | 1924 |
| James Hargrave Schofield | Rossland-Trail | Conservative | 1907 |
| Thomas George Coventry | Saanich | Conservative | 1924 |
| Rolf Wallgren Bruhn | Salmon Arm | Conservative | 1924 |
| William Alexander McKenzie | Similkameen | Conservative | 1920 |
| Horace Cooper Wrinch | Skeena | Liberal | 1924 |
| James William Jones | South Okanagan | Conservative | 1916 |
| Robert Henry Neelands | South Vancouver | Canadian Labour | 1920 |
| Andrew McCreight Creery | Vancouver City | Provincial | 1924 |
| Ian Alistair MacKenzie | Vancouver City | Liberal | 1920 |
| Christopher McRae | Vancouver City | Liberal | 1924 |
| Victor Wentworth Odlum | Vancouver City | Liberal | 1924 |
| Mary Ellen Smith | Vancouver City | Liberal | 1918 |
| Charles Woodward | Vancouver City | Liberal | 1924 |
| Reginald Hayward | Victoria City | Conservative | 1924 |
| Joshua Hinchcliffe | Victoria City | Conservative | 1920 |
| Robert Allan Gus Lyons | Victoria City | Conservative | 1924 |
| Harold Despard Twigg | Victoria City | Conservative | 1924 |
| John Duncan MacLean | Yale | Liberal | 1916 |
Notes:

## Party standings

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Liberal | 23 |
| | Conservative | 17 |
| | Provincial | 3 |
| | Canadian Labour Party | 3 |
| | Independent Liberal | 2 |
| Total | Total | 48 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | -2 |

## By-elections

By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet, as was required at the time:
* Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald, defeated by Arthur Ormiston Cochrane, Conservative, October 9, 1924
By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Party | Election date | Reason |
| Nelson | John Oliver | Liberal | August 23, 1924 | K. Campbell resigned August 1924; provide seat for J. Oliver |
| Grand Forks-Greenwood | Dougald McPherson | Liberal | April 25, 1925 | death of J. McKie October 29, 1924 |
| North Okanagan | William Farris Kennedy | Conservative | June 9, 1927 | death of A.O. Cochrane December 4, 1926 |
| New Westminster | Arthur Wellesley Gray | Liberal | August 25, 1927 | death of E.J. Rothwell June 29, 1927 |
| Nelson | James Albert McDonald | Liberal | October 17, 1927 | death of J. Oliver August 17, 1927 |
Notes:

## Other changes

* Shortly after the election Paul Phillips Harrison joins the Liberals while Richard John Burde becomes an independent.
* George Alexander Walkem joins the Conservatives in 1928.
* Nanaimo (dec. William Sloan March 2, 1928)
* Vancouver City(res. Ian Alistair Mackenzie appointed Provincial Secretary June 5, 1928)