8th Parliament of British Columbia

The 8th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1899 to 1900. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in July 1898.[1] Robert Beaven was asked to form a government but was not able to garner sufficient support, so Charles Augustus Semlin became premier. After a major government bill was defeated in February 1900, Semlin's government was dismissed. Joseph Martin succeeded Semlin but his government was subsequently defeated on a motion of no-confidence.[2] An election followed later that year.

William Thomas Forster served as speaker.[3]

Members of the 8th Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1898:[1]

Member Electoral district Party First elected / previously elected No.# of term(s)
  Alan Webster Neill Alberni Opposition[nb 1] 1898 1st term
  Hans Lars Helgesen Cariboo Opposition 1878,[a] 1898 3rd term*
  John Charlton Kinchant Opposition 1898 1st term
  Charles William Digby Clifford Cassiar Government[nb 2] 1898 1st term
  John Irving Government 1894 2nd term
  James Dunsmuir Comox Government 1898 1st term
  William Russell Robertson Cowichan Government 1898 1st term
  William George Neilson East Kootenay North Government 1898 1st term
  Wilmer Cleveland Wells (1899) Government 1899 1st term
  James Baker East Kootenay South Government 1886 4th term
  David Williams Higgins Esquimalt Opposition 1886 4th term
  Charles Edward Pooley Government 1882 5th term
  James Douglas Prentice Lillooet East Opposition 1894, 1898 2nd term*
  Alfred Wellington Smith Lillooet West Government 1889 4th term
  Robert Edward McKechnie Nanaimo City Opposition 1898 1st term
  Alexander Henderson New Westminster City Government 1898 1st term
  John Bryden North Nanaimo Government 1875, 1894 3rd term*
  John Paton Booth North Victoria Government 1871,[b] 1890 4th term*
  Ralph Smith South Nanaimo Labour[nb 3] 1898 1st term
  David McEwen Eberts South Victoria Government 1890 3rd term
  Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton Vancouver City Opposition 1890 3rd term
  Robert Macpherson Opposition 1894 2nd term
  Joseph Martin Opposition 1898 1st term
  Charles Edward Tisdall Opposition 1898 1st term
  Richard Hall Victoria City Government 1898 1st term
  Henry Dallas Helmcken Government 1894 2nd term
  Albert Edward McPhillips Government 1898 1st term
  John Herbert Turner Government 1886 4th term
  John Frederick Hume West Kootenay-Nelson Opposition 1894 2nd term
  James M. Kellie West Kootenay-Revelstoke Opposition 1890 3rd term
  James Morris Martin West Kootenay-Rossland Opposition 1898 1st term
  Robert Francis Green West Kootenay-Slocan Opposition 1898 1st term
  Charles William Munro Westminster-Chilliwhack Opposition 1898 1st term
  Thomas William Forster Westminster-Delta Opposition 1890 3rd term
  Richard McBride Westminster-Dewdney Government 1898 1st term
  Thomas Kidd Westminster-Richmond Opposition 1894 2nd term
  Price Ellison Yale-East Government 1898 1st term
  Francis John Deane Yale-North Opposition 1898 1st term
  Charles Augustus Semlin Yale-West Opposition 1871, 1882 6th term*

Notes:

  1. ^ opposed to the Turner administration
  2. ^ Government candidates supported the Turner administration
  3. ^ Ran as Labour-Oppositionist; opposed to Turner administration

By-elections

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

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

Electoral district Member elected Election date Reason
Alberni Alan Webster Neill December 15, 1898 A.W. Neill resigned, having accepted money from government for road work done after the election
Cowichan William Russell Robertson December 28, 1898 W. R. Robertson resigned, having accepted money from government for work done after the election
Vancouver City Charles Edward Tisdall January 25, 1899[nb 1] C.E. Tisdall resigned; a clerk in his store sold cartridges to a provincial police officer
Victoria City Richard Hall February 2, 1899 R. Hall resigned; his company sold coal to Government House
Albert Edward McPhillips A.E. McPhillips resigned; a fee was paid to his firm
John Herbert Turner J.H. Turner resigned; a branch of his firm sold goods to the government
East Kootenay North Wilmer Cleveland Wells February 28, 1899[nb 1] Death of W.G. Nielson January 6, 1899
West Kootenay-Nelson John Frederick Hume February 28, 1899 J.F. Hume resigned; a police constable and prisoner had stayed at his hotel

Notes:

  1. ^ a b Acclaimed

Other changes

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  2. ^ a b Mouat, Jeremy (2005). "Charles Augustus Semlin". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
  3. ^ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  4. ^ McDonald, Robert A. J.; Ralston, H. Keith (1998). "Francis Lovett Carter-Cotton". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
  5. ^ Rea, J. E; Roy, Patricia E (2005). "Joseph Martin". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
  6. ^ Gosnell, R. Edward (1906). A history; British Columbia. p. 311. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
  7. ^ Scholefield, Ethelbert O. S. (1914). British Columbia from the earliest times to the present. Volume III. p. 739. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
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