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11th Parliament of British Columbia

The 11th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1907 to 1909. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in February 1907. The British Columbia Conservative Party led by Richard McBride formed the government.

David McEwen Eberts served as speaker.

Members of the 11th Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1907:

Member	Electoral district	Party	First elected / previously elected	No.# of term(s)
Harlan Carey Brewster	Alberni	Liberal	1907	1st term

Notes:

Party standings

Affiliation	Members
26	13
Total
42
Government Majority
10

By-elections

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

Henry Esson Young, Provincial Secretary, acclaimed March 12, 1907
William John Bowser, Attorney General, elected August 15, 1907
Thomas Taylor, Minister of Public Works, elected January 20, 1909

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Dewdney	William J. Manson	Conservative	April 17, 1907	R. McBride resigned seat; elected in both Victoria City and Dewdney
Nanaimo City	James Hurst Hawthornthwaite	Conservative	January 13, 1909	J.H. Hawthornthwaite resigned seat to contest federal election October 26, 1908

Notes

References

"Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986". Elections BC.
"Premiers of British Columbia 1871-". BC Legislature.
"Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-". BC Legislature.
Parker, C. W. (1913). "Northern who's who; a biographical dictionary of men and women".
Roy, Patricia E. "William John Bowser".
Parker, C. W. (1916). "Northern who's who; a biographical dictionary of men and women".

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