The 17th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1929 to 1933. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in June 1928. The Conservative Party, led by Simon Fraser Tolmie, formed the government.
James William Jones served as speaker for the assembly until his resignation in 1930. Jones was replaced by Cyril Francis Davie.
Members of the 17th Parliament The following members were elected to the assembly in 1928.: MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)Laurence Arnold HannaAlberniLiberal19281st termHerbert Frederick KerginAtlinLiberal19203rd termWilliam Robert RutledgeBurnabyConservative19281st termRoderick MacKenzieCaribooConservative19281st termWilliam AtkinsonChilliwackConservative19281st termJohn Andrew BuckhamColumbiaLiberal19164th termThomas King (1931)Liberal19311st termGeorge Kerr McNaughtonComoxConservative19281st termCyril Francis DavieCowichan-NewcastleConservative19242nd termFrank Mitchell MacPhersonCranbrookLiberal19281st termFred W. ListerCrestonConservative19203rd termJohn Walter BerryDeltaConservative19281st termNelson Seymour LougheedDewdneyConservative19281st termRobert Henry PooleyEsquimaltConservative19125th termThomas Aubert UphillFernieIndependent Labour Party19203rd termFrederick Parker BurdenFort GeorgeConservative19281st termRoy Walter Alward (1931)Conservative19311st termCharles Morgan KingstonGrand Forks-GreenwoodConservative19281st termCyrus Wesley PeckThe IslandsConservative19242nd termMacGregor Fullerton MacIntosh (1931)Conservative19311st termJohn Ralph MichellKamloopsConservative19281st termJames FitzsimmonsKaslo-SlocanConservative19281st termErnest Crawford CarsonLillooetConservative19281st termMichael MansonMackenzieConservative1909, 19244th term*George Sharratt PearsonNanaimoLiberal19281st termLorris E. BordenNelsonConservative19281st termArthur Wellesley GrayNew WestminsterLiberal19242nd termWilliam Farris KennedyNorth OkanaganConservative19272nd termGeorge Heggie (1930)Conservative19301st termIan Alistair MacKenzieNorth VancouverLiberal19203rd termJack Loutet (1930)Conservative19301st termAlexander Malcolm MansonOminecaLiberal19164th termThomas Dufferin PattulloPrince RupertLiberal19164th termWilliam Henry SutherlandRevelstokeLiberal19164th termSamuel Lyness HoweRichmond-Point GreyConservative19281st termJames Hargrave SchofieldRossland-TrailConservative19077th termSimon Fraser TolmieSaanichConservative19281st termRolf Wallgren BruhnSalmon ArmConservative19242nd termWilliam Alexander McKenzieSimilkameenConservative19203rd termHorace Cooper WrinchSkeenaLiberal19242nd termJames William JonesSouth OkanaganConservative19164th termJonathan Webster CornettSouth VancouverConservative19281st termWilliam DickVancouver CityConservative19281st termThomas Henry Kirk19281st termRoyal Lethington Maitland19281st termWilliam Curtis Shelly19281st termNelson Spencer19281st termGeorge Alexander Walkem19242nd termJames Harry BeattyVictoria CityConservative19281st termReginald Hayward19242nd termJoshua Hinchcliffe19203rd termHarold Despard Twigg19242nd termJohn Joseph Alban GillisYaleLiberal19281st term
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Party standings Affiliation Members35121 Total48 Government Majority22
By-elections By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet, as was required at the time. This requirement was abolished in 1929. William Atkinson, Minister of Agriculture, acclaimed October 22, 1928 Nelson Seymour Lougheed, Minister of Public Works, acclaimed October 22, 1928 Robert Henry Pooley, Attorney-General, acclaimed October 22, 1928 Frederick Parker Burden, Minister of Lands, acclaimed October 22, 1928 Samuel Lyness Howe, Provincial Secretary and Minister of Fisheries, acclaimed October 22, 1928 Simon Fraser Tolmie, Premier, acclaimed October 22, 1928 William Alexander McKenzie, Minister of Mines, acclaimed October 22, 1928 William Curtis Shelly, Minister of Finance, acclaimed October 22, 1928 Joshua Hinchcliffe, Minister of Education, acclaimed October 22, 1928
By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons: Electoral districtMember electedPartyElection dateReasonNorth OkanaganGeorge HeggieConservativeJuly 2, 1930AcclaimedW.F. Kennedy resigned May 19, 1930; named to Liquor Control BoardNorth VancouverJack LoutetConservativeNovember 5, 1930I.A. MacKenzie resigned June 27, 1930; named to federal cabinetFort GeorgeRoy Walter AlwardConservativeJanuary 7, 1931F.P. Burden resigned June 27, 1930; named Agent-General January 1, 1931The IslandsMacGregor Fullerton MacIntoshConservativeFebruary 10, 1931C.W. Peck resigned January 3, 1931; named to Canada Pension TribunalColumbiaThomas KingLiberalDecember 19, 1931J.A. Buckham died October 12, 1931
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Other changes In 1932 the Independent Labour Party became the Socialist Party.Tom Uphill continues to sit as a Labour member. Mackenzie (dec. Michael Manson July 11, 1932)
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