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Brewster became Leader Of The Opposition , and was elected party leader in March 1912. He lost his seat a few weeks later in the 1912 Election , which returned no Liberals at all. In 1916, he won election to the legislature again through a By-election , and led his party to victory in a General Election Later That Year by campaigning on a reform platform. Brewster promised to end Patronage in the civil service, end political machines, improve workmen's compensation and labour laws, bring in votes for women, and other progressive reforms. In government, Cary brought in Women's Suffrage , instituted Prohibition , and combatted political corruption before his unexpected death in 1918. He is interred in the Ross Bay Cemetery in Victoria, British Columbia . EXTERNAL LINKS
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