20th Parliament of British Columbia explained

The 20th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1941 to 1945. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in June 1941.[1] The Liberals and Conservatives formed a coalition government led by John Hart.[2] The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation led by Harold Winch formed the official opposition.[3]

Norman William Whittaker served as speaker for the assembly.[4]

Members of the 20th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1941.:[1]

MemberElectoral districtPartyJames MowatAlberniLiberalWilliam James AsselstineAtlinLiberalErnest Edward WinchBurnabyCCFLouis LeBourdaisCaribooLiberalLeslie Harvey EyresChilliwackConservativeThomas KingColumbiaLiberalColin CameronComoxCCFSamuel GuthrieCowichan-NewcastleCCFFrank William GreenCranbrookConservativeLeonard Alec ShepherdDeltaCCFRoderick Charles MacDonaldDewdneyConservativeElmer Victor FinlandEsquimaltConservativeThomas Aubert UphillFernieLabourHenry George Thomas PerryFort GeorgeLiberalThomas Alfred LoveGrand Forks-GreenwoodConservativeRobert Henry CarsonKamloopsLiberalCharles Sidney LearyKaslo-SlocanLiberalErnest Crawford CarsonLillooetConservativeHerbert GargraveMackenzieCCFGeorge Sharratt PearsonNanaimo and the IslandsLiberalFrank PutnamNelson-CrestonLiberalArthur Wellesley GrayNew WestminsterLiberalKenneth Cattanach MacDonaldNorth OkanaganLiberalDorothy SteevesNorth VancouverCCFHerbert AnscombOak BayConservativeMark Matthew ConnellyOminecaLiberalGlen Everton BradenPeace RiverLiberalThomas Dufferin PattulloPrince RupertLiberalHarry JohnstonRevelstokeLiberalHerbert Wilfred HerridgeRossland-TrailCCFNorman William WhittakerSaanichLiberalRolf Wallgren BruhnSalmon ArmConservativeBernard George WebberSimilkameenCCFEdward Tourtellotte KenneySkeenaLiberalWilliam Andrew Cecil BennettSouth OkanaganConservativeWinona Grace MacInnisVancouver-BurrardCCFCharles Grant MacNeilLaura Emma Marshall JamiesonVancouver CentreCCFWallis Walter LeFeauxArthur James TurnerVancouver EastCCFHarold Edward WinchRoyal Lethington MaitlandVancouver-Point GreyConservativeJames Alexander PatonTilly Jean RolstonJohn HartVictoria CityLiberalNancy HodgesWilliam Thomas StraithJohn Joseph Alban GillisYaleLiberal

Notes:

  1. Web site: Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986. Elections BC . 2020-08-31.
  2. Web site: Premiers of British Columbia 1871- . BC Legislature . 2011-09-23.
  3. Web site: Leaders of the Opposition in British Columbia 1903- . https://web.archive.org/web/20110220035338/http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/leaders_of_the_opposition.pdf . dead . 2011-02-20 . BC Legislature . 2011-07-20 .
  4. Web site: Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872- . BC Legislature . 2011-09-23.

Party standings

AffiliationMembers21 14121
 Total
48
 Government Majority
16[5]

Notes:

  1. Web site: Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986. Elections BC . 2020-08-31.
  2. Web site: Premiers of British Columbia 1871- . BC Legislature . 2011-09-23.
  3. Web site: Leaders of the Opposition in British Columbia 1903- . https://web.archive.org/web/20110220035338/http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/leaders_of_the_opposition.pdf . dead . 2011-02-20 . BC Legislature . 2011-07-20 .
  4. Web site: Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872- . BC Legislature . 2011-09-23.
  5. Former Liberal Party leader Thomas Dufferin Pattullo did not support the coalition, which therefore had 32 seats.

By-elections

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

Electoral districtMember electedPartyElection dateReason
Salmon ArmGeorge Faulds StirlingCCFNovember 25, 1942R.W. Bruhn died August 30, 1942
RevelstokeVincent SegurCCFJune 14, 1943H. Johnston died January 21, 1943
New WestminsterByron Ingemar JohnsonCoalitionMay 10, 1945A.W. Gray died May 7, 1944

Notes:

  1. Web site: Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986. Elections BC . 2020-08-31.
  2. Web site: Premiers of British Columbia 1871- . BC Legislature . 2011-09-23.
  3. Web site: Leaders of the Opposition in British Columbia 1903- . https://web.archive.org/web/20110220035338/http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/leaders_of_the_opposition.pdf . dead . 2011-02-20 . BC Legislature . 2011-07-20 .
  4. Web site: Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872- . BC Legislature . 2011-09-23.
  5. Former Liberal Party leader Thomas Dufferin Pattullo did not support the coalition, which therefore had 32 seats.

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