21st Parliament of British Columbia explained

The 21st Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1946 to 1949. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in October 1945.[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] Hart retired as premier in December 1947 and was replaced by Byron Ingemar "Boss" Johnson.[2]

Norman William Whittaker served as speaker for the assembly until September 1947. Robert Henry Carson then served as speaker until January 1949. Former premier John Hart became speaker the following month.[4]

Members of the 21st General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1945:[1]

MemberElectoral districtPartyJames MowatAlberniCoalitionWilliam Duncan SmithAtlinCoalitionErnest Edward WinchBurnabyCCFLouis LeBourdaisCaribooCoalitionLeslie Harvey EyresChilliwackCoalitionThomas KingColumbiaCoalitionHerbert John WelchComoxCoalitionSamuel GuthrieCowichan-NewcastleCCFFrank William GreenCranbrookCoalitionAlexander Campbell HopeDeltaCoalitionRoderick Charles MacDonaldDewdneyCoalitionCharles Taschereau BeardEsquimaltCoalitionThomas Aubert UphillFernieLabourJohn McInnisFort GeorgeCCFThomas Alfred LoveGrand Forks-GreenwoodCoalitionRobert Henry CarsonKamloopsCoalitionRandolph HardingKaslo-SlocanCCFErnest Crawford CarsonLillooetCoalitionHerbert GargraveMackenzieCCFGeorge Sharratt PearsonNanaimo and the IslandsCoalitionFrank PutnamNelson-CrestonCoalitionByron Ingemar JohnsonNew WestminsterCoalitionKenneth Cattanach MacDonald[5] North OkanaganCoalitionJohn Henry CatesNorth VancouverCoalitionHerbert AnscombOak BayCoalitionEdward Fraser RowlandOminecaCCFJoseph Hardcastle CorsbiePeace RiverCCFWilliam Henry BrettPrince RupertCCFWilliam James JohnsonRevelstokeCoalitionJames Lockhart WebsterRossland-TrailCoalitionNorman William WhittakerSaanichCoalitionArthur Brown RitchieSalmon ArmCoalitionReginald Robert LairdSimilkameenCoalitionEdward Tourtellotte KenneySkeenaCoalitionWilliam Andrew Cecil BennettSouth OkanaganCoalitionDonald Cameron BrownVancouver-BurrardCoalitionGeorge Moir WeirAllan James McDonellVancouver CentreCoalitionGordon Sylvester WismerArthur James TurnerVancouver EastCCFHarold Edward WinchRoyal Lethington MaitlandVancouver-Point GreyCoalitionJames Alexander PatonTilly Jean RolstonJohn HartVictoria CityCoalitionNancy HodgesWilliam Thomas StraithJohn Joseph Alban GillisYaleCoalition

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. Died after the election and before the start of the first session

Party standings

AffiliationMembersLiberal-Conservative coalition37101
 Total
48
 Government Majority
26

By-elections

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

Electoral districtMember electedPartyElection dateReason
North OkanaganCharles William MorrowCoalitionDecember 19, 1945K.C. MacDonald died November 19, 1945
Vancouver-Point GreyAlbert Reginald MacDougallCoalitionJune 24, 1946J.A. Paton died February 19, 1946
Leigh Forbes StevensonR.L. Maitland died March 28, 1946
CaribooWalter HoggCoalitionFebruary 23, 1948L. LeBourdais died September 27, 1947
SaanichArthur James Richard AshCoalitionFebruary 23, 1948N.W. Whittaker resigned September 13, 1947; named to B.C. Supreme Court
Rossland-TrailJames O'Donnell QuinnCCFNovember 29, 1948J.L. Webster died August 8, 1948
South OkanaganRobert Denis Browne-ClaytonCoalitionFebruary 23, 1948W.A.C. Bennett resigned May 17, 1948, to contest federal by-election

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. Died after the election and before the start of the first session

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