22nd Parliament of British Columbia explained

The 22nd Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1950 to 1952. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in June 1949.^[1] From 1950 to 1952, the Liberals and Conservatives formed a coalition government led by Byron Ingemar "Boss" Johnson,^[2] and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation led by Harold Winch formed the Official Opposition.^[3] On January 19, 1952, the coalition split and the Liberals formed a single-party minority government, while the Conservatives moved to the opposition benches and took the role of Official Opposition.

Nancy Hodges served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.^[4]

Members of the 22nd General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1949:^[1]

	Member	Electoral district	Party	James Mowat	Alberni	Independent	Frank Arthur Calder	Atlin	CCF	Ernest Edward Winch	Burnaby	CCF	Angus MacLean	Cariboo	Coalition	Leslie Harvey Eyres	Chilliwack	Coalition	Thomas King	Columbia	Coalition	Herbert John Welch	Comox	Coalition	Andrew Mowatt Whisker	Cowichan-Newcastle	Coalition	Leo Thomas Nimsick	Cranbrook	CCF	Alexander Campbell Hope	Delta	Coalition	Roderick Charles MacDonald	Dewdney	Coalition	Charles Taschereau Beard	Esquimalt	Coalition	Thomas Aubert Uphill	Fernie	Labour	Henry Robson Bowman	Fort George	Coalition	Rupert Williams Haggen	Grand Forks-Greenwood	CCF	Sidney John Smith	Kamloops	Coalition	Randolph Harding	Kaslo-Slocan	CCF	Ernest Crawford Carson	Lillooet	Coalition	Battleman Milton MacIntyre	Mackenzie	Coalition	George Sharratt Pearson	Nanaimo and the Islands	Coalition	Walter Hendricks	Nelson-Creston	Coalition	Byron Ingemar Johnson	New Westminster	Coalition	Charles William Morrow	North Okanagan	Coalition	John Henry Cates	North Vancouver	Coalition	Herbert Anscomb	Oak Bay	Coalition	Robert Cecil Steele	Omineca	Coalition	Glen Everton Braden	Peace River	Coalition	John Duncan McRae	Prince Rupert	Coalition	Arvid Lundell	Revelstoke	Coalition	Alexander Douglas Turnbull	Rossland-Trail	Coalition	Arthur James Richard Ash	Saanich	Coalition	Arthur Brown Ritchie	Salmon Arm	Coalition	Maurice Patrick Finnerty	Similkameen	Coalition	Edward Tourtellotte Kenney	Skeena	Coalition	William Andrew Cecil Bennett	South Okanagan	Coalition	Donald Cameron Brown	Vancouver-Burrard	Coalition	John Groves Gould	Coalition	Allan James McDonell	Vancouver Centre	Coalition	Gordon Sylvester Wismer	Coalition	Arthur James Turner	Vancouver East	CCF	Harold Edward Winch	CCF	Albert Reginald MacDougall	Vancouver-Point Grey	Coalition	Tilly Jean Rolston	Coalition	Leigh Forbes Stevenson	Coalition	Nancy Hodges	Victoria City	Coalition	Daniel John Proudfoot	Coalition	William Thomas Straith	Coalition	John Joseph Alban Gillis	Yale	Coalition

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

Affiliation		Members	Liberal-Conservative coalition	39	7	1	1
Total		48
Government Majority		30

By-elections

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

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.

Other changes

• James Mowat joins the Coalition in February 1950.^[5]
• W.A.C. Bennett resigns from the Coalition to become an Independent on March 15, 1951. He joins the Social Credit League in December but continues to sit as an independent.^[5]
• Tilly Rolston resigns from the Coalition to become an Independent on March 29, 1951.^[5]
• The Coalition between the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives collapses on January 19, 1952. Herbert Anscomb, Leslie Harvey Eyres, Roderick Charles MacDonald, Alexander Campbell Hope, Arvid Lundell, Ernest Crawford Carson, Arthur Brown Ritchie, Allan James McDonell, Leigh Forbes Stevenson, Donald Cameron Brown and Albert Reginald MacDougall move to the opposition as Progressive Conservatives.^[5]
• John Henry Cates, Battleman Milton MacIntyre and Herbert John Welch retain the Coalition designation and continue to support the Johnson Government.^[6]
• The remaining 23 Coalition MLAs continue to sit as Liberals.^[5]