1928 British Columbia general election

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1928 British Columbia general election
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  1924 July 18, 1928 1933  

48 seats to the 17th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
25 seats were needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Simon Fraser Tolmie (cropped).png
BCLP
ILP
Leader Simon Fraser Tolmie John Duncan MacLean
Party Conservative Liberal Independent Labour
Leader's seat Saanich [lower-alpha 1] Victoria City
Last election17 seats, 29.45%23 seats, 31.34%Did not contest
Seats won35121
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 18Decrease2.svg 11Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote192,867144,87217,908
Percentage53.30%40.04%4.95%
SwingIncrease2.svg 23.85ppIncrease2.svg 8.70ppDid not contest

Premier before election

John Duncan MacLean
Liberal

Premier after election

Simon Fraser Tolmie
Conservative

The 1928 British Columbia general election was the seventeenth general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on June 7, 1928, and held on July 18, 1928. The new legislature met for the first time on January 22, 1929.

Contents

The Conservative Party defeated the governing Liberal Party, taking over half the popular vote, and 35 of the 48 seats in the legislature. The Liberals' popular vote also increased significantly, but because of the disappearance of the Provincial Party and the Canadian Labour Party, which had won over 35% of the vote together in the previous election, the Liberals were defeated. Notably, as of 2019, this remains the final election in British Columbia history where the Conservative Party would achieve power in its own right.

Results

Elections to the 17th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (1928) [1]
Political partyParty leaderMLAsVotes
Candidates 1924 1928±#±%± (pp)
Conservative Simon Fraser Tolmie 48173518Increase2.svg192,86791,102Increase2.svg53.3023.85Increase2.svg
Liberal John Duncan MacLean 45231211Decrease2.svg144,87236,549Increase2.svg40.048.70Increase2.svg
Independent Labour [lower-alpha 2] 10312Decrease2.svg18,22420,820Decrease2.svg5.046.26Decrease2.svg
Provincial 33Decrease2.svg83,517Decrease2.svg24.16Decrease2.svg
Independent Liberal222Decrease2.svg1,0012,548Decrease2.svg0.280.75Decrease2.svg
Independent 93,6581,138Increase2.svg1.010.28Increase2.svg
Independent Conservative21,064982Decrease2.svg0.290.30Decrease2.svg
Independent Farmer1128128 Increase2.svg0.04New
Total1174848361,814100.00%
Rejected ballots [2] 3,259
Actual voters who voted [2] 174,93471.33%
Registered voters [2] 245,240
Seats and popular vote by party [1]
PartySeatsVotesChange (pp)
  Conservative
35 / 48
53.30%
23.8523.85
 
  Liberal
12 / 48
40.04%
8.708.7
 
  Independent Labour/Canadian Labour
1 / 48
5.04%
-6.26
 
  Provincial
0 / 48
0%
-24.16
 
  Socialist
0 / 48
0%
-1.26
 
 Other
0 / 48
1.62%
-0.87
 

MLAs elected

Synopsis of results

Results by riding – 1928 British Columbia general election (single-member districts) [3]
RidingWinning partyVotes
Name 1924 PartyVotesShareMargin #Margin %ConLibILPIndOthTotal
 
Alberni I-LibLib1,20848.71%1867.50%1,0221,2082502,480
Atlin LibLib58750.56%453.88%542587321,161
Burnaby CLPCon2,14440.81%3656.94%2,1441,7791,3305,253
Cariboo ProvCon62344.00%22315.75%6234003931,416
Chilliwack LibCon2,59555.51%51511.02%2,5952,0804,675
Columbia LibLib65950.23%322.44%627659261,312
Comox I-LibCon2,05853.85%56114.68%2,0581,4972673,822
Cowichan-Newcastle ConCon2,36058.17%75318.56%2,3601,607904,057
Cranbrook ConLib1,83352.46%1724.92%1,6611,8333,494
Creston ConCon1,18454.76%2069.52%1,1849782,162
Delta LibCon2,56255.73%52711.46%2,5622,0354,597
Dewdney ConCon2,75158.57%80517.14%2,7511,9464,697
Esquimalt ConCon1,80662.10%72925.06%1,8061,077252,908
Fernie CLPILP1,63959.80%53719.60%1,1021,6392,741
Fort George LibCon1,48751.61%933.22%1,4871,3942,881
Grand Forks-Greenwood ConCon88852.92%985.84%8887901,678
The Islands ConCon1,14862.70%46525.40%1,1486831,831
Kamloops LibCon1,53150.25%150.50%1,5311,5163,047
Kaslo-Slocan LibCon1,16951.23%562.46%1,1691,1132,282
Lillooet LibCon1,23754.61%2099.22%1,2371,0282,265
Mackenzie ConCon1,26651.03%512.06%1,2661,2152,481
Nanaimo LibLib1,36640.67%651.94%1,3011,3665851073,359
Nelson LibCon1,33853.07%1556.14%1,3381,1832,521
New Westminster LibLib3,26256.16%71612.32%2,5463,2625,808
North Okanagan LibCon2,36154.03%48010.99%2,3611,8811284,370
North Vancouver LibLib2,49846.60%320.60%2,4662,4983975,361
Omineca LibLib88957.21%22414.42%6658891,554
Prince Rupert LibLib1,37051.78%943.56%1,2761,3702,646
Revelstoke LibLib1,17056.36%26412.72%9061,1702,076
Richmond-Point Grey ProvCon5,41462.16%2,11824.32%5,4143,2968,710
Rossland-Trail ConCon1,68658.12%47116.24%1,6861,2152,901
Saanich ConCon2,37956.44%54312.88%2,3791,8364,215
Salmon Arm ConCon1,70673.25%1,08346.50%1,7066232,329
Similkameen ConCon2,07955.53%41411.06%2,0791,6653,744
Skeena LibLib91054.33%1458.66%7659101,675
South Okanagan ConCon2,14556.08%46512.16%2,1451,6803,825
South Vancouver CLPCon2,45247.45%4719.12%2,4526961,981395,168
Yale LibLib1,51457.22%38214.44%1,1321,5142,646
  = open seat
  = turnout is above provincial average
  = winning candidate was in previous Legislature
  = incumbent had switched allegiance
  = previously incumbent in another riding
  = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
  = incumbency arose from byelection gain
  = other incumbents renominated
  = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada
  = multiple candidates
Results by riding – 1928 British Columbia general election (multiple-member districts) [3]
Party Vancouver City Victoria City
VotesShareChangeVotesShareChange
Conservative 98,38254.59%30.51%30,10552.40%7.74%
Liberal 70,60239.18%8.47%25,07843.65%14.24%
  Independent Labour 10,2495.69%-9.94%3160.55-4.56%
Independent Liberal9760.54%0.42%
Independent Conservative-0.15%1,0641.85%1.85%
Independent -0.40%8941.56%-1.76%
Provincial -27.19%-17.51%
Socialist -1.73%
Total180,209100.00%57,457100.00%
Seats won
  6
  4
Incumbents returned
  3

See also

Notes

  1. Not the incumbent, but stood in this seat and won
  2. Compared with 1920 results for its predecessor Canadian Labour

Further reading

  1. 1 2 Elections BC 1988, pp. 149, 159.
  2. 1 2 3 Elections BC 1988, p. 2.
  3. 1 2 Elections BC 1988, pp. 151–155, 161–164.

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