20th Parliament of British Columbia

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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]

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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 districtPartyFirst elected / previously elected
  James Mowat Alberni Liberal 1941
  William James Asselstine Atlin Liberal 1933
  Ernest Edward Winch Burnaby CCF 1933
  Louis LeBourdais Cariboo Liberal 1937
  Leslie Harvey Eyres Chilliwack Conservative 1937
  Thomas King Columbia Liberal 1931, 1934
  Colin Cameron Comox CCF 1937
  Samuel Guthrie Cowichan-Newcastle CCF 1920, 1937
  Frank William Green Cranbrook Conservative 1941
  Leonard Alec Shepherd Delta CCF 1937
  Roderick Charles MacDonald Dewdney Conservative 1941
  Elmer Victor Finland Esquimalt Conservative 1937
  Thomas Aubert Uphill Fernie Labour 1920
  Henry George Thomas Perry Fort George Liberal 1920, 1933
  Thomas Alfred Love Grand Forks-Greenwood Conservative 1941
  Robert Henry Carson Kamloops Liberal 1933
  Charles Sidney Leary Kaslo-Slocan Liberal 1924, 1933
  Ernest Crawford Carson Lillooet Conservative 1928, 1941
  Herbert Gargrave Mackenzie CCF 1941
  George Sharratt Pearson Nanaimo and the Islands Liberal 1928
  Frank Putnam Nelson-Creston Liberal 1933
  Arthur Wellesley Gray New Westminster Liberal 1924
  Byron Ingemar Johnson Liberal 1933 [a] , 1945
  Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald North Okanagan Liberal 1916, 1933
  Dorothy Steeves North Vancouver CCF 1934
  Herbert Anscomb Oak Bay Conservative 1933
  Mark Matthew Connelly Omineca Liberal 1936
  Glen Everton Braden Peace River Liberal 1937
  Thomas Dufferin Pattullo Prince Rupert Liberal 1916
  Harry Johnston Revelstoke Liberal 1937
  Vincent Segur CCF 1943
  Herbert Wilfred Herridge Rossland-Trail CCF 1941
  Norman William Whittaker Saanich Liberal 1933
  Rolf Wallgren Bruhn Salmon Arm Conservative 1924
  George Faulds Stirling CCF 1942
  Bernard George Webber Similkameen CCF 1941
  Edward Tourtellotte Kenney Skeena Liberal 1933
  William Andrew Cecil Bennett South Okanagan Conservative 1941
  Winona Grace MacInnis Vancouver-Burrard CCF 1941
  Charles Grant MacNeil 1941
  Laura Emma Marshall Jamieson Vancouver Centre CCF 1939
  Wallis Walter LeFeaux 1941
  Arthur James Turner Vancouver East CCF 1941
  Harold Edward Winch 1933
  Royal Lethington Maitland Vancouver-Point Grey Conservative 1928, 1937
  James Alexander Paton 1937
  Tilly Jean Rolston 1941
  John Hart Victoria City Liberal 1916, 1933
  Nancy Hodges 1941
  William Thomas Straith 1937
  John Joseph Alban Gillis Yale Liberal 1928

Notes:

    Party standings

    AffiliationMembers
    Liberal 21
    Co-operative Commonwealth 14
    Conservative 12
    Labour 1
     Total
    		48
     Government Majority
    		16 [nb 1]

    Notes:

    1. ↑ 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 Arm George Faulds Stirling CCF November 25, 1942R.W. Bruhn died August 30, 1942
    Revelstoke Vincent Segur CCF June 14, 1943H. Johnston died January 21, 1943
    New Westminster Byron Ingemar Johnson Coalition May 10, 1945A.W. Gray died May 7, 1944

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    References

    1. 1 2 3 "Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
    2. ↑ "Premiers of British Columbia 1871-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
    3. ↑ "Leaders of the Opposition in British Columbia 1903-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-02-20. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
    4. ↑ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
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