21st Parliament of British Columbia

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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]

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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 districtPartyFirst elected / previously elected
  James Mowat Alberni Coalition1941
  William Duncan Smith Atlin Coalition1945
  Ernest Edward Winch Burnaby CCF 1933
  Louis LeBourdais Cariboo Coalition1937
  Walter Hogg Coalition1948
  Leslie Harvey Eyres Chilliwack Coalition1937
  Thomas King Columbia Coalition1931, 1934
  Herbert John Welch Comox Coalition1945
  Samuel Guthrie Cowichan-Newcastle CCF 1920, 1937
  Frank William Green Cranbrook Coalition1941
  Alexander Campbell Hope Delta Coalition1945
  Roderick Charles MacDonald Dewdney Coalition1941
  Charles Taschereau Beard Esquimalt Coalition1945
  Thomas Aubert Uphill Fernie Labour 1920
  John McInnis Fort George CCF 1907 [a] , 1945
  Thomas Alfred Love Grand Forks-Greenwood Coalition1941
  Robert Henry Carson Kamloops Coalition1933
  Randolph Harding Kaslo-Slocan CCF 1945
  Ernest Crawford Carson Lillooet Coalition1928, 1941
  Herbert Gargrave Mackenzie CCF 1941
  George Sharratt Pearson Nanaimo and the Islands Coalition1928
  Frank Putnam Nelson-Creston Coalition1933
  Byron Ingemar Johnson New Westminster Coalition1933 [b] , 1945
  Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald [nb 1] North Okanagan Coalition1916, 1933
  Charles William Morrow Coalition1945
  John Henry Cates North Vancouver Coalition1945
  Herbert Anscomb Oak Bay Coalition1933
  Edward Fraser Rowland Omineca CCF 1945
  Joseph Hardcastle Corsbie Peace River CCF 1945
  William Henry Brett Prince Rupert CCF 1945
  William James Johnson Revelstoke Coalition1945
  James Lockhart Webster Rossland-Trail Coalition1945
  James O'Donnell Quinn Coalition1948
  Norman William Whittaker Saanich Coalition1933
  Arthur James Richard Ash Coalition1948
  Arthur Brown Ritchie Salmon Arm Coalition1945
  Reginald Robert Laird Similkameen Coalition1945
  Edward Tourtellotte Kenney Skeena Coalition1933
  William Andrew Cecil Bennett South Okanagan Coalition1941
  Robert Denis Browne-Clayton Coalition1948
  Donald Cameron Brown Vancouver-Burrard Coalition1945
  George Moir Weir 1933 [c] , 1945
  Allan James McDonell Vancouver Centre Coalition1945
  Gordon Sylvester Wismer 1933, 1945
  Arthur James Turner Vancouver East CCF 1941
  Harold Edward Winch 1933
  Royal Lethington Maitland Vancouver-Point Grey Coalition1928, 1937
  James Alexander Paton 1937
  Tilly Jean Rolston 1941
  Albert Reginald MacDougall 1946
  Leigh Forbes Stevenson 1946
  John Hart Victoria City Coalition1916, 1933
  Nancy Hodges 1941
  William Thomas Straith 1937
  John Joseph Alban Gillis Yale Coalition1928

Notes:

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

Party standings

AffiliationMembers
  Liberal-Conservative coalition37
Co-operative Commonwealth 10
Labour 1
 Total
48
 Government Majority
26

By-elections

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

Electoral districtMember electedPartyElection dateReason
North Okanagan Charles William Morrow CoalitionDecember 19, 1945K.C. MacDonald died November 19, 1945
Vancouver-Point Grey Albert Reginald MacDougall CoalitionJune 24, 1946J.A. Paton died February 19, 1946
Leigh Forbes Stevenson R.L. Maitland died March 28, 1946
Cariboo Walter Hogg CoalitionFebruary 23, 1948L. LeBourdais died September 27, 1947
Saanich Arthur James Richard Ash CoalitionFebruary 23, 1948N.W. Whittaker resigned September 13, 1947; named to B.C. Supreme Court
Rossland-Trail James O'Donnell Quinn CCF November 29, 1948J.L. Webster died August 8, 1948
South Okanagan Robert Denis Browne-Clayton CoalitionFebruary 23, 1948W.A.C. Bennett resigned May 17, 1948, to contest federal by-election

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  2. 1 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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