25th Parliament of British Columbia

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The 25th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1957 to 1960. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in September 1956. [1] The Social Credit Party led by W. A. C. Bennett formed the government. [2] The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) led by Robert Strachan formed the official opposition. [3]

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Thomas James Irwin served as speaker for the assembly until April 1957; he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons later that year. Lorne Shantz replaced Irwin as speaker in 1958. [4]

Members of the 25th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1956: [1]

MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously elected
  Stanley John Squire Alberni CCF 1952
  William James Asselstine Atlin Social Credit 1933 [a] , 1956
  Gordon Dowding Burnaby CCF 1956
  Ernest Edward Winch 1933
  Cedric Cox 1957
  William Ralph Talbot Chetwynd Cariboo Social Credit 1952
  William Collins Speare Social Credit 1957
  William Kenneth Kiernan Chilliwack Social Credit 1952
  Richard Orr Newton Columbia Social Credit 1952, 1953
  Daniel Robert John Campbell Comox Social Credit 1956
  Robert Martin Strachan Cowichan-Newcastle CCF 1952
  Leo Thomas Nimsick Cranbrook CCF 1949
  Thomas Irwin Delta Social Credit 1952
  Nehemiah George Massey 1956
  Gordon Lionel Gibson 1957
  Lyle Wicks Dewdney Social Credit 1952
  Herbert Joseph Bruch Esquimalt Social Credit 1953
  Thomas Aubert Uphill Fernie Labour 1920
  Ray Gillis Williston Fort George Social Credit 1953
  Lois Mabel Haggen Grand Forks-Greenwood CCF 1956
  Philip Arthur Gaglardi Kamloops Social Credit 1952
  Randolph Harding Kaslo-Slocan CCF 1945
  Donald Frederick Robinson Lillooet Social Credit 1955
  Anthony John Gargrave Mackenzie CCF 1952
  Earle Cathers Westwood Nanaimo and the Islands Social Credit 1956
  Wesley Drewett Black Nelson-Creston Social Credit 1952
  John McRae (Rae) Eddie New Westminster CCF 1952
  Lorne Shantz North Okanagan Social Credit 1952
  Harold Earl Roche North Peace River Social Credit 1956
  John Melvin Bryan, Jr. North Vancouver Social Credit 1956
  Newton Phillips Steacy 1956
  Philip Archibald Gibbs Oak Bay Liberal 1952
  Cyril Morley Shelford Omineca Social Credit 1952
  William Harvey Murray Prince Rupert Social Credit 1956
  Arvid Lundell Revelstoke Social Credit 1949 [b] , 1956
  Robert Edward Sommers Rossland-Trail Social Credit 1952
  Donald Leslie Brothers Social Credit 1958
  John Douglas Tidball Tisdalle Saanich Social Credit 1953
  James Allan Reid Salmon Arm Social Credit 1952
  Francis Xavier Richter Similkameen Social Credit 1953
  Hugh Addison Shirreff Skeena Social Credit 1956
  William Andrew Cecil Bennett South Okanagan Social Credit 1941 [b] , 1949
  Stanley Carnell South Peace River Social Credit 1956
  Eric Charles Fitzgerald Martin Vancouver-Burrard Social Credit 1952
  Bert Price 1952
  Alexander Small Matthew Vancouver Centre Social Credit 1953
  Leslie Raymond Peterson 1955
  Frederick Morton Sharp Vancouver East Social Credit 1956
  Arthur James Turner CCF 1941
  Thomas Audley Bate Vancouver-Point Grey Social Credit 1953
  Robert William Bonner 1952
  Buda Hosmer Brown 1956
  William Neelands Chant Victoria City Social Credit 1953
  George Frederick Thompson Gregory Liberal 1953
  John Donald Smith Social Credit 1956
  Irvine Finlay Corbett Yale Social Credit 1952

Party standings

AffiliationMembers
Social Credit 39
Co-operative Commonwealth 10
Liberal 2
Labour 1
 Total
52
 Government Majority
26

By-elections

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

Electoral districtMember electedPartyElection dateReason
Burnaby Cedric Cox CCF September 9, 1957death of E.E. Winch January 11, 1957
Cariboo William Collins Speare Social Credit September 9, 1957death of W.R.T. Chetwynd April 3, 1957
Delta Gordon Lionel Gibson Social Credit September 9, 1957T.J. Irwin resigned to contest federal election April 26, 1957
Rossland-Trail Donald Leslie Brothers Social Credit December 15, 1958R.E. Sommers resigned November 7, 1958; convicted of bribery and conspiracy

Other changes

Notes

  1. ↑ First elected as a Liberal
  2. 1 2 First elected as a Conservative

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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.
  5. ↑ "A checklist of members of the Legislature of British Columbia" (PDF). Legislative Library of British Columbia. 2013-05-16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-27. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  6. ↑ "Monday, March 7th, 1960". Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia. 1960. p. 95. Archived from the original on 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
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