20th Parliament of British Columbia

Diagram of the 20th Parliament of British Columbia in 1941

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]

Norman William Whittaker served as speaker for the assembly.[4]

Members of the 20th Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1941.:[1]

Member Electoral district Party First elected / previously elected No.# of term(s)
  James Mowat Alberni Liberal 1941 1st term
  Coalition (Liberal)
  William James Asselstine Atlin Liberal 1933 3rd term
  Coalition (Liberal)
  Ernest Edward Winch Burnaby CCF 1933 3rd term
  Louis LeBourdais Cariboo Liberal 1937 2nd term
  Coalition (Liberal)
  Leslie Harvey Eyres Chilliwack Conservative 1937 2nd term
  Coalition (Conservative/
Prog. Conservative)
  Thomas King Columbia Liberal 1931, 1934 4th term*
  Coalition (Liberal)
  Colin Cameron Comox CCF 1937 2nd term
  Samuel Guthrie Cowichan-Newcastle CCF 1920, 1937 3rd term*
  Frank William Green Cranbrook Conservative 1941 1st term
  Coalition (Conservative/
Prog. Conservative)
  Leonard Alec Shepherd Delta CCF 1937 2nd term
  Roderick Charles MacDonald Dewdney Conservative 1941 1st term
  Coalition (Conservative/
Prog. Conservative)
  Elmer Victor Finland Esquimalt Conservative 1937 2nd term
  Coalition (Conservative/
Prog. Conservative)
  Thomas Aubert Uphill Fernie Labour 1920 6th term
  Henry George Thomas Perry Fort George Liberal 1920, 1933 5th term*
  Coalition (Liberal)
  Thomas Alfred Love Grand Forks-Greenwood Conservative 1941 1st term
  Coalition (Conservative/
Prog. Conservative)
  Robert Henry Carson Kamloops Liberal 1933 3rd term
  Coalition (Liberal)
  Charles Sidney Leary Kaslo-Slocan Liberal 1924, 1933 4th term*
  Coalition (Liberal)
  Ernest Crawford Carson Lillooet Conservative 1928, 1941 2nd term*
  Coalition (Conservative/
Prog. Conservative)
  Herbert Gargrave Mackenzie CCF 1941 1st term
  George Sharratt Pearson Nanaimo and the Islands Liberal 1928 4th term
  Coalition (Liberal)
  Frank Putnam Nelson-Creston Liberal 1933 3rd term
  Coalition (Liberal)
  Arthur Wellesley Gray New Westminster Liberal 1924 5th term
  Coalition (Liberal)
  Byron Ingemar Johnson (1945) Liberal 1933,[a] 1945 3rd term*
  Coalition (Liberal)
  Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald North Okanagan Liberal 1916, 1933 6th term*
  Coalition (Liberal)
  Dorothy Steeves North Vancouver CCF 1934 3rd term
  Herbert Anscomb Oak Bay Conservative 1933 3rd term
  Coalition (Conservative/
Prog. Conservative)
  Mark Matthew Connelly Omineca Liberal 1936 3rd term
  Coalition (Liberal)
  Glen Everton Braden Peace River Liberal 1937 2nd term
  Coalition (Liberal)
  Thomas Dufferin Pattullo Prince Rupert Liberal 1916 7th term
  Harry Johnston Revelstoke Liberal 1937 2nd term
  Coalition (Liberal)
  Vincent Segur (1943) CCF 1943 1st term
  Herbert Wilfred Herridge Rossland-Trail CCF 1941 1st term
  Norman William Whittaker Saanich Liberal 1933 3rd term
  Coalition (Liberal)
  Rolf Wallgren Bruhn Salmon Arm Conservative 1924 5th term
  Coalition (Conservative/
Prog. Conservative)
  George Faulds Stirling (1942) CCF 1942 1st term
  Bernard George Webber Similkameen CCF 1941 1st term
  Edward Tourtellotte Kenney Skeena Liberal 1933 3rd term
  Coalition (Liberal)
  William Andrew Cecil Bennett South Okanagan Conservative 1941 1st term
  Coalition (Conservative/
Prog. Conservative)
  Winona Grace MacInnis Vancouver-Burrard CCF 1941 1st term
  Charles Grant MacNeil 1941 1st term
  Laura Emma Marshall Jamieson Vancouver Centre CCF 1939 2nd term
  Wallis Walter LeFeaux 1941 1st term
  Arthur James Turner Vancouver East CCF 1941 1st term
  Harold Edward Winch 1933 3rd term
  Royal Lethington Maitland Vancouver-Point Grey Conservative 1928, 1937 3rd term*
  Coalition (Conservative/
Prog. Conservative)
  James Alexander Paton Conservative 1937 2nd term
  Coalition (Conservative/
Prog. Conservative)
  Tilly Jean Rolston Conservative 1941 1st term
  Coalition (Conservative/
Prog. Conservative)
  John Hart Victoria City Liberal 1916, 1933 5th term*
  Coalition (Liberal)
  Nancy Hodges Liberal 1941 1st term
  Coalition (Liberal)
  William Thomas Straith Liberal 1937 2nd term
  Coalition (Liberal)
  John Joseph Alban Gillis Yale Liberal 1928 4th term
  Coalition (Liberal)

Notes:


Party standings

Affiliation Members
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 district Member elected Party Election date Reason
Salmon Arm George Faulds Stirling CCF November 25, 1942 R.W. Bruhn died August 30, 1942
Revelstoke Vincent Segur CCF June 14, 1943 H. Johnston died January 21, 1943
New Westminster Byron Ingemar Johnson Coalition May 10, 1945 A.W. Gray died May 7, 1944

Other changes

Notes

  1. ^ Victoria City

References

  1. ^ a b c "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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