21st Parliament of British Columbia

John Hart
John Hart

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]

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 Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1945:[1]

Member Electoral district Party First elected / previously elected No.# of term(s)
  James Mowat Alberni Coalition (Liberal) 1941 2nd term
  William Duncan Smith Atlin Coalition (Liberal) 1945 1st term
  Ernest Edward Winch Burnaby CCF 1933 4th term
  Louis LeBourdais Cariboo Coalition (Liberal) 1937 3rd term
  Walter Hogg (1948) Coalition (Liberal) 1948 1st term
  Leslie Harvey Eyres Chilliwack Coalition (Progressive Conservative) 1937 3rd term
  Thomas King Columbia Coalition (Liberal) 1931, 1934 5th term*
  Herbert John Welch Comox Coalition (Liberal) 1945 1st term
  Samuel Guthrie Cowichan-Newcastle CCF 1920, 1937 4th term*
  Frank William Green Cranbrook Coalition (Progressive Conservative) 1941 2nd term
  Alexander Campbell Hope Delta Coalition (Progressive Conservative) 1945 1st term
  Roderick Charles MacDonald Dewdney Coalition (Progressive Conservative) 1941 2nd term
  Charles Taschereau Beard Esquimalt Coalition (Progressive Conservative) 1945 1st term
  Thomas Aubert Uphill Fernie Labour 1920 7th term
  John McInnis Fort George CCF 1907,[a] 1945 2nd term*
  Thomas Alfred Love Grand Forks-Greenwood Coalition (Progressive Conservative) 1941 2nd term
  Robert Henry Carson Kamloops Coalition (Liberal) 1933 4th term
  Randolph Harding Kaslo-Slocan CCF 1945 1st term
  Ernest Crawford Carson Lillooet Coalition (Progressive Conservative) 1928, 1941 3rd term*
  Herbert Gargrave Mackenzie CCF 1941 2nd term
  George Sharratt Pearson Nanaimo and the Islands Coalition (Liberal) 1928 5th term
  Frank Putnam Nelson-Creston Coalition (Liberal) 1933 4th term
  Byron Ingemar Johnson New Westminster Coalition (Liberal) 1933,[b] 1945 4th term*
  Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald[nb 1] North Okanagan Coalition (Liberal) 1916, 1933 7th term*
  Charles William Morrow (1945) Coalition (Liberal) 1945 1st term
  John Henry Cates North Vancouver Coalition (Liberal) 1945 1st term
  Herbert Anscomb Oak Bay Coalition (Progressive Conservative) 1933 4th term
  Edward Fraser Rowland Omineca CCF 1945 1st term
  Joseph Hardcastle Corsbie Peace River CCF 1945 1st term
  William Henry Brett Prince Rupert CCF 1945 1st term
  William James Johnson Revelstoke Coalition (Progressive Conservative) 1945 1st term
  James Lockhart Webster Rossland-Trail Coalition (Liberal) 1945 1st term
  James O'Donnell Quinn (1948) CCF 1948 1st term
  Norman William Whittaker Saanich Coalition (Liberal) 1933 4th term
  Arthur James Richard Ash (1948) Coalition (Liberal) 1948 1st term
  Arthur Brown Ritchie Salmon Arm Coalition (Progressive Conservative) 1945 1st term
  Reginald Robert Laird Similkameen Coalition (Liberal) 1945 1st term
  Edward Tourtellotte Kenney Skeena Coalition (Liberal) 1933 4th term
  William Andrew Cecil Bennett South Okanagan Coalition (Progressive Conservative) 1941 2nd term
  Robert Denis Browne-Clayton (1948) Coalition (Progressive Conservative) 1948 1st term
  Donald Cameron Brown Vancouver-Burrard Coalition (Progressive Conservative) 1945 1st term
  George Moir Weir 1933,[c] 1945 3rd term*
  Allan James McDonell Vancouver Centre Coalition (Progressive Conservative) 1945 1st term
  Gordon Sylvester Wismer Coalition (Liberal) 1933, 1945 3rd term*
  Arthur James Turner Vancouver East CCF 1941 2nd term
  Harold Edward Winch 1933 4th term
  Royal Lethington Maitland Vancouver-Point Grey Coalition (Progressive Conservative) 1928, 1937 4th term*
  James Alexander Paton 1937 3rd term
  Tilly Jean Rolston 1941 2nd term
  Albert Reginald MacDougall (1946) 1946 1st term
  Leigh Forbes Stevenson (1946) 1946 1st term
  John Hart Victoria City Coalition (Liberal) 1916, 1933 6th term*
  Nancy Hodges 1941 2nd term
  William Thomas Straith 1937 3rd term
  John Joseph Alban Gillis Yale Coalition (Liberal) 1928 5th term

Notes:

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

Party standings

Affiliation Members
  Liberal-Conservative coalition 37
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 district Member elected Party Election date Reason
North Okanagan Charles William Morrow Coalition December 19, 1945 K.C. MacDonald died November 19, 1945
Vancouver-Point Grey Albert Reginald MacDougall Coalition June 24, 1946 J.A. Paton died February 19, 1946
Leigh Forbes Stevenson R.L. Maitland died March 28, 1946
Cariboo Walter Hogg Coalition February 23, 1948 L. LeBourdais died September 27, 1947
Saanich Arthur James Richard Ash Coalition February 23, 1948 N.W. Whittaker resigned September 13, 1947; named to B.C. Supreme Court
Rossland-Trail James O'Donnell Quinn CCF November 29, 1948 J.L. Webster died August 8, 1948
South Okanagan Robert Denis Browne-Clayton Coalition February 23, 1948 W.A.C. Bennett resigned May 17, 1948, to contest federal by-election

Notes

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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