18th Parliament of British Columbia
The 18th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1934 to 1937. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in November 1933.[1] The Liberal Party, led by Thomas Dufferin Pattullo, formed the government.[2] The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) formed the official opposition.[3]
Henry George Thomas Perry served as speaker for the assembly.[4]
Members of the 18th General Assembly
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1933.:[1]
Notes:
Party standings
Affiliation | Members | |
Liberal Party | 34 | |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | 7 | |
Non-Partisan Independent Group | 2 | |
Independent | 2 | |
Unionist | 1 | |
Independent Labour | 1 | |
Total |
47 | |
Government Majority |
21 |
By-elections
By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:[1]
Electoral district | Member elected | Party | Election date | Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|
Columbia | Thomas King[nb 1] | Liberal | March 8, 1934 | Re-establishment of Columbia electoral district |
North Vancouver | Dorothy Steeves | CCF | July 14, 1934 | H.C.E. Anderson died April 17, 1934 |
Omineca | Mark Matthew Connelly | Liberal | June 22, 1936 | A.M. Manson resigned September 14, 1935, to contest federal election |
Vancouver-Burrard | John Howard Forester | Liberal | September 1, 1936 | G.G. McGeer resigned October 1, 1935, to contest federal election |
Notes:
- Acclaimed
Other changes
- In August 1936 Robert Connell, Ernest Bakewell, John Price and Robert Swailes leave the CCF to create the Social Constructives.
- Vancouver Centre (res. Gordon McGregor Sloan appointed to Court of Appeal, April 5, 1937) [5]
- Cariboo (res. Donald Morrison MacKay appointed Commissioner of Indian Affairs 1937) [6]
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References
- "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871–1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- "Premiers of British Columbia 1871-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
- "Leaders of the Opposition in British Columbia 1903-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-02-20. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
- "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
- http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/checklist_of_mlas.pdf
- Vancouver Sun, April 13, 1937
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