19th Parliament of British Columbia
The 19th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1937 to 1941. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in June 1937.[1] The Liberal Party, led by Thomas Dufferin Pattullo, formed the government.[2] The Conservative Party formed the official opposition.[3]
Norman William Whittaker served as speaker for the assembly.[4]
Members of the 19th General Assembly
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1937.:[1]
Notes:
Party standings
Affiliation | Members | |
Liberal Party | 31 | |
Conservative | 8 | |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | 7 | |
Independent | 1 | |
Labour | 1 | |
Total |
48 | |
Government Majority |
14 |
By-elections
By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:[1]
Electoral district | Member elected | Party | Election date | Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dewdney | David William Strachan | Liberal | May 20, 1938 | F.P. Patterson died February 10, 1938 |
Vancouver Centre | Laura Emma Marshall Jamieson | CCF | May 1, 1939 | F. Crone died April 3, 1939 |
Cranbrook | Arnold Joseph McGrath | Liberal | October 26, 1939 | E.M. MacPherson resigned September 27, 1939; named to federal Board of Transport Commissioners |
Mackenzie | Manfred McGeer | Liberal | September 21, 1940 | J.M. Bryan died May 5, 1940 |
Notes:
Other changes
- Rolf Wallgren Bruhn joins the Conservatives in 1938.[5]
- James Lyle Telford expelled from the CCF on June 26, 1939, and becomes an independent.[6]
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gollark: I obviously did #1.
gollark: Why not just use an RNG, then?
gollark: This is possible, yes. If you manage to do well at level-1 bluffing or whatever, but everyone else is doing level 2, you will fail UTTERLY worse than a RNG.
gollark: If we assume you do as well as a RNG.
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
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ifIdVpG6JtcC&dat=19390627&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
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