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 (Liberal) served as speaker for the assembly.[4]

Members of the 19th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1937.:[1]

Member Electoral district Party
  George Sharratt Pearson Alberni-Nanaimo Liberal
  William James Asselstine Atlin Liberal
  Ernest Edward Winch Burnaby CCF
  Louis LeBourdais Cariboo Liberal
  Leslie Harvey Eyres Chilliwack Conservative
  Thomas King Columbia Liberal
  Colin Cameron Comox CCF
  Samuel Guthrie Cowichan-Newcastle CCF
  Frank Mitchell MacPherson Cranbrook Liberal
  Leonard Alec Shepherd Delta CCF
  Frank Porter Patterson Dewdney Conservative
  Elmer Victor Finland Esquimalt Conservative
  Thomas Aubert Uphill Fernie Labour
  Henry George Thomas Perry Fort George Liberal
  Ezra Churchill Henniger Grand Forks-Greenwood Liberal
  Macgregor Fullarton MacIntosh The Islands Conservative
  Robert Henry Carson Kamloops Liberal
  Charles Sidney Leary Kaslo-Slocan Liberal
  George Matheson Murray Lillooet Liberal
  John Melvin Bryan, Sr. Mackenzie Liberal
  Frank Putnam Nelson-Creston Liberal
  Arthur Wellesley Gray New Westminster Liberal
  Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald North Okanagan Liberal
  Dorothy Steeves North Vancouver CCF
  Mark Matthew Connelly Omineca Liberal
  Glen Everton Braden Peace River Liberal
  Thomas Dufferin Pattullo Prince Rupert Liberal
  Harry Johnston Revelstoke Liberal
  Richard Ronald Burns Rossland-Trail Liberal
  Norman William Whittaker Saanich Liberal
  Rolf Wallgren Bruhn Salmon Arm Independent
  Charles Herbert Percy Tupper Similkameen Liberal
  Edward Tourtellotte Kenney Skeena Liberal
  Cecil Robert Bull South Okanagan Liberal
  John Howard Forester Vancouver-Burrard Liberal
  Helen Douglas Smith
  Fred Crone Vancouver Centre Liberal
  Gordon Sylvester Wismer
  James Lyle Telford Vancouver East CCF
  Harold Edward Winch
  Royal Lethington Maitland Vancouver-Point Grey Conservative
  James Alexander Paton
  George Moir Weir Liberal
  Herbert Anscomb Victoria City Conservative
  John Hart Liberal
  Joseph Douglas Hunter Conservative
  William Thomas Straith Liberal
  John Joseph Alban Gillis Yale Liberal

Notes:


Party standings

Affiliation Members
Liberal 31
Conservative 8
Co-operative Commonwealth 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

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.
  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. ^ Dyer, James (1939-06-27). "Harold Winch named C.C.F. House Leader". The Vancouver Sun. p. 1.