Byron Ingemar Johnson The 22nd Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1950 to 1952. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in June 1949.[ 1] Liberals and Conservatives formed a coalition government led by Byron Ingemar "Boss" Johnson ,[ 2] Co-operative Commonwealth Federation led by Harold Winch formed the Official Opposition .[ 3] minority government , while the Conservatives moved to the opposition benches and took the role of Official Opposition.
Nancy Hodges served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly .[ 4]
Members of the 22nd General Assembly
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1949:[ 1]
Notes:
Party standings
By-elections
By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:[ 1]
Electoral district
Member elected
Party
Election date
Reason
Esquimalt
Frank Mitchell
CCF
October 1, 1951
C.T. Beard died November 21, 1950
Notes:
Other changes
James Mowat joins the Coalition in February 1950.[ 5] W.A.C. Bennett resigns from the Coalition to become an Independent on March 15, 1951. He joins the Social Credit League in December but continues to sit as an independent.[ 5] Tilly Rolston resigns from the Coalition to become an Independent on March 29, 1951.[ 5] The Coalition between the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives collapses on January 19, 1952. Herbert Anscomb , Leslie Harvey Eyres , Roderick Charles MacDonald , Alexander Campbell Hope , Arvid Lundell , Ernest Crawford Carson , Arthur Brown Ritchie , Allan James McDonell , Leigh Forbes Stevenson , Donald Cameron Brown and Albert Reginald MacDougall move to the opposition as Progressive Conservatives.[ 5]
John Henry Cates , Battleman Milton MacIntyre and Herbert John Welch retain the Coalition designation and continue to support the Johnson Government.[ 6] The remaining 23 Coalition MLAs continue to sit as Liberals.[ 5]
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