26th Parliament of British Columbia

The 26th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1961 to 1963. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in September 1960.[1] The Social Credit Party led by W. A. C. Bennett formed the government.[2] The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) led by Robert Strachan formed the official opposition.[3]

Lorne Shantz served as speaker for the assembly.[4]

Members of the 26th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1960:[1]

Member Electoral district Party
  Stanley John Squire Alberni CCF
  Frank Arthur Calder Atlin CCF
  Cedric Cox Burnaby CCF
  Gordon Dowding
  William Collins Speare Cariboo Social Credit
  William Kenneth Kiernan Chilliwack Social Credit
  Richard Orr Newton Columbia Social Credit
  Daniel Robert John Campbell Comox Social Credit
  Robert Martin Strachan Cowichan-Newcastle CCF
  Leo Thomas Nimsick Cranbrook CCF
  Camille Mather Delta CCF
  James Henry Rhodes
  David Barrett Dewdney CCF
  Herbert Joseph Bruch Esquimalt Social Credit
  Henry Cartmell (Harry) McKay Fernie Liberal
  Ray Gillis Williston Fort George Social Credit
  Lois Mabel Haggen Grand Forks-Greenwood CCF
  Philip Arthur Gaglardi Kamloops Social Credit
  Randolph Harding Kaslo-Slocan CCF
  Donald Frederick Robinson Lillooet Social Credit
  Anthony John Gargrave Mackenzie CCF
  Earle Cathers Westwood Nanaimo and the Islands Social Credit
  Wesley Drewett Black Nelson-Creston Social Credit
  John McRae (Rae) Eddie New Westminster CCF
  Lorne Shantz North Okanagan Social Credit
  Jacob Francis Huhn North Peace River Social Credit
  James Gordon Gibson North Vancouver Liberal
  Raymond Joseph Perrault
  Alan Brock MacFarlane Oak Bay Liberal
  Cyril Morley Shelford Omineca Social Credit
  William Harvey Murray Prince Rupert Social Credit
  George Hobbs Revelstoke CCF
  Donald Leslie Brothers Rossland-Trail Social Credit
  John Douglas Tidball Tisdalle Saanich Social Credit
  Willis Franklin Jefcoat Salmon Arm Social Credit
  Francis Xavier Richter Similkameen Social Credit
  Dudley George Little Skeena Social Credit
  William Andrew Cecil Bennett South Okanagan Social Credit
  Stanley Carnell South Peace River Social Credit
  Eric Charles Fitzgerald Martin Vancouver-Burrard Social Credit
  Bert Price
  Alexander Small Matthew Vancouver Centre Social Credit
  Leslie Raymond Peterson
  Alexander Barrett MacDonald Vancouver East CCF
  Arthur James Turner
  Thomas Audley Bate Vancouver-Point Grey Social Credit
  Robert William Bonner
  Buda Hosmer Brown
  William Neelands Chant Victoria City Social Credit
  Waldo McTavish Skillings
  John Donald Smith
  Irvine Finlay Corbett Yale Social Credit

Notes:


Party standings

Affiliation Members
Social Credit 32
Co-operative Commonwealth 16
Liberal 4
 Total
 52
 Government Majority
 12

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:[1]

Electoral district Member elected Party Election date Reason
Revelstoke Margaret Frances Hobbs CCF September 4, 1962 death of G. Hobbs January 30, 1962
Vancouver-Point Grey Patrick Lucey McGeer Liberal December 17, 1962 death of B.H. Brown August 12, 1962
Columbia Frank Greenwood[nb 1] Social Credit July 15, 1963 death of R.O. Newton February 14, 1963

Notes:

  1. ^ Election called before member took seat

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.