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]

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 Gretchen 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 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

      References

      1. 1 2 3 "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
      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. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
      4. ↑ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
      5. ↑ http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/checklist_of_mlas.pdf
      6. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ifIdVpG6JtcC&dat=19390627&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
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