24th Parliament of British Columbia

The 24th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from September 1953 to 1956. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in June 1953.[1] The Social Credit Party led by W. A. C. Bennett formed the government.[2] The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation led by Arnold Webster formed the official opposition.[3]

Thomas James Irwin served as speaker for the assembly.[4]

Members of the 24th Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1953:[1]

Member Electoral district Party First elected / previously elected No.# of term(s)
  Stanley John Squire Alberni CCF 1952 2nd term
  Frank Arthur Calder Atlin CCF 1949 3rd term
  Ernest Edward Winch Burnaby CCF 1933 7th term
  William Ralph Talbot Chetwynd Cariboo Social Credit 1952 2nd term
  William Kenneth Kiernan Chilliwack Social Credit 1952 2nd term
  Richard Orr Newton Columbia Social Credit 1952, 1953 2nd term*
  William Campbell Moore Comox CCF 1952 2nd term
  Robert Martin Strachan Cowichan-Newcastle CCF 1952 2nd term
  Leo Thomas Nimsick Cranbrook CCF 1949 3rd term
  Thomas Irwin Delta Social Credit 1952 2nd term
  Lyle Wicks Dewdney Social Credit 1952 2nd term
  Herbert Joseph Bruch Esquimalt Social Credit 1953 1st term
  Thomas Aubert Uphill Fernie Labour 1920 10th term
  Ray Gillis Williston Fort George Social Credit 1953 1st term
  Rupert Williams Haggen Grand Forks-Greenwood CCF 1949 3rd term
  Philip Arthur Gaglardi Kamloops Social Credit 1952 2nd term
  Randolph Harding Kaslo-Slocan CCF 1945 4th term
  James Gordon Gibson Lillooet Liberal 1953 1st term
  Donald Frederick Robinson (1955) Social Credit 1955 1st term
  Anthony John Gargrave Mackenzie CCF 1952 2nd term
  Lorenzo (Larry) Giovando Nanaimo and the Islands Progressive Conservative 1952 2nd term
  Independent
  Wesley Drewett Black Nelson-Creston Social Credit 1952 2nd term
  John McRae (Rae) Eddie New Westminster CCF 1952 2nd term
  Lorne Shantz North Okanagan Social Credit 1952 2nd term
  George Henry Tomlinson, Jr. North Vancouver Social Credit 1953 1st term
  Philip Archibald Gibbs Oak Bay Liberal 1952 2nd term
  Cyril Morley Shelford Omineca Social Credit 1952 2nd term
  Charles William Parker Peace River Social Credit 1952 2nd term
  Arthur Bruce Brown Prince Rupert Liberal 1953 1st term
  Vincent Segur Revelstoke CCF 1943, 1952 3rd term*
  Robert Edward Sommers Rossland-Trail Social Credit 1952 2nd term
  John Douglas Tidball Tisdalle Saanich Social Credit 1953 1st term
  James Allan Reid Salmon Arm Social Credit 1952 2nd term
  Francis Xavier Richter Similkameen Social Credit 1953 1st term
  Frank Howard Skeena CCF 1953 1st term
  William Andrew Cecil Bennett South Okanagan Social Credit 1941,[a] 1949 5th term*
  Eric Charles Fitzgerald Martin Vancouver-Burrard Social Credit 1952 2nd term
  Bert Price 1952 2nd term
  Alexander Small Matthew Vancouver Centre Social Credit 1953 1st term
  George Churchill Moxham 1953 1st term
  Leslie Raymond Peterson (1956) 1956 1st term
  Arthur James Turner Vancouver East CCF 1941 5th term
  Arnold Alexander Webster 1953 1st term
  Thomas Audley Bate Vancouver-Point Grey Social Credit 1953 1st term
  Robert William Bonner 1952 2nd term
  Arthur Laing Liberal 1953 1st term
  Lydia Augusta Arsens Victoria City Social Credit 1953 1st term
  William Neelands Chant 1953 1st term
  Walter Percival Wright 1953 1st term
  George Frederick Thompson Gregory (1953) Liberal 1953 1st term
  Irvine Finlay Corbett Yale Social Credit 1952 2nd term

Party standings

Affiliation Members
Social Credit 28
Co-operative Commonwealth 14
Liberal 4
Progressive Conservative 1
Labour 1
 Total
 48
 Government Majority
 8

By-elections

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

Electoral district Member elected Party Election date Reason
Victoria City George Frederick Thompson Gregory Liberal November 24, 1953 W.P. Wright resigned to provide seat for E.M. Gunderson
Lillooet Donald Frederick Robinson Social Credit September 12, 1955 J.G. Gibson resigned to seek electoral vindication for allegations of fraud and patronage that he made in the legislature
Vancouver Centre Leslie Raymond Peterson Social Credit January 9, 1956 death of G.C. Moxham November 10, 1955

Other changes

  • Lorenzo Giovando leaves the Progressive Conservatives to become an Independent in July 1954.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ First elected as a Conservative

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.
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