The 28th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1967 to 1969. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in September 1966.[1] The Social Credit Party led by W. A. C. Bennett formed the government.[2] The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Robert Strachan formed the official opposition.[3]

William Harvey Murray served as speaker for the assembly.[4]

Members of the 28th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1966:[1]

Member Electoral district Party First elected / previously elected
  Howard Richmond McDiarmid Alberni Social Credit 1966
  Frank Arthur Calder Atlin NDP 1949, 1960
  Francis Xavier Richter Boundary-Similkameen Social Credit 1953
  Gordon Dowding Burnaby-Edmonds NDP 1956
  Eileen Dailly Burnaby North NDP 1966
  Fred Vulliamy Burnaby-Willingdon NDP 1966
  James Gibson Lorimer (1969) NDP 1969
  William Collins Speare Cariboo Social Credit 1957
  Robert William Bonner (1966) Social Credit 1952,[a] 1966
  William Kenneth Kiernan Chilliwack Social Credit 1952
  James Roland Chabot Columbia River Social Credit 1963
  Daniel Robert John Campbell Comox Social Credit 1956
  David Barrett Coquitlam NDP 1960
  Robert Martin Strachan Cowichan-Malahat NDP 1952
  Robert Wenman Delta Social Credit 1966
  George Mussallem Dewdney Social Credit 1966
  Herbert Joseph Bruch Esquimalt Social Credit 1953
  Ray Gillis Williston Fort George Social Credit 1953
  Philip Arthur Gaglardi Kamloops Social Credit 1952
  Leo Thomas Nimsick Kootenay NDP 1949
  Hunter Bertram Vogel Langley Social Credit 1963
  Isabel Dawson Mackenzie Social Credit 1966
  David Daniel Stupich Nanaimo NDP 1963
  Wesley Drewett Black Nelson-Creston Social Credit 1952
  John McRae (Rae) Eddie New Westminster NDP 1952
  Patricia Jordan North Okanagan Social Credit 1966
  Dean Edward Smith North Peace River Social Credit 1966
  Raymond Joseph Perrault North Vancouver-Capilano Liberal 1960
  David Maurice Brousson (1968) Liberal 1968
  Barrie Aird Clark North Vancouver-Seymour Liberal 1966
  Alan Brock MacFarlane Oak Bay Liberal 1960
  Allan Leslie Cox (1968) Liberal 1968
  Cyril Morley Shelford Omineca Social Credit 1952
  William Harvey Murray Prince Rupert Social Credit 1956
  Randolph Harding Revelstoke-Slocan NDP 1945
  William Stewart King (1968) NDP 1968
  Ernest A. LeCours Richmond Social Credit 1963
  Donald Leslie Brothers Rossland-Trail Social Credit 1958
  John Douglas Tidball Tisdalle Saanich and the Islands Social Credit 1953
  Willis Franklin Jefcoat Shuswap Social Credit 1960
  Dudley George Little Skeena Social Credit 1960
  William Andrew Cecil Bennett South Okanagan Social Credit 1941,[b] 1949
  Donald McGray Phillips South Peace River Social Credit 1966
  Ernest Hall Surrey NDP 1966
  Thomas Rodney Berger Vancouver-Burrard NDP 1966
  Raymond Parkinson 1966
  Harold Peter (Herb) Capozzi Vancouver Centre Social Credit 1966
  Evan Maurice Wolfe 1966
  Alexander Barrett MacDonald Vancouver East NDP 1960
  Robert Arthur Williams 1966
  Grace Mary McCarthy Vancouver-Little Mountain Social Credit 1966
  Leslie Raymond Peterson 1955
  Garde Basil Gardom Vancouver-Point Grey Liberal 1966
  Patrick Lucey McGeer 1962
  Thomas Audley Bate Vancouver South Social Credit 1953[c], 1966
  Ralph Raymond Loffmark 1963
  Norman Levi (1968) NDP 1968
  William Neelands Chant Victoria Social Credit 1953
  Waldo McTavish Skillings 1960
  Louis Allan Williams West Vancouver-Howe Sound Liberal 1966
  William Leonard Hartley Yale-Lillooet NDP 1963

Party standings

Affiliation Members
Social Credit 33
New Democratic 16
Liberal 6
 Total
 55
 Government Majority
 11

By-elections

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

Electoral district Member elected Party Election date Reason
Cariboo Robert William Bonner Social Credit November 28, 1966 W.C. Speare resigned to provide seat for R.W. Bonner
Vancouver South Norman Levi NDP May 21, 1968 death of T.A. Bate September 21, 1967
North Vancouver-Capilano David Maurice Brousson Liberal July 15, 1968 R.J. Perrault resigned June 5, 1968, to contest federal seat
Oak Bay Allan Leslie Cox Liberal July 15, 1968 A.B. MacFarlane resigned April 25, 1968, for "personal reasons"; named to B.C. Supreme Court April 26, 1968
Revelstoke-Slocan William Stewart King NDP July 15, 1968 R. Harding resigned June 5, 1968, to contest federal seat
Burnaby-Willingdon James Gibson Lorimer NDP January 13, 1969 death of F.J. Vulliamy October 20, 1968

Other changes

Notes

  1. ^ Columbia
  2. ^ First elected as a Conservative
  3. ^ Vancouver-Point Grey

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. ^ Vancouver Sun, July 22, 1969
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_Parliament_of_British_Columbia
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