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24th Parliament of British Columbia

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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 General Assembly

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

Member Electoral district Party

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Stanley John Squire Alberni CCF

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Frank Arthur Calder Atlin CCF

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Ernest Edward Winch Burnaby CCF
  William Ralph Talbot Chetwynd Cariboo Social Credit
  William Kenneth Kiernan Chilliwack Social Credit
  Richard Orr Newton Columbia Social Credit

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William Campbell Moore Comox CCF

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Robert Martin Strachan Cowichan-Newcastle CCF

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Leo Thomas Nimsick Cranbrook CCF
  Thomas Irwin Delta Social Credit
  Lyle Wicks Dewdney Social Credit
  Herbert Joseph Bruch Esquimalt Social Credit

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Thomas Aubert Uphill Fernie Labour
  Ray Gillis Williston Fort George Social Credit

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Rupert Williams Haggen Grand Forks-Greenwood CCF
  Philip Arthur Gaglardi Kamloops Social Credit

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Randolph Harding Kaslo-Slocan CCF

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James Gordon Gibson Lillooet Liberal

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Anthony John Gargrave Mackenzie CCF

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Lorenzo (Larry) Giovando Nanaimo and the Islands Progressive Conservative
  Wesley Drewett Black Nelson-Creston Social Credit

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John McRae (Rae) Eddie New Westminster CCF
  Lorne Shantz North Okanagan Social Credit
  George Henry Tomlinson, Jr. North Vancouver Social Credit

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Philip Archibald Gibbs Oak Bay Liberal
  Cyril Morley Shelford Omineca Social Credit
  Charles William Parker Peace River Social Credit

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Arthur Bruce Brown Prince Rupert Liberal

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Vincent Segur Revelstoke CCF
  Robert Edward Sommers Rossland-Trail Social Credit
  John Douglas Tidball Tisdalle Saanich Social Credit
  James Allan Reid Salmon Arm Social Credit
  Francis Xavier Richter Similkameen Social Credit

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Frank Howard Skeena CCF
  William Andrew Cecil Bennett South Okanagan Social Credit
  Eric Charles Fitzgerald Martin Vancouver-Burrard Social Credit
  Bert Price
  Alexander Small Matthew Vancouver Centre Social Credit
  George Churchill Moxham

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Arthur James Turner Vancouver East CCF

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Arnold Alexander Webster
  Thomas Audley Bate Vancouver-Point Grey Social Credit
  Robert William Bonner

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Arthur Laing Liberal
  Lydia Augusta Arsens Victoria City Social Credit
  William Neelands Chant
  Walter Percival Wright
  Irvine Finlay Corbett Yale Social Credit

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Party standings

Affiliation Members
Social Credit 28

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Co-operative Commonwealth Federation 14
Liberal 4

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Progressive Conservative 1

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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 September 12, 1955 death of G.C. Moxham November 10, 1955

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Other changes

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

References

  1. ^ a b c "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871–1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2011-07-27.[permanent dead link]
  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. ^ http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/checklist_of_mlas.pdf