25th Parliament of British Columbia

The 25th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1957 to 1960. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in September 1956.[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]

Thomas James Irwin served as speaker for the assembly until April 1957; he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons later that year. Lorne Shantz replaced Irwin as speaker in 1958.[4]

Members of the 25th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1956:[1]

Member Electoral district Party
  Stanley John Squire Alberni CCF
  William James Asselstine Atlin Social Credit
  Gordon Dowding Burnaby CCF
  Ernest Edward Winch
  William Ralph Talbot Chetwynd 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
  Thomas Irwin Delta Social Credit
  Nehemiah George Massey
  Lyle Wicks Dewdney Social Credit
  Herbert Joseph Bruch Esquimalt Social Credit
  Thomas Aubert Uphill Fernie Labour
  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
  Harold Earl Roche North Peace River Social Credit
  John Melvin Bryan, Jr. North Vancouver Social Credit
  Newton Phillips Steacy
  Philip Archibald Gibbs Oak Bay Liberal
  Cyril Morley Shelford Omineca Social Credit
  William Harvey Murray Prince Rupert Social Credit
  Arvid Lundell Revelstoke Social Credit
  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
  Hugh Addison Shirreff 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
  Frederick Morton Sharp Vancouver East Social Credit
  Arthur James Turner CCF
  Thomas Audley Bate Vancouver-Point Grey Social Credit
  Robert William Bonner
  Buda Hosmer Brown
  William Neelands Chant Victoria City Social Credit
  George Frederick Thompson Gregory Liberal
  John Donald Smith Social Credit
  Irvine Finlay Corbett Yale Social Credit

Notes:


Party standings

Affiliation Members
Social Credit 39
Co-operative Commonwealth 10
Liberal 2
Labour 1
 Total
 52
 Government Majority
 26

By-elections

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

Electoral district Member elected Party Election date Reason
Burnaby Cedric Cox CCF September 9, 1957 death of E.E. Winch January 11, 1957
Cariboo William Collins Speare Social Credit September 9, 1957 death of W.R.T. Chetwynd April 3, 1957
Delta Gordon Lionel Gibson Social Credit September 9, 1957 T.J. Irwin resigned to contest federal election April 26, 1957
Rossland-Trail Donald Leslie Brothers Social Credit December 15, 1958 R.E. Sommers resigned November 7, 1958; convicted of bribery and conspiracy

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Other changes

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.
  6. ^ "Monday, March 7th, 1960". Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia. 1960. p. 95. Archived from the original on 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2012-04-23.