19th Parliament of British Columbia

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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 (Liberal) served as speaker for the assembly.[4]

Members of the 19th Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1937.:[1]

More information Member, Electoral district ...
Member Electoral district Party First elected / previously elected No.# of term(s)
  George Sharratt Pearson Alberni-Nanaimo Liberal 1928 3rd term
  William James Asselstine Atlin Liberal 1933 2nd term
  Ernest Edward Winch Burnaby CCF 1933 2nd term
  Louis LeBourdais Cariboo Liberal 1937 1st term
  Leslie Harvey Eyres Chilliwack Conservative 1937 2nd term
  Thomas King Columbia Liberal 1931, 1934 3rd term*
  Colin Cameron Comox CCF 1937 2nd term
  Samuel Guthrie Cowichan-Newcastle CCF 1920, 1937 2nd term*
  Frank Mitchell MacPherson Cranbrook Liberal 1928 3rd term
  Arnold Joseph McGrath (1939) Liberal 1939 1st term
  Leonard Alec Shepherd Delta CCF 1937 1st term
  Frank Porter Patterson Dewdney Conservative 1937 1st term
  David William Strachan (1938) Liberal 1933, 1938 2nd term*
  Elmer Victor Finland Esquimalt Conservative 1937 1st term
  Thomas Aubert Uphill Fernie Labour 1920 5th term
  Henry George Thomas Perry Fort George Liberal 1920, 1933 4th term*
  Ezra Churchill Henniger Grand Forks-Greenwood Liberal 1920, 1937 2nd term*
  Macgregor Fullarton MacIntosh The Islands Conservative 1931, 1937 2nd term*
  Robert Henry Carson Kamloops Liberal 1933 2nd term
  Charles Sidney Leary Kaslo-Slocan Liberal 1924, 1933 3rd term*
  George Matheson Murray Lillooet Liberal 1933 2nd term
  John Melvin Bryan, Sr. Mackenzie Liberal 1924, 1933 3rd term*
  Manfred McGeer (1940) Liberal 1940 1st term
  Frank Putnam Nelson-Creston Liberal 1933 2nd term
  Arthur Wellesley Gray New Westminster Liberal 1924 4th term
  Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald North Okanagan Liberal 1916, 1933 5th term*
  Dorothy Steeves North Vancouver CCF 1934 2nd term
  Mark Matthew Connelly Omineca Liberal 1936 2nd term
  Glen Everton Braden Peace River Liberal 1937 1st term
  Thomas Dufferin Pattullo Prince Rupert Liberal 1916 6th term
  Harry Johnston Revelstoke Liberal 1937 1st term
  Richard Ronald Burns Rossland-Trail Liberal 1933 2nd term
  Norman William Whittaker Saanich Liberal 1933 2nd term
  Rolf Wallgren Bruhn Salmon Arm Independent 1924 4th term
  Conservative
  Charles Herbert Percy Tupper Similkameen Liberal 1933 2nd term
  Edward Tourtellotte Kenney Skeena Liberal 1933 2nd term
  Cecil Robert Bull South Okanagan Liberal 1937 1st term
  John Howard Forester Vancouver-Burrard Liberal 1936 2nd term
  Helen Douglas Smith 1933 2nd term
  Fred Crone Vancouver Centre Liberal 1937 1st term
  Gordon Sylvester Wismer 1933 2nd term
  Laura Emma Marshall Jamieson (1939) CCF 1939 1st term
  James Lyle Telford Vancouver East CCF 1937 1st term
  Independent
  Harold Edward Winch CCF 1933 2nd term
  Royal Lethington Maitland Vancouver-Point Grey Conservative 1928, 1937 2nd term*
  James Alexander Paton 1937 1st term
  George Moir Weir Liberal 1933 2nd term
  Herbert Anscomb Victoria City Conservative 1933 2nd term
  John Hart Liberal 1916, 1933 4th term*
  Joseph Douglas Hunter Conservative 1937 1st term
  William Thomas Straith Liberal 1937 1st term
  John Joseph Alban Gillis Yale Liberal 1928 3rd term
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Notes:

    Party standings

    More information Affiliation, Members ...
    Affiliation Members
    Liberal 31
    Conservative 8
    Co-operative Commonwealth 7
    Independent 1
    Labour 1
     Total
    		 48
     Government Majority
    		 14
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    By-elections

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

    More information Electoral district, Member elected ...
    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
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