27th Parliament of British Columbia

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The 27th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1964 to 1966. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in September 1963.[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 27th Parliament

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1963:[1]

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Member Electoral district Party First elected / previously elected No.# of term(s)
  Stanley John Squire Alberni NDP 1952 5th term
  Frank Arthur Calder Atlin NDP 1949, 1960 5th term*
  Gordon Dowding Burnaby NDP 1956 3rd term
  Charles Willoughby MacSorley Social Credit 1963 1st term
  William Collins Speare Cariboo Social Credit 1957 3rd term
  William Kenneth Kiernan Chilliwack Social Credit 1952 5th term
  James Roland Chabot Columbia Social Credit 1963 1st term
  Daniel Robert John Campbell Comox Social Credit 1956 3rd term
  Robert Martin Strachan Cowichan-Newcastle NDP 1952 5th term
  Leo Thomas Nimsick Cranbrook NDP 1949 6th term
  Ernest A. LeCours Delta Social Credit 1963 1st term
  Hunter Bertram Vogel 1963 1st term
  David Barrett Dewdney NDP 1960 2nd term
  Herbert Joseph Bruch Esquimalt Social Credit 1953 4th term
  Henry Cartmell (Harry) McKay Fernie Liberal 1960 2nd term
  Ray Gillis Williston Fort George Social Credit 1953 4th term
  Lois Mabel Haggen Grand Forks-Greenwood NDP 1956 3rd term
  Philip Arthur Gaglardi Kamloops Social Credit 1952 5th term
  Randolph Harding Kaslo-Slocan NDP 1945 7th term
  Donald Frederick Robinson Lillooet Social Credit 1955 4th term
  Anthony John Gargrave Mackenzie NDP 1952 5th term
  David Daniel Stupich Nanaimo and the Islands NDP 1963 1st term
  Wesley Drewett Black Nelson-Creston Social Credit 1952 5th term
  John McRae (Rae) Eddie New Westminster NDP 1952 5th term
  George William McLeod North Okanagan Social Credit 1963 1st term
  Jacob Francis Huhn North Peace River Social Credit 1960 2nd term
  James Gordon Gibson North Vancouver Liberal 1953,[a] 1960 3rd term*
  Raymond Joseph Perrault 1960 2nd term
  Alan Brock MacFarlane Oak Bay Liberal 1960 2nd term
  Cyril Morley Shelford Omineca Social Credit 1952 5th term
  William Harvey Murray Prince Rupert Social Credit 1956 3rd term
  Arvid Lundell Revelstoke Social Credit 1949,[b] 1956, 1963 3rd term*
  Donald Leslie Brothers Rossland-Trail Social Credit 1958 3rd term
  John Douglas Tidball Tisdalle Saanich Social Credit 1953 4th term
  Willis Franklin Jefcoat Salmon Arm Social Credit 1960 2nd term
  Francis Xavier Richter Similkameen Social Credit 1953 4th term
  Dudley George Little Skeena Social Credit 1960 2nd term
  William Andrew Cecil Bennett South Okanagan Social Credit 1941,[b] 1949 8th term*
  Stanley Carnell South Peace River Social Credit 1956 3rd term
  Eric Charles Fitzgerald Martin Vancouver-Burrard Social Credit 1952 5th term
  Bert Price 1952 5th term
  Alexander Small Matthew Vancouver Centre Social Credit 1953 4th term
  Leslie Raymond Peterson 1956 4th term
  Alexander Barrett MacDonald Vancouver East NDP 1960 2nd term
  Arthur James Turner 1941 8th term
  Robert William Bonner Vancouver-Point Grey Social Credit 1952 5th term
  Ralph Raymond Loffmark 1963 1st term
  Patrick Lucey McGeer Liberal 1962 2nd term
  William Neelands Chant Victoria City Social Credit 1953 4th term
  Waldo McTavish Skillings 1960 2nd term
  John Donald Smith 1956 3rd term
  William Leonard Hartley Yale NDP 1963 1st term
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Party standings

More information Affiliation, Members ...
Affiliation Members
Social Credit 33
New Democratic 14
Liberal 5
 Total
 52
 Government Majority
 14
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By-elections

None.

Other changes

Notes

  1. [a]
    Lillooet
  2. [b]
    First elected as a Conservative

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