The 1937 British Columbia general election was the nineteenth general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on April 14, 1937, and held on June 1, 1937. The new legislature met for the first time on October 26, 1937.
The rift in the Conservative Party that led to its decision not to nominate candidates in the 1933 election had been resolved, and the party was able to form the official opposition.
The Conservatives and CCF each won about 29% of the vote, and only 8 seats and 7 seats, respectively. The remaining two seats were won by Labour and Independent candidates.
^Result for the Unionist Party of British Columbia.
^ abCompared to the Unionist Party of British Columbia.
Further reading
The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1937 and 1938. Toronto: The Annual Review Company. 1940.
January 10, 2023
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The 1937 British Columbia general election was the nineteenth general election in the Province of British Columbia Canada It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia The election was called on April 14 1937 and held on June 1 1937 The new legislature met for the first time on October 26 1937 1937 British Columbia general election 1933 June 1 1937 1941 48 seats of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia25 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Third party Con CCFLeader Thomas Dufferin Pattullo Frank Porter Patterson None a Party Liberal Conservative Co operative CommonwealthLeader s seat Prince Rupert DewdneyLast election 34 1 b 7Seats won 31 8 7Seat change 3 7 c Popular vote 156 074 119 521 119 400Percentage 37 34 28 60 28 57 Swing 4 40pp 24 55pp c 2 96ppPremier before electionThomas Dufferin PattulloLiberal Premier after election Thomas Dufferin PattulloLiberalThe governing Liberal Party despite winning only 37 of the popular vote benefited from the split in the vote between the Conservative Party and the Co operative Commonwealth Federation and won a solid majority of the seats in the legislature The rift in the Conservative Party that led to its decision not to nominate candidates in the 1933 election had been resolved and the party was able to form the official opposition The Conservatives and CCF each won about 29 of the vote and only 8 seats and 7 seats respectively The remaining two seats were won by Labour and Independent candidates Contents 1 Results 2 Results by riding 3 See also 4 Notes 5 Further readingResults EditParty Party leader ofcandidates Seats Popular vote1933 Elected Change Change Liberal Thomas Dufferin Pattullo 48 34 31 8 8 156 074 37 34 4 40 Conservative1 Frank Porter Patterson 43 1 8 300 119 521 28 60 24 55 Co operative Commonwealth Fed None a 46 7 7 119 400 28 57 2 96 Independent 11 3 1 66 6 7 341 1 76 5 98 Labour 2 1 1 1 787 0 43 0 19 Social Constructive Robert Connell 14 8 086 1 93 Social Credit League Andrew Henry Jukes 18 4 812 1 15 Communist 1 567 0 14 Socialist 2 287 0 07 Financial Justice 1 54 0 01 Total 186 48 48 2 1 417 929 100 Source Elections BCNotes Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election 1 Results compared to those of Unionist Party of British Columbia in previous election Popular voteLiberal 37 34 Conservative 28 60 CCF 28 57 Labour 0 43 Others 5 06 Seats summaryLiberal 64 58 Conservative 16 67 CCF 14 58 Labour 2 08 Others 2 08 Results by riding EditResults of British Columbia general election 1937Government OppositionMember Riding amp party Riding amp party Member George Sharratt Pearson Alberni NanaimoLiberal ChilliwackConservative Leslie Harvey Eyres William James Asselstine AtlinLiberal DewdneyConservative Frank Porter Patterson Louis LeBourdais CaribooLiberal EsquimaltConservative Elmer Victor Finland Thomas King ColumbiaLiberal The IslandsConservative Macgregor Fullarton MacIntosh Frank Mitchell MacPherson CranbrookLiberal Vancouver Point GreyConservative Royal Lethington Maitland2 Henry George Thomas Perry Fort GeorgeLiberal James Alexander Paton Robert Henry Carson KamloopsLiberal Victoria CityConservative Herbert Anscomb Ezra Churchill Henniger Grand Forks GreenwoodLiberal Joseph Douglas Hunter Charles Sidney Leary Kaslo SlocanLiberal BurnabyCo operative Commonwealth Fed Ernest Edward Winch George Matheson Murray LillooetLiberal ComoxCo operative Commonwealth Fed Colin Cameron John Melvin Bryan Sr MackenzieLiberal Cowichan NewcastleCo operative Commonwealth Fed Samuel Guthrie Frank Putnam Nelson CrestonLiberal DeltaCo operative Commonwealth Fed Leonard Alec Shepherd Arthur Wellesley Gray New WestminsterLiberal North VancouverCo operative Commonwealth Fed Dorothy Steeves Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald North OkanaganLiberal Vancouver EastCo operative Commonwealth Fed James Lyle Telford Mark Matthew Connelly OminecaLiberal Harold Edward Winch Glen Everton Braden Peace RiverLiberal FernieLabour Party Thomas Aubert Uphill Thomas Dufferin Pattullo 1 Prince RupertLiberal Salmon ArmIndependent Rolf Wallgren Bruhn Harry Johnston RevelstokeLiberal Richard Ronald Burns Rossland TrailLiberal Norman William Whittaker SaanichLiberal Charles Herbert Percy Tupper SimilkameenLiberal Edward Tourtellotte Kenney SkeenaLiberal Cecil Robert Bull South OkanaganLiberal John Howard Forester Vancouver BurrardLiberal Helen Douglas Smith Fred Crone Vancouver CentreLiberal Gordon Sylvester Wismer George Moir Weir Vancouver Point GreyLiberal John Hart Victoria CityLiberal William Thomas Straith John Joseph Alban Gillis YaleLiberal 1 Premier Elect and Incumbent2 Leader of the OppositionSource Elections BCSee also EditList of British Columbia political partiesNotes Edit a b CCF leader Robert Connell had been expelled from the party over doctrinal differences Connell contested the election as leader of the British Columbia Social Constructive Party Result for the Unionist Party of British Columbia a b Compared to the Unionist Party of British Columbia Further reading EditThe Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs 1937 and 1938 Toronto The Annual Review Company 1940 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1937 British Columbia general election amp oldid 1111732772, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
