The 1963 British Columbia general election was the 27th 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 August 22, 1963, and held on September 30, 1963. The new legislature met for the first time on January 23, 1964.
The conservative Social Credit Party of Premier W.A.C. Bennett was re-elected with a majority in the legislature to a fifth term in government. The party increased its share of the popular vote and number of seats in the legislature marginally.
The opposition New Democratic Party (formerly the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation) had small losses both in popular vote and number of seats.
The Liberals won about 20% of the popular vote, and one additional seat, for a total of five.
The Progressive Conservative Party won no seats in the legislature increasing its share of the popular vote by four-and-half percentage points to over 11%.
Saywell, John T., ed. (1964). Canadian Annual Review for 1963. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
January 10, 2023
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The 1963 British Columbia general election was the 27th 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 August 22 1963 and held on September 30 1963 The new legislature met for the first time on January 23 1964 1963 British Columbia general election 1960 September 30 1963 1966 52 seats of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 27 seats were needed for a majority First party Second party NDPLeader W A C Bennett Robert StrachanParty Social Credit New DemocraticLeader s seat South Okanagan Cowichan NewcastleLast election 32 seats 38 83 16 seats 32 73 Seats won 33 14Seat change 1 2Popular vote 395 079 269 004Percentage 40 83 27 80 Swing 2 00pp 4 93pp Third party Fourth party BCLPLeader Ray Perrault Davie FultonParty Liberal Progressive ConservativeLeader s seat North Vancouver Ran in Kamloops lost Last election 4 seats 20 90 0 seats 6 72 Seats won 5 0Seat change 1 0Popular vote 193 363 109 090Percentage 19 98 11 27 Swing 0 92pp 4 55ppPremier before electionW A C BennettSocial Credit Premier after election W A C BennettSocial CreditThe conservative Social Credit Party of Premier W A C Bennett was re elected with a majority in the legislature to a fifth term in government The party increased its share of the popular vote and number of seats in the legislature marginally The opposition New Democratic Party formerly the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation had small losses both in popular vote and number of seats The Liberals won about 20 of the popular vote and one additional seat for a total of five The Progressive Conservative Party won no seats in the legislature increasing its share of the popular vote by four and half percentage points to over 11 Contents 1 Results 2 Results by riding 3 See also 4 Further readingResults EditParty Party leader ofcandidates Seats Popular vote1960 Elected Change ChangeSocial Credit W A C Bennett 52 32 33 3 1 395 079 40 83 2 00 New Democrats Bob Strachan 52 16 14 12 5 269 004 27 80 4 93 Liberal Ray Perrault 51 4 5 25 0 193 363 19 98 0 92 Progressive Conservative Davie Fulton 44 109 090 11 27 4 55 Communist 4 849 0 09 0 48 Independent 1 215 0 02 0 23 Socialist 1 0 75 0 01 Total 205 52 52 967 675 100 Source Elections BCNote Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election Popular voteSocial Credit 40 83 NDP 27 80 Liberal 19 98 PC 11 27 Others 0 12 Seats summarySocial Credit 63 46 NDP 26 92 Liberal 9 62 Results by riding EditResults of British Columbia general election 1963Government OppositionMember Riding amp party Riding amp party Member William Collins Speare CaribooSocial Credit AlberniNew Democrat Stanley John Squire William Kenneth Kiernan ChilliwackSocial Credit AtlinNew Democrat Frank Arthur Calder James Roland Chabot ColumbiaSocial Credit BurnabyNew Democrat Gordon Dowding Daniel Robert John Campbell ComoxSocial Credit Charles Willoughby MacSorley Ernest A LeCours DeltaSocial Credit Cowichan NewcastleNew Democrat Robert Martin Strachan2 Hunter Bertram Vogel CranbrookNew Democrat Leo Thomas Nimsick Herbert Joseph Bruch EsquimaltSocial Credit DewdneyNew Democrat Dave Barrett Ray Gillis Williston Fort GeorgeSocial Credit Grand Forks GreenwoodNew Democrat Lois Haggen Philip Arthur Gaglardi KamloopsSocial Credit Kaslo SlocanNew Democrat Randolph Harding Donald Frederick Robinson LillooetSocial Credit MackenzieNew Democrat Anthony John Gargrave Wesley Drewett Black Nelson CrestonSocial Credit Nanaimo and the IslandsNew Democrat David Stupich George William McLeod North OkanaganSocial Credit New WestminsterNew Democrat Rae Eddie Jacob Francis Huhn North Peace RiverSocial Credit Vancouver EastNew Democrat Alexander Barrett MacDonald Cyril Morley Shelford OminecaSocial Credit Arthur James Turner William Harvey Murray Prince RupertSocial Credit YaleNew Democrat William Leonard Hartley Arvid Lundell RevelstokeSocial Credit FernieLiberal Henry Cartmell Harry McKay Donald Leslie Brothers Rossland TrailSocial Credit North VancouverLiberal James Gordon Gibson John Douglas Tidball Tisdalle SaanichSocial Credit Ray Perrault Willis Franklin Jefcoat Salmon ArmSocial Credit Oak BayLiberal Alan Brock MacFarlane Frank Richter Jr SimilkameenSocial Credit Vancouver Point GreyLiberal Patrick Lucey McGeer Dudley George Little SkeenaSocial Credit William Andrew Cecil Bennett1 South OkanaganSocial Credit Stanley Carnell South Peace RiverSocial Credit Eric Charles Fitzgerald Martin Vancouver BurrardSocial Credit Bert Price Alexander Small Matthew Vancouver CentreSocial Credit Leslie Raymond Peterson Robert William Bonner Vancouver Point GreySocial Credit Ralph Raymond Loffmark William Neelands Chant Victoria CitySocial Credit Waldo McTavish Skillings John Donald Smith 1 Premier Elect 2 Leader of the OppositionSource Elections BCSee also EditList of British Columbia political partiesFurther reading EditSaywell John T ed 1964 Canadian Annual Review for 1963 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