18th Parliament of British Columbia

The 18th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1934 to 1937. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in November 1933.[1] The Liberal Party, led by Thomas Dufferin Pattullo, formed the government.[2] The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) formed the official opposition.[3]

Henry George Thomas Perry served as speaker for the assembly.[4]

Members of the 18th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1933.:[1]

Member Electoral district Party
  George Sharratt Pearson Alberni-Nanaimo Liberal
  William James Asselstine Atlin Liberal
  Ernest Edward Winch Burnaby CCF
  Donald Morrison MacKay Cariboo Liberal
  Edward Dodsley Barrow Chilliwack Liberal
  William Henry Sutherland Columbia-Revelstoke Liberal
  Laurence Arnold Hanna Comox Liberal
  Hugh George Egioke Savage Cowichan-Newcastle Oxford Group Movement
  Frank Mitchell MacPherson Cranbrook Liberal
  Robert Swailes Delta CCF
  David William Strachan Dewdney Liberal
  Robert Henry Pooley Esquimalt Unionist
  Thomas Aubert Uphill Fernie Independent Labour Party
  Henry George Thomas Perry Fort George Liberal
  Dougald MacPherson Grand Forks-Greenwood Liberal
  Alexander McDonald The Islands Liberal
  Robert Henry Carson Kamloops Liberal
  Charles Sidney Leary Kaslo-Slocan Liberal
  George Matheson Murray Lillooet Liberal
  Ernest Bakewell Mackenzie CCF
  Frank Putnam Nelson-Creston Liberal
  Arthur Wellesley Gray New Westminster Liberal
  Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald North Okanagan Liberal
  Harley Christian Erskine Anderson North Vancouver CCF
  Alexander Malcolm Manson Omineca Liberal
  Clive Montgomery Francis Planta Peace River NPIG
  Thomas Dufferin Pattullo Prince Rupert Liberal
  Richard Ronald Burns Rossland-Trail Liberal
  Norman William Whittaker Saanich Liberal
  Rolf Wallgren Bruhn Salmon Arm NPIG
  Charles Herbert Percy Tupper Similkameen Liberal
  Edward Tourtellotte Kenney Skeena Liberal
  Joseph Allen Harris South Okanagan Liberal
  Gerald Grattan McGeer Vancouver-Burrard Liberal
  Helen Douglas Smith
  Gordon McGregor Sloan Vancouver Centre Liberal
  Gordon Sylvester Wismer
  John Price Vancouver East CCF
  Harold Edward Winch
  Stanley Stewart McKeen Vancouver-Point Grey Liberal
  George Moir Weir
  Robert Wilkinson
  Herbert Anscomb Victoria City Independent
  Robert Connell CCF
  John Hart Liberal
  Byron Ingemar Johnson
  John Joseph Alban Gillis Yale Liberal

Notes:

    Party standings
    Affiliation Members
    Liberal 34
    Co-operative Commonwealth 7
    Non-Partisan Independent Group 2
    Independent 2
      Unionist 1
    Independent Labour 1
     Total
    		 47
     Government Majority
    		 21

    By-elections

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

    Electoral district Member elected Party Election date Reason
    Columbia Thomas King[nb 1] Liberal March 8, 1934 Re-establishment of Columbia electoral district
    North Vancouver Dorothy Steeves CCF July 14, 1934 H.C.E. Anderson died April 17, 1934
    Omineca Mark Matthew Connelly Liberal June 22, 1936 A.M. Manson resigned September 14, 1935, to contest federal election
    Vancouver-Burrard John Howard Forester Liberal September 1, 1936 G.G. McGeer resigned October 1, 1935, to contest federal election

    Notes:

    1. Acclaimed

    Other changes

    References
    1. "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. http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/checklist_of_mlas.pdf
    6. Vancouver Sun, April 13, 1937
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