23rd Parliament of British Columbia

The 23rd Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from February 1953 to March 1953. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in June 1952.[1] The Social Credit Party led by W. A. C. Bennett formed the government.[2] The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation led by Harold Winch formed the official opposition.[3]

Thomas James Irwin served as speaker for the assembly.[4]

The government was defeated on Bill 79, known as the "Ralston formula", on March 24.[5]

Members of the 23rd General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1952:[1]

Member Electoral district Party
  Stanley John Squire Alberni CCF
  Frank Arthur Calder Atlin CCF
  Ernest Edward Winch Burnaby CCF
  William Ralph Talbot Chetwynd Cariboo Social Credit
  William Kenneth Kiernan Chilliwack Social Credit
  Richard Orr Newton Columbia Social Credit
  William Campbell Moore Comox CCF
  Robert Martin Strachan Cowichan-Newcastle CCF
  Leo Thomas Nimsick Cranbrook CCF
  Thomas Irwin Delta Social Credit
  Lyle Wicks Dewdney Social Credit
  Frank Mitchell Esquimalt CCF
  Thomas Aubert Uphill Fernie Labour
  Llewellyn Leslie King Fort George Social Credit
  Rupert Williams Haggen Grand Forks-Greenwood CCF
  Philip Arthur Gaglardi Kamloops Social Credit
  Randolph Harding Kaslo-Slocan CCF
  Ernest Crawford Carson Lillooet Progressive Conservative
  Anthony John Gargrave Mackenzie CCF
  Lorenzo (Larry) Giovando Nanaimo and the Islands Progressive Conservative
  Wesley Drewett Black Nelson-Creston Social Credit
  John McRae (Rae) Eddie New Westminster CCF
  Lorne Shantz North Okanagan Social Credit
  Martin Elliott Sowden North Vancouver Liberal
  Philip Archibald Gibbs Oak Bay Liberal
  Cyril Morley Shelford Omineca Social Credit
  Charles William Parker Peace River Social Credit
  George Edwin Hills Prince Rupert CCF
  Vincent Segur Revelstoke CCF
  Robert Edward Sommers Rossland-Trail Social Credit
  Frank Snowsell Saanich CCF
  James Allan Reid Salmon Arm Social Credit
  Harry Denyer Francis Similkameen Social Credit
  Edward Tourtellotte Kenney Skeena Liberal
  William Andrew Cecil Bennett South Okanagan Social Credit
  Eric Charles Fitzgerald Martin Vancouver-Burrard Social Credit
  Bert Price
  James Campbell Bury Vancouver Centre CCF
  Laura Emma Marshall Jamieson
  Arthur James Turner Vancouver East CCF
  Harold Edward Winch
  Albert Reginald MacDougall Vancouver-Point Grey Progressive Conservative
  George Clark Miller
  Tilly Jean Rolston Social Credit
  Nancy Hodges Victoria City Liberal
  Daniel John Proudfoot
  William Thomas Straith
  Irvine Finlay Corbett Yale Social Credit

Notes:

    Party standings
    Affiliation Members
    Social Credit 19
    Co-operative Commonwealth 18
    Liberal 6
    Progressive Conservative 4
    Labour 1
     Total
    		 48
     Government Minority
    		 10

    By-elections

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

    Electoral district Member elected Party Election date Reason
    Columbia Robert William Bonner Social Credit November 24, 1952 R.O. Newton resigned to provide seat for R.W. Bonner
    Similkameen Einar Maynard Gunderson Social Credit November 24, 1952 H.D. Francis resigned to provide seat for E.M. Gunderson

    Notes:

      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. "Bennett, W.A.C. (William Andrew Cecil)". British Columbia Archival Information Network. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
      6. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ifIdVpG6JtcC&dat=19530121&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
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