25th Parliament of British Columbia

The 25th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1957 to 1960. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in September 1956.[1] The Social Credit Party led by W. A. C. Bennett formed the government.[2] The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) led by Robert Strachan formed the official opposition.[3]

Thomas James Irwin served as speaker for the assembly until April 1957; he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons later that year. Lorne Shantz replaced Irwin as speaker in 1958.[4]

Members of the 25th General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1956:[1]

Member Electoral district Party
     Stanley John Squire Alberni CCF
  William James Asselstine Atlin Social Credit
     Gordon Dowding Burnaby CCF
     Ernest Edward Winch
  William Ralph Talbot Chetwynd Cariboo Social Credit
  William Kenneth Kiernan Chilliwack Social Credit
  Richard Orr Newton Columbia Social Credit
  Daniel Robert John Campbell Comox Social Credit
     Robert Martin Strachan Cowichan-Newcastle CCF
     Leo Thomas Nimsick Cranbrook CCF
  Thomas Irwin Delta Social Credit
  Nehemiah George Massey
  Lyle Wicks Dewdney Social Credit
  Herbert Joseph Bruch Esquimalt Social Credit
     Thomas Aubert Uphill Fernie Labour
  Ray Gillis Williston Fort George Social Credit
     Lois Mabel Haggen Grand Forks-Greenwood CCF
  Philip Arthur Gaglardi Kamloops Social Credit
     Randolph Harding Kaslo-Slocan CCF
  Donald Frederick Robinson Lillooet Social Credit
     Anthony John Gargrave Mackenzie CCF
  Earle Cathers Westwood Nanaimo and the Islands Social Credit
  Wesley Drewett Black Nelson-Creston Social Credit
     John McRae (Rae) Eddie New Westminster CCF
  Lorne Shantz North Okanagan Social Credit
  Harold Earl Roche North Peace River Social Credit
  John Melvin Bryan, Jr. North Vancouver Social Credit
  Newton Phillips Steacy
     Philip Archibald Gibbs Oak Bay Liberal
  Cyril Morley Shelford Omineca Social Credit
  William Harvey Murray Prince Rupert Social Credit
  Arvid Waldemar Lundell Revelstoke Social Credit
  Robert Edward Sommers Rossland-Trail Social Credit
  John Douglas Tidball Tisdalle Saanich Social Credit
  James Allan Reid Salmon Arm Social Credit
  Francis Xavier Richter Similkameen Social Credit
  Hugh Addison Shirreff Skeena Social Credit
  William Andrew Cecil Bennett South Okanagan Social Credit
  Stanley Carnell South Peace River Social Credit
  Eric Charles Fitzgerald Martin Vancouver-Burrard Social Credit
  Bert Price
  Alexander Small Matthew Vancouver Centre Social Credit
  Leslie Raymond Peterson
  Frederick Morton Sharp Vancouver East Social Credit
     Arthur James Turner CCF
  Thomas Audley Bate Vancouver-Point Grey Social Credit
  Robert William Bonner
  Buda Hosmer Brown
  William Neelands Chant Victoria City Social Credit
     George Frederick Thompson Gregory Liberal
  John Donald Smith Social Credit
  Irvine Finlay Corbett Yale Social Credit

Notes:

    Party standings

    Affiliation Members
    Social Credit 39
         Co-operative Commonwealth Federation 10
    Liberal 2
         Labour 1
     Total
    		 52
     Government Majority
    		 26

    By-elections

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

    Electoral district Member elected Party Election date Reason
    Burnaby Cedric Cox CCF September 9, 1957 death of E.E. Winch January 11, 1957
    Cariboo William Collins Speare Social Credit September 9, 1957 death of W.R.T. Chetwynd April 3, 1957
    Delta Gordon Lionel Gibson Social Credit September 9, 1957 T.J. Irwin resigned to contest federal election April 26, 1957
    Rossland-Trail Donald Leslie Brothers Social Credit December 15, 1958 R.E. Sommers resigned November 7, 1958; convicted of bribery and conspiracy

    Notes:

      Other changes

      References

      1. 1 2 3 "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
      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. 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. ↑ http://archives.leg.bc.ca/EPLibraries/leg_arc/document/ID/LibraryTest/126935150
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