British Columbia general election, 1956

British Columbia general election, 1956

The British Columbia general election of 1956 was the 25th 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 13 1956, and held on September 19 1956. The new legislature met for the first time on February 7 1957.

The conservative Social Credit of Premier W.A.C. Bennett was re-elected with a majority in the legislature to a third term in government with over 45% of the popular vote.

The social democratic Co-operative Commonwealth Federation formed the official opposition.

The British Columbia Liberal Party lost two of its four seats despite winning over 20% of the popular vote.

The Progressive Conservative Party lost its single seat in the legislature, and would not win a seat again until the 1972 election.

One seat was won by a Labour candidate, Tom Uphill of Fernie.

Results

Note:

* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

Results by riding

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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|William James Asseltine
align="center" |Atlin
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Alberni
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center"|Stanley John Squire

Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|William Ralph Talbot Chetwynd

align="center" |Cariboo
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" rowspan=2 |Burnaby
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center"|Gordon Hudson Dowding
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|William Kenneth Kiernan

align="center" |Chilliwack
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center"|Ernest Edward Winch
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Richard Orr Newton

align="center" |Columbia
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Cowichan-Newcastle
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center"|Robert Martin Strachan2
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Daniel Robert John Campbell
align="center" |Comox
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Cranbrook
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center"|Leo Thomas Nimsick
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Thomas James Irwin

align="center" rowspan=2 |Delta
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Grand Forks-Greenwood
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center"|Lois Mabel Haggen
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Nehemiah George Massey
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Kaslo-Slocan
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center"|Randolph Harding
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Lyle Wicks

align="center" |Dewdney
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Mackenzie
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center"|Anthony John Gargrave
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Herbert Joseph Bruch
align="center" |Esquimalt
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |New Westminster
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center"|John McRae (Rae) Eddie
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Ray Gillis Williston
align="center" |Fort George
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Vancouver East
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center"|Arthur James Turner
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Philip Arthur Gaglardi

align="center" |Kamloops
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/Labour|
align="center" |Fernie
Labour (Party)
align="center"|Thomas Aubert Uphill
Canadian politics/party colours/Labour|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Donald Frederick Robinson
align="center" |Lillooet
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Oak Bay
Liberal
align="center"|Philip Archibald Gibbs
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Earle Cathers Westwood
align="center" |Nanaimo and the Islands
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Victoria City
Liberal
align="center"|George Frederick Thompson Gregory
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Wesley Drewett Black
align="center" |Nelson-Creston
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|

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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Lorne Hugh Shantz
align="center" |North Okanagan
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|

-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Harold Earle Roche
align="center" |North Peace River
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|

-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|John Melvin Bryan Sr.
align="center" rowspan=2 |North Vancouver
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|

-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Newton Phillips Steacy
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|

-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Cyril Morley Shelford
align="center" |Omineca
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|

-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|William Harvey Murray
align="center" |Prince Rupert
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|

-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Arvid Waldemar Lundell
align="center" |Revelstoke
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Robert Edward Sommers

align="center" |Rossland-Trail
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|

-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|John Douglas Tidball Tisdalle
align="center" |Saanich
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|

-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|James Allan Reid

align="center" |Salmon Arm
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|

-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Francis Xavier Richter

align="center" |Similkameen
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|

-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Hugh Addison Shirreff
align="center" |Skeena
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|

-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|William Andrew Cecil Bennett1
align="center" |South Okanagan
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|

-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Stanley Carnell
align="center" |South Peace River
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|

-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Eric Charles Fitzgerald Martin

align="center" rowspan=2 |Vancouver-Burrard
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|

-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Herbert Price

Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|

-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Alexander Small Matthew
align="center" rowspan=2 |Vancouver Centre
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Leslie Raymond Peterson
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|

-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Frederick Morton Sharp
align="center" |Vancouver East
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|

-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Thomas Audley Bate
align="center" rowspan=2 |Vancouver-Point Grey
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Buda Hosmer Brown
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|

-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|William Neelands Chant
align="center" rowspan=2 |Victoria City
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|John Donald Smith
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|

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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Irvine Finlay Corbett

align="center" |Yale
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
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align="center"|1 Premier-Elect
align="center"|2 Leader of the Opposition
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align="center" colspan="10"|Source: [http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/electoral_history/toc.html Elections BC]
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ee also

*List of British Columbia political parties


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