British Columbia general election, 1945

British Columbia general election, 1945

The British Columbia general election of 1945 was the twenty-first 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 31 1945, and held on October 25, 1945. The new legislature met for the first time on February 21, 1946.

A centre-right coalition was formed by the Liberal and Conservative parties in order to defeat the social democratic Co-operative Commonwealth Federation.

Although the Coalition won fewer votes than the Liberal and Conservative parties won in total in the previous election, the Coalition still won over half of the votes, and was able to form a majority government.

Results

Notes:

* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

1 Compared to Liberal + Conservative total from previous election

2 Various groups joined forces under the Social Credit name to contest the election.

3 Thomas Dufferin Pattullo (Prince Rupert), former premier and Liberal Party leader, ran as an Independent, and is included as such.

4 Includes L.H. MacQueen (Saanich), classified as an Independent PC since the Progressive Conservative Party, formerly the Conservative Party, was officially running as part of the Coalition and did not consider MacQueen as a legitimate party candidate.

Results by Riding

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Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |James Mowat
align="center" |Alberni
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Burnaby
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center" |Ernest Edward Winch
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |William Duncan Smith
align="center" |Atlin
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Cowichan-Newcastle
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center" |Samuel Guthrie
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |Louis LeBourdais
align="center" |Cariboo
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Fort George
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center" |John McInnis
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |Leslie Harvey Eyres
align="center" |Chilliwack
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
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/Coalition|
align="center" |Thomas King
align="center" |Columbia
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Mackenzie
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center" |Herbert Gargrave
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |Herbert John Welch
align="center" |Comox
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Omineca
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center" |Edward Fraser Rowland
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |Frank William Green
align="center" |Cranbrook
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Peace River
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center" |Joseph Hardcastle Corsbie
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |Alexander Campbell Hope
align="center" |Delta
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Prince Rupert
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center" |William Henry Brett
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
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Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |Roderick Charles MacDonald
align="center" |Dewdney
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" rowspan=2 |Vancouver East
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center" |Arthur James Turner
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|

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Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |Charles Taschereau Beard
align="center" |Esquimalt
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Harold Edward Winch2
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |Thomas Alfred Love
align="center" |Grand Forks-Greenwood
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |Robert Henry Carson
align="center" |Kamloops
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |Ernest Crawford Carson
align="center" |Lillooet
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |George Sharratt Pearson
align="center" |Nanaimo and the Islands
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |Frank Putnam
align="center" |Nelson-Creston
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |Byron Ingemar Johnson
align="center" |New Westminster
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald
align="center" |North Okanagan
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |John Henry Cates
align="center" |North Vancouver
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |Herbert Anscomb
align="center" |Oak Bay
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |William James Johnson
align="center" |Revelstoke
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |James Lockhart Webster
align="center" |Rossland-Trail
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |Norman William Whittaker
align="center" |Saanich
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |Arthur Brown Ritchie
align="center" |Salmon Arm
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |Reginald Robert Laird
align="center" |Similkameen
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |Edward Tourtellotte Kenney
align="center" |Skeena
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |William Andrew Cecil Bennett
align="center" |South Okanagan
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |Donald Cameron Brown
align="center" rowspan=2 |Vancouver-Burrard
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |George Moir Weir
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |Allan James MacDonell
align="center" rowspan=2 |Vancouver Centre
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |Gordon Sylvester Wismer
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |Royal Lethington Maitland
align="center" rowspan=3 |Vancouver-Point Grey
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |James Alexander Paton
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |Tilly Jean Rolston
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |John Hart
align="center" rowspan=3 |Victoria City
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |Nancy Hodges
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |William Thomas Straith
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
align="center" |John Joseph Alban Gillis
align="center" |Yale
Coalition
Canadian politics/party colours/Coalition|
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align="center"|1 Premier-Elect and Incumbent||||
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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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