British Columbia general election, 1937

British Columbia general election, 1937

The British Columbia general election of 1937 was the nineteenth 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 April 14 1937, and held on June 1 1937. The new legislature met for the first time on October 26 1937.

The governing Liberal Party , despite winning only 37% of the popular vote, benefited from the split in the vote between the Conservative Party and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, and won a solid majority of the seats in the legislature.

The rift in the Conservative Party that led to its decision not to nominate candidates in the 1933 election had been resolved, and the party was able to form the official opposition.

The Conservatives and CCF each won about 29% of the vote, and only 8 seats and 7 seats, respectively. The remaining two seats were won by Labour and Independent candidates.

Results

Notes:

* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

1 Results compared to those of Unionist Party of British Columbia in previous election.

Results by Riding

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Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |George Sharratt Pearson
align="center" |Alberni-Nanaimo
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
align="center" |Chilliwack
Conservative
align="center" |Leslie Harvey Eyres
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |William James Asseltine
align="center" |Atlin
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
align="center" |Dewdney
Conservative
align="center" |Frank Porter Patterson
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Louis LeBourdais
align="center" |Cariboo
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
align="center" |Esquimalt
Conservative
align="center" |Elmer Victor Finland
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Thomas King
align="center" |Columbia
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
align="center" |The Islands
Conservative
align="center" |Macgregor Fullarton MacIntosh
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Frank Mitchell MacPherson
align="center" |Cranbrook
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
align="center" rowspan=2 |Vancouver-Point Grey
Conservative
align="center" |Royal Lethington Maitland2
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Henry George Thomas Perry
align="center" |Fort George
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
align="center" |James Alexander Paton
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Robert Henry Carson
align="center" |Kamloops
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
align="center" rowspan=2 |Victoria City
Conservative
align="center" |Herbert Anscomb
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Ezra Churchill Henniger
align="center" |Grand Forks-Greenwood
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
align="center" |Joseph Douglas Hunter
Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Charles Sidney Leary
align="center" |Kaslo-Slocan
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Burnaby
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center" |Ernest Edward Winch
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |George Matheson Murray
align="center" |Lillooet
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Comox
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center" |Colin Cameron
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |John Melvin Bryan Sr.
align="center" |Mackenzie
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Cowichan-Newcastle
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center" |Samuel Guthrie
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Frank Putnam
align="center" |Nelson-Creston
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Delta
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center" |Leonard Alec Shepherd
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Arthur Wellesley Gray
align="center" |New Westminster
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |North Vancouver
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center" |Dorothy Gretchen Steeves
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald
align="center" |North Okanagan
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" rowspan=2 |Vancouver East
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
align="center" |James Lyle Telford
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Mark Matthew Connelly
align="center" |Omineca
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
align="center" |Harold Edward Winch
Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Glen Everton Braden
align="center" |Peace River
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/Labour|
align="center" |Fernie
Labour (Party)
align="center" |Thomas Aubert Uphill
Canadian politics/party colours/Labour|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Thomas Dufferin Pattullo
align="center" |Prince Rupert
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
Canadian politics/party colours/Independents|
align="center" |Salmon Arm
Independent
align="center" |Rolf Wallgren Bruhn
Canadian politics/party colours/Independents|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Harry Johnston
align="center" |Revelstoke
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Richard Ronald Burns
align="center" |Rossland-Trail
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Norman William Whittaker
align="center" |Saanich
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Charles Herbert Percy Tupper
align="center" |Similkameen
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Edward Tourtellotte Kennedy
align="center" |Skeena
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Cecil Robert Bull
align="center" |South Okanagan
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |John Howard Forester
align="center" rowspan=2 |Vancouver-Burrard
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Helen Douglas Smith
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Fred Crone
align="center" rowspan=2 |Vancouver Centre
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Gordon Sylvester Wismer
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |George Moir Weir
align="center" |Vancouver-Point Grey
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |John Hart 1
align="center" rowspan=2 |Victoria City
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |William Thomas Straith
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
-
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |John Joseph Alban Gillis
align="center" |Yale
Liberal
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
-
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align="center"|1 Premier-Elect and Incumbent||||
-|
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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