1937 British Columbia general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1937 British Columbia general election British Columbia parliamentary no no no 1933 British Columbia general election 1933 1941 British Columbia general election 1941 48 seats of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 25 18th Parliament of British Columbia 19th Parliament of British Columbia June 1, 1937 Thomas Dufferin Pattullo (cropped).jpg 100x100px BC Liberal nohash Thomas Dufferin Pattullo BC Liberal name 1928 Prince Rupert 34 31 3 156,074 37.34% 4.40pp Con BC Conservative nohash Frank Porter Patterson BC Conservative name 1936 Dewdney 1"Unionist Party of British Columbia" Result for the Unionist Party of British Columbia. 8 7"Conservative Party of British Columbia" Compared to the Unionist Party of British Columbia. 119,521 28.60% 24.55pp"Conservative Party of British Columbia" CCF BC CCF nohash None"Co-operative Commonwealth Federation" CCF leader Robert Connell had been expelled from the party over doctrinal differences. Connell contested the election as leader of the British Columbia Social Constructive Party. BC CCF name 7 7 119,400 28.57% 2.96pp Premier Thomas Dufferin Pattullo BC Liberal name Premier after election Thomas Dufferin Pattullo BC Liberal name The 1937 British Columbia general election 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 opposition vote between the Conservative Party and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. Liberals won a solid majority of the seats in the legislature with barely more than a third of the votes cast. 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 (they were each due about 14 based on their vote share). Two other seats were won by an Independent and a Labour party candidate. Health insurance plebiscite In 1936, the Legislature passed an Act providing for the creation of a health insurance plan for the Province.Health Insurance Act S.B.C. 1936 23 https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/hstats/hstats/638759424 This was 26 years ahead of its introduction in Saskatchewan in 1962. The medical profession resisted its implementation to such a degree that a plebiscite was held on the same day as the election. The question asked was, "Are you in favour of a comprehensive Health Insurance plan progressively applied?" The results were as follows: + 1937 health insurance plebisciteElections BC 1988 420421Type of voteYesNoTotalOrdinary and absentee votes 143,218 98,946 242,164Yes or No written on the ballot 4,613 4,687 9,300Total 147,831 103,633 251,464Percentage 58.79% 41.21% 100.00%Electoral districts carried 42 6 48 Despite the majority in favour, the legislation was never brought into force,Elections BC 1988 420421 but it would not be repealed until 1973.Statute Law Amendment Act, 1973 S.B.C. 1973 84 8 https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/hstats/hstats/1196466651 Medicare was finally introduced after the 1967 passage of the Medical Services Act.Medical Services Act S.B.C. 1967 24 https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/hstats/hstats/30844302 Results Elections to the 19th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (1937)Elections BC 1988 173, 183 |- ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party ! rowspan=2 | Party leader ! colspan=4 | MLAs ! colspan=4 | Votes |- ! Candidates !1933Assembly was increased mid-term by the division of Columbia-Revelstoke, thus reviving the previous districts of Columbia and Revelstoke. !1937 !± !# ! ± !% ! ± (pp) BC Liberal row-name |style="text-align:left;" |Duff Pattullo | 48 || 35 || 31 || 4 || 156,074 || 3,057 || 37.34 || 4.40 BC Conservative row-nameCompared to the 1933 aggregate of all Conservative factions. |style="text-align:left;" |Frank Porter Patterson | 43 || 4 || 8 || 4 || 119,521 || 54,278 || 28.60 || 11.48 |- |rowspan="3" BC CCF background|   |style="text-align:left;" colspan="10"|CCF split |- |style="text-align:left;" |BC CCF colour&name |style="text-align:left;" |NoneCCF leader Robert Connell was expelled from the party over doctrinal differences. | 46 || 7 || 7 || || 119,400 || 785 || 28.57 || 2.96 |- |style="text-align:left;" |BC Social Constructive colour&name |style="text-align:left;" |Robert Connell | 14 || – || – || – || 8,086 || 8,086 || 1.93 ||New BC Independent row-name | || 11 || 1 || 1 || || 7,341 || 18,317 || 1.76 || 4.97 BC Labour row-name (all factions) | || 2 || 1 || 1 || || 1,787 || 570 || 0.43 || 0.19 BC Social Credit League row-name |style="text-align:left;" |Andrew Henry Jukes | 18 || – || – || – || 4,812 || 4,812 || 1.15 ||New BC Communist row-name | || 1 || – || – || – || 567 || 567 || 0.14 ||New |- |style="background:red" |   |style="text-align:left;" | Socialist Party of Canada | || 2 || – || – || – || 287 || 287 || 0.07 ||Returned BC Financial Justice row-name | || 1 || – || – || – || 54 || 54 || 0.01 ||New |- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total | 186 | 48 ! colspan="2"| 48 ! colspan="2"|417,929 ! colspan="2"| 100.00% |- | colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Rejected ballotsElections BC 1988 2 | 4,143 ||763 | colspan="2"| |- | colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Actual voters who votedElections BC 1988 2 | 265,446 ||29,031 | 71.20% || 1.87 |- | colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Registered votersElections BC 1988 2 | 372,781 ||49,241 | colspan="2"| |} a + Seats and popular vote by partyElections BC 1988 173, 183 Party Seats Votes Change (pp)BC Liberal colour&name 31 48 BC Liberal 175 37.34 175 BC Liberal -4.40 -5 1em background:redBC Conservative colour&name (all factions) 8 48 BC Conservative 175 28.60 175 BC Conservative 11.48 -5 1em background:greenBC CCF colour&name 7 48 BC CCF 175 28.57 175 BC CCF -2.96 -5 1em background:redBC Social Constructive colour&name 0 48 BC Social Constructive 175 1.93 175 BC Social Constructive 1.93 -5 1em background:greenBC Independent colour&name 1 48 BC Independent 175 1.76 175 BC Independent -4.97 -5 1em background:redBC Social Credit League colour&name 0 48 BC Social Credit League 175 1.15 175 BC Social Credit League 1.15 -5 1em background:greenBC Other colour&name 1 48 BC Other 175 0.65 175 darkgrey -2.23 -5 1em background:red MLAs elected #A51B12 Alberni-Nanaimo: George Sharratt Pearson #A51B12 Atlin: William James Asselstine #EEDDAA Burnaby: Ernest Winch #A51B12 Cariboo: Louis LeBourdais #294296 Chilliwack: Leslie Harvey Eyres #A51B12 Columbia: Thomas King #EEDDAA Comox: Colin Cameron #EEDDAA Cowichan-Newcastle: Samuel Guthrie #A51B12 Cranbrook: Frank Mitchell MacPherson #EEDDAA Delta: Leonard Shepherd #294296 Dewdney: Frank Porter Patterson #294296 Esquimalt: Elmer Victor Finland #EEBBBB Fernie: Thomas Aubert Uphill (ILP Independent Labour Party) #A51B12 Fort George: Henry George Thomas Perry #A51B12 Grand Forks-Greenwood: Ezra Churchill Henniger #294296 The Islands: MacGregor MacIntosh #A51B12 Kamloops: Robert Henry Carson #A51B12 Kaslo-Slocan: Charles Sidney Leary #A51B12 Lillooet: George Murray #A51B12 Mackenzie: John Melvin Bryan, Sr. #A51B12 Nelson-Creston: Frank Putnam #A51B12 New Westminster: Wells Gray #A51B12 North Okanagan: Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald #EEDDAA North Vancouver: Dorothy Steeves #A51B12 Omineca: Mark Matthew Connelly #A51B12 Peace River: Glen Everton Braden #A51B12 Prince Rupert: Duff Pattullo #A51B12 Revelstoke: Harry Johnston #A51B12 Rossland-Trail: Richard Ronald Burns #A51B12 Saanich: Norman William Whittaker #DCDCDC Salmon Arm: Rolf Wallgren Bruhn #A51B12 Similkameen: Charles H. P. Tupper #A51B12 Skeena: Edward Tourtellotte Kenney #A51B12 South Okanagan: Cecil Robert Bull #A51B12 Vancouver-Burrard: John Howard Forester #A51B12 Vancouver-Burrard: Helen Douglas Smith #A51B12 Vancouver Centre: Fred Crone #A51B12 Vancouver Centre: Gordon Sylvester Wismer #EEDDAA Vancouver East: James Lyle Telford #EEDDAA Vancouver East: Harold Winch #294296 Vancouver-Point Grey: Royal Maitland #294296 Vancouver-Point Grey: James Alexander Paton #A51B12 Vancouver-Point Grey: George Moir Weir #A51B12 Victoria City: John Hart #A51B12 Victoria City: William Thomas Straith #294296 Victoria City: Herbert Anscomb #294296 Victoria City: Joseph Douglas Hunter #A51B12 Yale: John Joseph Alban Gillis Synopsis of results + Results by riding - 1937 British Columbia general election (single-member districts)Elections BC 1988 175-180, 185-189 Riding Winning party VotesName 1933Party Votes Share Margin#Margin% Lib Con CCF SCP Social Constructive Party SCL Social Credit League Ind Independent Oth Other minor affiliations Total   Alberni-Nanaimo Lib Lib 3,616 44.34% 487 5.98% 3,616 1,014 3,129James Lyle Telford was nominated by the local CCF Club, but suspended and repudiated by provincial Executive 397 – – – 8,156 Atlin Lib Lib 562 54.56% 299 29.03% 562 205 263 – – – – 1,030 Burnaby CCF CCF 5,908 44.03% 2,529 18.85% 3,379 2,307 5,908 644 136 1,073 – 13,417 Cariboo Lib Lib 1,921 74.57% 1,266 49.14% 1,921 – – – – 655 – 2,576 Chilliwack Lib Con 2,524 40.08% 304 4.83% 2,220 2,524 1,554 – – – – 6,298 Columbia Lib Lib 921 57.06% 550 34.07% 921 371 322 – – – – 1,614 Comox Lib CCF 2,336 44.83% 460 8.83% 1,876 999 2,336 – – – – 5,211 Cowichan-Newcastle OG CCF 1,560 33.58% 336 7.23% 1,224 639 1,560 – – 1,222 – 4,645 Cranbrook Lib Lib 3,110 76.73% 2,167 53.46% 3,110 – 943 – – – – 4,053 Delta CCF CCF 3,192 32.93% 90 0.92% 3,102 2,815 3,192 583 – – – 9,692 Dewdney Lib Con 1,870 39.27% 252 5.29% 1,618 1,870 1,274 – – – – 4,762 Esquimalt Un Con 1,642 41.60% 226 5.72% 1,416 1,642 765 – 57 67 – 3,947 Fernie ILP ILP 1,701 53.64% 231 7.28% 1,470 – – – – – 1,701 3,171 Fort George Lib Lib 1,493 51.54% 323 11.15% 1,493 234 1,170 – – – – 2,897 Grand Forks-Greenwood Lib Lib 722 41.93% 19 1.11% 722 703 164 133 – – – 1,722 The Islands Lib Con 953 45.12% 259 12.26% 694 953 414 – 51 – – 2,112 Kamloops Lib Lib 1,786 38.89% 325 7.07% 1,786 1,461 1,345 – – – – 4,592 Kaslo-Slocan Lib Lib 1,064 38.86% 135 4.93% 1,064 715 929 – 30 – – 2,738 Lillooet Lib Lib 1,176 39.78% 251 8.49% 1,176 925 855 – – – – 2,956 Mackenzie CCF Lib 1,828 33.93% 167 3.10% 1,828 1,661 1,625 152 122 – – 5,388 Nelson-Creston Lib Lib 2,149 39.17% 248 4.52% 2,149 1,901 1,121 – 177 139 – 5,487 New Westminster Lib Lib 4,055 52.02% 2,289 29.36% 4,055 1,766 1,321 – – – 653 7,795 North Okanagan Lib Lib 2,689 52.64% 970 18.99% 2,689 1,719 700 – – – – 5,108 North Vancouver CCF CCF 2,749 32.23% 363 4.25% 1,847 1,522 2,749 – – 2,411Joseph Bentley Leyland, Reeve of West Vancouver and a driving force behind the construction of the Lions Gate Bridge, came in second with 2,386 votes. https://www.memorybc.ca/leyland-joseph-b Leyland, Joseph B. MemoryBC January 13, 2024 – 8,529 Omineca Lib Lib 1,013 50.90% 230 11.55% 1,013 194 783 – – – – 1,990 Peace River NP Lib 1,168 42.61% 263 9.59% 1,168 434 905 – – 234 – 2,741 Prince Rupert Lib Lib 1,446 49.55% 650 22.27% 1,446 662 796 – 14 – – 2,918 Revelstoke Lib Lib 1,162 61.16% 629 33.11% 1,162 533 205 – – – – 1,900 Rossland-Trail Lib Lib 1,877 46.70% 626 15.57% 1,877 1,251 891 – – – – 4,019Saanich Lib Lib 2,106 36.14% 447 7.67% 2,106 1,659 1,531 224 271 37 – 5,828 Salmon Arm NP Ind 1,533 48.33% 649 20.46% 884 – 755 – – 1,533supported and endorsed by SCP – 3,172 Similkameen Lib Lib 2,266 43.55% 136 2.61% 2,266 2,130 807 – – – – 5,203 Skeena Lib Lib 1,006 59.74% 328 19.48% 1,006 – 678 – – – – 1,684 South Okanagan Lib Lib 2,388 45.02% 287 5.41% 2,388 2,101 815 – – – – 5,304 Yale Lib Lib 968 59.94% 546 33.81% 968 225 422 – – – – 1,615 a #B9E5B9 silver = open seat #DCDCDC silver = winning candidate was in previous Legislature #EABB94 silver = incumbent had switched allegiance #FFFF00 silver = previously incumbent in another riding #EEBBBB silver = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature #87CEFA silver = incumbency arose from byelection gain #DCD0FF silver = other incumbents renominated #F0E68C silver = multiple candidates + Results by riding - 1937 British Columbia general election (multiple-member districts)Elections BC 1988 175-180, 185-189 Riding Winning party VotesNameMLAs 19331937 Lib Con CCF SCP Social Constructive Party SCL Social Credit League Ind Independent Oth Other minor affiliations Total Vancouver-Burrard2 #A51B12 2 #A51B12 2 16,903 13,503 14,423 765 581 – 54 46,229 Vancouver Centre2 #A51B12 2 #A51B12 2 12,821 8,261 11,461 891 922 – 234 34,590 Vancouver East2 #EEDDAA 2 #EEDDAA 2 10,314 5,914 23,102 1,146 389 – 53 40,918 Vancouver-Point Grey3 #A51B12 3 #294296 2#A51B12 1 27,243 29,134 18,589 – 1,001 – – 75,967 Victoria City4 #A51B12 2#EEDDAA 1#DCDCDC 1 #A51B12 2#294296 2 26,571 25,574 9,598 3,151 1,061 – – 65,955 See also List of British Columbia political parties Notes References Further reading Elections BC 1988 1988 An Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986 https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/1871-1986_ElectoralHistoryofBC.pdf Victoria Elections British Columbia 0-7718-8677-2 The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1937 and 1938 1940 The Annual Review Company Toronto https://archive.org/details/canadianannualre0000unse_h6r0 Category: elections in Canada General election Category:June 1937 in Canada