19th Parliament of British Columbia

The 19th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1937 to 1941. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in June 1937.https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/1871-1986_ElectoralHistoryofBC.pdf Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986 Elections BC 2020-08-31 The Liberal Party, led by Thomas Dufferin Pattullo, formed the government.http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/premiers.pdf Premiers of British Columbia 1871- BC Legislature 2011-09-23 The Conservative Party formed the official opposition.http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/leaders_of_the_opposition.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20110220035338/http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/leaders_of_the_opposition.pdf dead 2011-02-20 Leaders of the Opposition in British Columbia 1903- BC Legislature 2011-07-20 Norman William Whittaker (Liberal) served as speaker for the assembly.http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/speakers.pdf Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872- BC Legislature 2011-09-23 Members of the 19th Parliament The following members were elected to the assembly in 1937.: MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s) BC Liberal rowGeorge Sharratt PearsonAlberni-NanaimoLiberal19283rd term BC Liberal rowWilliam James AsselstineAtlinLiberal19332nd term BC CCF rowErnest Edward WinchBurnabyCCF19332nd term BC Liberal rowLouis LeBourdaisCaribooLiberal19371st term BC Conservative rowLeslie Harvey EyresChilliwackConservative19372nd term BC Liberal rowThomas KingColumbiaLiberal1931, 19343rd term* BC CCF rowColin CameronComoxCCF19372nd term BC CCF rowSamuel GuthrieCowichan-NewcastleCCF1920, 19372nd term* BC Liberal rowFrank Mitchell MacPhersonCranbrookLiberal19283rd term BC Liberal rowArnold Joseph McGrath (1939)Liberal19391st term BC CCF rowLeonard Alec ShepherdDeltaCCF19371st term BC Conservative rowFrank Porter PattersonDewdneyConservative19371st term BC Liberal rowDavid William Strachan (1938)Liberal1933, 19382nd term* BC Conservative rowElmer Victor FinlandEsquimaltConservative19371st term BC Labour rowThomas Aubert UphillFernieLabour19205th term BC Liberal rowHenry George Thomas PerryFort GeorgeLiberal1920, 19334th term* BC Liberal rowEzra Churchill HennigerGrand Forks-GreenwoodLiberal1920, 19372nd term* BC Conservative rowMacgregor Fullarton MacIntoshThe IslandsConservative1931, 19372nd term* BC Liberal rowRobert Henry CarsonKamloopsLiberal19332nd term BC Liberal rowCharles Sidney LearyKaslo-SlocanLiberal1924, 19333rd term* BC Liberal rowGeorge Matheson MurrayLillooetLiberal19332nd term BC Liberal rowJohn Melvin Bryan, Sr.MackenzieLiberal1924, 19333rd term* BC Liberal rowManfred McGeer (1940)Liberal19401st term BC Liberal rowFrank PutnamNelson-CrestonLiberal19332nd term BC Liberal rowArthur Wellesley GrayNew WestminsterLiberal19244th term BC Liberal rowKenneth Cattanach MacDonaldNorth OkanaganLiberal1916, 19335th term* BC CCF rowDorothy SteevesNorth VancouverCCF19342nd term BC Liberal rowMark Matthew ConnellyOminecaLiberal19362nd term BC Liberal rowGlen Everton BradenPeace RiverLiberal19371st term BC Liberal rowThomas Dufferin PattulloPrince RupertLiberal19166th term BC Liberal rowHarry JohnstonRevelstokeLiberal19371st term BC Liberal rowRichard Ronald BurnsRossland-TrailLiberal19332nd term BC Liberal rowNorman William WhittakerSaanichLiberal19332nd term BC Independent rowRolf Wallgren BruhnSalmon ArmIndependent19244th term BC Conservative rowConservative BC Liberal rowCharles Herbert Percy TupperSimilkameenLiberal19332nd term BC Liberal rowEdward Tourtellotte KenneySkeenaLiberal19332nd term BC Liberal rowCecil Robert BullSouth OkanaganLiberal19371st term BC Liberal rowJohn Howard ForesterVancouver-BurrardLiberal19362nd term BC Liberal rowHelen Douglas Smith19332nd term BC Liberal rowFred CroneVancouver CentreLiberal19371st term BC Liberal rowGordon Sylvester Wismer19332nd term BC CCF rowLaura Emma Marshall Jamieson (1939)CCF19391st term BC CCF rowJames Lyle TelfordVancouver EastCCF19371st term BC Independent rowIndependent BC CCF rowHarold Edward WinchCCF19332nd term BC Conservative rowRoyal Lethington MaitlandVancouver-Point GreyConservative1928, 19372nd term* BC Conservative rowJames Alexander Paton19371st term BC Liberal rowGeorge Moir WeirLiberal19332nd term BC Conservative rowHerbert AnscombVictoria CityConservative19332nd term BC Liberal rowJohn HartLiberal1916, 19334th term* BC Conservative rowJoseph Douglas HunterConservative19371st term BC Liberal rowWilliam Thomas StraithLiberal19371st term BC Liberal rowJohn Joseph Alban GillisYaleLiberal19283rd term Notes: Party standings Affiliation Members BC Liberal row-name31 BC Conservative row-name8 BC CCF row-name7 BC Independent row-name1 BC Labour row-name1  Total48  Government Majority14 By-elections By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Electoral districtMember electedPartyElection dateReasonDewdneyDavid William StrachanLiberalMay 20, 1938F.P. Patterson died February 10, 1938Vancouver CentreLaura Emma Marshall JamiesonCCFMay 1, 1939F. Crone died April 3, 1939CranbrookArnold Joseph McGrathLiberalOctober 26, 1939E.M. MacPherson resigned September 27, 1939; named to federal Board of Transport CommissionersMackenzieManfred McGeerLiberalSeptember 21, 1940J.M. Bryan died May 5, 1940 Notes: Other changes Rolf Wallgren Bruhn joins the Conservatives in 1938.A checklist of members of the Legislature of British Columbia http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/checklist_of_mlas.pdf Legislative Library of British Columbia 2022-03-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20130627222059/http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/checklist_of_mlas.pdf 2013-06-27 2013-05-16 dead James Lyle Telford expelled from the CCF on June 26, 1939, and becomes an independent.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ifIdVpG6JtcC&dat=19390627&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Dyer James The Vancouver Sun Harold Winch named C.C.F. House Leader 1939-06-27 1 References 19 Category:1930s in British Columbia Category:1940s in British Columbia Category:1937 establishments in British Columbia Category:1941 disestablishments in British Columbia