1920 British Columbia general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1920 British Columbia general election British Columbia parliamentary no no no 1916 British Columbia general election 1916 1924 British Columbia general election 1924 47 seats of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 24 December 1, 1920 JohnOliver (cropped).jpg x160px BC Liberal nohash John Oliver BC Liberal name Victoria CityOliver was also elected as member for Delta, but chose to resign from that seat. 36 26 10 134,167 37.89% 12.11pp William John Bowser (cropped).jpg x160px BC Conservative (historical) nohash William John Bowser BC Conservative name Vancouver City 9 14 5 110,475 31.20% 9.32pp FLP BC Labour nohash Federated Labour Did not contest 3 3 32,230 9.10% new PP BC Labour nohash People's Did not contest 1 1 1,354 0.38% new Premier John Oliver BC Liberal name Premier after election John Oliver BC Liberal name 14th Parliament of British Columbia 15th Parliament of British Columbia#Members of the 15th General Assembly 250px|thumb|The legislature of British Columbia in session, 1921 The 1920 British Columbia general election was the fifteenth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on October 23, 1920, and held on December 1, 1920. The new legislature met for the first time on February 8, 1921. Although it lost eleven seats in the legislature, and fell from 50% of the popular vote to under 38%, the governing Liberal Party held on to a slim majority in the legislature for its second consecutive term in government. The Conservative Party also lost a significant share of its popular vote, but won six additional seats for a total of fifteen, and formed the Official Opposition. Almost a third of the vote and seven seats were won by independents and by a wide variety of fringe parties. This was the first general election in which women could vote and run for office.Women's Right to Vote in Canada Mary Ellen Smith was elected to fill one of the five seats in Vancouver City. Results Elections to the 15th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (1920)Elections BC 1988 123,139 |- ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party ! rowspan=2 | Party leader ! colspan=4 | MLAs ! colspan=4 | Votes |- ! Candidates !1916 !1920 !± !# ! ± !% ! ± (pp) |- BC Liberal row-name |style="text-align:left;" |John Olivernominated and won in both Delta and Victoria City. He would opt to resign from the Delta seat. |45 ||36 ||26 ||10 ||134,167 ||44,275 ||37.89 || 12.11 BC Conservative row-name |style="text-align:left;" |William Bowser |42 ||9 ||14 ||5 ||110,475 ||37,633 ||31.20 ||9.32 |- BC Independent row-nameIncludes candidates from the Liberty League of B.C. (2,466 votes), Vancouver Ratepayers Association (3,291 votes), and Women's Freedom League (4,166 votes). |  |18 ||1 ||3 ||2 ||36,736 ||31,810 ||10.37 ||7.63 |- BC Federated Labour row-nameIncludes candidates not directly nominated, but supported by, the Federated Labour Party. |  |14 ||– ||3 ||3 ||32,230 ||32,230 ||9.10 ||New |- BC Farmer-Labour row |style="text-align:left"| People's Party |  |1 ||– ||1 ||1 ||1,354 ||1,354 ||0.38 ||New |- BC Independent Socialist row-name |  |1 ||1 ||– ||1 ||419 ||902 ||0.12 ||0.62 |- BC Socialist row-nameIncludes John Henry Burrough, a Labour candidate in Prince Rupert running on a Socialist Party platform. |  |7 ||– ||– || ||12,386 ||10,280 ||3.50 ||2.33 |- BC Soldier row-nameSoldier-Farmer candidates ran in rural Districts (five candidates, 3361 votes) and Soldier-Labour candidates ran in urban ones (six candidates, 7419 votes). |  |11 ||– ||– ||– ||10,780 ||10,780 ||3.04 ||New |- BC Soldier row |style="text-align:left"| Grand Army of United VeteransSome GAUV candidates ran on a joint Soldier-Labour ticket. |  |2 ||– ||– ||– ||5,441 ||5,441 ||1,54 ||New |- BC Independent Liberal row-name |  |3 ||– ||– || ||3,433 ||1,915 ||0.97 ||0.13 |- BC United Farmers row-name |  |2 ||– ||– ||– ||3,178 ||3,178 ||0.90 ||New |- BC Independent Conservative row-name |  |2 ||– ||– || ||1,602 ||1,412 ||0.45 ||1.23 |- BC Independent Soldier row-name |  |2 ||– ||– ||– ||907 ||907 ||0.26 ||New |- BC Independent Farmer row-name |  |3 ||– ||– ||– ||526 ||526 ||0.15 ||New |- BC Liberal-Conservative row-name |  |1 ||– ||– ||– ||424 ||424 ||0.12 ||New |- BC Independent Labour row-name |  |1 ||– ||– || ||30 ||2,955 ||0.01 ||1.65 |- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total | 155 | 47 ! colspan="2"| 47 ! colspan="2"|354,088 ! colspan="2"| 100.00% |} a + Seats and popular vote by partyElections BC 1988 123,139 Party Seats Votes Change (pp)BC Liberal colour&name 26 47 BC Liberal 175 37.89 175 darkgrey -12.11 -5 1em background:redBC Conservative colour&name 14 47 BC Conservative 175 31.20 175 darkgrey -9.32 -5 1em background:redBC Federated Labour colour&name 3 47 BC Federated Labour 175 9.10 175 darkgrey 9.10 -5 1em background:greenBC Independent colour&name 3 47 BC Independent 175 10.37 175 darkgrey 7.63 -5 1em background:greenBC Soldier colour&name/GUAV 0 47 BC Soldier 175 4.58 175 darkgrey 4.58 -5 1em background:greenBC Socialist colour&name 0 47 BC Socialist 175 3.50 175 darkgrey 2.33 -5 1em background:greenBC Other colour&name 2 47 BC Other 175 3.36 175 darkgrey -2.21 -5 1em background:red MLAs elected #DCDCDC Alberni: Richard John Burde (Ind Independent) #A51B12 Atlin: Herbert Frederick Kergin #A51B12 Cariboo: John MacKay Yorston #A51B12 Chilliwhack: Edward Dodsley Barrow #A51B12 Columbia: John Andrew Buckham #EEBBBB Comox: Thomas Menzies (PP People's Party) #DCDCDC Cowichan: Kenneth Forrest Duncan (Ind Independent) #A51B12 Cranbrook: James Horace King #A51B12 Delta: John Oliver #294296 Dewdney: John Alexander Catherwood #294296 Esquimalt: Robert Henry Pooley #EEBBBB Fernie: Thomas Aubert Uphill (FLP Federated Labour Party) #A51B12 Fort George: Henry George Thomas Perry #A51B12 Grand Forks: Ezra Churchill Henniger #A51B12 Greenwood: John Duncan MacLean #A51B12 The Islands: Malcolm Bruce Jackson #A51B12 Kamloops: Frederick William Anderson #294296 Kaslo: Fred W. Lister #294296 Lillooet: Archibald McDonald #A51B12 Nanaimo: William Sloan #294296 Nelson: William Oliver Rose #EEBBBB Newcastle: Samuel Guthrie (FLP Federated Labour Party) #A51B12 New Westminster: David Whiteside #A51B12 North Okanagan: Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald #DCDCDC North Vancouver: George Samuel Hanes (Ind Independent) #A51B12 Omineca: Alexander Malcolm Manson #A51B12 Prince Rupert: Thomas Dufferin Pattullo #A51B12 Revelstoke: William Henry Sutherland #294296 Richmond: Thomas Pearson #294296 Rossland: William Kemble Esling #A51B12 Saanich: Frederick Arthur Pauline #294296 Similkameen: William Alexander McKenzie #294296 Slocan: William Hunter #294296 South Okanagan: James William Jones #EEBBBB South Vancouver: Robert Henry Neelands (FLP Federated Labour Party) #294296 Trail: James Hargrave Schofield #A51B12 Vancouver City: John Wallace deBeque Farris #A51B12 Vancouver City: Malcolm Archibald Macdonald #A51B12 Vancouver City: Ian Alistair MacKenzie #A51B12 Vancouver City: James Ramsay #A51B12 Vancouver City: Mary Ellen Smith #294296 Vancouver City: William John Bowser #A51B12 Victoria City: Joseph Badenoch Clearihue #A51B12 Victoria City: John Hart #A51B12 Victoria City: John Oliver #294296 Victoria City: Joshua Hinchcliffe #294296 Yale: John McRae Synopsis of results + Results by riding - 1920 British Columbia general election (single-member districts)Elections BC 1988 125-128, 141-144 Riding Winning party VotesName 1916Party Votes Share Margin#Margin% Lib Con FLP PP People's Party Soc Sol SoldierCandidates in Esquimalt, New Westminster and Saanich were Soldier-Labour; others were Soldier-Farmer UF United Farmers I-Lib Independent Liberal I-Con Independent Conservative Ind Independent Oth Other minor affiliations Total   Alberni Lib Ind 841 43.94% 166 8.67% 398 – – – – 675 – – – 841 – 1,914 Atlin Lib Lib 390 36.69% 90 8.47% 390 229 300 – – – – – – 114 30 1,063 Cariboo Lib Lib 561 61.65% 212 28.30% 561 349 – – – – – – – – – 910 Chilliwhack Lib Lib 1,911 53.16% 227 6.32% 1,911 1,684 – – – – – – – – – 3,595 Columbia Lib Lib 584 60.58% 204 21.16% 584 380 – – – – – – – – – 964 Comox Lib PP 1,354 32.83% 121 2.93% 806 1,233 – 1,354 – – – 731 – – – 4,124 Cowichan Ind Ind 1,145 52.60% 113 5.20% – 1,032 – – – – – – – 1,145 – 2,177 Cranbrook Lib Lib 941 50.98% 36 1.96% 941 – – – – – – – 905 – – 1,846 Delta Con Lib 1,334 37.50% 218 6.13% 1,334 1,116 – – – 1,107 – – – – – 3,557 Dewdney Lib Con 1,535 45.45% 166 4.91% 1,369 1,535 473 – – – – – – – – 3,377 Esquimalt Con Con 1,158 49.87% 473 20.37% 685 1,158 – – – 479 – – – – – 2,322 Fernie Lib FLP 932 38.37% 158 6.51% 723 774 932 – – – – – – – – 2,429 Fort George Con Lib 1,140 55.18% 353 17.09% 1,140 787 – – – – – – – – 139 2,066 Grand Forks Lib Lib 390 50.39% 6 0.78% 390 384 – – – – – – – – – 774 Greenwood Lib Lib 392 49.06% 100 12.51% 392 292 – – – – – – – – 115 799 The Islands Lib Lib 581 40.86% 100 7.03% 581 481 – – – 360 – – – – – 1,422 Kamloops Lib Lib 1,617 37.43% 209 4.84% 1,617 1,295 – – – – 1,408 – – – – 4,320 Kaslo Lib Con 760 50.53% 16 1.06% 744 760 – – – – – – – – – 1,504 Lillooet Con Con 339 47.48% 126 17.65% 213 339 – – – 162 – – – – – 714 Nanaimo Lib Lib 1,370 41.19% 199 5.98% 1,370 785 1,171 – – – – – – – – 3,326 Nelson Con Con 1,232 61.75% 469 23.50% 763 1,232 – – – – – – – – – 1,995 Newcastle I-Soc Independent Socialist FLP 704 42.00% 280 16.7% – – 704 – – – – – – – 972The incumbent James Hurst Hawthornthwaite (Ind-Soc), elected in a 1918 byelection, and formerly the Socialist MLA for Nanaimo City, came in third with 419 votes. 1,676 New Westminster Lib Lib 1,980 43.07% 369 8.03% 1,980 1,006 – – – 1,611 – – – – – 4,597 North Okanagan Lib Lib 2,037 53.51% 267 7.02% 2,037 – – – – – 1,770 – – – – 3,807 North Vancouver Lib Ind 2,681 54.68% 1,501 30.61% 913 1,180 – – – – – – – 2,810The incumbent George Samuel Hanes, formerly elected as a Liberal, was the winning candidate with 2,681 votes. His candidacy was endorsed by the local Liberal association and the Great War Veterans Association. – 4,903 Omineca Lib Lib 630 60.87% 357 34.49% 630 273 – – – – – – – 132 – 1,035 Prince Rupert Lib Lib 1,501 43.70% 804 23.41% 1,501 561 – – 676 – – – 697 – – 3,435 Revelstoke Lib Libacclaimed Richmond Lib Con 2,863 37.89% 151 2.00% 2,712 2,863 1,499 – – 272 – – – 210 – 7,556 Rossland Lib Con 257 38.02% 18 2.66% 180 257 239 – – – – – – – – 676Saanich Lib Lib 1,858 39.78% 102 2.19% 1,858 1,756 – – – 1,057 – – – – – 4,671 Similkameen Con Con 1,354 51.72% 90 3.44% 1,264 1,354 – – – – – – – – – 2,618 Slocan Lib Con 568 41.55% 97 7.09% 471 568 328 – – – – – – – – 1,367 South Okanagan Con Con 1,882 56.77% 449 13.54% 1,433 1,882 – – – – – – – – – 3,315 South Vancouver Lib FLP 3,255 37.75% 811 9.41% 1,969 2,444 3,255 – – – – – – 955 – 8,623 Trail Con Con 1,315 60.80% 467 21.60% 848 1,315 – – – – – – – – – 2,163 Yale Lib Con 913 39.58% 176 7.63% 737 913 – – – – – 657 – – – 2,307 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 #B8BFFE silver = candidate repudiated by local association #F0E68C silver = multiple candidates + Results by riding - 1920 British Columbia general election (multiple-member districts)Elections BC 1988 125-128, 141-144 Party Vancouver City Victoria City Votes Share Change Votes Share Change BC Liberal row-name 78,789 38.96% -10.42% 19,933 36.96% -14.33% BC Conservative row-name 60,570 29.95% -10.85% 17,688 32.79% -4.11% BC Federated Labour row-name 22,117 10.97% New 1,212 2.25% New BC Independent row-name 16,121 7.97% 5.02% 4,485 8.32% 4.46% BC Socialist row-name 11,710 5.79% 4.35% – – -4.13% BC Soldier row Grand Army of United Veterans 5,441 2.69% New – – – BC Women's Freedom League row-name 4,166 2.06% New – – – BC Vancouver Ratepayers Association row-name 3,291 1.63% New – – – BC Soldier-Labour row-name – – – 5,329 9.88% New BC Liberty League of BC row-name – – – 2,466 4.57% New BC Independent Liberal row-name – – – 2,045 3.79% -1.14% BC Independent Soldier row-name – – – 778 1.44% New BC Independent Conservative row-name – – -2.82% – – – BC Independent Labour row-name – – -2.60% – – – BC Social Democratic row-name – – – – – -3.02%Total 202,205 100.00% 53,936 100.00%Seats won #A51B12 5#294296 1 #A51B12 3#294296 1Incumbents returned #A51B12 3#294296 1 #A51B12 1 See also List of British Columbia political parties Further reading 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 Elections BC 1988 In the Sea of Sterile Mountains: The Chinese in British Columbia, Joseph Morton, J.J. Douglas, Vancouver (1974). Despite its title, a fairly thorough account of the politicians and electoral politics in early BC. Hopkins J. Castell The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1920 1921 The Canadian Review Company Toronto https://archive.org/details/canadianannualre0000unse_r0m8 Notes and references Notes References Category: elections in Canada General election Category:December 1920 in Canada