1941 British Columbia general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1941 British Columbia general election British Columbia parliamentary no no no 1937 British Columbia general election 1937 1945 British Columbia general election 1945 48 seats of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 25 19th Parliament of British Columbia 20th Parliament of British Columbia October 21, 1941 Thomas Dufferin Pattullo (cropped).jpg 100x100px BC Liberal nohash Duff PattulloPattullo led the Liberals during the election, but was replaced as leader by John Hart on December 9, 1941, after refusing to enter into a coalition with the Conservatives. BC Liberal name 1928 Victoria City 31 21 10 149,525 32.94% 4.40pp Harold Winch Campaign Photo 1933 Edit.jpg 100x100px BC CCF nohash Harold Winch BC CCF name 1938 Vancouver East 7 14 7 151,440 33.36% 4.79pp Royal Lethington Maitland.png 100x100px BC Conservative nohash Royal Maitland BC Conservative name 1938 Vancouver-Point Grey 8 12 4 140,282 30.91% 2.31pp Premier Duff Pattullo BC Liberal name Premier after election John Hart Coalition The 1941 British Columbia general election was the twentieth 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 September 9, 1941, and held on October 21, 1941. No party took a majority of votes, and no party took a majority of seats. After the election, Conservative and Liberal members voted to form a Coalition government. Liberal Party leader Thomas Dufferin Pattullo objected, stepped down as leader and sat as a Liberal separate from the Coalition. This reduced the Coalition caucus to thirty two MLAs. 1938 redistribution of ridings An Act was passed in 1938 providing for a rearrangement of certain seats in the Assembly, maintaining the total at 48, upon the next election.Constitution Act Amendment Act, 1938 S.B.C. 1938 8 https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/hstats/hstats/700049971 The following changes were made: Abolished ridings New ridingsReorganization of districts Alberni-Nanaimo The Islands Alberni Nanaimo and the IslandsDivision of district Victoria City (4 MLAs) Oak Bay Victoria City (3 MLAs) a Results Elections to the 20th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (1941)Elections BC 1988 173, 183 |- ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party ! rowspan=2 | Party leader ! colspan=4 | MLAs ! colspan=4 | Votes |- ! Candidates !1937 !1941 !± !# ! ± !% ! ± (pp) |- style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" |rowspan="4" BC Coalition background|   |style="text-align:left;" colspan="10"|Coalition |- |style="text-align:left;" |BC Liberal colour&name |style="text-align:left;"|John HartDuff Pattullo stepped aside as party leader and Premier, after refusing to participate in the formation of the Coalition. He would remain as a Liberal outside that group as MLA for Prince Rupert. 1941 Liberal numbers are adjusted to reflect the departure. | 47 || 31 || 20 || 11 || 147,844 || 8,230 || 32.57 || 4.77 |- |style="text-align:left;" |BC Conservative colour&name |style="text-align:left;"|Royal Maitland | 43 || 8 || 12 || 4 || 140,282 || 20,761 || 30.91 || 2.31 |- style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" |style="text-align:left;" colspan="4"|Coalition total | 32 || 7 || 288,126 || 12,531 || 63.48 || 2.46 BC CCF row-name |style="text-align:left;" |Harold Winch | 45 || 7 || 14 || 7 || 151,440 || 32,040 || 33.36 || 4.79 BC Liberal row-name |style="text-align:left;"| Duff Pattullo || 1 || – || 1 || 1 || 1,681 || 1,681 || 0.37 ||Not part of Coalition BC Labour row-name (all factions) | || 6 || 1 || 1 || || 7,141 || 5,354 || 1.57 || 1.14 BC Official Conservative row-nameJoshua Hinchcliffe was nominated by the North Vancouver Conservative Association, but when he disagreed with the party's road policy, he was repudiated by Maitland. A group called the Conservative Active Club nominated A. H. Bayne who received the party's support. Bayne, however, could not run as a Conservative since Hinchcliffe's nomination papers had already been filed. | || 1 || – || – || – || 2,161 || 2,161 || 0.48 ||New BC Independent row-name | || 4 || 1 || – || 1 || 1,638 || 5,703 || 0.36 || 1.40 BC Socialist Labour row-name | || 4 || – || – || – || 683 || 683 || 0.15 ||New BC Independent Farmer row-name | || 1 || – || – || – || 388 || 388 || 0.09 ||New BC Emancipation row-name | || 1 || – || – || – || 265 || 265 || 0.06 ||New BC Victory Without Debt row-name | || 1 || – || – || – || 209 || 209 || 0.05 ||New BC Religious Political Brotherhood row-name | || 1 || – || – || – || 105 || 105 || 0.02 ||New BC Independent Socialist row-name | || 1 || – || – || – || 56 || 56 || 0.01 ||Returned |- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total | 156 | 48 ! colspan="2"| 48 ! colspan="2"|453,893 ! colspan="2"| 100.00% |- | colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Rejected ballotsElections BC 1988 2 | 4,797 ||654 | colspan="2"| |- | colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Actual voters who votedElections BC 1988 2 | 303,901 ||38,455 | 72.73% || 1.53 |- | colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Registered votersElections BC 1988 2 | 417,839 ||45,058 | colspan="2"| |} a + Seats and popular vote by partyElections BC 1988 173, 183 Party Seats Votes Change (pp)BC Coalition colour&name 32 48 BC Coalition 175 63.48 175 darkgrey -2.46 -5 1em background:redBC CCF colour&name 14 48 BC CCF 175 33.36 175 darkgrey 4.79 -5 1em background:greenBC Social Constructive colour&name 0 48 BC Social Constructive 175 0 175 darkgrey -1.93 -5 1em background:redBC Social Credit League colour&name 0 48 BC Social Credit League 175 0 175 darkgrey -1.15 -5 1em background:redBC Other colour&name 2 48 BC Independent 175 3.16 175 darkgrey 0.75 -5 1em background:green MLAs elected #A51B12 Alberni: James Mowat #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 #294296 Cranbrook: Frank William Green #EEDDAA Delta: Leonard Shepherd #294296 Dewdney: Roderick Charles MacDonald #294296 Esquimalt: Elmer Victor Finland #EEBBBB Fernie: Thomas Aubert Uphill (ILP Independent Labour Party) #A51B12 Fort George: Henry George Thomas Perry #294296 Grand Forks-Greenwood: Thomas Alfred Love #A51B12 Kamloops: Robert Henry Carson #A51B12 Kaslo-Slocan: Charles Sidney Leary #294296 Lillooet: Ernest Crawford Carson #EEDDAA Mackenzie: Herbert Gargrave #A51B12 Nanaimo and the Islands: George Sharratt Pearson #A51B12 Nelson-Creston: Frank Putnam #A51B12 New Westminster: Wells Gray #A51B12 North Okanagan: Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald #EEDDAA North Vancouver: Dorothy Steeves #294296 Oak Bay: Herbert Anscomb #A51B12 Omineca: Mark Matthew Connelly #A51B12 Peace River: Glen Everton Braden #A51B12 Prince Rupert: Duff Pattullo #A51B12 Revelstoke: Harry Johnston #EEDDAA Rossland-Trail: Herbert Wilfred Herridge #A51B12 Saanich: Norman William Whittaker #294296 Salmon Arm: Rolf Wallgren Bruhn #EEDDAA Similkameen: Bernard George Webber #A51B12 Skeena: Edward Tourtellotte Kenney #294296 South Okanagan: W. A. C. Bennett #EEDDAA Vancouver-Burrard: Grace MacInnis #EEDDAA Vancouver-Burrard: Charles Grant MacNeil #EEDDAA Vancouver Centre: Laura Emma Marshall Jamieson #EEDDAA Vancouver Centre: Wallis Walter LeFeaux #EEDDAA Vancouver East: James Lyle Telford #EEDDAA Vancouver East: Harold Winch #294296 Vancouver-Point Grey: Royal Maitland #294296 Vancouver-Point Grey: James Alexander Paton #294296 Vancouver-Point Grey: Tilly Rolston #A51B12 Victoria City: John Hart #A51B12 Victoria City: Nancy Hodges #A51B12 Victoria City: William Thomas Straith #A51B12 Yale: John J. Gillis Synopsis of results + Results by riding - 1941 British Columbia general election (single-member districts)Elections BC 1988 175-180, 185-189 Riding Winning party VotesName 1937Party Votes Share Margin#Margin% Lib Con CCF Ind Independent Oth Other minor affiliations Total   Alberni New Lib 2,067 49.17% 164 3.90% 2,067 – 1,903 – 234 4,204 Atlin Lib Lib 454 54.83% 80 9.66% 454 – – – 374 828 Burnaby CCF CCF 6,444 49.50% 2,682 20.60% 3,762 2,707 6,444 – 105 13,018 Cariboo Lib Lib 1,429 50.16% 1,008 35.38% 1,429 421 338 661 – 2,849 Chilliwack Con Con 2,704 37.78% 60 0.84% 2,644 2,704 1,810 – – 7,158 Columbia Lib Lib 648 42.66% 161 10.60% 648 384 487 – – 1,519 Comox CCF CCF 3,126 45.31% 968 14.03% 2,158 1,615 3,126 – – 6,899 Cowichan-Newcastle CCF CCF 2,757 47.22% 1,018 17.44% 1,739 1,343 2,757 – – 5,839 Cranbrook Lib Con 1,615 35.35% 67 1.46% 1,405 1,615 1,548 – – 4,568 Delta CCF CCF 5,153 42.29% 1,599 13.12% 3,554 3,478 5,153 – – 12,185 Dewdney Con Con 2,995 37.13% 456 5.65% 2,532 2,995 2,539 – – 8,066 Esquimalt Con Con 1,554 40.42% 206 5.36% 1,348 1,554 943 – – 3,845 Fernie ILP ILP 1,719 53.39% 505 15.69% 1,214 – 287 – 1,719 3,220 Fort George Lib Lib 1,334 51.15% 406 15.57% 1,334 346 928 – – 2,608 Grand Forks-Greenwood Lib Con 642 39.05% 5 0.30% 637 642 365 – – 1,644 Kamloops Lib Lib 1,933 40.14% 221 4.59% 1,933 1,138 1,712 14 19 4,816 Kaslo-Slocan Lib Lib 941 42.18% 187 8.38% 941 754 536 – – 2,231 Lillooet Lib Con 1,017 38.39% 176 6.64% 791 1,017 841 – – 2,649 Mackenzie Lib CCF 2,909 45.75% 830 13.05% 2,079 1,370 2,909 – – 6,358 Nanaimo and the Islands New Lib 2,175 43.52% 560 11.21% 2,175 1,208 1,615 – – 4,998 Nelson-Creston Lib Lib 2,144 33.46% 4 0.25% 2,144 2,140 2,124 – – 6,408 New Westminster Lib Lib 3,694 41.74% 1,307 14.77% 3,694 1,923 2,387 – 845 8,849 North Okanagan Lib Lib 2,508 42.52% 188 3.19% 2,508 2,320 1,071 – – 5,899 North Vancouver CCF CCF 4,209 40.37% 1,264 12.13% 2,945Francis Walker was previously an MLA in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. 1,056Joshua Hinchcliffe had previously been an MLA for Victoria City 4,209 – 2,217A.H. Bayne, the Official Conservative candidate supported by the Conservative Party, received 2,161 votes 10,427 Oak Bay New Con 2,676 55.88% 1,156 24.14% 1,520 2,676 593 – – 4,789 Omineca Lib Lib 839 49.50% 285 16.82% 839 302 554 – – 1,695 Peace River Lib Lib 1,436 51.16% 453 16.14% 1,436 – 983 – 388 2,807 Prince Rupert Lib Lib 1,681 51.82% 118 3.64% 1,681 – 1,563 – – 3,244 Revelstoke Lib Lib 1,065 49.08% 387 17.84% 1,065 427 678 – – 2,170 Rossland-Trail Lib CCF 3,621 49.40% 1,738 23.71% 1,789 1,883 3,621 – 37 7,330Saanich Lib Lib 3,017 36.17% 78 0.93% 3,017 2,939 2,385 – – 8,341 Salmon Arm Ind Con 1,561 60.22% 998 38.50% 468 1,561 563 – – 2,592 Similkameen Lib CCF 2,601 41.16% 636 10.06% 1,965 1,753 2,601 – – 6,319 Skeena Lib Lib 877 61.89% 337 23.78% 877 540 – – – 1,417 South Okanagan Lib Con 2,009 37.69% 240 4.50% 1,769 2,009 1,552 – – 5,330 Yale Lib Lib 1,148 65.08% 532 30.16% 1,148 616 – – – 1,764 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 party #F0E68C silver = multiple candidates + Results by riding - 1941 British Columbia general election (multiple-member districts)Elections BC 1988 175-180, 185-189 Riding Winning party VotesNameMLAs 19371941 Lib Con CCF Ind Independent Oth Other minor affiliations Total Vancouver-Burrard2 #A51B12 2 #EEDDAA 2 14,781 16,564 18,998 – 267 50,610 Vancouver Centre2 #A51B12 2 #EEDDAA 2 13,723 12,523 14,805 – 602 41,653 Vancouver East2 #EEDDAA 2 #EEDDAA 2 9,495 7,332 23,328 – 3,936 44,091 Vancouver-Point Grey3 #294296 2#A51B12 1 #294296 3 29,046 42,400 23,448 – 265 95,159 Victoria City3 #A51B12 2#294296 2 #A51B12 3 18,771 14,027 9,736 963 – 43,497 See also List of British Columbia political parties Notes References Sources 1988 Electoral History of British Columbia, 18711986 https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/1871-1986_ElectoralHistoryofBC.pdf Elections BC 0-7718-8677-2 Elections BC 1988 Category: elections in Canada General election Category:October 1941 in Canada