The 20th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1941 to 1945. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in June 1941. The Liberals and Conservatives formed a coalition government led by John Hart. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation led by Harold Winch formed the official opposition.
Norman William Whittaker served as speaker for the assembly.
Members of the 20th Parliament The following members were elected to the assembly in 1941.: MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)James MowatAlberniLiberal19411st termCoalition (Liberal)William James AsselstineAtlinLiberal19333rd termCoalition (Liberal)Ernest Edward WinchBurnabyCCF19333rd termLouis LeBourdaisCaribooLiberal19372nd termCoalition (Liberal)Leslie Harvey EyresChilliwackConservative19372nd termCoalition (Conservative/Prog. Conservative)Thomas KingColumbiaLiberal1931, 19344th term*Coalition (Liberal)Colin CameronComoxCCF19372nd termSamuel GuthrieCowichan-NewcastleCCF1920, 19373rd term*Frank William GreenCranbrookConservative19411st termCoalition (Conservative/Prog. Conservative)Leonard Alec ShepherdDeltaCCF19372nd termRoderick Charles MacDonaldDewdneyConservative19411st termCoalition (Conservative/Prog. Conservative)Elmer Victor FinlandEsquimaltConservative19372nd termCoalition (Conservative/Prog. Conservative)Thomas Aubert UphillFernieLabour19206th termHenry George Thomas PerryFort GeorgeLiberal1920, 19335th term*Coalition (Liberal)Thomas Alfred LoveGrand Forks-GreenwoodConservative19411st termCoalition (Conservative/Prog. Conservative)Robert Henry CarsonKamloopsLiberal19333rd termCoalition (Liberal)Charles Sidney LearyKaslo-SlocanLiberal1924, 19334th term*Coalition (Liberal)Ernest Crawford CarsonLillooetConservative1928, 19412nd term*Coalition (Conservative/Prog. Conservative)Herbert GargraveMackenzieCCF19411st termGeorge Sharratt PearsonNanaimo and the IslandsLiberal19284th termCoalition (Liberal)Frank PutnamNelson-CrestonLiberal19333rd termCoalition (Liberal)Arthur Wellesley GrayNew WestminsterLiberal19245th termCoalition (Liberal)Byron Ingemar Johnson (1945)Liberal1933, 19453rd term*Coalition (Liberal)Kenneth Cattanach MacDonaldNorth OkanaganLiberal1916, 19336th term*Coalition (Liberal)Dorothy SteevesNorth VancouverCCF19343rd termHerbert AnscombOak BayConservative19333rd termCoalition (Conservative/Prog. Conservative)Mark Matthew ConnellyOminecaLiberal19363rd termCoalition (Liberal)Glen Everton BradenPeace RiverLiberal19372nd termCoalition (Liberal)Thomas Dufferin PattulloPrince RupertLiberal19167th termHarry JohnstonRevelstokeLiberal19372nd termCoalition (Liberal)Vincent Segur (1943)CCF19431st termHerbert Wilfred HerridgeRossland-TrailCCF19411st termNorman William WhittakerSaanichLiberal19333rd termCoalition (Liberal)Rolf Wallgren BruhnSalmon ArmConservative19245th termCoalition (Conservative/Prog. Conservative)George Faulds Stirling (1942)CCF19421st termBernard George WebberSimilkameenCCF19411st termEdward Tourtellotte KenneySkeenaLiberal19333rd termCoalition (Liberal)William Andrew Cecil BennettSouth OkanaganConservative19411st termCoalition (Conservative/Prog. Conservative)Winona Grace MacInnisVancouver-BurrardCCF19411st termCharles Grant MacNeil19411st termLaura Emma Marshall JamiesonVancouver CentreCCF19392nd termWallis Walter LeFeaux19411st termArthur James TurnerVancouver EastCCF19411st termHarold Edward Winch19333rd termRoyal Lethington MaitlandVancouver-Point GreyConservative1928, 19373rd term*Coalition (Conservative/Prog. Conservative)James Alexander PatonConservative19372nd termCoalition (Conservative/Prog. Conservative)Tilly Jean RolstonConservative19411st termCoalition (Conservative/Prog. Conservative)John HartVictoria CityLiberal1916, 19335th term*Coalition (Liberal)Nancy HodgesLiberal19411st termCoalition (Liberal)William Thomas StraithLiberal19372nd termCoalition (Liberal)John Joseph Alban GillisYaleLiberal19284th termCoalition (Liberal)
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Party standings Affiliation Members21 14121 Total48 Government Majority16Former Liberal Party leader Thomas Dufferin Pattullo did not support the coalition, which therefore had 32 seats.
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By-elections By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Electoral districtMember electedPartyElection dateReasonSalmon ArmGeorge Faulds StirlingCCFNovember 25, 1942R.W. Bruhn died August 30, 1942RevelstokeVincent SegurCCFJune 14, 1943H. Johnston died January 21, 1943New WestminsterByron Ingemar JohnsonCoalitionMay 10, 1945A.W. Gray died May 7, 1944
Other changes Rossland-Trail (res. Herbert Wilfred Herridge to contest the 1945 Federal Election)
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