The 21st Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1946 to 1949. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in October 1945. 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. Hart retired as premier in December 1947 and was replaced by Byron Ingemar "Boss" Johnson.
Norman William Whittaker served as speaker for the assembly until September 1947. Robert Henry Carson then served as speaker until January 1949. Former premier John Hart became speaker the following month.
Members of the 21st Parliament The following members were elected to the assembly in 1945: MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)James MowatAlberniCoalition (Liberal)19412nd termWilliam Duncan SmithAtlinCoalition (Liberal)19451st termErnest Edward WinchBurnabyCCF19334th termLouis LeBourdaisCaribooCoalition (Liberal)19373rd termWalter Hogg (1948)Coalition (Liberal)19481st termLeslie Harvey EyresChilliwackCoalition (Progressive Conservative)19373rd termThomas KingColumbiaCoalition (Liberal)1931, 19345th term*Herbert John WelchComoxCoalition (Liberal)19451st termSamuel GuthrieCowichan-NewcastleCCF1920, 19374th term*Frank William GreenCranbrookCoalition (Progressive Conservative)19412nd termAlexander Campbell HopeDeltaCoalition (Progressive Conservative)19451st termRoderick Charles MacDonaldDewdneyCoalition (Progressive Conservative)19412nd termCharles Taschereau BeardEsquimaltCoalition (Progressive Conservative)19451st termThomas Aubert UphillFernieLabour19207th termJohn McInnisFort GeorgeCCF1907, 19452nd term*Thomas Alfred LoveGrand Forks-GreenwoodCoalition (Progressive Conservative)19412nd termRobert Henry CarsonKamloopsCoalition (Liberal)19334th termRandolph HardingKaslo-SlocanCCF19451st termErnest Crawford CarsonLillooetCoalition (Progressive Conservative)1928, 19413rd term*Herbert GargraveMackenzieCCF19412nd termGeorge Sharratt PearsonNanaimo and the IslandsCoalition (Liberal)19285th termFrank PutnamNelson-CrestonCoalition (Liberal)19334th termByron Ingemar JohnsonNew WestminsterCoalition (Liberal)1933, 19454th term*Kenneth Cattanach MacDonaldDied after the election and before the start of the first sessionNorth OkanaganCoalition (Liberal)1916, 19337th term*Charles William Morrow (1945)Coalition (Liberal)19451st termJohn Henry CatesNorth VancouverCoalition (Liberal)19451st termHerbert AnscombOak BayCoalition (Progressive Conservative)19334th termEdward Fraser RowlandOminecaCCF19451st termJoseph Hardcastle CorsbiePeace RiverCCF19451st termWilliam Henry BrettPrince RupertCCF19451st termWilliam James JohnsonRevelstokeCoalition (Progressive Conservative)19451st termJames Lockhart WebsterRossland-TrailCoalition (Liberal)19451st termJames O'Donnell Quinn (1948)CCF19481st termNorman William WhittakerSaanichCoalition (Liberal)19334th termArthur James Richard Ash (1948)Coalition (Liberal)19481st termArthur Brown RitchieSalmon ArmCoalition (Progressive Conservative)19451st termReginald Robert LairdSimilkameenCoalition (Liberal)19451st termEdward Tourtellotte KenneySkeenaCoalition (Liberal)19334th termWilliam Andrew Cecil BennettSouth OkanaganCoalition (Progressive Conservative)19412nd termRobert Denis Browne-Clayton (1948)Coalition (Progressive Conservative)19481st termDonald Cameron BrownVancouver-BurrardCoalition (Progressive Conservative)19451st termGeorge Moir Weir1933, 19453rd term*Allan James McDonellVancouver CentreCoalition (Progressive Conservative)19451st termGordon Sylvester WismerCoalition (Liberal)1933, 19453rd term*Arthur James TurnerVancouver EastCCF19412nd termHarold Edward Winch19334th termRoyal Lethington MaitlandVancouver-Point GreyCoalition (Progressive Conservative)1928, 19374th term*James Alexander Paton19373rd termTilly Jean Rolston19412nd termAlbert Reginald MacDougall (1946)19461st termLeigh Forbes Stevenson (1946)19461st termJohn HartVictoria CityCoalition (Liberal)1916, 19336th term*Nancy Hodges19412nd termWilliam Thomas Straith19373rd termJohn Joseph Alban GillisYaleCoalition (Liberal)19285th term
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Party standings Affiliation Members Liberal-Conservative coalition37101 Total48 Government Majority26
By-elections By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Electoral districtMember electedPartyElection dateReasonNorth OkanaganCharles William MorrowCoalitionDecember 19, 1945K.C. MacDonald died November 19, 1945Vancouver-Point GreyAlbert Reginald MacDougallCoalitionJune 24, 1946J.A. Paton died February 19, 1946Leigh Forbes StevensonR.L. Maitland died March 28, 1946CaribooWalter HoggCoalitionFebruary 23, 1948L. LeBourdais died September 27, 1947SaanichArthur James Richard AshCoalitionFebruary 23, 1948N.W. Whittaker resigned September 13, 1947; named to B.C. Supreme CourtRossland-TrailJames O'Donnell QuinnCCFNovember 29, 1948J.L. Webster died August 8, 1948South OkanaganRobert Denis Browne-ClaytonCoalitionFebruary 23, 1948W.A.C. Bennett resigned May 17, 1948, to contest federal by-election
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