22nd Parliament of British Columbia
# 22nd Parliament of British Columbia

The 22nd Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1950 to 1952. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in June 1949. From 1950 to 1952, the Liberals and Conservatives formed a coalition government led by Byron Ingemar "Boss" Johnson, and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation led by Harold Winch formed the Official Opposition. On January 19, 1952, the coalition split and the Liberals formed a single-party minority government, while the Conservatives moved to the opposition benches and took the role of Official Opposition.

Nancy Hodges served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.

## Members of the 22nd General Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1949:

| Member | Electoral district | Party |
| - | - | - |
| James Mowat | Alberni | Independent |
| Frank Arthur Calder | Atlin | CCF |
| Ernest Edward Winch | Burnaby | CCF |
| Angus MacLean | Cariboo | Coalition |
| Leslie Harvey Eyres | Chilliwack | Coalition |
| Thomas King | Columbia | Coalition |
| Herbert John Welch | Comox | Coalition |
| Andrew Mowatt Whisker | Cowichan-Newcastle | Coalition |
| Leo Thomas Nimsick | Cranbrook | CCF |
| Alexander Campbell Hope | Delta | Coalition |
| Roderick Charles MacDonald | Dewdney | Coalition |
| Charles Taschereau Beard | Esquimalt | Coalition |
| Thomas Aubert Uphill | Fernie | Labour |
| Henry Robson Bowman | Fort George | Coalition |
| Rupert Williams Haggen | Grand Forks-Greenwood | CCF |
| Sidney John Smith | Kamloops | Coalition |
| Randolph Harding | Kaslo-Slocan | CCF |
| Ernest Crawford Carson | Lillooet | Coalition |
| Battleman Milton MacIntyre | Mackenzie | Coalition |
| George Sharratt Pearson | Nanaimo and the Islands | Coalition |
| Walter Hendricks | Nelson-Creston | Coalition |
| Byron Ingemar Johnson | New Westminster | Coalition |
| Charles William Morrow | North Okanagan | Coalition |
| John Henry Cates | North Vancouver | Coalition |
| Herbert Anscomb | Oak Bay | Coalition |
| Robert Cecil Steele | Omineca | Coalition |
| Glen Everton Braden | Peace River | Coalition |
| John Duncan McRae | Prince Rupert | Coalition |
| Arvid Lundell | Revelstoke | Coalition |
| Alexander Douglas Turnbull | Rossland-Trail | Coalition |
| Arthur James Richard Ash | Saanich | Coalition |
| Arthur Brown Ritchie | Salmon Arm | Coalition |
| Maurice Patrick Finnerty | Similkameen | Coalition |
| Edward Tourtellotte Kenney | Skeena | Coalition |
| William Andrew Cecil Bennett | South Okanagan | Coalition |
| Donald Cameron Brown | Vancouver-Burrard | Coalition |
| John Groves Gould | Vancouver-Burrard | Coalition |
| Allan James McDonell | Vancouver Centre | Coalition |
| Gordon Sylvester Wismer | Vancouver Centre | Coalition |
| Arthur James Turner | Vancouver East | CCF |
| Harold Edward Winch | Vancouver East | CCF |
| Albert Reginald MacDougall | Vancouver-Point Grey | Coalition |
| Tilly Jean Rolston | Vancouver-Point Grey | Coalition |
| Leigh Forbes Stevenson | Vancouver-Point Grey | Coalition |
| Nancy Hodges | Victoria City | Coalition |
| Daniel John Proudfoot | Victoria City | Coalition |
| William Thomas Straith | Victoria City | Coalition |
| John Joseph Alban Gillis | Yale | Coalition |

Notes:

## Party standings

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| - | - | - |
| | Liberal-Conservative coalition | 39 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | 7 |
| | Independent | 1 |
| | Labour | 1 |
| Total | Total | 48 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 30 |

## By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:

| Electoral district | Member elected | Party | Election date | Reason |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Esquimalt | Frank Mitchell | CCF | October 1, 1951 | C.T. Beard died November 21, 1950 |

Notes:

## Other changes

* James Mowat joins the Coalition in February 1950.
* W.A.C. Bennett resigns from the Coalition to become an Independent on March 15, 1951. He joins the Social Credit League in December but continues to sit as an independent.
* Tilly Rolston resigns from the Coalition to become an Independent on March 29, 1951.
* The Coalition between the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives collapses on January 19, 1952. Herbert Anscomb, Leslie Harvey Eyres, Roderick Charles MacDonald, Alexander Campbell Hope, Arvid Lundell, Ernest Crawford Carson, Arthur Brown Ritchie, Allan James McDonell, Leigh Forbes Stevenson, Donald Cameron Brown and Albert Reginald MacDougall move to the opposition as Progressive Conservatives.
* John Henry Cates, Battleman Milton MacIntyre and Herbert John Welch retain the Coalition designation and continue to support the Johnson Government.
* The remaining 23 Coalition MLAs continue to sit as Liberals.
