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.[1] From 1950 to 1952, the Liberals and Conservatives formed a coalition government led by Byron Ingemar "Boss" Johnson,[2] and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation led by Harold Winch formed the Official Opposition.[3] 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.[4]
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1949:[1]
Notes:
Affiliation | Members | |
---|---|---|
Liberal-Conservative coalition | 39 | |
Co-operative Commonwealth | 7 | |
Independent | 1 | |
Labour | 1 | |
Total |
48 | |
Government Majority |
30 |
By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:[1]
Electoral district | Member elected | Party | Election date | Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|
Esquimalt | Frank Mitchell | CCF | October 1, 1951 | C.T. Beard died November 21, 1950 |
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