- British Columbia general election, 1963
The British Columbia general election of 1963 was the 27th general election in the Province of
British Columbia ,Canada . It was held to elect members of theLegislative Assembly of British Columbia . The election was called onAugust 22 1963 , and held onSeptember 30 1963 . The new legislature met for the first time onJanuary 23 1964 .The conservative Social Credit Party of Premier
W.A.C. Bennett was re-elected with a majority in the legislature to a fifth term in government. The party increased its share of the popular vote and number of seats in the legislature marginally.The opposition New Democratic Party (formerly the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation) had small losses both in popular vote and number of seats.
The Liberals won about 20% of the popular vote, and one additional seat, for a total of five.
The Progressive Conservative Party won no seats in the legislature increasing its share of the popular vote by four-and-half percentage points to over 11%.
Results
Note:
* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.Results by riding
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|William Collins Speare
align="center" |Cariboo
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
align="center" |Alberni
New Democrat
align="center"|Stanley John Squire
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|William Kenneth Kiernan
align="center" |Chilliwack
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
align="center" |Atlin
New Democrat
align="center"|Frank Arthur Calder
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|James Roland Chabot
align="center" |Columbia
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
align="center" rowspan=2 |Burnaby
New Democrat
align="center"|Gordon Hudson Dowding
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Daniel Robert John Campbell
align="center" |Comox
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
align="center"|Charles Willoughby MacSorley
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Ernest A. LeCours
align="center" rowspan=2 |Delta
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
align="center" |Cowichan-Newcastle
New Democrat
align="center"|Robert Martin Strachan 2
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Hunter Bertram Vogel
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
align="center" |Cranbrook
New Democrat
align="center"|Leo Thomas Nimsick
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Herbert Joseph Bruch
align="center" |Esquimalt
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
align="center" |Dewdney
New Democrat
align="center"|David Barrett
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Ray Gillis Williston
align="center" |Fort George
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
align="center" |Grand Forks-Greenwood
New Democrat
align="center"|Lois Mabel Haggen
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Philip Arthur Gaglardi
align="center" |Kamloops
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
align="center" |Kaslo-Slocan
New Democrat
align="center"|Randolph Harding
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Donald Frederick Robinson
align="center" |Lillooet
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
align="center" |Mackenzie
New Democrat
align="center"|Anthony John Gargrave
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Wesley Drewett Black
align="center" |Nelson-Creston
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
align="center" |Nanaimo and the Islands
New Democrat
align="center"|David Daniel Stupich
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|George William McLeod
align="center" |North Okanagan
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
align="center" |New Westminster
New Democrat
align="center"|John McRae (Rae) Eddie
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Jacob Francis Huhn
align="center" |North Peace River
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
align="center" rowspan=2 |Vancouver East
New Democrat
align="center"|Alexander Barrett MacDonald
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Cyril Morley Shelford
align="center" |Omineca
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
align="center"|Arthur James Turner
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|William Harvey Murray
align="center" |Prince Rupert
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
align="center" |Yale
New Democrat
align="center"|William Leonard Hartley
Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Arvid Waldemar Lundell
align="center" |Revelstoke
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Fernie
Liberal
align="center"|Henry Cartmell (Harry) McKay
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Donald Leslie Brothers
align="center" |Rossland-Trail
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" rowspan=2 |North Vancouver
Liberal
align="center"|James Gordon Gibson
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|John Douglas Tidball Tisdalle
align="center" |Saanich
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center"|Raymond Joseph Perrault
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Willis Franklin Jefcoat
align="center" |Salmon Arm
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Oak Bay
Liberal
align="center"|Alan Brock MacFarlane
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Francis Xavier Richter
align="center" |Similkameen
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
align="center" |Vancouver-Point Grey
Liberal
align="center"|Patrick Lucey McGeer
Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Dudley George Little
align="center" |Skeena
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|William Andrew Cecil Bennett 1
align="center" |South Okanagan
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Stanley Carnell
align="center" |South Peace River
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Eric Charles Fitzgerald Martin
align="center" rowspan=2 |Vancouver-Burrard
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Bert Price
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Alexander Small Matthew
align="center" rowspan=2 |Vancouver Centre
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Leslie Raymond Peterson
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Robert William Bonner
align="center" rowspan=2 |Vancouver-Point Grey
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
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Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Ralph Raymond Loffmark
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|William Neelands Chant
align="center" rowspan=3 |Victoria City
Social Credit
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|Waldo McTavish Skillings
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|-
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|
align="center"|John Donald Smith
Canadian politics/party colours/BC Social Credit|-|
align="center"|1 Premier-Elect
align="center"|2 Leader of the Opposition
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align="center" colspan="10"|Source: [http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/electoral_history/toc.html Elections BC]
-ee also
*List of British Columbia political parties
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